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Rapids beat Union on PKs to take third place at Leagues Cup
After tying 2-2 through regulation time, the Colorado Rapids defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on penalty kicks to win third place in the Leagues Cup on Sunday in Chester, Pa.,Djordje Mihailovic, Cole Bassett and Andreas Maxso converted their penalty kicks for Colorado, which qualified for the 202...
Crew, LAFC advance to MLS Cup rematch in Leagues Cup final
Diego Rossi scored his third brace in four matches as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 in a semifinal of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.,Columbus advances to host the championship match on Sunday against Los Angeles FC, which routed the visiting Colorado Rapids 4-0 in the sec...
Diego Rossi leads Crew past Union, into Leagues Cup final
Diego Rossi scored his third brace in four matches as the host Columbus Crew defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 in a semifinal of the Leagues Cup on Wednesday.,Columbus advances to host the championship match on Sunday against the winner of the late Wednesday semifinal featuring the Colorado Rapids...
Union agree to permanent transfer of M Richard Odada
The Philadelphia Union have made the transfer of midfielder Richard Odada to Scottish side Dundee United F.C. permanent.,Since joining Philadelphia in August 2022 from Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian SuperLiga, he appeared in just eight matches for Union II.,The 23-year-old Kenyan previously was on...
Daniel Gazdag (hat trick), Union blank Nashville SC
Daniel Gazdag scored a hat trick and the Philadelphia Union won their second straight match, defeating visiting Nashville SC 3-0 on Saturday in the final match for both teams before the MLS All-Star break and Leagues Cup.,Quinn Sullivan recorded a pair of assists and Leon Flach and Mikael Uhre had o...
Union hunting rare win streak vs. slumping Nashville SC
After snapping a 10-match winless streak, the Philadelphia Union will look to make it two straight victories when they welcome Nashville SC to Chester, Pa., on Saturday night.,The Union (5-10-9, 24 points) halted a 0-6-4 slump on Wednesday night as Tai Baribo's hat trick led them to a 5-1 win over t...
Union acquire F Sam Adeniran from St. Louis City
The Philadelphia Union acquired forward Sam Adeniran from St. Louis SC on Thursday for a guaranteed $150,000 in 2024 general allocation money. ,St. Louis City also can receive an additional guaranteed $300,000 in GAM over the next two years provided certain undisclosed performance incentives are met...
Union’s Cavan Sullivan, 14, becomes youngest to make pro debut
Philadelphia Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan became the youngest player to debut in MLS and North American team sports history when he entered Wednesday night's match in the 85th minute against the New England Revolution.,Sullivan (14 years, 293 days) passed Freddy Adu (14 years, 306 days) for the M...
Cavan Sullivan, 14, makes MLS debut as Union blast Revs
Tai Baribo recorded his first career MLS hat trick and the Philadelphia Union halted a 10-match winless stretch with a 5-1 blowout of the New England Revolution on Wednesday night at Chester, Pa.,Cavan Sullivan entered the match in the 85th minute for the Union to become the youngest player to debut...
Union energized by Blake's return, face slumping Revolution
The Philadelphia Union are in need of a spark to revive their season, and it could arrive with the return of star goalkeeper Andre Blake.,Though he hasn't yet been formally announced as the starter, Blake will return for Wednesday night's matchup against the New England Revolution at Chester, Pa.,Bl...
Toronto FC take advantage of own goal, rally past Union
Deandre Kerr scored four minutes after a second-half own goal from the visiting Philadelphia Union as Toronto FC rallied for a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. ,Philadelphia defender Jack Elliott was responsible for the mishap, putting the ball in the back of his own net in the 74th minute to draw Tor...
Union, Toronto FC both desperate to halt winless streaks
Two sliding sides desperate for three points square off when the Philadelphia Union visit Toronto FC on Saturday.,The Union (4-9-9, 21 points) are winless in their past nine matches (0-5-4) and have just one victory in their past 16, back on May 18, going 1-9-6 in that span. Toronto (7-13-3, 24 poin...
Andrew Rick shines as Union, Red Bulls play to scoreless draw
Eighteen-year-old Andrew Rick made five saves to record a clean sheet in his third career MLS start and the Philadelphia Union posted a 0-0 draw against the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night.,With three-time MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Andre Blake still sidelined due to surgery on his men...
Swooning Union hope to regroup before facing Red Bulls
The Philadelphia Union will try to halt their summer swoon on Saturday when they host the New York Red Bulls in Chester, Pa.,Philadelphia (4-9-8, 20 points) has lost five in a row and won only one of its last 15 matches, and on Wednesday night absorbed what might have been its most heartbreaking def...
Union transfer F Julian Carranza to Dutch club Feyenoord
The long-anticipated transfer of Philadelphia Union star forward Julian Carranza to top-tier Dutch club Feyenoord became official Sunday.,The transfer fee wasn't immediately available.,Carranza, 24, recorded 34 goals and 15 assists in 74 matches (67 starts) over the past 2 1/2 seasons for the Union....
CF Montreal storm past Union thanks to late burst
Dominic Iankov scored the tiebreaking goal in the 89th minute and Ruan added insurance three minutes later as CF Montreal recorded a 4-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.,Bryce Duke had a goal and an assist and Josef Martinez registered his 108th career goal for Montrea...
Desperate for a win, Union hit road to face CF Montreal
The Philadelphia Union aim to end a six-match winless stretch when they visit CF Montreal on Saturday night.,The Union have dropped three straight matches following three consecutive draws and haven't left the field victorious since beating the New England Revolution 3-0 on May 18.,Philadelphia (4-7...
Patrick Agyemang scores brace as Charlotte FC blank Union
Patrick Agyemang's second-half brace led Charlotte FC to a 2-0 road victory over the Philadelphia Union on Saturday.,Charlotte FC are unbeaten (3-0-1) over their last four matches and are 6-1-3 in their last 10 matches.,Philadelphia is winless (0-3-3) in its last six matches. After posting one of th...
Union try to solve uncharacteristic home woes vs. Charlotte FC
The Philadelphia Union will aim to both end a winless drought and change their fortunes at home when they host Charlotte FC on Saturday in Chester, Pa.,The Union lost just four home matches combined during the 2020-23 seasons, but they have already topped that mark with their 1-5-3 home record durin...
FC Cincinnati missing key defenders in match vs. Union
FC Cincinnati, who sit in second place in the Eastern Conference, will try to make up for a loss in their last match at home when they host the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday.,Cincinnati (11-3-3, 36 points) returns home following a 4-2 victory in San Jose. Cincinnati's three-match home unbeaten str...