By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) When last seen for the USA, Alejandro Bedoya was captaining a team that squandered twopenalty kicks in a Gold Cup game it had to win by three goals. It did. With the U.S. atop Group B courtesy of a 3-0 defeat of Nicaragua, he departed after the match to join […]
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What They're Saying: Jim Curtin
“He’ll do whatever the team needs to win. He’ll play the way Bruce uses him, wide right or wide left, or as a holding midfielder. They’ll use him all over the place andhe’ll adapt. He’s a very intelligent player who gives everything to the team.” — Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin on midfielderAlejandro Bedoya, recalled by U.S. head […]
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MLS Wednesday: Sapong carries Union past nine-man Crew
CJ Sapong scored one goal and added two assists to give the Philadelphia Union a 3-0 win over the Columbus Crew, which finished the game with nine players after red cards to GhanaiansJonathan Mensah (his second of the season) and Lalas Abubakar. MLS RESULTS, WEEK 21: Wednesday, July 26 Philadelphia 3 Columbus 0. PHI: Ilsinho […]
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MLS: Philly draws own path with another HG signing
Each MLS club has its own Homegrown strategy, based on its player market, supporting structure and, of course, ambitions. The Philadelphia Union is using its USL team, Bethlehem Steel, to fast-trackacademy players. Its newest first-team signing: 17-year-old midfielder Anthony Fontana. The 17-year-old midfielder from Newark, Delaware, joins the paths taken last year by U.S.U-20s Derrick […]
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SA Midseason Awards: Nikolic, Paunovic head list of Chicago candidates
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) There are clear frontrunners for a few of the major individual awards presented annually by MajorLeague Soccer, and other categories are wide-open. The official voting for such awards is split between three groups: current MLS players; MLS staff members, including coaches, technicaldirectors, PR directors, and business officers; and media members with […]
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MLS Thursday: Sporting KC back in first at break
Sporting Kansas City reclaimed first place from the FC Dallas (which has two games in hand) in the Western Conference thanks to its 1-1 tie with Philadelphia Union. MLS heads into its summer break forthe next two weekends for the Gold Cup. Six teams will be in action next week in the U.S. Open Cup. […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Red-hot Fire takes over at the top
The Chicago Fire took advantage of Toronto FC’s second loss in the last four games to take over first place in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. A 4-0 rout of Vancouver coupledwith a 3-1 FC Dallas defeat of TFC moved Chicago on top, and New York City FC rose to second by downing Minnesota United, […]
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MLS Sunday: Union and Revs headed in opposite directions
CJ Sapong tied his career high with his ninth goal of the season and Haris Medunjanin assisted on goals by Ilsinho and Roland Alberg as the Philadelphia Union beat the NewEngland Revolution, 3-0. After starting out winless in its last eight games, the Union has won six of nine games to move into eighth place, […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Busy week yields little movement
In a week of 14 league matches, the top teams prevailed and mixed results for most of the teams that played twice didn’t much reshuffle the positions in Soccer America’s MLS Power Rankings. The top four held their places by winning — collectively, they have lost only one of the last 12 games — and […]
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What They're Saying: Haris Medunjanin
“I think you need to be honest, and I didn’t feel a kick. It was just a push.” — Philadelphia Union midfielder Haris Medunjanin on why he went to referee Sorin Stocia inthe Union’s game against D.C. United and got Luciano Acosta‘s red card rescinded after telling Stocia Acosta did not kick him and he […]