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Union open the season with a scoreless draw in Columbus Share this story Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Both the Philadelphia Union and the Columbus Crew were looking to use Sunday’s match to build on last season’s successes as well as their early successes in the 2021 Concacaf Champions League. But neither team was able to get into a grove during the match, and it ended all scoreless after a cagey, chippy ninety minutes. Boutta go down in CLB ⚡️ There were no major surprises in the...

Three thoughts on the Philadelphia Union’s scoreless draw in Columbus Share this story Man of the Match In my opinion there’s really only one Philadelphia Union player worthy of praise. That’s not to say the other 11 players who played yesterday for Philly were all bad, but there’s one that stands tall above the rest. Andre Blake. The reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year further solidified his position as (in my humble opinion) the best keeper in the entire league against Columbus. Andre...

Bold and not so bold predictions for the Philadelphia Union in 2021 Staff and readers make their predictions for the 2021 season Share this story Philadelphia Union The Philadelphia Union kick off their 2021 MLS season tonight in Columbus against (no big deal) the defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew. We asked our readers and contributors to give us their bold and not so bold predictions for the 2021 season. Typically, it’s a lot easier to decipher between the two but after winning the S...

Soapbox Oracle - 2021 Predictions Share this story First kick for MLS is rapidly approaching. Here are the initial condensed results from the reader survey, and here’s the spreadsheet with all the results. Feel free to comment with your picks below, the survey will remain open for some time yet if you want to enter your predictions just fill out this form! Duplicate entries put in before the season starts will use the newest, after the first week the original entry will be kept. Scoring wi...

Nobody was better at finding the back of the net than Diego Rossi of Los Angeles FC a season ago. Alejandro Pozuelo is the reigning league MVP in Toronto and nobody was better in goal than Philadelphia’s Andre Blake. Now players like Caden Clark, Cade Cowell, Ayo Akinola and Emanuel Reynoso are being talked about as potential breakout stars for the Major League Soccer season. Here’s a look at players to watch as the 26th season of MLS gets started this week: ESTABLISHED STARS Diego Ro...

Blake is the reigning Goalkeeper of the Year but with national team duty on the horizon, there will be opportunity for others to step up

Jamaica players celebrate after scoring during the international friendly football match against the United States at the SC Wiener Neustadt stadium in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak). The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) and members of the senior men’s national team have settled their contract negotiations. The parties confirmed the agreement through a joint statement released on Thursday night by the JFF. "The agreed terms relate to remuneration as...

Five thoughts on the Philadelphia Union’s win over Saprissa The Union are finally back and Brandon Johnson has some thoughts on that and what we saw in Costa Rica on Wednesday night Share this story Photo by EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images Well, here we are again folks, our favorite time of year. I am of course speaking about the Concacaf Champions League! The only CL that matters. In all seriousness, it’s an exciting time to be a Philadelphia Union fan! They’re coming off a trophy ...

Przybylko available for first Champions League match but fitness still a question mark Head coach Jim Curtin said he’ll be able to field a strong lineup for Wednesday’s game but fitness remains a question Share this story Photo by Carl Gulbish Kacper Przybylko has been back training the past three sessions so he should be ready to make his Concacaf Champions League debut tomorrow night in Costa Rica. “Kacper is good, has had lower back pain, but he’s been able to train the last three t...

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images The first game for the Columbus Crew’s 2021 MLS Cup title defense has been announced. The Black & Gold will host the 2020 Supporters’ Shield winners, the Philadelphia Union on Sunday, April 18 at 5:30 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1. The rest of the 2021 MLS schedule is expected to be announced in two weeks. The first three games for the Crew are now known. Columbus will play its first competitive game of the new campaign on Thursday, April 8, when the team t...