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After a frustrating Leagues Cup exit - no thanks to the format or the referee missing a clear as day handball - the Philadelphia Union return to league play with a tough test in the Bronx. Three straight wins in league play since the restart under interim head coach Ryan Richter has brought back belief but tonight’s game will be their first real road test for a team that’s suddenly just 8 points out of playoff contention.
In the email today:
1. 🐍 Union Reset Under Ryan Richter
2.💧Water Cooler: Outlook for Rest of the Seasons Results
3. 🏟️ Social Post of the Day: The Return
4. 🔗 Link Roundup
1. 🐍 Union Back to the Bronx
The Leagues Cup didn’t exactly come at a good time for a Philadelphia Union team that found the winning feeling again, rattling off three straight wins after winning just once before the long World Cup break.
Ryan Richter and company will have the always challenging task of playing on a baseball diamond when the match kicks off at 6 p.m. tonight at Yankee Stadium. With Etihad Park set to open next July, it is potentially the last time we ever have to watch a game on the worst pitch in MLS.
It will mark the first game for the Union at Yankee Stadium since they demolished the Pigeons 5-1 in September 2024. The Union lost to NYCFC in their regular season home opener in March on a late stoppage time winner from Tayvon Gray.
The match kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Apple TV.
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2.💧Water Cooler: Biggest Change Results
What Change Have You Noticed the Most with the Union?
🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Winning Second Balls (5)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Less Ball Watching (3)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ The Other Teams' Goalkeepers (1)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Less "Game Model" and More "Just Win" (1)
⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ A second "preseason" (1)
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 They Look More Like Themselves (12)
🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Other (2)
25 Votes
via @beehiiv polls
4. 🔗 Link Roundup
Saint Joseph’s women are off to a 2-0 start after a 3-1 win yesterday at home. Pennsburg, Pa. native Sarah Fisher has a pair of goals and two assists through two games and Olivia Mancini leads the team with three assists.
The long teased Philadelphia Union third kit was unveiled last week. It’s a nod to retro Philadelphia sports culture.
Check out the latest headlines in World Soccer News.
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