Keon Daniel is not at the Youth Sports Complex, in Wayne, PA, according to fans that are at the Philadelphia Union's open team practice. Despite seeing a player of Daniel's build with a dreadlocks style haircut, the midfielder is not at the camp today.

Fans tweeted that the 25-year-old was sighted at preseason training camp this morning, before retracting their observations.

By Chris Wright

As you may have seen at the weekend, faced with the prospect of having to chase down Sunderland whippet James McLean, Per Mertesacker's ankle gave up the ghost and tucked itself underneath the rest of the lithe German in a bid to get out of the way as the Irish winger hurtled through to score the opener.

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Liverpool will lead the £10million chase for Newcastle hot-shot Demba Ba. Tottenham will table an £8million bid for Christopher Samba in the net 48 hours.

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Liverpool has been heighten up its chase for new recruits after the initial...

Amid a torrid run of form, player backlash and the famed "backing" of a trigger happy owner, the following month could be make or break for Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas

Every manager goes through it. A run of important fixtures that can ultimately decide a team's season. It's around this time of the year too.

Barcelona maintain their 10 points gap with Real Madrid after another Lionel Messi goals day stunned Racing Santander, leaving the Catalan a comfortable journey home awaiting for another weekend to chase Madrid.

After recently bagging five goals in the Champions League, Messi continues his goal scoring form this weekend, although the Argentinian international only bagged a brace but it were decisive for Barca's victory.

PSP photographer Nicolae Stoian's look at Wednesday night's Philadelphia Union 2-1 win over Schalke 04.

The Schalke starting XI.

Team captains Raul and Valdez.

Danny Mwanga tries to get past Jermaine Jones.

Lionard Pajoy was out wide.

By JOEY SAMUEL

Although it doesn't count in the standings, the Philadelphia Union earned a quality win on Wednesday night in front of a paltry crowd at PPL Park.

Rookie forward Chandler Hoffman scored in the 88th minute to give the Union a 2-1 win over U.S. men's national team midfielder Jermaine Jones and German side Schalke 04.

Arsene Wenger's chase for a top striker for the Arsenal team continues as the Gunners are now faced with another closed door after Fulham's manager Martin Jol dismissed the possibility of star striker Clint Dempsey to leave, despite him so far refusing to sign a new contract. The American hitman has scored 23 goals this [.

Philadelphia Union reserves played the New York Red Bulls reserves to a 2-2 draw on Sunday afternoon at Widener University's Quick Stadium. PSP photographer Daniel Gajdamowicz was there.

The Union huddle before the kickoff.

Cristhian Hernandez and and Reading's own Corey Hertzog eye the ball.

Talksport: PSG ramp up chase for Liverpool target Honda

French club ready to make a £13m bid for CSKA Moscow star, who has long been chased by Reds

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Talksport: Exclusive Liverpool enter transfer chase for Kalou

Anfield giants in bid to beat Arsenal and PSG in race for out-of-favour Chelsea star

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Liverpool are reportedly leading the chase for Crystal Palace's highly-rated teenager Wilfried Zaha with the Daily Mail claiming Kenny Dalglish made a personal call to Dougie Freedman.
The newspaper claims the Reds manager contacted his Palace counterpart to express his interest and to discuss the 19-year-old's ability and character.

It has been a topsy-turvy week for Milan ahead of Sunday's clash with our dislikeable cousins Inter. The headlines have been dominated by the transfer fiasco involving Carlos Tevez and Alexandre Pato which has left doubts regarding the harmony, or lack of, at the Via Turati. Milan's obsessive chase for Tevez the football mercenary escalated [.

Ahead of their important match up against third place seat, Tottenham Hotspurs this weekend, Manchester City's defender, Joleon Lescott insisted that getting a win over Spurs wouldn't be an attempt to stop Harry Redknapp's team surged in the table but more of staying away from Manchester United's chase.

Liverpool is leading the chase to sign Udinese defender Mauricio Isla.
Isla, 23, has been impressive for the Italian club and has caught the eye of Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, who is looking to strengthen his squad in January.
The Chile international has also been linked with several big clubs in Italy but reports in South America suggest that Liverpool is winning the race to clinch his signature.

It was a quiet deadline day for Liverpool in the transfer market with no major first team comings or goings. But they have played well to record a 3-0 win against Wolves at the Molineux.

All three goals came in the second half. Carroll opened the scoring with a prod at the far post in the 52nd minute.

It was a quiet deadline day for Liverpool in the transfer market with no major first team comings or goings. But they have played well to record a 3-0 win against Wolves at the Molineux.

All three goals came in the second half. Carroll opened the scoring with a prod at the far post in the 52nd minute.

Bolton 0 Arsenal 0
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Last night's clash at the Reebok was a classic example of a football match not being an isolated occasion, and not judged as such, but rather an act in a bigger play, with interpretations not purely taken from the ninety minutes of action, but from the wider context of both clubs.

Photo: Courtesy of Philadelphia Union

After last week's tumultuous events concerning the departures of Sebastien Le Toux and Faryd Mondragon from the Philadelphia Union, and the cancellation of the WPS season, this week's installment of the Philly Soccer Show podcast slows down the pace with a look at the Union as they begin training camp in Orlando.

Photo: Earl Gardner

Given the erratic nature of the preseason, we have elected to invert our usual post-match format and lead with player ratings. Preseason games are opportunities for positional and tactical experimentation, and so individual player performances become the most important factor in the evaluation of the team as they build towards the regular season.

The Philadelphia Union announced today that the team has signed five players, including four rookies from the 2012 MLS SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft.

