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Novelist in progress. Former newspaper & magazine reporter. Occasional freelancer. Started PSP in 2009 with some awesome guys. Moved to Italy in 2014, then the UK in 2019. See more at http://www.danielwalsh.net. Follow on Twitter @danwalsh_writes.

Union

Union friendlies set for Tampa

Philadelphia Union will play FC Dallas and the USL’s Tampa Bay Rowdies during training in Tampa, Fla. next month, the Union announced today. The FC Dallas game is set for 7 p.m. on March 14 at the University of Tampa’s Pepin Stadium. The Rowdies match takes place at 7:30 p.m. […]

Daily news roundups

Daily news roundup

Oguchi Onyewu trained Thursday with the U.S. National Team in California for the first time since rupturing a tendon last year against Costa Rica. Meanwhile, Charlie Davies says he’ll be back training next month.  Check out his interview with his French club, Sochaux, above. Soccer America asks what kind of operation […]

Philly Soccer Page Info

Philly Soccer Page downtime

Some surely noticed this page was down for a while yesterday. Apparently, WordPress crashed worldwide. Coincidentally, we host this page on WordPress. Here’s the rundown, if you’re curious.

Independence / WPS

Philadelphia Independence schedule released

Women’s Professional Soccer released its schedule Thursday, and the expansion Philadelphia Independence have no conflicts with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. Notable matches: July 4 at home against Boston, and they’ll play through the World Cup that MLS is taking off for. Three of their first four matches are […]

Union

Union announce two new sponsors

Philadelphia Union announced two multi-year corporate partnerships Tuesday. Herr’s snacks will be the “Official Salty Snack of the team and stadium”, while SCA’s Tork products will be the “Official Paper Provider of the team and stadium”. This basically means Herr’s will sell all the chips and similar stuff at the […]

Local Leagues

Want to be a ref? EPSA ref classes starting

Ever consider being a ref? The Eastern Pennsylvania Soccer Association is offering classes for new referees. Costs range from $60 to $100. Courses are available right now and throughout the spring. For info on how to sign up, check out this link.

Daily news roundups

Videos from the Union-UNC game, other news

Want to see a bunch of videos from Philadelphia Union’s 5-0 win over the University of North Carolina? Check this out, courtesy of a Union fan who was at the game with the Sons of Ben. A Philadelphia Daily News columnist advises MLS clubs not to be like Portsmouth. Sound […]

Union 5-0 UNC: What did we learn?
Union

Union 5-0 UNC: What did we learn?

What did we learn from Philadelphia Union’s match against the University of North Carolina? A few things. (Not nearly as much as if I was actually there, instead of dodging three feet of snow, but I digress.) The Union are much better than a good college team. Yay! No, really. […]

Daily news roundup
Daily news roundups

Daily news roundup

The Philadelphia Daily News has some details on Philadelphia Union’s friendly with FC Dallas, likely set for sometime around the second week of March in Tampa. Goal.com has a good look at what the New York Red Bulls are doing to improve. Basically, they’re raiding the Scandinavian leagues. The CBC’s Jason […]

Union

Le Toux hat trick leads Union to 5-0 win

Philadelphia Union dominated the University of North Carolina in a 5-0 win Saturday in the team’s first formal exhibition match. Sebastien Le Toux rang up a hat trick in the first half to lead the Union, while Shea Salinas and Jack McInerney netted in the second half to round out the […]