Philly Union, through the years

* Covering Philly Union from the ground floor in 2010

* Proselytizing the sport

* When people started paying attention

* Jim Curtin’s impact (with the team since 2013, first as an assistant, Curtin’s now the second-longest tenured manager in Major League Soccer)

* Assessing the Union’s early 2024 season

* When the Union hit their ceiling

* Can this team win a trophy?

* Bringing Bedoya and Wagner back

(18:00 ish) Cavan Sullivan’s Man City deal

* Cavan Sullivan agrees to terms with Manchester City, but will stay in Philly for now. Initial reactions

* Hype & pressure, at home or abroad

* Is American soccer desperate for a star?

* The sometimes tension between USMNT & MLS fanbases

* The Philly Union elevator pitch

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