After you’re done voting for all your favorite Philadelphia Union players to make the MLS All Star Team, take the time to give Danny Mwanga the credit he deserves. Danny Mwanga has been nominated for the AT&T MLS Goal of the Week, and it’s up to us fans to bring it home. Voting ends 5/19 at 10am, so get your vote in by then. Vote Here! Video of Goal

Photo by The West End The 2010 AT&T MLS All Star Game will take place on Wednesday, July 28th in Houston, Texas. Although it’s merely an exhibition game, the talent on the field could rival any European league’s team. In fact, the all stars will be playing a European team. Manchester United, to be exact. I know Philadelphia has some of the most influential fans in sports. Just look at all the Phillies that made…
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Photo: FCDallas.com Reasonably sober sources confirm: on Saturday, FC Dallas player Bruno Guarda was witnessed (by every SoB who wasn’t standing in line at a urinal) making obscene gestures, i.e. bird-flipping, at the supporter’s section, and deliberately kicking a ball into the stands.  Ironically, Guarda was angry because he had accidentally kicked a ball into the stands earlier, and had some trouble getting it back. Guarda’s logic aside, we are all outraged at such ridiculous and…
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Photo by DC United 2009 Brief and to the point: Since taking over the FC Dallas head coaching duties in 2008, Schellas Hyndman has instilled his defensive mindset in his players. Two years later, his team is playing the best defensive ball since his taking over. FC Dallas is currently riding a 225 minute streak without letting up a goal. Le Toux will have his hands full today.

by MattyV53 When I began writing this post, I started by coming up with a couple bullet point strategies that the Union would need to execute effectively in order to win.  You know, the same narrative everyone has been repeating for the last 6 weeks: we need strong mid-field play, less penalties, and better scoring opportunities. But to be honest, I just couldn’t do it.  This team sits at a 1-5 record, with its one…
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photo by vinod.sankar You’re welcome, Toronto FC.  You looked depressed, so out of the goodness of our Philadelphian hearts, we thought a couple of goals would help.  You now officially owe us one scrap of self-esteem. The question before the game was whether TFC could bear the added shame of being whooped by the new kids on the block, considering their already waning morale.  It turned out to be a moot question; while Toronto got…
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10. You joined the Sons of Ben way back when soccer in Philadelphia was just an idea being passed around. You rallied, cheered, begged, and pleaded just to get this city noticed as a soccer city. 9. You sleep in your Philadelphia Union jersey. Or, in the case of the night before the home opener, you lay in bed with your Philadelphia Union jersey on, but don’t get any sleep out of excitement. 8. You…
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