SuperDraft selections Greg Jordan and Raymon Gaddis join fellow draftee Chandler Hoffman as members of the Union, while Krystian Witkowski and Antoine Hoppenot are the only two Supplemental Draft picks from any season under contract for Philadelphia.

In case you haven't heard, Greg Jordan, Raymon Gaddis, Krystian Witkowski, Chase Harrison and Antione Hoppenot are all official. That's three mids, one defender and a goalie signing their lives away to the Blue and Gold. How does this affect the lineups? That depends on the current presumed starters.

Our "men in red" took on DC United in Charleston this evening. This game was a tale of two halves. First half Chicago controlled the tempo and drove into the box at will. In the second half the team played on their heels.
From the start of the game Chicago took control. Frustrating the DC defense enough to draw an early PK.

Having already end their six years title drought, Craig Bellamy now has a new target for his club, Liverpool, which is finishing in the top four place and eventually playing in the Champions League again.

Bellamy believes that after finally winning something again, it's eventually time for the Reds to get themselves back into the height of European club competition and that's obviously the UEFA Champions League.

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Carolina clubs ready to hunt Virginia sides Article Written by Travis Clark, ESNN
With the Development Academy spring schedule about to kick into a high gear, there is going to be a tight race in the U18 Atlantic Division.

The Philadelphia Union announced today that the team had officially signed goalkeeper Chris Konopka to a contract. Per MLS and team policies, Konopka's contract facts and figures were not released.

Konopka, 26, has spent time with Sporting Kansas City, the Columbus Crew and the New York Red Bulls during short stints in MLS.

Photo: Nicolae Stoian

The PSP writers discuss how the Philadelphia Union look ahead of the start of the 2012 season. You can read part one of the roundtable here.

How much will the Olympics affect the Union?

Ed: Before the last camp ahead of the Mexico game when five players were regularly getting the call, it seemed like the answer would be a lot, particularly if MacMath was going to be away.

Barcelona maintain their 10 points gap with Real Madrid after another Lionel Messi goals day stunned Racing Santander, leaving the Catalan a comfortable journey home awaiting for another weekend to chase Madrid.

After recently bagging five goals in the Champions League, Messi continues his goal scoring form this weekend, although the Argentinian international only bagged a brace but it were decisive for Barca's victory.

This is bound to be one of the best full-on slugs of an official you've ever seen, though the form and technique certainly won't win any world titles anytime soon.

The "gentlemen" come from Yanga, of Tanzania, went after the referee, who was doing an excellent job of backpedaling and avoiding the onslaught until a leaping slap-punch caught him in the face.

With the Premier League title race being so tightly contested between the two Manchester clubs, and the chase for the fourth and final spot for Champions League looking equally enthralling, one could be forgiven for forgetting about the relegation...
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When Papiss Cisse stepped around a sprawling Pepe Reina to slot Newcastle's second goal home on Sunday, a few things seemed clear. First and foremost, it seemed clear that the Newcastle striker had been offside. Beyond that, though, the obvious culprit seemed to be Jon Flanagan's whiffed clearance, while around him Liverpool's entire defence seemed a complete mess.

Why Chamakh staying at Arsenal is not a good idea by KJ The former Bordeaux hit-man Marouane Chamakh has been linked with a summer move out of Arsenal with PSG leading the chase. The Moroccan has been in horrendous form with one goal in his last 25 appearances. However, he has vowed to fight for [...

Kenny Mansally scored two goals, but it wasn't enough as the Union reserves beat the Revolution reserves 4-2 at Chester Park, Penn. on Monday.

Mansally's 19th and 91st minute strikes sandwiched the goals scored by Josue Martinez (2), Antoine Hoppenot and Christhian Hernandez.

The Gambian first appeared on the scoresheet before the 20th minute when he converted a penalty after Union keeper Chase Harrison brought down Blake Brettschneider in the box.

Morning all.

The Easter fixtures have turned out most eggselently for Arsenal. After our 1-0 win over City on Sunday, Sp*rs lost at home to Norwich and Chelsea dropped a couple of points as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham. Newcastle continue to win and win well and will be putting the shits right up our London rivals in the chase for the top four.

As listless as the Union attack has been in their first three matches of the year, their youth served up four goals against the New England reserves Monday morning in the first match of the MLS Reserve season. The children of the Revolution managed to put two past a jury-rigged backline and backup keeper Chase Harrison.

The Union reserve team opened up their season yesterday morning against the New England Revolution's reserve squad with a 4-2 victory. With the sun beating down on the Chester Field pitch and the wind gusting, the Union reserves played a strong 90 minutes. Due to the Union's bye week, some players who may not have normally played with the reserve team, like Josue Martinez and Roger Torres, got a chance to get some good minutes in during the match.

I woke up this morning wanting the ‘D' Word to stand for ‘Defense' – as it was in my opinion, the main talking point to last night's match vs. Valencia. Having read some of the comments from the liveblog at RMFB (and what some Madrid fans are saying), perhaps another ‘D' Word should be added into the mix: disappointment – Madridisimo's collective disappointment for the result (an obvious one) and my personal disappointment for their nitpicky reaction to the game.

Jamie Carragher believes it is "vitally important" to keep Luis Suarez at Anfield, insisting he would not swap the striker for any other player in England.
The Uruguay international has expressed his desire to extend his stay with the Reds despite a testing first full season which saw him serve an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra last October.

Jamie Carragher believes it is "vitally important" to keep Luis Suarez at Anfield, insisting he would not swap the striker for any other player in England.
The Uruguay international has expressed his desire to extend his stay with the Reds despite a testing first full season which saw him serve an eight-match ban after being found guilty of racially abusing Patrice Evra last October.