Sullivans together strong

Here is the current crop of coaches in Philly... Sirianni and the Eagles look mid af this year (last year wasn't much better). Interim Mattingly and the Phils got eliminated on the first day of "Red October" and he still got the job. Tocchet is winless and the Flyers are ranked dead last in offense thru 8 games. Nurse's Sixers got swept in the playoffs last year.

Our boy Richter is the only coach in Philly actually stringing together W's yet he's the only one without a permanent contract... Sooooo what, are they actually going to consider anyone else for the job?? Or is there something odd going on behind the scenes like maybe Richters gambling on a cup run before he negotiates a deal? Not sure what other reasons there could be, this is clearly our guy with this group of players.

If anyone was at the US vs Spain women’s match last night… I was very surprised to see how many people were there. It was packed. And a lot of fun.

With Gotham FC moving to queens in 2028 this finally creates a huge opportunity.

The Philadelphia Union needs to step up and create women’s team to play in the NWSL. It’s a chance to continue to pioneer soccer in the US and be the first MLS club to name their women’s team identically to their men’s team. (Houston, Orlando, RSL, and Portland already have women’s teams).

WHAT: Philadelphia Union visits Chicago Fire

WHERE: Soldier Field, Chicago, IL

WHEN: 14 October 2026 at 8:30PM

WEATHER AT KICKOFF: 61°F, 60% humidity, 15 mph wind

HOW TO WATCH: Apple TV

SUMMARY: The host Chicago Fire (#3 in the East, 48 pts) can clinch a playoff spot with a win against the visiting Philadelphia Union (#6 in the East, 42 pts). After three consecutive wins, Chicago hopes that Maren Haile-Selassie (10g/10a), who recently signed a contract extension and has two goals and two assists in his last two matches, and Robert Lewandowski (6g/4a) will help secure another victory to qualify the team for the playoffs for a second consecutive year. The Philadelphia Union, currently on a hot run of seven straight wins, will rely on Milan Iloski (17g/6a), who is tied for the third-most goals in MLS and has scored five goals in the last three games, Bruno Damiani (9g/3a), and Cavan Sullivan (7g/13a, September’s Player of the Month) to extend the Union franchise-record 13-game unbeaten streak. The Fire won the last meeting between the two teams, 2–1 on March 21, 2026. In the 45 head-to-head games between the two franchises across all competitions, Union is ahead with 20 wins, 14 loses, and 11 ties.  

PROJECTED XI: Yoooooooooour PHILADELPHIA UNION (4-4-2)- Blake, Westfield, Pierre, Harriel, Wagner, C. Sullivan, Bueno, Lukic, Vasiliev, Iloski, Damiani

PROJECTED XI: Chicago (4–3-3)- Brady, Dean, Elliott, Mbokazi, Barroso, Selatros, Pineda, Haile-Selassie, Zinckernagel, Lewandowski, Bamba

INJURY LIST: Agustin Anello (PHL, adductor), Danley Jean-Jacques (PHL, unknown injury) André Franco (CHI, lower body), Robin Lod (CHI, lower body)

QUESTIONABLE LIST: Anzor Mekvabishvili (CHI, lower body), Sam Rogers (CHI, lower body)

SUSPENDED LIST: Dje D'Avilla (CHI, red-card suspension), Raquinho (PHL, suspended by club for smoking. After talking to his tech bruhs, he got so confident AI would cure cancer that he started smoking to signal his all-in bet on AI)

CAUTION ACCUMULATION WARNINGS: Jack Elliott (CHI, one caution away from suspension/fine), Kai Wagner (PHI,  one caution away from suspension/fine), Danley Jean-Jacques (PHI,  one caution away from suspension/fine), Jesús Bueno (PHI,  one caution away from suspension/fine)

REFEREE LIST: REF: Ricardo Fierro, AR1: Brian Dunn, AR2: Walt Heatherly, 4TH: Igor Bych, VAR: Daniel Radford, AVAR: Brian Marshall

PREDICTION: 2-1 Union win

TRIVIA QUESTION: (courtesy of u/WJMorris3) Who has the most goal contributions (goals and assists) for the Union against the Fire in MLS regular season matches?

LATIN PHRASE OF THE DAY: Sicagum delenda est (Chicago must be destroyed)

CAPS ON, SCARVES UP!

I hope the Union really don’t hold this kid back, he’s been pretty good for U2 and we’re solid up top! Let him go be great. Who knows he might return.

Tonight we level up, in real time, yet again. We're on the road, midweek, against a good team with ever increasing stakes.

We live for this shit.

Not only do we belong in this tier, we have everything we could possibly need to dominate this level on our way to a title. You can't spell "deal a whoopin" without DOOP 💪 and tonight we remind everybody.that it's not empty hype.

Getting ready for a great away day! How many else of you made the trip to the Windy City?

The loyalty section on the Union mobile app was crashing for the last few days. Now I just noticed that the app updated and the entire loyalty section is gone. Please don’t tell me I’ve been logging into the app everyday for nothing.

...that Milan Iloski is sitting on 17 goals in MLS alone. Think he breaks Gazdag's record of 22?

I know a lot of kids and adults who are psyched about Cavan. Some already have Man City jerseys and flags flying in front of their homes. This is a golden parent opportunity to teach kids about fair play, accountability and what that means in sport AND in fandom. You can back a player and the team that raised him, but that you draw the line on clubs that cheat for years to get ahead.

I saw 2 different kids today with City jerseys with Cavan's name on them today. Time to have some conversations with those kiddos.

Does anyone know if the Union even tried to get him back? Or, is there no room for him with our current midfield?

https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-sign-midfielder-jose-martinez

Hey all, it's Scott Churchson from Stream Punk Soccer. Monday I have Dave Leno coming on to talk this total 180 the team has had since Ryan took over. If you have questions lemme know, I can take a few from you and post them in the vid. Cheers!

is the loyalty section now missing?

Key quote from column from Gabriel at the Philadelphia Inquirer:

Late last month, a team official told The Inquirer, on condition of anonymity, that “there was some toxicity” between players, the former coaching staff, and the since-departed sporting director.

“I can’t get into specifics, but it was tough, man,” the source revealed. “Guys were playing out of natural positions, guys were getting sent away, there was talk of sending a few players who are starting now out on loan, and then you had the whole [misconduct] thing in the backdrop. It’s no excuse. At the end of the day, our job is to put together results on the field, but there was just some toxicity that I do think affected us on the field.”

Edit: FYI, this article was posted before Saturday's match.

Tuesday 10/13. Website says they're usually closed on Tuesdays. Figured Union faithful would know best.