Tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 PM EST kickoff, the Philadelphia Union will play in their biggest game in franchise history against Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium. The Union and LAFC were the two best teams in MLS this season and they displayed their strengths all throughout the season. Philadelphia will play in the MLS Cup Final for the …
On Thursday night, the Philadelphia Union defeated FC Cincinnati 1-0 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals behind a rowdy sellout crowd at Subaru Park. With the win, the Union remained undefeated at home this season, an incredible feat. Midfielder Leon Flach scored the lone goal of the game and his first goal of the season to lift the team over Cincinnati …
While the Union’s late-season surge isn’t going unnoticed, many believe there has not been enough MVP talk about the team and its top players. The Union faces a unique challenge in the MLS MVP race. That is, they are simply too good. First things first. For the first time in this MLS season, the Union players are finally getting MVP …
Tonight against Atlanta United, Union Goalkeeper Andre Blake achieves his 200th cap for the Union. In 2014, the Union selected Andre Blake from UConn with the first pick in the MLS SuperDraft. After a brief stint behind Rais M’Bolhi, Blake has been a brick wall for the Union ever since. The Individual Accolades In Andre Blake’s time with the Union, …
On Tuesday, July 12 the 2022 MLS All-Star lineups were announced with Carlos Vela, Taty Castellanos, and Walker Zimmerman highlighting the roster. Two Philadelphia Union players were voted in and will represent the MLS team against the best of LIGA MX for the second consecutive season on August 10 at Allianz Field in Minnesota and nationally broadcasted on ESPN. The …
The Union started their busy month of May with an impressive showing in Nashville. A huge road point in a game that had peak Andre Blake, Mikael Uhre’s first Union goal, and the complete El Brujo experience. In the first game at GEODIS Park, the largest soccer-specific stadium in the US, the Union went in eyeing to ruin the homecoming …
More honors were given to the Union as three players were named to the MLS Best XI. Those players were Jamaican international goalkeeper Andre Blake, Homegrown defender Mark McKenzie, and Homegrown midfielder Brenden Aaronson. The Best XI was determined by media, MLS players, and MLS club technical staff as it recognized the league’s top players at each position. The 11 …
Union goalkeeper Andre Blake has been named MLS Allstate Goalkeeper of the Year! This is Blake’s second goalkeeper of the year award, earning the honor in 2016 as well. Andre Blake was arguably the MVP of the Union. Being the focal point of the defense and making game-saving saves the game in and game out. Blake had a 77.8 save …
On Wednesday, November 11th, Major League Soccer announced the finalists for the 2020 year-end awards which honor the league’s top performers during the MLS regular season. Philadelphia Union goalkeeper Andre Blake is a finalist for the 2020 Landon Donovan MLS MVP Award along with Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Nicolás Lodeiro and forward Jordan Morris, Toronto FC midfielder Alejandro Pozuelo and …
The Union’s dreams of the lifting the MLS is Back Tournament trophy were squashed on Wednesday night when the Portland Timbers defeated them in the semifinals, 2-1. The game was full of back and forth action but Philadelphia did not play up to par and came within inches of forcing penalties. We also wanna say a HUGE thank you to …
