By Ridge Mahoney Like many observers, defender Jeff Parke wondered what the heck was going on as he watched the Philadelphia Union implode in 2012. “Lastyear was a setback, even from me watching from the outside,” says Parke, the former Sounders defender traded to his hometown team during the offseason. “I was just like, ‘Man […]
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U.S. Soccer launches digital magazine
By Paul Kennedy U.S. Soccer has gone digital with a new magazine and Facebook app to provide fans with content and interactive features on themen’s national team as it plays in the Hexagonal. The first issue of “Anthem” — currently available for iPad and iPhone with an Android version coming soon — included an inside […]
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Coaching situations take more twists in Toronto and New York
[MLS 2013 COUNTDOWN] Toronto FC’s wait for its coach will be over soon than expected as Ryan Nelsen is leaving QueensPark Rangers to take charge of TFC on Feb. 1. New York’s wait will take longer as Portuguese sports newspaper O Jogo Nelsen said at the club’s media day that he will take over as […]
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What They're Saying
“There is [a decision that has to be made]. Freddy and I talked. We talk regularly. So until we get into camp, I want to defer that one and address it at that time.” –Philadelphia Union head coach John Hackworth telling reporters Freddy Adu won’t be with the team when it opens camp on Monday. […]
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Philadelphia original returns home
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] The deal that the Seattle Sounders made to send Jeff Parke to the Philadelphia was a win-winsituation for both Parke and Sounders. Parke got his wish and returned to his hometown, while the Sounders got salary cap relief, along with allocation money and a 2013 first-round Supplemental Draftpick from the Union, for their […]
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Le Toux gets early Christmas present
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Less than a year after being unloaded by then-head coach Peter Nowak, popular Frenchman Sebastien Le Toux is back in Philadelphia. The Union sent allocation money and Costa Rican forward Josue Martinez to the New York Red Bulls.
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Union loans teen Pfeffer to Hoffenheim
[AMERICANS ABROAD] American teenager Zach Pfeffer is leaving the Philadelphia Union to join German club Hoffenheim on aone-year loan. The deal comes as no surprise. He had trained with the Bundesliga club in 2010 but could not sign since FIFA rules prevent players from signing with a foreign club before they are 18.Pfeffer’s loan deal […]
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MacMath and Hernandez headed abroad
[MLS OFFSEASON] The MLS season ended for the Philadelphia Union 10 days ago, and two of its most promising young players are headed abroad for offseason work.Starting goalie Zac MacMath is headed to Everton for the third year in a row, while Mexican-born rookie CristhianHernandez will train at Spanish club Real Sociedad. This will be […]
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More allegations in Peter Nowak suit
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] As former Philadelphia Union coach Peter Nowak’s lawsuit against the MLS club for wrongful terminationcontinues in federal court, allegations have emerged in correspondence between attorneys for both sides that the Union had reason to believe Nowak “may have improperly profited from playertransactions over the past 12-18 months.” Documents posted by Jonathan Tannenwald at […]
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New setting but Adu story is the same
The latest episode of the soap opera that is Freddy Adu presented itself this week, with details of a bus-ride conversation between Philadelphia coach JohnHackworth and his young attacker emerging. Adu, puzzled as to why he was yanked in the 70th minute and thus failed to finish out a 1-1 tie with D.C. United Sunday […]