Medunjanin is ready to move forward from Union’s disappointing season finale

The Philadelphia Union began yesterday’s season finale match on the wrong foot and suffered mightily. Veteran midfielder Haris Medunjanin spoke honestly about the groups’ end to the season. He, like many Union fans, is bothered. Without their two most indispensable players in team captain Alejandro Bedoya and leading goal scorer Kaper Przybylko, Philadelphia lacked unity […]

Union struggle in season finale and end the year on losing skid

The Philadelphia Union hosted the best team in MLS’ Eastern Conference in hopes of challenging for the second-seed to finish off the best season in franchise history. Instead, a star player limped off during pre-game warm-ups and NYCFC tallied two goals in the opening 25 minutes ultimately ending in NYCFC’s favor 2-1. Before the match […]

LISTEN: Every Philadelphia Union related cloud has a silver lining

Tim Lovenguth, Matt McClain, Jeff Green, and Matt Nissenfeld break down the last seven days of Philadelphia Union news. From the team’s missed opportunity against Columbus, to what the future holds as a playoff berth looms. APPLE https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/inside-the-river-end/id1027471613 SPOTIFY GOOGLE https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMTQ4ODY0Ni9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk Liam JenkinsLiam is a 24-year old sports journalist from the UK and founder of […]

Union’s Elliott hasn’t missed a minute this season and he’s hungry for more

Union center back Jack Elliott has logged 2,880 minutes of game time this year. That’s every minute of every game, 32 games to be exact. He is ready for more,with the Philadelphia Union set to play in the MLS Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season. Elliott chatted with PhillySportsNetwork.com yesterday afternoon to discuss the […]

LISTEN: We’re back and so are the Philadelphia Union

Tim Lovenguth and Jeff Green bring you the return of ‘Inside the River End’, Philly Sports Network’s premier Philadelphia Union podcast! The duo break down a long road ahead, what today’s game against the Red Bulls means for their playoff hopes, and how the Union can come away with maximum points from their next few […]

Rivalry Night: Union hope to bounce back at DC United on Sunday

The Philadelphia Union will play five matches during the month of August and two of them are against bitter rivals DC United. Sunday night’s match-up is destined to be a physical affair and will provide a playoff preview as both teams sit atop the Eastern Conference table (PHI 1st – 39 pts // DC T-2nd […]

Union youngster Anthony Fontana opens up on what’s fueled his recent success

The 19-year-old Homegrown midfielder from Newark, DE clinched a victory for Philadelphia Union last Saturday with an insurance goal in the 65th minute. Fontana, sitting behind veteran midfielders Marco Fabian and Alejandro Bedoya in the depth-chart, spoke with PSN about making the most of his playing time and what’s he been able to do to […]

Union Head Coach Jim Curtin signs a “deserved” multi-year contract extension

Philadelphia Union Sporting Director Ernst Tanner and Head Coach Jim Curtin sat together behind the podium inside the press conference room at Talen Energy Stadium Wednesday afternoon to announce a new multi-year contract extension for Curtin while Union remain atop the Eastern Conference table.\ “You may wonder why I’m sitting here next to Jim [Curtin],” […]

The End is Near. Are the Philadelphia Union ever going to change?

The End is Near The End is Near, is a frightful phrase echoed by the villain Thanos in the latest trailer for Avengers: Infinity War. How ironic that movie will be premiering this week. How ironic for Philadelphia Union fans… What really is the end? Or when is enough, well, enough? As Union supporters, we […]

Doop Roundup: Road Woes Continue, Snowy Showdown this Weekend

The Union have had an interesting start to their 2018 campaign. Beating a short-handed New England side, drawing a scary Columbus team, and losing to Colorado out west doesn’t give much of a basis to go off of. However, there are some major parts to the Union’s play that have stood out. These things could […]

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