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While the Philadelphia Union have found themselves another investor, hyper-negativity from the team’s fan base nearly sunk the deal before it became official.

Embed from Getty Images Fresh off of a bye week, the Philadelphia Union will welcome the red-hot  Columbus Crew to town. The ins and outs Philadelphia Union (1-0-0) vs Columbus Crew (2-0-0) When: Saturday, March 17th – Talen Energy Stadium Where to watch: 6 ABC, MLS Live (free streaming) Pro Referees: Referee: Nima Saghafi, AR1: Phil […]

Was the Super Bowl MVP close to being on the move?

The expectations of the season rest on Borek Dockal producing. Photo Credit Philadelphia Union Communications During the history of the Philadelphia Union, the only accomplishments that the team has to hang their hat on are two US Open Cup final appearances and two playoff appearances that ended in two first-round exits. It has been a […]

The Philadelphia Union have been catching the media’s attention as of late, but not necessarily from every part of the squad. Over the offseason, the boys in blue hauled in the likes of David Accam for allocation money and a DP attacking midfielder in Borek Dockal, strengthening the midfield considerably. The defense, by the looks of the preseason, looks very strong heading into 2018, but not too much noise has been made about it. The Union signed three homegrown defenders alone in the offseason, all showing promise, but the main attraction has been put towards the Union’s promising attack, with Accam making the load C.J. Sapong has lighter. As potent as the attack may be, their backline is the spine of the team, and success found there will be detrimental to the club’s success this season.

Wednesday’s news of Borek Dockal signing with the Philadelphia Union provided a sigh of relief for Union fans everywhere. The long-awaited attacking midfielder not only provides a solution for a position of need, but allows the rest of the offensive weapons on this squad to thrive at their positions. While the attacking core of this Union team is far from the most potent on paper across Major League Soccer, there are blue chip pieces on this squad that can wreak havoc should they gel in the ways expected by head coach Jim Curtin. Here’s your preview of who’s getting the minutes and what to expect from the Union attack this seaso

 It looked like the Union were heading into the 2018-2019 season without making any major additions to their midfield. Further, the departures of veterans Brian Carroll and failed experiment with Maurice Edu were two major losses the team would face in the midfield for the upcoming season. It seemed that Sporting Director Earnie Stewart and Coach Jim Curtain were satisfied with forging ahead with Alejandro Bedoya and Haris Medunjanin anchoring the unit in the central midfield. Until they added Borek Dockal.

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With a preseason injury to Ilsinho, it looked like the Philadephia Union would open the season with a combonation of the unproven duo of  Adam Najem and Anthony Fontana. While it would be good that the team would be playing their kids, it wouldn’t bode well for a team that needs to win now following their investment in David Accam earlier this offseason. 
Luckily reports are showing that the Philadelphia Union are in negotiations with an attacking midfielder/right winger, Borek Dockal. The Czech international is currently playing for Henan Jianye in the Chinese Super League following stops with AC Sparta Praha, Rosenborg BK, FC Slovan Liberec and Atiker Konyaspor during his career. Dockal has Europa League experience which could make this a very interesting get for the Philadelphia Union. His agency broke the news that he is traveling to the states for contract negotiations.

Eagles center Jason Kelce made a speech for the ages in front of millions of Philadelphia fans during the Super Bowl parade on Thursday.