http://philly.theoffside.com News about Philadelphia Union MLS soccer team Thu, 14 Apr 2011 01:52:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, the Zolos currently sit at the top of the Eastern Conference, and they are tied for tops in all of MLS with Real Salt Lake and Colorado on 9 points. They have conceded the fewest goals in the league along with Real Salt Lake (1 goal conceded) while scoring ... http://philly.theoffside.com/match-preview/all-apologies.html [caption id="attachment_797" align="aligncenter" width="605" caption="El Pescadito scores the game winner"][/caption] Imagine that. The Union have their first ever winning streak. That allows me to play this video... OK, so, technically, it's not really a winning streak, but the Union have won two games in a row for the first time ever. That's ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/carlos-ruiz/winning-ugly-is-still-winning-right.html Didn't that feel good? I mean, everything about it just felt... really, really good. You remember those feelings you had last year when Knighton was on the verge of finally getting the team's elusive first clean sheet? You remember watching that game with almost no fingernails remaining, and wondering if ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/t-i-n-y-g-p-u.html It's a wet and dreary Sunday here in the Philadelphia area, and I am sitting at my second job which requires me to talk for 30 seconds every 15 minutes, and then shut the hell up for the next 14 minutes and 30 seconds. It's a pretty sweet gig, actually. ... http://philly.theoffside.com/just-for-fun/w-e-i-t-t-d-o-a-r-s.html So, I was reading around on some of the other MLS Offside blogs - as I am wont to do from time to time - and I came across this post from my esteemed colleague Brenton over at the Vancouver Whitecaps Offside blog. He was stating that the new system ... http://philly.theoffside.com/opinions/counterpoint-the-new-mls-playoff-format-doesnt-suck.html The Union have signed Carlos Ruiz to a deal that will help to bolster the attack for the upcoming season. El Pescadito Comes Back to MLS Ruiz is a 31-year-old Guatemalan who most recently played for Aris Thessaloniki of the Greek Super League. His contract was mutually terminated by ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/carlos-ruiz/u-a-f-t-w-l-f.html The Union won the weighted lottery for 21-year-old Chris Agorsor on Monday. The former University of Virginia and USA U-20 national team forward will look to cement his place in the Union starting 11. Agorsor was named the Gatorade National High School Player of the Year and NSCAA National High ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/union-win-agorsor-sweepstakes.html The Secret Service Union once again played secret lineups against the University of Central Florida on Sunday morning. The Union were able to come away with a 1-0 victory on a super goal from Zach Pfeffer. One happy 16-year-old According to the match report, in the 53rd minute Pfeffer found a loose ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/p-s-f-p-g-i-u-p-w.html Yesterday, the Union took on the University of South Florida soccer team at a small field just outside of Orlando. The Union were victorious 2-0 on goals by Sebastien Le Toux and Danny Mwanga. Now, who played in this game? We know for certain from the team's facebook pictures that the ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-rumors/u-a-d-usf-w-s-l.html Colombia's RCN Radio is reporting that the Union are set to sign another Colombian The man pictured above is Tressor Moreno, and Colombia's RCN Radio is reporting that the Union are ready to sign the Colombian international. Moreno is 32 year old attacking midfielder/forward, and he most recently played for Independiente Medellín ... http://philly.theoffside.com/union-players/a-new-moreno-coming-to-chester.html