Continuing our series on stuff we missed while working on the new, improved Philly Union Talk 2.0 (now with fiber!), we turn our eyes to the world.  The rest of it.  Outside Philly. World Cup 2018: Following months of debate, accusations, harsh words and grudging apologies, the host nation throwdown between England and Russia came to an end.  Hint:  it turned out nothing like the Cold War. The 2018 Most Important Sports Event on Earth…
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Update!  Nevermind.  He’s staying.  Rooney has reportedly about-faced and signed a 5 year contract worth a suspected 180K Pounds a WEEK.  That’s like a million American dollars a day.  So why all the hoopla?  In case you haven’t figured it out, Rooney’s supposed reluctance to stay on board, his alleged belief that the club wasn’t developing towards a succesful future, and his rumored rift with Ferguson were all exaggerations propagated by Rooney’s agents to extract a heftier…
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Yes, yes, I know that the season is just coming to a close and we’re all very focused on the Blue and Gold, but we’d be irresponsible soccer bloggers here at PUT if this went unmentioned. The soccosphere is rocked this day by the news that the EPL’s best, Wayne Rooney, is leaving the EPL’s best, Manchester United.  Multiple news agencies have reported that Mr. Rooney will not be renewing his contract with the Red…
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Apparently, this is a touchy subject.  The mild annoyance of seeing 85% of the Linc filled with our opponents’ fans, and those fans’ mild annoyance/abject horror at our supporting style has raised some issues about how we…welcome…other teams to our city. While there are many aspects of this worth probing, our primary weapons are songs and chants. If you’re a River-Ender like myself, you are at least obligated and at most thrilled to spend 90+…
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It was an exciting, open friendly that saw the Philadelphia Union fail to capitalize on their chances.  Gabriel Obertan, one of several young up-and-comers that took the field for the Reds, finished a crisp and daring run from fellow youngster Danny Welbeck for the clash’s only goal. That’s not to say the Union didn’t hold their own; the boys in blue made it anything but easy for United to squeeze out the victory.  While United…
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The day is almost upon us.  On Wednesday the team we love will experience a unique honor, that of playing the most popular, most successful club in the history of the game.  Nope, not the NJ/NY MetroStars.  It’s Manchester United. So how will our boys handle this?  Neither they nor Celtic brought their A-game to the last friendly, but things got pretty scrappy regardless.  Are we gonna try to beat this team?  Or just have…
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Coach Bruce Arena has called our favorite French footballer up to join the 2010 MLS All Star Team.  Fuckin’ A Le Toux. Our hardest working, goal-scoringest, and…assistingest (Not a word, I know.  Just keep reading.) midfield/forward man may now help American greats like Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle take on Manchester United.  This will be on July 28th, making it the second time in just over a week he’ll have to deal with the Red…
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The hits keep on coming. Manchester United defender and first black English permanent national captain Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of competition.  The blow to the Lions comes by way of a knee ligament, apparently injured during training in South Africa.  Steven Gerrard will captain the squad in Rio’s stead, as the latter joins David Beckham on the sidelines to nurse their respective wounds and cheer on the team that will doubtless be the lesser…
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Many consider the World Cup to be the biggest event in the entirety of the sport.  Some disagree. The 2010 UEFA Champion’s League final is today.  This tournament may occupy a place more under the radar of casual soccer fans, but its importance to the footballing world cannot be overstated.  Unlike the World Cup, the CL truly pits the absolute best possible teams against each other- teams whose players have been chosen on the basis of their ability rather…
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Photo By toksuede It’s a story that has been told countless times. The Soviets marched into Lake Placid, NY 30 years ago, to routinely go about their business and yawn their way through a blowout victory over a squad of college players and amateurs from the USA. But, as we all know, destiny was reversed on that fortunate day, and a miracle occured. A miracle so epic that it still gives chills to the people…
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