by oldwestfestival The Good: Although the Philadelphia Union leaves Toronto with zero points, we can come out of the loss with a better understanding of our team.  When our team is at full strength, our midfield takes over the game.  For a new team, our midfielders are really in synch with the rest of the team, and sustain a good amount of attack time in the opponents half. The Bad: Califf needs to pull his…
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Photo by isafmedia Dear Sir, I am writing to formally protest the effect your visit had on our Union home opener.  I always thought that a vote for Biden was a vote for the beautiful game.  Sure, the Old Media harped on and on about the economy and foreign policy during your campaign, but those of us in the blogosphere could read between the posts- when you said “change” you were talking about the rising…
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Last night marked the return of professional soccer to Philadelphia- and what a return it was.  To say the least, it was awesome.  Seeing my first professional soccer game played in this city was something I will never forget.  The atmosphere was like nothing else, and the show on the field was even better. On Saturday, the star of this 90 minute drama was none other than forward Sebastien Le Toux.  Le Toux stepped up big…
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Hell yeah! We need a new word- one that describes what you feel when fireworks are exploding over the Linc and the Union squad is scrambling towards the supporter’s section, arms raised, echoing the screams of triumph coming from thousands of blue-clad maniacs. Whatever that word is, I can’t say it.  Neither can the rest of the crowd that cheered our boys on to victory tonight. Our throats are too sore, our voices raspy and…
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Photo by DDFic You wake up, and immediately remember it’s April 10th. Home Opener.  Your tickets are already in the car so there’s no chance you could forget them at home.  You throw on your Mwanga jersey, and run out the door…but wait, it’s only 9:00 AM and the game isn’t until 6:00 PM.  You spend the first couple of hours pacing back and forth.  You check the clock: 9:04 AM.  What you thought was…
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