Doopy Brothers Podcast

It's our last episode before games officially start. CCL is right around the corner and we preview the first leg of the Saprissa match. While lack of healthy strikers is an issue still, we go over the recent set of signings the Union made. In the second half, there are a handful of American soccer topics that we get into as well as how the Union stole AJ's idea for April fools Day.

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After the Union played their first preseason game that we didn't get to watch, we discuss some of the talking points that came about from the game and the past week of, albeit light, Union news. We discuss whether or not this team is better or worse than where the Union started in the 2020 season and where our excitement lies for the new season. In the second half, we get into some rumors that came up this week as well as some USMNT talk and then we give our bad Union March Madness ideas. Enjoy!

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With the surprising news of Ray Gaddis's retirement, we discuss Ray's legacy with the Union. With this news, we think about who should replace him at the RB spot as well as where our confidence is with the current Union roster. In the second half, we talk about Union MVP tiers, preseason schedule, and "Things like the Union Number 10". Enjoy!

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Philadelphia Union Academy and YSC Academy grad Kris Shakes, a sophomore goalkeeper at Penn State, and Villanova senior captain Bri Austin join contributor Greg Oldfield, a Penn State men's soccer alum and managing editor Matt Ralph, who didn't play soccer anywhere post-high school, to talk about the return of college soccer.

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The Union's new kit is finally out! The much anticipated kit that the Union Kit Collective (which Luke was involved with) was launched this week to rave reviews. It is a spectacular kit and AJ finally gets to join Luke in enjoying it along with the rest of the fanbase. We discuss the kit and it's event and then get into the lockout/CBA situation as well as check in on our favorite Europeans, Brendend and Mark. In the second half, we go over the contract extensions of Brujo and Wagner and then get into the Union roster depth (or lack thereof) as it stands and our concerns.

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Back from a holiday break with still not much to talk about. With Mark McKenzie making the move to Genk, we discuss the only noteworthy offseason move so far. Along with that, we touch on various other topics such as potential Americans abroad that could make a good fit with the Union, Danny Higginbotham, and even got in some of the Eagles drama. In the second half, we play our version of "Would you rather" and play some Union trivia.

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Mark Kastner from Sounder at Heart, Pat Murphy from Massive Report and Brotherly Game contributor Amit Mallik join BrotherlyGame.com editor Matt Ralph to preview Saturday's MLS Cup final between the Columbus Crew and the Seattle Sounders.

Follow Mark Kastner on Twitter at @mkstnr

Follow Pat Murphy on Twitter at @_Pat_Murphy

Follow Amit Mallik on Twitter at @amitmallik

Follow Matt Ralph on Twitter at @mattralph_tbg

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We took about a week to recover from the early exit from the MLS playoffs after losing to the Revs, but we are back! We recap the final game and share some takeaways from the season-ending loss. AJ then made Luke grade the Union by position from the 2020 season, and then grades Luke's grades. After the Union released their end of season roster moves, we had plenty to discuss about where the current roster is and what would be on AJ's Union Christmas wishlist this year's offseason.

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Chester Upland Youth Soccer's mission is to reach as many children and families in the City of Chester with soccer programming and while the pandemic has put the volunteers and participating families to the test it hasn't stopped them from still delivering their program.

Support their efforts at www.cuys.org/donate

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Photographer Morgan Tencza, writer Greg Oldfield and special guest Sebastian Acosta-Nijamkin from Delaware Union soccer and the DE Soccer Podcast joins the show to talk about the Union's premature playoff exit, Diego Maradona and soccer gift-giving.

DE Soccer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/de-soccer-podcast/id1522289790

Morgan Tencza @morgantencza on Twitter

Greg Oldfield @gregoldfield21 on Twitter

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