Brotherly Game Daily Links: Union Records and Achievements

Philadelphia Union News

Union players set multiple records in 2018 season
In a season that saw Philadelphia Union set club records for points, wins, and road wins while featuring Major League Soccer’s best goal creator, there were a lot of individual and team achievements.

MLS News

Seattle battles Portland in second leg to see who advances
The stage is set for a showdown up north, with the Portland Timbers up 2-1 on aggregate in the Western Conference semifinal.

Vancouver names Marc Dos Santos new head coach
It was believed that part of the reason the Vancouver Whitecaps made the decision to fire Carl Robinson with five matches to go in the 2018 MLS season, instead of waiting until the end, was because there was interest from other teams in their first-choice replacement Marc dos Santos.

Aaron Long named MLS Defender of the Year
Several players who have played for the New York Red Bulls or MetroStars have won the award in the past, but Long is the first to win it while an active player for RBNY (or MetroStars).

Gyasi Zardes named MLS Comeback Player of the Year
There were questions when Columbus Crew SC traded Ola Kamara to the LA Galaxy for Gyasi Zardes and $400,000 in Targeted Allocation Money in January.

Miami voters endorse stadium plan for Inter Miami CF
Beckham and his partners, including Miami businessmen Jorge and Jose Mas, cleared a major hurdle Tuesday when about 60 percent of voters endorsed plans to transform a city-owned golf course into Miami Freedom Park, a massive stadium and commercial complex.

Temporary stadiums that could host Inter Miami
Nut where will they play before that stadium is built?

Rest of the World News

Champions League Review
Here’s what happened on Wednesday in the UEFA Champions League, in case you missed it.