Soccer/UnionFans from four nations headed to Philly for the World Cup face real obstacles to get here — including travel bansFans hoping to travel to the World Cup are getting priced out of tickets, forced to pay a visa bond in the thousands upon arrival, or barred from entry because of a Trump administration ban.Kerith Gabriel Nathan Harriel signs contract with Union through 2028-29 seasonJonathan Tannenwald Achilles injury ends U.S. forward Patrick Agyemang’s World Cup hopes Associated Press What’s it going to take for the Union to snap out of their downward spiral? Here are two ideas. Kerith Gabriel Three things we saw in the Union’s record-setting loss to Charlotte FCOwen Hewitt AdvertisementPhoto GalleriesMoreThe Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers Photos of the Union’s loss to Club AméricaElizabeth Robertson Union vs. Earthquakes photosYong Kim Union vs. New York City FC photosYong Kim The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers Photos of the Union’s loss to Club AméricaElizabeth Robertson Union vs. Earthquakes photosYong Kim Union vs. New York City FC photosYong Kim Union spent two weeks taking a hard look at themselves. What they learned will be revealed against Charlotte FC.Despite key pieces missing due to international duty, Carnell said that deep reflection led to "executing on the training ground" during the two-week FIFA break. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel The USMNT’s World Cup auditions are over. Now it’s time to project the tournament roster. Auston Trusty, Brenden Aaronson, Gio Reyna, and Ricardo Pepi are among the players whose stocks moved up or down in the last games before Mauricio Pochettino picks his 26 players for the big stage.Jonathan Tannenwald Philly, get ready to meet Iraq, the final team to qualify for this summer’s FIFA World CupAfter booking its spot following a defeat of Bolivia in a playoff qualifier, the Lions of Mesopotamia will make their first trip to a World Cup final since 1986. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel Sophia Wilson and Tierna Davidson rejoin the USWNT for a marquee series vs. JapanThe duo join a veteran-laden roster that feels the closest manager Emma Hayes has come to a full deck since the Olympics. Jonathan Tannenwald Lincoln Financial Field will look almost unrecognizable during the World CupPhiladelphia Stadium — not the Linc — will host Philly's six FIFA World Cup games beginning in June. Rob Tornoe Can the U.S. play in Philly at the World Cup? It's complicatedHere's what would need to happen for the U.S. to play at the Linc on July 4.Jonathan Tannenwald and Garland Fordice The USMNT loses to Portugal in what amounted to a final pre-World Cup auditionU.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino tested 20 players across four formations over the course of 90 minutes. That will be the headline for him, though it left fans sitting through another loss.Jonathan Tannenwald ‘Men in Blazers’ podcast coming to Philadelphia a month before the World Cup beginsThe podcast’s live taping, hosted by journalist Roger Bennett, will take place at Franklin Music Hall on May 12.Owen Hewitt You could win tickets to the World Cup final by supporting New Jersey’s small-business communityThe New York-New Jersey World Cup host committee introduced the Welcome World Rewards Program, designed to help foot traffic through the region engage with the small-business community.Kerith Gabriel A new street soccer park and community space is coming to FishtownA new street soccer park is being built in Fishtown, refurbishing Tiptop Playground into a hub for soccer and community development.Henry Savage Mauricio Pochettino and Chris Richards focus on the USMNT’s defense as Portugal’s stars loomRichards' return from a sore knee should help the back line, but Pochettino wants a better collective effort. The manager also made it clear that he expects defense to come first at the World Cup.Jonathan Tannenwald A failed experiment by Mauricio Pochettino proves one of his biggest moves with the USMNT was rightAfter success with a three-centerback defense last fall, Pochettino returned to a two-centerback setup against Belgium. It left far too much space to exploit, and the Red Devils feasted in a 5-2 rout.Jonathan Tannenwald The USMNT flunks a test against Belgium’s stars in a 5-2 blowout lossWeston McKennie's goal helped the U.S. keep the game close through the first half, but Jérémy Doku and Dodi Lukébakio turned on the jets in the second half to blow the Americans away.Jonathan Tannenwald MLS's new winter schedule will be unbalanced based on the weatherA top league executive told The Inquirer that teams in cold climates will play more of their home games in the spring and summer, and teams in warm climates will have more home games in the winter.Jonathan Tannenwald USWNT star Catarina Macario joins the San Diego Wave, coming to the NWSL for the first timeHer deal with the Wave is worth $8 million, according to published reports, making it among the biggest total contracts in league history.Anne Peterson, Associated Press See more storiesAdvertisement
