Nearing the end of a looong international break, there is a surprising amount of topics to for us to ramble about. We start by taking stake in where the Union ended off before the break and then get into the big Apple TV deal that MLS announced this week. After Luke went on and on about that, we get into the other huge news which is that Philly got announced to be one of the host cities for the 2026 World Cup. We end the pod with some unproductive USMNT debates and give predictions for the...

This week we are honored to be joined by our now most frequent guest, Doopy Dad! He joins in on our conversation about the win at Timbers and what stood out to us in the victory. He also shares so possibly controversial takes on Jose Martinez, a family debate! We then discuss the Aaronson move to Leeds, discuss the USMNT roster, and a new game that AJ made up. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nashville opened up their shiny new stadium and the Union did plenty to ruin the party as much as they could with the 1-1 result. Andre Blake and Mikael Uhre highlighted the game from a Union perspective and we share our takeaways on those two as well as the rest of the squad. In the second half, AJ gives a timely Star Wars segment and we discuss some more serious topics regarding expansion franchises and what has changed since the last time the Union played at LAFC. Learn more about your ad...

Took last week off to recover from the first Union loss, we are back to discuss the last two games in which the Union lost to Toronto and tied Montreal. Luke traveled all the way up to Toronto and shared his thoughts on the trip and then we discuss the boring tie against Montreal before taking stock in how we feel about the Union now that they are finally 'defeated'. In the second half, we preview the month of May and all the challenges that it brings. There is some riveting talk about...

This week's episode is a unique one that we are really excited about. After a short segment covering the latest Union win over the Crew, we had an incredible conversation with Paul Howard, executive director of the Philadelphia Union Foundation. We also had some fun discussing Paul's England and Man City fandom but mainly got to hear about the awesome work he does with the foundation. Paul shares the latest that they've been doing including the iAM Project which is a really special program....

The Union took another three points in Subaru Park with a very comfortable win against Charlotte FC. We discuss the performance and what has made winning look so easy for the Union recently. Since we are in the early days of April, we give a preview of the month of games and when we might see our first loss. In the second half, we touch on the USMNT qualification and WC grouping as well as another segment of AJ's miscellaneous soccer topic of the week. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices....

Brotherly Game contributor Justin Fisher caught up with Brian Emory to talk about Charlotte FC ahead of their first visit to Subaru Park on Saturday, April 2, 2022 to play the Philadelphia Union. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the Union continue their hot start to the season, we discuss the past 2 wins against San Jose and at NYCFC. Luke shares his experience at Yankee Stadium while AJ shares his frustration with the NYC broadcast. From Nate Harriel to Julian Carranza, there have been a lot of players shining to help rack up the Union wins and we try to touch on each of them. Recording on the eve of the US/Mexico game, we have some discussion on the state of the US team and if we would like to see Curtin at...

The Union picked up their first win of the season with a comeback victory in Montreal. We discuss the stand out performances and the not so great moments in what was a bit of a roller coaster of a game. In the second half, we cover a lot of ground. From Ilsinho to Carson Wentz to Fabian Herbers, we touch it all along with some sure to be wrong bets and predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brotherly Game contributor Joe Lister talked to fellow Penn State student and San Jose Earthquakes supporter Otis Lyons about the Quakes ahead of their match with the Philadelphia Union at Subaru Park on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Union's first game in the books, we discuss the less than exciting performance that was the draw with Minnesota. There was a lot of rust we saw from the Union but there were some good performances, as well as not so good and we share our thoughts on both. The second half starts with a discussion on future big drum participants as well as previewing the Montreal game and some poor bets we've made. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Brotherly Game managing editor Matt Ralph chats with Wes Burdine, an Emmaus, Pa. native who lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota in this podcast extra. Burdine is a host of the Fifty Five One podcast, owns The Black Hart of Saint Paul bar and is one of the founders of the new W-League club Aurora FC. Links: Twitter.com/MnNiceFC FiftyFive.one blackhartstp.com mnaurora.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's officially time to start the 2022 season! We start this episode by previewing the home opener against Minnesota and preview the month of March. Then we do a draft of 5 players we believe will tally the most goals/assist for the year. The second half of the episode is all predictions, we start with fan submitted predictions and end with more typical season topics as well as for the Minnesota game and bets we've made. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Union released their new 2022 home jersey so we figured we should release a new episode. We talk about the new kit and it's reaction. Also, we get into the current Mikael Uhre status and the recent Monteiro trade and how he stacks up amongst Union's history of number 10s. In the second half, we discuss the Union's depth by position and where we feel further depth might be needed. The episode wraps up with a game involving burner accounts that AJ "discovered". Learn more about your ad...

