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Cavan Sullivan sprints past Indy Eleven’s James Musa during Wednesday's game.

Cavan Sullivan's talent shows in first Philadelphia Union start, in U.S. Open Cup win

Sullivan played well in the Union's U.S. Open Cup escape from Indy Eleven. He's still far from a finished product, though, and he knows that as well as anyone.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union players celebrate their penalty kick shootout win over Indy Eleven in the U.S. Open Cup.

Union survive U.S. Open Cup upset threat, edge Indy Eleven in penalty kick shootout

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union midfielder Cavan Sullivan in action against D.C. United at Subaru Park on April 26. Before Wednesday, he had played in six first-team games.

Cavan Sullivan earns his first Union start in the U.S. Open Cup vs. Indy Eleven

Jonathan Tannenwald

Quinn Sullivan in action for the Union earlier this year. His grandfather played in the 1977 U.S. Open Cup final, his dad played in the tournament in 1998, and he made his Cup debut in 2022.

Three generations of Northeast Philadelphia’s Sullivans have made soccer history in the U.S. Open Cup

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union players celebrate together after Mikael Uhre's late winning goal against CF Montreal.

Bradley Carnell’s gamble on starting Chris Donovan paid off in the Union’s third straight win

Jonathan Tannenwald

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Union defender Frankie Westfield heads the soccer ball against D.C. United forward Dominique Badji in the first half.

Union vs. D.C. United photos

Union midfielder Danley Jean Jacques celebrates his second half goal with teammate forward Mikael Uhre.

Union vs Atlanta United photos

Union defender Nathan Harriel leaps to head the soccer ball past St. Louis City forward Klauss during the second half.

Union vs. St. Louis City photos

Union midfielder Quinn Sullivan (right) kicks the soccer ball against Rapids defender Sam Vines in the first half.

Union vs. Rapids photo

Union defender Frankie Westfield heads the soccer ball against D.C. United forward Dominique Badji in the first half.

Union vs. D.C. United photos

Union midfielder Danley Jean Jacques celebrates his second half goal with teammate forward Mikael Uhre.

Union vs Atlanta United photos

Union defender Nathan Harriel leaps to head the soccer ball past St. Louis City forward Klauss during the second half.

Union vs. St. Louis City photos

Union midfielder Quinn Sullivan (right) kicks the soccer ball against Rapids defender Sam Vines in the first half.

Union vs. Rapids photo

Carli Lloyd (left) is presented with her National Soccer Hall of Fame blazer by her father, Steve, at Saturday's induction ceremony.

Carli Lloyd shares a lifetime of emotions at her Hall of Fame induction

Lloyd spoke of the psychological side of not just her rise to soccer greatness, but her separation and reunion with her parents. To cap it off, her father, Steve, served as her presenter on stage.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Mikael Uhre (right) scored the Union's late winner.

Uhre’s late goal sends Union past CF Montréal, 2-1

Uhre scored the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute to extend the Union's winning streak to three games.

Associated Press

Union defender Jakob Glesnes scored his first goal of the season in a 3-0 win over D.C. United at Subaru Park last Saturday.

You don’t have to critique Jakob Glesnes’ game. The Union defender does that himself every car ride home.

And expect a hectic May schedule featuring tough games for the club starting with a road test against Montréal.

Kerith Gabriel and Jonathan Tannenwald

Union midfielder Danley Jean Jacques (center) celebrates his second-half goal with teammates Tai Baribo and Frankie Westfield.

Danley Jean Jacques’ second straight game with a goal for the Union shows that’s not just a bonus

With the team's attacking midfielders not creating many scoring chances, it matters that a defensive midfielder stepped up to score a key goal in the win over D.C. United.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Jakob Glesnes (center) celebrates with teammates after scoring the game's opening goal.

Union rout D.C. United, 3-0, in a win that was rarely in doubt

Jakob Glesnes, Danley Jean Jacques, and Bruno Damiani scored the goals that powered the Union past a lowly D.C. squad.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union striker Bruno Damiani (right) was limited to just one shot against Atlanta United on Saturday.

Bruno Damiani admits to being frustrated over his goal drought with the Union

While the Uruguayan striker has picked up the slack in other areas on the pitch, goals pay the bills, and strikers are paid to score. They know it, and Damiani has been the first to say it.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union midfielder Danley Jean Jacques (left) celebrates scoring his first goal for the Union, and thanks Mikael Uhre (right) for the assist.

The Union always cherish wins over big-money rivals, and they got another in routing Atlanta

Led by Danley Jean Jacques, this was an emphatic statement that the team could get back to the strong form it started the season with.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Union midfielder Quinn Sullivan (right) leaps in the air to celebrate scoring the game's opening goal.

Union snap winless streak with 3-0 rout of Atlanta United

Quinn Sullivan’s first goal of the year, Danley Jean Jacques’ first goal for the club, and Tai Baribo’s league-leading seventh tally provided the scoring — and insurance when Jovan Lukić was ejected.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Cavan Sullivan (center) should have a shot at more playing time with Dániel Gazdag gone, but he spent last Saturday's loss at New York City FC on the bench.

Dániel Gazdag’s departure makes room for the Union’s young prospects. When will they play?

“The guys are not far off,” said manager Bradley Carnell ahead of Saturday's game vs. Atlanta United. But until they're in first-team games, it will be hard for the rest of us to know for sure.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Philadelphia's local World Cup organizing committee is working closely with its counterparts in New York and New Jersey on regional coordination.

Philly and New York are rivals in sports, but not in World Cup planning

Lincoln Financial Field and MetLife Stadium are the closest stadiums of any in the tournament. The local organizing committees were quick to start working together, especially on transportation.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Manager Bradley Carnell has enacted a team-first approach, which on the surface has protected the Union.

Through noticeable change, Union coach Bradley Carnell has been determined not to show his hand

Carnell’s team approach has, among other things, created opportunities. First-year midfielder Indiana Vassilev has taken advantage of them.

The Union fell to fifth place in Major League Soccer's Eastern Conference standings after a 1-0 loss to New York City FC on Saturday night.

Union have no answers for Alonso Martínez, goalkeeper Matt Freese in 1-0 loss to NYCFC

Alonso Martínez scored early in the second half for New York City FC, and Freese made it stand, using the Union to snap a three-game skid

Staff and Wire Reports, Associated Press

Former Union midfielder Dániel Gazdag (right) officially joined the Columbus Crew on Friday, and was given his new jersey by general manager Issa Tall (left).

Dániel Gazdag wanted to finish his career with the Union, until he couldn’t

"It makes me very happy that I’m playing for a for a club that is actually playing for titles," Gazdag said at his introduction with the Columbus Crew on Friday.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Ian Glavinovich (center) in action for the Union against Orlando City last Saturday, a game he played through despite suffering a torn meniscus.

Ian Glavinovich could be a bigger absence than Dániel Gazdag for the Union this weekend

Saturday's game at New York City FC will be the first Glavinovich misses since the centerback suffered a torn meniscus last weekend. He's expected to be out six to eight weeks.

Jonathan Tannenwald

Former U.S. national team manager Jill Ellis presents the FIFA Women's World Cup trophy ahead of the award ceremony at the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023.

The 2031 Women’s World Cup is heading to the U.S., and Jill Ellis hopes it comes to Philadelphia

The former U.S. women's national team manager brought the program here many times in her tenure, and is a fan of Lincoln Financial Field.

Jonathan Tannenwald and Kerith Gabriel

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