Facing a 8-game winless streak and the absence of their veteran leader and goalkeeper Faryd
Mondragon, the Philadelphia Union (8-7-12) will play host tonight to the first place side in the
Eastern Conference, Columbus Crew (11-9-8). Kickoff at PPL Park is scheduled for 7:36:30 PM ET.
If you have not already, be sure to check out the following preview from The Brotherly Game
staff: [Ben's Match Preview] [Scott's Preview For SB Nation Philly] [Saturday Afternoon Union
Freekicks].
Setting: Saturday, September 17 at PPL Park in Chester;
kickoff scheduled for 7:36:30 PM Eastern.
Broadcast Information: The Comcast Network (JP Dellacamera,
Taylor Twellman, Bob Rigby), coverage beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern with a pre-game show / ONN
(Dwight Burgess, Duncan Oughton), News Talk 610 WTVN-AM (Neil Sika) and La Mega 103.
On the weekend Steve Zakuani's and David Ferreira's legs were snapped (as was former Crew player
Duncan Oughton's last Wednesday). Steve's was sickening - I didn't see David's or Duncan's. For the
first, I'm going to stick with my non-answers after the game:
(Did you see the play?
COLUMBUS, OH Columbus Crew veteran Duncan Oughton announced his retirement on Thursday, ending a
10-year career in which he became the longest-serving player in club history. Oughton will join the
Crew's front office as the assistant to the technical director, a newly created role in which he
will be involved in a variety of [.
For those outside Seattle and Toronto who can consider the Columbus Crew in a context other than
what city you think the team needs to relocate to, there's been quite an upheaval at Ohio
Fairgrounds Soccer Park this winter. Technical Director Brian Bliss and Coach Robert Warzycha have
taken the torch to the Crew's roster, leaving only 10 players from the 2008 Championship team.
