Soccer/UnionNoahkai Banks knows he’s getting a lot of USMNT hype, but he isn’t thinking about the World Cup yetThe 19-year-old centerback with German club Augsburg has all the physical and soccer tools to become big-time. If he keeps playing regularly, could there be room on the U.S. World Cup team for him?Jonathan Tannenwald 2 hours agoTrinity Rodman returns to USWNT for January camp even though she isn’t with a club right nowJonathan Tannenwald Union re-sign Alejandro Bedoya for another yearJonathan Tannenwald Mark McKenzie’s plan to crack the USMNT’s World Cup roster? Sticking to what’s in his ‘control.’Kerith Gabriel Union reach agreement on a new contract with attacking midfielder Ben BenderKerith Gabriel AdvertisementPhoto GalleriesMoreUnion vs. Fire Game 1 photosYong Kim Union vs. Toronto FC photos Union vs. Rapids photosYong Kim Club World Cup fans light up the Linc in picturesDavid Maialetti and Jonathan Tannenwald Union vs. Fire Game 1 photosYong Kim Union vs. Toronto FC photos Union vs. Rapids photosYong Kim Club World Cup fans light up the Linc in picturesDavid Maialetti and Jonathan Tannenwald The USWNT will return to north Jersey in March to play ColombiaCanada and Argentina are also in the field, familiar foes for the U.S. as it begins a year that leads up to World Cup qualifying.Jonathan Tannenwald Brenden Aaronson is on a hot streak with Leeds United at an ideal time for his World Cup hopesTo start this World Cup year, The Inquirer visited the Medford native in England. And as it turned out, we were there on the day he scored a big goal in the Premier League against Manchester United.Jonathan Tannenwald Brenden Aaronson scores for Leeds in draw with Manchester United The Medford native scored his third career English Premier League goal and his second of this season. Jonathan Tannenwald Source: Union’s sale of defender Kai Wagner to Birmingham City is imminentWhile both parties are still ironing out the terms of the deal, the transaction could officially be announced before the week’s end, closing Wagner’s seven-year run in Philadelphia. Kerith Gabriel Three wishes for the Union heading into a massive year for soccer in AmericaWe asked fans to tell us their three wishes for the team in 2026. The themes were common, and with the Union coming off a strong 2025, looking to be bigger and better, they also seem attainable.Kerith Gabriel To kick-start a generation of city kids playing soccer, it will take more than just a place to play"Leaving a legacy" has been a catchphrase ahead of the World Cup. But some say what that looks like for children in Philly has to be more than a multitude of mini-pitches scattered across the city. Kerith Gabriel Union acquire defender Finn Sundstrom ahead of MLS preseasonThe 19-year-old comes by way of a trade from D.C. United in exchange for the Union's first-round pick in the 2028 MLS SuperDraft. Kerith Gabriel FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after fan backlashFIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Associated Press, Associated Press The USMNT, USWNT, and your kid’s youth team are all different. U.S. Soccer is fine with that.U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker's grand plan for a "U.S. Way" sounds at first like talking down from the top. In fact, there's a lot less of it than there used to be.Jonathan Tannenwald Union finalize deal to trade defender Jakob Glesnes to LA GalaxyThe Galaxy will send the Union up to $2.2 million in general allocation money for Glesnes, the club announced on Monday.Owen Hewitt Report: Union receive mammoth offer for striker Tai Baribo from D.C. UnitedD.C. United has reportedly offered the Union a $4 million transfer fee to sign Baribo and give him a Designated Player contract.Jonathan Tannenwald Here’s what ticket prices are looking like for World Cup games in Philly following FIFA’s latest presaleFIFA opened the lottery for its latest ticket presale on Thursday. It showed tickets, priced in the hundreds, for all 72 group-stage matches, including the five headed to Philly.Kerith Gabriel How are Philly soccer fans feeling about World Cup tickets?Ariel Simpson When it comes to how the World Cup shook out, these are our picks of the early winners and losersFrom teams to towns to fans, anyone involved with the FIFA World Cup stands to be affected. Some positively, and in some cases, there's a residual negative effect.Kerith Gabriel The Union are headed to Trinidad in the Concacaf Champions CupThe series against Defense Force FC is expected to be played in mid-February, and the Union will visit one of the Caribbean's most famous soccer stadiums.Jonathan Tannenwald See more storiesAdvertisement
