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Game: Philadelphia Union vs. Chicago Fire

Where: PPL Park, Chester, PA

When: 7:30 PM ET

Channel: The Comcast Network

Commentators: JP Dellacamera and Alejandro Moreno

Meet the Opposition: Hot Time In Old Town

Philadelphia Union starting XI: (4-4-2) Zac MacMath; Raymon Gaddis, Bakary Soumare, Amobi Okugo, Sheanon Williams; Brian Carroll, Danny Cruz, Kleberson, Michael Farfan; Jack McInerney, Sebastien Le Toux

Philadelphia Union bench: Chris Konopka, Chris Albright, Keon Daniel, Leo Fernandes, Roger Torres, Conor Casey, Antoine Hoppenot

Chicago Fire starting XI: (4-4-2) Sean Johnson; Wells Thompson, Jalil Anibaba, Austin Berry, Gonzalo Segares; Dilly Duka, Logan Pause, Jeff Larentowicz, Joel Lindpere; Patrick Nyarko; Chris Rolfe

Chicago Fire bench: Paolo Tornaghi, Michael Videira, Corben Bone, Brendan King, Alex, Quincy Amerikwa, Sherjill MacDonald

Prediction: The last time these two squads met, the Union won but things could have gone better.

Game: Philadelphia Union vs. LA Galaxy

Where: PPL Park, Chester, PA

When: 7:30 PM ET

Channel: Comcast Sportsnet

Commentators: JP Dellacamera and Alejandro Moreno

Meet the Opposition: LAG Confidential

Philadelphia Union starting XI: (4-4-2) Zac MacMath; Raymon Gaddis, Bakary Soumare, Amobi Okugo, Sheanon Williams; Brian Carroll, Kleberson, Keon Daniel, Danny Cruz; Jack McInerney, Sebastien Le Toux

Philadelphia Union bench: Aaron Wheeler, Chris Konopka, Chris Albright, Michael Farfan, Antoine Hoppenot, Roger Torres, Conor Casey

Los Angeles Galaxy starting XI: (4-4-2) Carlo Cudicini; Todd Dunivant, Tommy Meyer, Omar Gonzalez, A.

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OTF's Stephen Mangat brings you the truth on the team he supports, the Philadelphia Union...

If given the choice, who would you rather have running the company for which you work: a talented, volatile and antagonistic man with a Napoleon complex or a decent simpleton who seems to be a stooge for the board of directors and a bane of the shareholders and employees?

By IVES GALARCEP

CHESTER, Pa. The Philadelphia Union have been relying heavily on the goal-scoring production of Jack McInerney, but on Saturday they saw another player flash some impressive finishing ability.

Union midfielder Danny Cruz scored a pair of quality second-half goals one minute apart to help the Union earn a 2-2 draw on Saturday at PPL Park.

Photo by ISIPhotos.com

By DAN KARELL

Once again, Philadelphia Union forward Sebastien Le Toux is the odd man out.

Since the start of April, the Frenchman has started on just once, and didn't make it off the bench in the 3-2 win last Sunday against D.C.

Photo by ISIPhotos.com

By DAN KARELL

Once again, Philadelphia Union forward Sebastien Le Toux is the odd man out.

Since the start of April, the Frenchman has started on just once, and didn't make it off the bench in the 3-2 win last Sunday against D.C.

In front of an expectedly low Sunday evening crowd of 12,349, D.C. United dropped their fourth straight game (and fifth overall, all within the first seven games of the 2013 season) to the Philadelphia Union 3-2. It was a game that felt desperate even before the opening kick, but D.C. United made it even more desperate only 11 minutes into the match when they found themselves down by two goals.

Never has a soccer match's statistics had less meaning in the result of a game. On Sunday night, according to every statistic but one, D.C. United outplayed the Philadelphia Union. More shots, more shots on target, vastly more open play crosses, more than 55% duels rate and roughly 2/3 of the possession.

Just so everyone knows, I wrote the recap of the Fire game prior to Wednesday's game against the Galaxy being played. Against the Fire, Zac MacMath was the one on fire. It seemed that every time you turned around, he was there making another save. Jack McInerney got a decent shot off which ended up being the decider, which shot him to the top of the scoring charts in MLS.

Patrick Nyarko and the Fire: So close, yet still miles away... (photo: chicago-fire.com)

OTF's Shane Nicholson would have rather covered a win. But alas, those are hard to come by in 2013...

Chances, chances, chances. How many can one team fluff?

Credit where it's due to the man MacMath between the sticks for the Union on Saturday, but my god.

Jack McInerney was the athlete guest on last night's edition of the Michael Barkann hosted "Philly Sports Talk," formerly "Daily News Live," on CSN Philly. Here are some of the quotes from his appearance on the show:

• Barkann asks McInerney difference betwen current head coach John Hackworth and former head coach Peter Nowak.

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By IVES GALARCEP

Jack McInerney's breakout season really took off in April, with a league-leading four goals during the month, good for the MLS lead and good for a spot on the SBI MLS Best XI for the Month of April.

From his stoppage-time equalizer vs.

On the surface, a team playing two games in a week seems like a great time to double up on fantasy points, but that didn't necessarily prove to be true this past week. Before we get into that, it's time to recognize DCU4Lifers SC, who catapulted to the top of the league with an 111 point week. Two Sporting Kansas City players led the way.