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It took Danny Mwanga eight minutes to do what Lionard Pajoy hasn't done in 367: Create a
goal.
If that one play isn't a good enough reason of why Mwanga needs to replace Pajoy in Philadelphia
Union's starting lineup, here are a few more.
- Only one team in Major League Soccer has a worse goals-per-game rate than the Union's 0.
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Philadelphia Union
In case you missed it, Peter Nowak was fined and suspended for two games for leaving the
technical area and initiating contact with an opposition player during last Saturday's win against
Chivas USA. The next time he'll be on the sidelines will be against Schalke.
The United States' loss to El Salvador... wait... draw with El Salvador will lead to lots of
fallout. Some will clamor that this was Caleb Porter's fault; others will question the talent pool;
still others will say this reflects poorly on the U.S. youth system and the types of players who
are being produced.
Gabriel Gomez makes Goal.com's list of 10 MLS newcomers to watch. Goal says Gomez's biggest
weakness is his inability to stick with one club for an extended period of time. So yeah, he's
pretty good on the field.
Alecko Eskandarian says he looks forward to seeing Cristhian Hernandez's "cultured left foot"
making an impact at PPL Park for a long time.
Gabriel Gomez makes Goal.com's list of 10 MLS newcomers to watch. Goal says Gomez's biggest
weakness is his inability to stick with one club for an extended period of time. So yeah, he's
pretty good on the field.
Alecko Eskandarian says he looks forward to seeing Cristhian Hernandez's "cultured left foot"
making an impact at PPL Park for a long time.
Philadelphia Union fans traveled to Orlando last weekend to see the team play Orlando City
SC and to participate in the club's first preseason Fan Weekend. In addition to the game, the
weekend's events included meet & greet sessions with the players, a chalk talk and open practice,
all capped off by a barbecue attended by the fans and players.
Peter Nowak was the last coach to lead the United States U-23 National Team to qualify for the
Olympics. Rob Vartughian helped train his stable of goalkeepers (including Chris Seitz, who went to
Beijing but never left the bench).
Freddy Adu was the top scorer on Nowak's team during that qualifying tournament, notching the
game winning and 2008 Olympic Games-clinching brace in the semifinals.
No. 1 selection Andrew WengerU.S. Soccer Communications
U.S. Under-23 defender and U.S. Soccer Development Academy alum Andrew Wenger out of Duke was the
top selection by the Montreal Impact during Thursday's MLS SuperDraft held at the NSCAA Convention
in Kansas City. Three of the first five selections in the draft had Development Academy ties.
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Philadelphia Union
Freddy Adu, Zac MacMath, Jack McInerney, Amobi Okugo and Sheanon Williams have all reported to
the U-23 Olympic qualifying camp in Florida. More on the camp here.
Covering a scrimmage on Sunday at the U-23 camp, SBI tweeted, "Worst tackle of the half was
Okugo on Union teammate McInerney.
Philadelphia Union
Kerith Gabriel reports that the Philadelphia Union will announce a "blockbuster deal" with
Panamanian international Gabriel Gomez. Gabriel says that Gomez is the "the same box-to-box
defender/midfielder that was a beast in Panama's 2-0 win over the United States in the group stage
of this summer's Gold Cup.
The 2011 Missouri Athletic Club announced this years Hermann Trophy Semifinalists on December
4th.
On the women's semifinalist list where University of Virginia Freshman
Morgan
Brian well as
Mallory Schaffer, Midfielder from William & Mary.
Only one player made the men's list for a Virginia school - Junior Forward
Yannick
Smith of Old Dominion.
There are many cool things in the world, but I think it's safe to say that none are as cool as
this graph of the Philadelphia Union's pass attempts and accuracy that the Tumblr blog
Propagandarama put together from the stats PSP's Ed Farnsworth compiled. For those who like to
analyze trends in graphs, here is some more info.
There are many cool things in the world, but I think it's safe to say that none are as cool as
this graph of the Philadelphia Union's pass attempts and accuracy that the Tumblr blog
Propagandarama put together from the stats PSP's Ed Farnsworth compiled. For those who like to
analyze trends in graphs, here is some more info.