Noahkai Banks knows he’s getting a lot of USMNT hype, but he isn’t thinking about the World Cup yetThe 19-year-old centerback with German club Augsburg has all the physical and soccer tools to become big-time. If he keeps playing regularly, could there be room on the U.S. World Cup team for him?Jonathan Tannenwald 2 hours ago
Noahkai Banks knows he’s getting a lot of USMNT hype, but he isn’t thinking about the World Cup yetThe 19-year-old centerback with German club Augsburg has all the physical and soccer tools to become big-time. If he keeps playing regularly, could there be room on the U.S. World Cup team for him?Jonathan Tannenwald 2 hours ago
Trinity Rodman returns to USWNT for January camp even though she isn’t with a club right nowJonathan Tannenwald
Trinity Rodman returns to USWNT for January camp even though she isn’t with a club right nowJonathan Tannenwald
Mark McKenzie’s plan to crack the USMNT’s World Cup roster? Sticking to what’s in his ‘control.’Kerith Gabriel
Mark McKenzie’s plan to crack the USMNT’s World Cup roster? Sticking to what’s in his ‘control.’Kerith Gabriel
The USWNT will return to north Jersey in March to play ColombiaCanada and Argentina are also in the field, familiar foes for the U.S. as it begins a year that leads up to World Cup qualifying.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USWNT will return to north Jersey in March to play ColombiaCanada and Argentina are also in the field, familiar foes for the U.S. as it begins a year that leads up to World Cup qualifying.Jonathan Tannenwald
Brenden Aaronson is on a hot streak with Leeds United at an ideal time for his World Cup hopesTo start this World Cup year, The Inquirer visited the Medford native in England. And as it turned out, we were there on the day he scored a big goal in the Premier League against Manchester United.Jonathan Tannenwald
Brenden Aaronson is on a hot streak with Leeds United at an ideal time for his World Cup hopesTo start this World Cup year, The Inquirer visited the Medford native in England. And as it turned out, we were there on the day he scored a big goal in the Premier League against Manchester United.Jonathan Tannenwald
Brenden Aaronson scores for Leeds in draw with Manchester United The Medford native scored his third career English Premier League goal and his second of this season. Jonathan Tannenwald
Brenden Aaronson scores for Leeds in draw with Manchester United The Medford native scored his third career English Premier League goal and his second of this season. Jonathan Tannenwald
Source: Union’s sale of defender Kai Wagner to Birmingham City is imminentWhile both parties are still ironing out the terms of the deal, the transaction could officially be announced before the week’s end, closing Wagner’s seven-year run in Philadelphia. Kerith Gabriel
Source: Union’s sale of defender Kai Wagner to Birmingham City is imminentWhile both parties are still ironing out the terms of the deal, the transaction could officially be announced before the week’s end, closing Wagner’s seven-year run in Philadelphia. Kerith Gabriel
Three wishes for the Union heading into a massive year for soccer in AmericaWe asked fans to tell us their three wishes for the team in 2026. The themes were common, and with the Union coming off a strong 2025, looking to be bigger and better, they also seem attainable.Kerith Gabriel
Three wishes for the Union heading into a massive year for soccer in AmericaWe asked fans to tell us their three wishes for the team in 2026. The themes were common, and with the Union coming off a strong 2025, looking to be bigger and better, they also seem attainable.Kerith Gabriel
To kick-start a generation of city kids playing soccer, it will take more than just a place to play"Leaving a legacy" has been a catchphrase ahead of the World Cup. But some say what that looks like for children in Philly has to be more than a multitude of mini-pitches scattered across the city. Kerith Gabriel
