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Union drop home opener to Inter Miami with disappointing second half Share this story Morgan Tencza It all seemed to be going the Philadelphia Union’s way in the second half. After a first half full of open ended play bookended by good defense, the Union looked to have the opposition running in the second half up 1-0. It looked like business as usual, picking up on last year’s strong form at home. Instead, two backbreaking goals from a pair of brothers put a damper on the drizzly home opener. The big change for the Union going into their home opener was the insertion of Sergio Santos into...

Philadelphia Union set pieces nearly steal three points on the road against Columbus In the Union’s opener against Columbus, Bedoya had two late-game chances to give the Union the lead, both generated from the types of intelligent runs needed to crack a stout Columbus defense. Share this story Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Alejandro Bedoya’s value on the field is immeasurable. The 33-year-old Philadelphia Union captain may not be surging up and down the flanks as often as he once did nor producing the window-dressing Best XI stats playing as a withdrawn midfielder on the outside of t...

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 Union’s starting XI as they kept the same lineup from their CCL matches. One significant differen...

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 training sessions, which is good,” head coach Jim Curtin said Tuesday. Przybylko’s fitness and t...