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Who do you love?
Fan Culture / Featured / Local

Who do you love?

With the Phillies making a playoff run, the Eagles bursting at the seams with talent, and the Union in the thick of the postseason hunt, you have to ask yourself: Who do you love?

Philly soccer, 100 years ago today
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History

Philly soccer, 100 years ago today

In March 1911, Tacony FC and Philadelphia Hibernian were in the semifinals of the American Cup and fighting for the top spot in the Pennsylvania League.

Ten Questions with City Islanders’ Tyler Ruthven
Featured / Harrisburg City Islanders / Local

Ten Questions with City Islanders’ Tyler Ruthven

The PSP talks to Harrisburg City Islanders defender Tyler Ruthven, son of Dick Ruthven, a pitcher for the 1980 World Series winning Phillies.

Renamed the Baker Bowl after The Philadelphia Base Ball Grounds were eventually renamed the Baker Bowl after the were rebuilt following the August, 1984 fire. This undated aerial view gives a sense of how a soccer field would have fit into the stadium layout. Broad Street runs through the center of the picture. The Grandstand entrance is in the bottom center on Huntingdon Street.
Featured / Philadelphia Soccer History

The Philadelphia Phillies/Philly soccer connection, part 2

The conclusion of our look back at the short-lived Philadelphia Phillies soccer team of 1894.

The Philadelphia Phillies & early Philly soccer history
Featured / History / Philadelphia Soccer History

The Philadelphia Phillies & early Philly soccer history

With the approach of the opening of the Major League Baseball and the recent debut of the Philadelphia Union, the PSP takes a look at the connection between baseball and soccer in Philadelphia soccer history and recounts the story of the Philadelphia Phillies’ short-lived soccer team of 1894.