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‘Twas a fine day to be a Union fan, and an even finer one to be a Union fan with an unsettling mustache.  The 2012 ‘Stache Bash raised hell and lots of money for the cause as SoB’s, friends, family, and a very special birthday boy Dooped themselves silly by the riverside.

In case you didn’t know, March 18th is the 2012 annual ‘Stache Bash.  This charity bash has raised veritable assloads of money for the less fortunate of our proud region in every year of the Union’s existence, and this year will be no different. There will be food, there will be fun, there will be a band named after a terrible skin condition.  Get your tickets here.  And don’t forget your ‘stache.   

[Don't forget to enter for your chance to Win a Union Travel Mug from Philly Union Talk] Goals for.  Goals against.  Pass completion percentage.  Minutes, miles, years, days, months.  No sports fan can resist the temptation of cold hard stats. Maybe it’s the fantasy of being able to understand what’s basically inscrutable, to make logical sense out of a wildly unpredictable and emotional thing.  We want to make order from chaos, and so we crunch…
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A few shots from the day of the Dead Bulls match. Anybody know any good photographers willing to work for backrubs?

Here are some photos and a bonus video from the 2011 Philadelphia Union home opener at PPL Park on March 26th. Enjoy!

Sunshine, cheap beers, hot dogs with hilariously customized pretzels, and four very gracious Union players made for a great day at the still-virginal PPL Park.  Founding members were able to get an early close-up look at our new home, which in person was even more grand than months of construction-cam photos had indicated. The facility is an oasis dotting the hellscape that is Chester, a place for whom any level of economic rehabilitation would prove…
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As you already know, the 2010 FIFA World Cup begins Friday.  I frequent a website blog called Smashing Magazine. Yesterday, they released downloadable desktop wallpapers for every team competing in the Cup. We would like to share the link with you, so you can download these wallpapers and support your favorite team. LINK: FIFA Football World Cup 2010 Wallpapers