Fans from four nations headed to Philly for the World Cup face real obstacles to get here — including travel bansFans hoping to travel to the World Cup are getting priced out of tickets, forced to pay a visa bond in the thousands upon arrival, or barred from entry because of a Trump administration ban.Kerith Gabriel
Fans from four nations headed to Philly for the World Cup face real obstacles to get here — including travel bansFans hoping to travel to the World Cup are getting priced out of tickets, forced to pay a visa bond in the thousands upon arrival, or barred from entry because of a Trump administration ban.Kerith Gabriel
What’s it going to take for the Union to snap out of their downward spiral? Here are two ideas. Kerith Gabriel
What’s it going to take for the Union to snap out of their downward spiral? Here are two ideas. Kerith Gabriel
The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers
The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers
The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers
The Big Picture: Flyers bounce back, Jordan Davis gets paid, and the best Philly sports photos of the weekInquirer Staff Photographers
Union spent two weeks taking a hard look at themselves. What they learned will be revealed against Charlotte FC.Despite key pieces missing due to international duty, Carnell said that deep reflection led to "executing on the training ground" during the two-week FIFA break. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel
Union spent two weeks taking a hard look at themselves. What they learned will be revealed against Charlotte FC.Despite key pieces missing due to international duty, Carnell said that deep reflection led to "executing on the training ground" during the two-week FIFA break. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel
The USMNT’s World Cup auditions are over. Now it’s time to project the tournament roster. Auston Trusty, Brenden Aaronson, Gio Reyna, and Ricardo Pepi are among the players whose stocks moved up or down in the last games before Mauricio Pochettino picks his 26 players for the big stage.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USMNT’s World Cup auditions are over. Now it’s time to project the tournament roster. Auston Trusty, Brenden Aaronson, Gio Reyna, and Ricardo Pepi are among the players whose stocks moved up or down in the last games before Mauricio Pochettino picks his 26 players for the big stage.Jonathan Tannenwald
Philly, get ready to meet Iraq, the final team to qualify for this summer’s FIFA World CupAfter booking its spot following a defeat of Bolivia in a playoff qualifier, the Lions of Mesopotamia will make their first trip to a World Cup final since 1986. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel
Philly, get ready to meet Iraq, the final team to qualify for this summer’s FIFA World CupAfter booking its spot following a defeat of Bolivia in a playoff qualifier, the Lions of Mesopotamia will make their first trip to a World Cup final since 1986. Owen Hewitt and Kerith Gabriel
Sophia Wilson and Tierna Davidson rejoin the USWNT for a marquee series vs. JapanThe duo join a veteran-laden roster that feels the closest manager Emma Hayes has come to a full deck since the Olympics. Jonathan Tannenwald
Sophia Wilson and Tierna Davidson rejoin the USWNT for a marquee series vs. JapanThe duo join a veteran-laden roster that feels the closest manager Emma Hayes has come to a full deck since the Olympics. Jonathan Tannenwald
Lincoln Financial Field will look almost unrecognizable during the World CupPhiladelphia Stadium — not the Linc — will host Philly's six FIFA World Cup games beginning in June. Rob Tornoe
Lincoln Financial Field will look almost unrecognizable during the World CupPhiladelphia Stadium — not the Linc — will host Philly's six FIFA World Cup games beginning in June. Rob Tornoe
Can the U.S. play in Philly at the World Cup? It's complicatedHere's what would need to happen for the U.S. to play at the Linc on July 4.Jonathan Tannenwald and Garland Fordice
Can the U.S. play in Philly at the World Cup? It's complicatedHere's what would need to happen for the U.S. to play at the Linc on July 4.Jonathan Tannenwald and Garland Fordice
