WVHooligan.com – MLS Blog

According to Sports Business Journal, the Philadelphia Union have sold their waterfront stadium’s naming rights to a local power company called Philadelphia Power & Lights (PPL). The deal will be for 10 years, $20 million. Not bad at all for the Union considering Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah was for roughly $1-2 million a year…[continue reading]

Thanks to the MLS Insider for taking this footage yesterday while in Philadelphia. I must say this stadium has some serious potential to be one of the better ones in the league. What do you think? MLS Insider: Inside the Union Stadium from mlsinsider on Vimeo.

Thanks to the Philadelphia Union for these recent photos of their new stadium in Chester. Things are really coming along. From the sounds of things they are about 50-60% done with the stadium. Very good to see.

Editor’s Note: Geoff Reid appears on WVHooligan each week. Today he is back to discuss something that is very close to home, the soon to be expansion Philadelphia Union. Geoff lives just 15 minutes away from the new club. Feel free to leave Geoff your thoughts below. With just under six months before Major League…[continue reading]

Every once in a while people I usually disagree with get something right. I’m sure it happens with some of you where you hardly ever agree with me but I write something that is absolute truth for once. I know, it happens both ways. Anyways today was just that as Greg Lalas posted a story…[continue reading]

Lots of attention lately has been given to the start of next season for each club. It mainly seems to boil down to two clubs that are causing the league to redo the start of the season schedule every other day. Both Toronto and 2010 expansion club Philadelphia seem to have their own issues going…[continue reading]

The Philadelphia Union will become the 16th MLS club at the start of next season and will play in the new Chester Stadium. But news came out this morning that their first game could be in another venue. Philadelphia’s front office are keeping their options open as to the site of the first kick in…[continue reading]

A little stadium love to keep you going this afternoon. Today the Philadelphia Union has posted some shots of their new stadium. Looks like the progress is coming along nicely here. You can see the shape of the stadium coming up here. (Each photos via Philadelphia Union)