Brotherly Game Daily Links: Know your enemy, Columbus Crew

Philadelphia Union News

Derrick Jones called up for U23 US Men’s National Team
Jones has been called into the United States U23 team for a pair of friendlies in Spain against Egpyt (March 22) and the Netherlands (March 24), the team announced on Tuesday.

Know Your Enemy: Columbus Crew
Columbus Crew have a new coach and a new plan, but a lot of the same players that helped them to a playoff run in 2018. However, a few of those players will be missing when former Portland Timbers coach Caleb Porter brings his squad to Philly on March 23.

MLS News

MLS Week Four Power Rankings
One point earned, one point jump for the Union in the power rankings

NYCFC looking to sign HNK Rijeka forward Heber Araujo dos Santos
Heber, 27, has experience in the Europa League and Champions League qualifying with Rijeka, where he was the team’s leading scorer the last two seasons in Croatia’s top league.

NYCFC Stadium announcement could come this year
A little over a week removed from Claudio Reyna telling SBI that the team was “close” to settling on a site to build a stadium, Randy Levine — president of the New York Yankees, who own 20% of the club — has alluded to an NYCFC stadium announcement being in the not-so-distant future in a recent interview with Bloomberg.

US Soccer News

Kreis calls in 23 for the U23 camp in Spain
Newly named U-23 manager Jason Kreis has called 23 players to camp in Spain for a camp that the USYNT is billing as the kickoff to qualifying for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.