The USMNT loses to Portugal in what amounted to a final pre-World Cup auditionU.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino tested 20 players across four formations over the course of 90 minutes. That will be the headline for him, though it left fans sitting through another loss.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USMNT loses to Portugal in what amounted to a final pre-World Cup auditionU.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino tested 20 players across four formations over the course of 90 minutes. That will be the headline for him, though it left fans sitting through another loss.Jonathan Tannenwald
‘Men in Blazers’ podcast coming to Philadelphia a month before the World Cup beginsThe podcast’s live taping, hosted by journalist Roger Bennett, will take place at Franklin Music Hall on May 12.Owen Hewitt
‘Men in Blazers’ podcast coming to Philadelphia a month before the World Cup beginsThe podcast’s live taping, hosted by journalist Roger Bennett, will take place at Franklin Music Hall on May 12.Owen Hewitt
You could win tickets to the World Cup final by supporting New Jersey’s small-business communityThe New York-New Jersey World Cup host committee introduced the Welcome World Rewards Program, designed to help foot traffic through the region engage with the small-business community.Kerith Gabriel
You could win tickets to the World Cup final by supporting New Jersey’s small-business communityThe New York-New Jersey World Cup host committee introduced the Welcome World Rewards Program, designed to help foot traffic through the region engage with the small-business community.Kerith Gabriel
A new street soccer park and community space is coming to FishtownA new street soccer park is being built in Fishtown, refurbishing Tiptop Playground into a hub for soccer and community development.Henry Savage
A new street soccer park and community space is coming to FishtownA new street soccer park is being built in Fishtown, refurbishing Tiptop Playground into a hub for soccer and community development.Henry Savage
Mauricio Pochettino and Chris Richards focus on the USMNT’s defense as Portugal’s stars loomRichards' return from a sore knee should help the back line, but Pochettino wants a better collective effort. The manager also made it clear that he expects defense to come first at the World Cup.Jonathan Tannenwald
Mauricio Pochettino and Chris Richards focus on the USMNT’s defense as Portugal’s stars loomRichards' return from a sore knee should help the back line, but Pochettino wants a better collective effort. The manager also made it clear that he expects defense to come first at the World Cup.Jonathan Tannenwald
A failed experiment by Mauricio Pochettino proves one of his biggest moves with the USMNT was rightAfter success with a three-centerback defense last fall, Pochettino returned to a two-centerback setup against Belgium. It left far too much space to exploit, and the Red Devils feasted in a 5-2 rout.Jonathan Tannenwald
A failed experiment by Mauricio Pochettino proves one of his biggest moves with the USMNT was rightAfter success with a three-centerback defense last fall, Pochettino returned to a two-centerback setup against Belgium. It left far too much space to exploit, and the Red Devils feasted in a 5-2 rout.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USMNT flunks a test against Belgium’s stars in a 5-2 blowout lossWeston McKennie's goal helped the U.S. keep the game close through the first half, but Jérémy Doku and Dodi Lukébakio turned on the jets in the second half to blow the Americans away.Jonathan Tannenwald
The USMNT flunks a test against Belgium’s stars in a 5-2 blowout lossWeston McKennie's goal helped the U.S. keep the game close through the first half, but Jérémy Doku and Dodi Lukébakio turned on the jets in the second half to blow the Americans away.Jonathan Tannenwald
MLS's new winter schedule will be unbalanced based on the weatherA top league executive told The Inquirer that teams in cold climates will play more of their home games in the spring and summer, and teams in warm climates will have more home games in the winter.Jonathan Tannenwald
MLS's new winter schedule will be unbalanced based on the weatherA top league executive told The Inquirer that teams in cold climates will play more of their home games in the spring and summer, and teams in warm climates will have more home games in the winter.Jonathan Tannenwald
USWNT star Catarina Macario joins the San Diego Wave, coming to the NWSL for the first timeHer deal with the Wave is worth $8 million, according to published reports, making it among the biggest total contracts in league history.Anne Peterson, Associated Press
USWNT star Catarina Macario joins the San Diego Wave, coming to the NWSL for the first timeHer deal with the Wave is worth $8 million, according to published reports, making it among the biggest total contracts in league history.Anne Peterson, Associated Press