To kick-start a generation of city kids playing soccer, it will take more than just a place to play"Leaving a legacy" has been a catchphrase ahead of the World Cup. But some say what that looks like for children in Philly has to be more than a multitude of mini-pitches scattered across the city. Kerith Gabriel
Union acquire defender Finn Sundstrom ahead of MLS preseasonThe 19-year-old comes by way of a trade from D.C. United in exchange for the Union's first-round pick in the 2028 MLS SuperDraft. Kerith Gabriel
Union acquire defender Finn Sundstrom ahead of MLS preseasonThe 19-year-old comes by way of a trade from D.C. United in exchange for the Union's first-round pick in the 2028 MLS SuperDraft. Kerith Gabriel
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after fan backlashFIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Associated Press, Associated Press
FIFA slashes price of some World Cup tickets to $60 after fan backlashFIFA said Tuesday that $60 tickets will be made available for every game at the tournament in North America, going to the national federations whose teams are playing. Associated Press, Associated Press
The USMNT, USWNT, and your kid’s youth team are all different. U.S. Soccer is fine with that.U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker's grand plan for a "U.S. Way" sounds at first like talking down from the top. In fact, there's a lot less of it than there used to be.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USMNT, USWNT, and your kid’s youth team are all different. U.S. Soccer is fine with that.U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker's grand plan for a "U.S. Way" sounds at first like talking down from the top. In fact, there's a lot less of it than there used to be.Jonathan Tannenwald
Union finalize deal to trade defender Jakob Glesnes to LA GalaxyThe Galaxy will send the Union up to $2.2 million in general allocation money for Glesnes, the club announced on Monday.Owen Hewitt
Union finalize deal to trade defender Jakob Glesnes to LA GalaxyThe Galaxy will send the Union up to $2.2 million in general allocation money for Glesnes, the club announced on Monday.Owen Hewitt
Report: Union receive mammoth offer for striker Tai Baribo from D.C. UnitedD.C. United has reportedly offered the Union a $4 million transfer fee to sign Baribo and give him a Designated Player contract.Jonathan Tannenwald
Report: Union receive mammoth offer for striker Tai Baribo from D.C. UnitedD.C. United has reportedly offered the Union a $4 million transfer fee to sign Baribo and give him a Designated Player contract.Jonathan Tannenwald
Here’s what ticket prices are looking like for World Cup games in Philly following FIFA’s latest presaleFIFA opened the lottery for its latest ticket presale on Thursday. It showed tickets, priced in the hundreds, for all 72 group-stage matches, including the five headed to Philly.Kerith Gabriel
Here’s what ticket prices are looking like for World Cup games in Philly following FIFA’s latest presaleFIFA opened the lottery for its latest ticket presale on Thursday. It showed tickets, priced in the hundreds, for all 72 group-stage matches, including the five headed to Philly.Kerith Gabriel
When it comes to how the World Cup shook out, these are our picks of the early winners and losersFrom teams to towns to fans, anyone involved with the FIFA World Cup stands to be affected. Some positively, and in some cases, there's a residual negative effect.Kerith Gabriel
When it comes to how the World Cup shook out, these are our picks of the early winners and losersFrom teams to towns to fans, anyone involved with the FIFA World Cup stands to be affected. Some positively, and in some cases, there's a residual negative effect.Kerith Gabriel
The Union are headed to Trinidad in the Concacaf Champions CupThe series against Defense Force FC is expected to be played in mid-February, and the Union will visit one of the Caribbean's most famous soccer stadiums.Jonathan Tannenwald
The Union are headed to Trinidad in the Concacaf Champions CupThe series against Defense Force FC is expected to be played in mid-February, and the Union will visit one of the Caribbean's most famous soccer stadiums.Jonathan Tannenwald
