Fifteen years in, the Union need to earn the right to be called a true Philadelphia team.
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What makes the Union different this year?
Why the Union’s mediocrity sticks out even amongst the general mediocrity of Philadelphia sports.
Fans’ View: Phandom, the Union, and your health
One Union fan looks back on 60+ years of Philly fandom, a recent study on the personal effects of fandom, and how the Union are wrecking his health.
Philadelphia and the other first professional soccer league in the U.S.
Philadelphia was central to the formation of the first two pro soccer leagues in the US, the National League baseball-backed American League of Professional Football, and the American Association of Professional Football, which played its first games before, and outlived, the ALPF.
The origins of soccer in Philadelphia, part 9: Manz wins the 1897 American Cup
After the quick demise of the Philadelphia Phillies pro soccer team in 1894, Philadelphia’s other pro team would return to the amateur ranks before going on to win Philadelphia’s first national soccer championship in 1897.
Philly Soccer 100: Weather remains an issue, Allied Cup, new Tri-State league proposed
One hundred years ago, winter weather continued to leave Philly soccer at a standstill. Two Allied Cup tournament games played despite poor conditions. New Tri-State league proposed.