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The yearly changing of the guard for the Philadelphia Union's television color commentator has brought back a former player to take over the role from Bob Rigby.
Alejandro Moreno is the latest person to hold he title of Union color commentator, according to a press release on the team's official website. The former Venezualan international is the fourth commentator in franchise history, following the one year stints of Philadelphia soccer legend Rigby (2012), former New England Revolution star Taylor Twellman (2011) and well known former MLS veteran Kyle Martino (2010).
Moreno, 33, has most recently done work for ESPN as an analyst for soccer games, including his guest debut during the 2011 MLS Cup playoffs.
Selected by Philadelphia in the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft, Moreno went on to feature 26 times for the Union, scoring twice and assisting on seven other goals. He last played for Chivas USA in 2011, before retiring to pursue his post-soccer career in the broadcasting field.
JP Dellacamera will return for his fourth season as the Union's play by play man, while Tony Limarzi, and former Philadelphia KiXx goalkeeper Peter Pappas will be the on air talent for the pre-game and halftime shows.
The Union revealed that television partners Comcast SportsNet/The Comcast Network, ABC6 and the Live Well Network will once against broadcast games in 2013.
March, 2013
April, 2013
Date | Home Team | Away Team | |||||
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4/6 5:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at Crew Stadium |
Columbus | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | Live Well Network | ||
4/13 4:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
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Toronto FC | ABC6 | ||
4/21 5:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at RFK Stadium |
D.C. United | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | ESPN2 | ||
4/27 7:30PM EDT MLS Regular Season at Gillette Stadium |
New England | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | The Comcast Network |
May, 2013
June, 2013
Date | Home Team | Away Team | |||||
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6/1 TBD MLS Regular Season at BMO Field |
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Philadelphia | The Comcast Network | ||
6/5 7:30PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
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Columbus | Comcast SportsNet | ||
6/23 5:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
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New York | ESPN | ||
6/29 5:30PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
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FC Dallas | NBC Sports |
July, 2013
Date | Home Team | Away Team | |||||
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7/3 10:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at Rio Tinto Stadium |
Real Salt Lake | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | The Comcast Network | ||
7/6 9:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at BBVA Compass Stadium |
Houston | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | The Comcast Network | ||
7/12 7:30PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
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Chivas USA | The Comcast Network | ||
7/20 7:30PM EDT MLS Regular Season at PPL Park |
Philadelphia | ![]() |
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Portland | Comcast SportsNet | ||
7/27 7:00PM EDT MLS Regular Season at BC Place |
Vancouver | ![]() |
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Philadelphia | The Comcast Network |
August, 2013
September, 2013
October, 2013
The team also announced that the bi-weekly "State of the Union" show on CSN and TCN will be back in 2013 and will air at 7 pm on Fridays.