Philadelphia Union
NEW YORK CITY, NY – The Philadelphia Union draw NYCFC away at Yankee Stadium to close the season in second place on decision day. Despite a faltering performance and failure to put away chances in the second, conceding an equalizer to a 10-man side, the Union clinched second in the east following a draw between […]
The Philadelphia Union have moved into second place in the Eastern Conference with a 1-0 home win over Nashville SC.
EDITORIAL – The first MLS match week of October concluded with a busy seven-game Sunday. Plenty of goals were scored as multiple playoff contenders got dominant wins. Others on the outside looking in got their playoff hopes dimmed with losses. The MLS season has just one month left and this Sunday was the last full […]
Omir Fernandez and Sergio Santos traded first half goals as the New York Red Bulls and Philadelphia Union shared points in a hotly contested 1-1 draw. A point apiece for each team does very little in terms playoff positioning. Team News The Red Bulls make only one change to the team that shutout NYCFC last […]
CHESTER, PA – The Philadelphia Union defeat Atlanta United FC and notched their second home win in the space of a week this afternoon at Subaru Park. The Union defeated Atlanta United FC 1-0 in sorely needed confidence-boosting rout of a team in formidable form, previously sitting just one spot and one point north of […]
PODCAST – What’s up Internet? Matt, Dan, and Rachael are back this week for another episode of Last Word on Soccer. We discuss the dismissal of Luchi Gonzalez and try to make sense of the Concacaf bomb that is the new Leagues Cup format. The trio analyzes the USL Super League and its impact on […]
Philadelphia Union ended respectable Concacaf Champions League run with a 0-2 loss to Club América at Subaru Park Wednesday evening.
CHESTER, PA – There was mass drama between Nashville SC and NYCFC with Dax McCarty and Maxi Moralez both seeing red after a heated exchange. That wasn’t the only red card action in MLS last night though as Arnór Traustason was given his marching orders at Subaru Park. Even with the Revs’ man being dismissed, […]
New England and Philly both lost time out and so the side leading the Supporters’ Shield standings and the holders will look to bounce back!
In a stunning disappointment, the Philadelphia Union loses unexpectedly against D.C. United to close out the summer season and head toward fall. The Union traveled to Audi Field Saturday with a respectable standing in the Eastern Conference and a strong record against Washington. Prior to kickoff, the Union was in 3rd place in the east, […]
PREVIEW – Following a tight draw against Montreal and a nine-game unbeaten streak at home, the Philadelphia Union head back on the road to face rivals D.C. United in a Saturday evening match at Audi Field. This will be Union and United’s third meeting this season. The Philadelphia Union is up 2-0 in the season […]
The Philadelphia Union draw Montreal in their Saturday evening match at home against CF Montréal – a team several rungs below them in MLS ranking- with the potential to take second place in the eastern conference with the expected win. In the end, their performance was fairly lackluster, and only just enough to garner a […]
CHESTER, PA – The Philadelphia Union returned to Subaru Park last evening following a Concacaf Champions League semi-final loss in Mexico City to defeat NYCFC 1-0. The victory came on a second half goal from veteran captain Alejandro Bedoya, netting Philadelphia a needed three points for standings, morale, and their all-time record against their neighbors […]
MEXICO CITY – CCL Fever has once again become CCL Free space. On Thursday night, a toothless Philadelphia Union went into the Estadio Azteca and lost the CCL Semifinal first leg 2-0 to Club America. Toothless Union Lose CCL Semifinal First Leg at the Azteca The first half went poorly for the MLS side, who […]
Pre-Match Thoughts: The absence of Carles Gil is the headline and rightly so. The leading MVP candidate missed this clash with the Union due to a slight knock but that didn’t stop New England from being goal dangerous. It was the Shield leaders vs the Shield holders at Gillette Stadium and the return of Tajon […]
PREVIEW- The reining Supporters’ Shield champions, a.k.a. the Union will travel to Gillette Stadium where they will face the team to beat. This is of course New England, after Seattle’s recent drop in form it is the Revs who lead the way. New England have never actually lifted the Supporters’ Shield or MLS Cup for […]
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VANCOUVER, BC – Brian White was the story of the game today. He was able to find two goals against a resilient York United FC backline and helped the Whitecaps win 2-1 at BC Place. York United FC played well defensively. However, Vancouver had control of the pace of play and had most of the […]
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TORONTO, ON – CF Montreal is eliminated and officially knocked out of the 2022 Canadian Championship at BMO Field. CF Montreal looked to advance to its second straight final but was beaten handily by their arch-rivals TFC at BMO Field in Toronto. CF Montreal is eliminated from the 2022 Canadian Championship at BMO Field 📸: […]