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The Philadelphia Union are one of MLS’ rising stars, and have proven that they’re no flash in the pan. After 11 years, their city needs to include them when referring to the FIVE major sports teams.

The noted absences of Alejandro Bedoya and Haris Medunjanin, added with key missed chances from their focal attacking weapons, equaled doom for the Union in front of their fans in Chester, PA.

Embed from Getty Images It's officially official, after the whispers became a murmur, Earnie Stewart has been hired as the…

Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Union attack is in a weird place this season. They're creating chances at a…

The Philadelphia Union delivered a promising attacking performance tonight, but the lack of finishing chances resulted in yet another disappointing result at home.

On Saint Patrick’s day at Talen Energy Stadium, the Son’s of Ben were gifted with a start from the new Philadelphia Union number 10, Borek Dockal in a 0-0 draw with the Columbus Crew.
Replacing Anthony Fontana, Dockal looked like he needed time to settle in in the early going. But while that happened the Union defense held firm and kept the fast-starting Crew off of the scoreboard. In their second game together, the pairing of Auston Trusty and Jack Elliott looked more assured and were able to keep Zardes at bay.

While the Philadelphia Union have found themselves another investor, hyper-negativity from the team’s fan base nearly sunk the deal before it became official.

Embed from Getty Images Fresh off of a bye week, the Philadelphia Union will welcome the red-hot  Columbus Crew to town….

The bitter cold of Chester, PA could not cool down the Philadelphia Union in their season opening victory against the New England Revolution.

The expectations of the season rest on Borek Dockal producing. Photo Credit Philadelphia Union Communications During the history of the…

The Philadelphia Union have been catching the media’s attention as of late, but not necessarily from every part of the squad. Over the offseason, the boys in blue hauled in the likes of David Accam for allocation money and a DP attacking midfielder in Borek Dockal, strengthening the midfield considerably. The defense, by the looks of the preseason, looks very strong heading into 2018, but not too much noise has been made about it. The Union signed three homegrown defenders alone in the offseason, all showing promise, but the main attraction has been put towards the Union’s promising attack, with Accam making the load C.J. Sapong has lighter. As potent as the attack may be, their backline is the spine of the team, and success found there will be detrimental to the club’s success this season.

Wednesday’s news of Borek Dockal signing with the Philadelphia Union provided a sigh of relief for Union fans everywhere. The long-awaited attacking midfielder not only provides a solution for a position of need, but allows the rest of the offensive weapons on this squad to thrive at their positions. While the attacking core of this Union team is far from the most potent on paper across Major League Soccer, there are blue chip pieces on this squad that can wreak havoc should they gel in the ways expected by head coach Jim Curtin. Here’s your preview of who’s getting the minutes and what to expect from the Union attack this seaso

 It looked like the Union were heading into the 2018-2019 season without making any major additions to their midfield. Further, the departures of veterans Brian Carroll and failed experiment with Maurice Edu were two major losses the team would face in the midfield for the upcoming season. It seemed that Sporting Director Earnie Stewart and Coach Jim Curtain were satisfied with forging ahead with Alejandro Bedoya and Haris Medunjanin anchoring the unit in the central midfield. Until they added Borek Dockal.

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With a preseason injury to Ilsinho, it looked like the Philadephia Union would open the season with a combonation of the unproven duo of  Adam Najem and Anthony Fontana. While it would be good that the team would be playing their kids, it wouldn’t bode well for a team that needs to win now following their investment in David Accam earlier this offseason. 
Luckily reports are showing that the Philadelphia Union are in negotiations with an attacking midfielder/right winger, Borek Dockal. The Czech international is currently playing for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League following stops with AC Sparta Praha, Rosenborg BK, FC Slovan Liberec and Atiker Konyaspor during his career. Dockal has Europa League experience which could make this a very interesting get for the Philadelphia Union. His agency broke the news that he is traveling to the states for contract negotiations.

It’s looking like the Philadelphia Union are adding a new face to the coaching staff. After the departure of Mike Sorber to LAFC during the offseason, reports are coming out of the Netherlands that the Union have added Dick Schreuder as an assistant coach. Schreuder will leave his post as head coach of VV Katwijk in the Dutch third division to join the team.

Fafa Picault plays a pass in Philadelphia Union open training. Photo Credit: Chuck Booth Entering year two with the Philadelphia…

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Philadelphia Union 2018 Home Jersey (Photo credit @UnionKitLeaks) After much speculation, the new Philadelphia Union jersey has finally made it…

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Embed from Getty Images The offseason is in full swing for the Philadelphia Union as Roland Alberg has officially signed…

Embed from Getty Images The Philadelphia Union are at a crossroads. As another underwhelming season winds down, they will prepare…

In a victory over the Seattle Sounders, Fabinho became the seventh member of the century club for the Philadelphia Union.

This was supposed to be a breakout year for Philadelphia Union midfielder Derrick Jones until it wasn’t.

Jamaica’s low FIFA ranking is hurting their star players like Philadelphia Union goalie Andre Blake.

The Philadelphia Union Foundation hosted the fifth annual Cocktails and Cleats event and kicked things off in style on Wednesday night.

For the Philadelphia Union to take the next step as a team it is time to cash in on their prized asset, Andre Blake.