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This year’s squad is young, but surprisingly not the youngest overall in Philadelphia Union history The Union kicked off the 2012 season with a younger average age but three fewer teenagers and no player under age 17 Share this story Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin noted during his weekly press conference on Wednesday how much younger the squad has gotten during his tenure as head coach. “My math might be off by a little bit but I think we’ve come down almost three years in our team’s age, which is a significant drop, for sure, but that’s what we are,”...

Findlay signing keeps three-center back rotation intact for Philadelphia Union Jim Curtin has relied on a three-back rotation dating back to Mark McKenzie’s rookie season Share this story SNS Group A three-center back rotation has been one of the key features of the Philadelphia Union back line over the past three seasons, something the signing of Scottish international Stuart Findlay appears to be continuing in 2021. The 25-year-old left-footed center back joins a center back corps that includes Jack Elliott and Jakob Glesnes. While he’s not a like-for-like replacement for Mark McKenzie,...

Tim Parker and the intrepid quest for the right Red Bulls backline Share this story Melissa Majchrzak-USA TODAY Sports As fans in a salary-capped league increasingly seeking to become enmeshed in the global transfer market, Major League Soccer fans are used to key players leaving their club. While Tim Parker’s departure to Houston has some solid rationale on paper, many New York Red Bulls supporters will still feel a twinge in their heart to see him go. Although his last two seasons could be bumpy as the club stagnated, Parker’s stint in New York should be associated first and foremost wi...

With McKenzie heading to Belgium, Philadelphia Union bringing in left-footed center back Sporting Director Ernst Tanner said Thursday there should be an announcement soon Share this story Matt Ralph Mark McKenzie’s transfer to KRC Genk leaves the Philadelphia Union thin at the back but Sporting Director Ernst Tanner made it sound Thursday like that won’t be for long. “We will bring in somebody who is left footed that will add another quality to the team,” Tanner said over the phone with media on Thursday. “This is something we are dealing with in the moment and will hopefully have s...