The Philadelphia Union Gazette
Squad12 Oct 2026
Nathan Harriel signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Nathan Harriel and Philadelphia Union agree another 4 years.
Market12 Oct 2026
James Wright steps up from the Philadelphia Union academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. James Wright has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Market12 Oct 2026
Owen Weah steps up from the Philadelphia Union academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Owen Weah has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Philadelphia Union
Jovan Lukić was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad12 Oct 2026
8 new faces, and Philadelphia Union are still learning each other
A squad rebuilt inside one window pays for it in a currency nobody budgets for. The football is not worse than the sum of the players; it is worse than the sum of the players who have played together before.
Squad12 Oct 2026
A row about effort at Philadelphia Union
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and George Marks was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
In brief
- Market The Bruno Damiani talk will not go away
- The dugout The manager makes Olivier Mbaizo a promise
- The dugout Olwethu Makhanya keeps his manager's vote