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Union
Justin Mapp reflects on the 2011 season,
"I think I've been on some pretty good teams. This Union team was maybe as rewarding as any
season because of how much we improved and got better in a short amount of time. We made the
playoffs and that was a huge step for the franchise.
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Union
Justin Mapp reflects on the 2011 season,
"I think I've been on some pretty good teams. This Union team was maybe as rewarding as any
season because of how much we improved and got better in a short amount of time. We made the
playoffs and that was a huge step for the franchise.
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Union
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation reports that Keon Daniel may have contracted dengue
fever, a mosquito-borne illness, and will miss the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against Bermuda.
The guy simply cannot catch a break.
JP Dellacamera says the Kansas City draw is cause for optimism.
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Union
The Trinidad and Tobago Football Federation reports that Keon Daniel may have contracted dengue
fever, a mosquito-borne illness, and will miss the CONCACAF World Cup qualifier against Bermuda.
The guy simply cannot catch a break.
JP Dellacamera says the Kansas City draw is cause for optimism.
Yesterday as a bit of a joke on retiring former Kansas City Wizards defender, Jimmy Conrad, there
was a roast done on Twitter using the hash tag, #JimmyConradRoast. Plenty of people got in on the
roasting, including current and former players like Kei Kamara and Alecko Eskandarian (see some of
the highlights here).
Yesterday as a bit of a joke on retiring former Kansas City Wizards defender, Jimmy Conrad, there
was a roast done on Twitter using the hash tag, #JimmyConradRoast. Plenty of people got in on the
roasting, including current and former players like Kei Kamara and Alecko Eskandarian (see some of
the highlights here).
Photo courtesy of Greg Carroccio and the Philadelphia Union
Union
The newest edition of the Philly Soccer Show, co-hosted by KYW's Greg Orlandini and PSP's Eli
Pearlman-Storch, features an interview with Freddy Adu.
Ives Galarcep has an informative piece on Adu loaded with great quotes.
Photo courtesy of Greg Carroccio and the Philadelphia Union
Union
The newest edition of the Philly Soccer Show, co-hosted by KYW's Greg Orlandini and PSP's Eli
Pearlman-Storch, features an interview with Freddy Adu.
Ives Galarcep has an informative piece on Adu loaded with great quotes.
Velcöm tö ze new era öv dü Nörd!
STARTERS - GÖ TIME FÖR KLINSIJurgen Klinsmann is finally the new USA head coach. The federation has been chasing him for 5
years.
Get this - its his 47th birthday on Saturday.
Photo: Gregg Carroccio, Courtesy of Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union Youth Technical Directort Alecko Eskandarian is the guest on the latest
Philly Soccer Show podcast, co-hosted by KYW's Greg Orlandini and the PSP's Eli Pearlman-Storch.
Eskandarian joins the pod by phone from the Dallas area, where he is traveling with the Union's
Academy team as they take part in the Generation Adidas Cup.
Photo: Gregg Carroccio, Courtesy of Philadelphia Union
Philadelphia Union Youth Technical Directort Alecko Eskandarian is the guest on the latest
Philly Soccer Show podcast, co-hosted by KYW's Greg Orlandini and the PSP's Eli Pearlman-Storch.
Eskandarian joins the pod by phone from the Dallas area, where he is traveling with the Union's
Academy team as they take part in the Generation Adidas Cup.
USWNT
Abby Wambach says the US is ready to face Japan.
The USA v France Women's World Cup semifinal was the fourth most watched USWNT match ever. An
average of 3.35 million people watched the match on ESPN, another 450,000 on ESPN3. Philly was not
one of the top-five markets for that or any of the games.
Logan's (injury) Run: The Chicago Fire's Logan Pause, seen here in a 2010 file photo, will
try to forestall another concussion beginning with Saturday's game in Carson against Chivas USA (AP
Photo).
Veteran defender Jimmy Conrad of Chivas USA is the latest local MLS player to miss a string of
games because of hard to shake concussion symptoms.
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Union
Sebastien Le Toux is a team player. In interviews, he always adheres to the party line. But that
has, ever so slightly, changed. Speaking to Chris Vito of the Delco Times, Le Toux made clear his
desire to paired up top with Danny Mwanga and his doubts about being played as a midfielder.