Danish writer Kasper Pedersbæk took some time to talk to BrotherlyGame.com editor Matthew Ralph about striker Mikael Uhre, who he covered during his time with Brøndby IF. The 27-year-old is expected to soon be announced as a key offseason acquisition for the Philadelphia Union. Pedersbæk talks about the striker's role leading the Brøndby front line and the league in scoring while helping the team end their league championship draught last season and why the timing and opportunity is right for...

Back after a bit of a break, we shake off the rust andjump into the 2022 podcast season as the Union are starting their preseason. Filled with half-baked twitter rumors and speculation, we discuss the recent Union news regarding possible players incoming and outgoing. AJ also shares a recent email he received from Don Garber regarding the Union's lack of MLS Draft participation. Plus we go over the possible Aaronson to Leeds rumor and, of course, some jersey talk. Learn more about your ad...

Sadly the Union season is over but they boys put up an incredible fight given the circumstances. We recap the game and try to give some perspective on the season as a whole. Being offseason now, we start to think about potential roster holes to fill and evaluating our roster as it stands currently. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After heroics from Blake and McGlynn in the PK shootouts, the Union find themselves *hosting* the Eastern Conference finals and we don't know what to do with our hands. We briefly discuss the Red Bulls game before jumping into the Nashville game and all the takeaways that we had. In the second half, we go over the reports of Cincy trying to get Jim to be their new coach, the leaked USMNT jerseys, as well as previewing the biggest game in Union history. What a time to be a Union fan. Learn...

We're right around the corner from the first of hopefully several Union playoff games. The Red Bulls come into town and we discuss lineups, potential players we might lean on, and playoff anxieties. We also give out our coveted end of season awards! Congrats to all the winners. This episode wraps up with some USMNT reactions and our predictions for Saturday's game. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trying something a little different, we recorded right after the end of the Toronto game so our takes and emotions are fresh and ready to be shared. We discuss the rollercoaster ride of a night after sharing some thoughts on the big Nashville win that got us up to second place (at the time). Further discussion is had on Kacper, Martinez, and the Christmas tree formation. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Over the international break, the Union went to Cincinnati with a bunch of teenagers to take on the wooden spoon frontrunners. Pax10 and co. took care of business and even let old friend Haris Medunjanin get a goal. In the second half, we discuss the USMNT games and the roller coaster ride that is World Cup qualifiers. Plus, we look into some playoff preview talk and teams to look out for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After the draw in Jersey and the win at home against Columbus, we are back to break down both games and what stood out to us. The Red Bulls tie was disappointing but the boys made up for it by smacking around a mediocre Crew team. In the second half, we have some USMNT talk, discuss Albright's departure, and play some games involving Fifa rankings and Ted Lasso. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are finally back with a new episode. This is probably our largest episode yet, as we got to talk to not one, but two homegrown this week. Nate Harriel and Jack McGlynn joined us for probably our most fun interview yet. These guys were so entertaining and we had some super enjoyable and insightful conversations about their academy experience, breaking into the first team and just getting to know these two great young men. Before the interview, we shared some perspective on the Champions...

We actually can't believe we have made it to 100 episodes, yet here we are. To start, we reflect a bit on how we got to 100 and share a big giveaway we are doing in hand with it. We then get into the previous two games and gauge some of our takes with Twitter responses we got. In the second half, we have some typically goofy segments and talk about the upcoming Philadelphia Union vs DC United game. Plus we go through a rundown of all of our guests that we were so thankful to have gotten to...

After the tough battle in Mexico City, the Philadelphia Union are down 2-0 in their CCL bout with Club America and we discuss all the major talking points from the game and whether the Union are in a place to win now or if they missed their window. In the second half "we" discuss our chances in the second leg as well as play a Union FIFA rankings game before we preview the NYCFC game coming up this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices