The Philadelphia Union Gazette
The dugout6 Mar 2028
Nathan Harriel keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Philadelphia Union may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market6 Mar 2028
Jovan Lukić hands in a written request
“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Philadelphia Union can pretend not to have heard.
Transfer targets6 Mar 2028
Philadelphia Union rebuffed over DeJuan Jones
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. San Jose Earthquakes have kept their man, and Philadelphia Union go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Squad6 Mar 2028
Words exchanged at Philadelphia Union
Japhet Sery Larsen and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Boardroom6 Mar 2028
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Philadelphia Union
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Player ratings6 Mar 2028
Nobody could get near Agustín Anello
Successful dribbles: 20. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market6 Mar 2028
Philadelphia Union promote Gio Wright from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gio Wright has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market6 Mar 2028
Luca Morris steps up from the Philadelphia Union academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Luca Morris 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.
Market6 Mar 2028
Aaron Brooks steps up from the Philadelphia Union academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Aaron Brooks 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.
In brief
- Boardroom Philadelphia Union board go back on their word
- The dugout Eddy Davis gets it from the manager
- Player ratings The afternoon belonged to Milan Iloski