Tactics in MLS (And/Or The Supplemental Nature Of OptaStats) | Major League Soccer Talk
Why do I feel that Nowak made this substitution? My initial hypothesis was that it was because
Daniel, being a midfielder, would be more likely to get forward with better pace and width. I was
able to speak with Keon, and all he indicated was that he believes Nowak hasn't put him in training
to play that position.
No frills, but Carroll locks up defense for Union - delcotimes.com
It's a spot on the pitch that rarely bears mentioning, unless a critical mistake takes place there.
It's a position that isn't highly regarded by fans because there aren't too many stats attached to
it.
CONTEST – Whitecaps Away | Union Dues
Here we go again folks!
Union
Is Carlos Ruiz heading back to his former club Puebla FC? Two articles on the the Spanish
language website periodicodigital.com found by the Brotherly Game say he is. The first article,
published on June 1, says "it is known from a good source that Carlos 'El Pescadito' Ruiz will
return to play with La Franja [Puebla].
Alecko Eskandarian Named The Philadelphia Union's Youth Technical Director
As first reported by Philly Soccer News, Eskandarian joins the Union as the team's first ever
Youth Technical Director.
Congratulations are in order for U.S. U-18 MNT midfielder Luis Rendon, who was named the 2011
Gatorade Player of the Year by The Gatorade Company and ESPN RISE last week. Rendon, who is
currently with the U-18s in Portugal, and earned an assist in today's 1-1 draw against the
Netherlands and has been part of the U-18 pool since late 2010.
STARTERSLille has won the French Ligue 1 Championship. It is their first title since 1954!
dN
NSC Minnesota Stars game watch party Mon May 23 8:30pm - Sweetwater in St Paul - the team is in
Edmonton for the first time ever.
dN
UNAM Pumas has won the Mexican Primera Clausura championship.
property of Gatorade.com MIDLOTHIAN, Va., May 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 26th year of honoring
the nation's best high school athletes, The Gatorade Company, in collaboration with ESPN
RISE,...
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Chivas USA takes a dig at its rival in this SuperClasico promotional poster (although given
the host's tepid fan base it strains credulity more than a little). But will the game live up to
the hype?
*With two steadily improving teams in Chivas USA and the Galaxy, this Saturday's derby promises
much.
*The Galaxy face Sporting Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. at Home Depot Center (live on FSN), while
Chivas USA travel to New York to face the Red Bulls at 5 p.m. Sunday (Galavision). The latter game
is also on tape-delay at 5 p.m. on Prime.
*Apparently the next player decision Chivas USA may have to make (they are top of the MLS
allocation order, remember, after deciding to pass on Benny Feilhaber) is whether to grab
injury-prone, aging (I know he's only 28, but he's been around forever without actually doing much
it seems) and little-used DaMarcus Beasley, who is apparently exploring returning to MLS after lo
these many years picking up big paychecks (and little else of note) in Europe.
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Over the years, the D.C. United-New York Red Bulls rivalry has included some of the biggest
names -- of both players and coaches -- in Major League Soccer history. Names like John Harkes,
Marco Etcheverry, Luciano Emilio, Alecko Eskandarian, Jaime Moreno, Ben Olsen, Eddie Pope, Earnie
Stewart, Mike Petke, Jozy Altidore, Clint Mathis, Juan Pablo Angel, Tab Ramos, Tony Meola, Tim
Howard, Bruce Arena and Bob Bradley.
"I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to play again so I promised myself that when
I came back I would celebrate every single goal like it was my last."
Alecko Eskandarian brought many emotions to United fans during his time in DC. His career gave both
joy, with his 2004 MLS Cup MVP performance, and sadness, as he struggled with lingering effects of
his tragic concussion.
"I wasn't sure if I would ever be able to play again so I promised myself that when
I came back I would celebrate every single goal like it was my last."
Alecko Eskandarian brought many emotions to United fans during his time in DC. His career gave both
joy, with his 2004 MLS Cup MVP performance, and sadness, as he struggled with lingering effects of
his tragic concussion.
Miss the humor. Miss that left peg. Injuries suck.
