According to Sports Business Journal, the Philadelphia Union have sold their waterfront
stadium's naming rights to a local power company called Philadelphia Power & Lights (PPL). The deal
will be for 10 years, $20 million.
Not bad at all for the Union considering Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah was for roughly $1-2 million
a year for ten years.
Thanks to the MLS Insider for taking this footage yesterday while in Philadelphia. I must say
this stadium has some serious potential to be one of the better ones in the league. What do you
think?
MLS Insider: Inside the Union Stadium from mlsinsider on Vimeo.
The Union News
The big news of the day is the Union's trade for Justin Mapp. Mapp has the pedigree to slot into
the distributing midfield role that can't finder an owner on the current Union squad. Many have had
a cup of coffee as the more offensive central midfielder but nobody has put their stamp on it the
way Miglioranzi has grabbed the reins of the defensive role.
