Brotherly Game Daily Links: Weekend Observations

Philadelphia Union News

Union-Galaxy Observations: A loss in Lala Land
The Union’s 2-0 loss at the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday (and early Sunday) will likely be quickly forgotten.

Montreal returns home and beats Columbus 1-0
The Union host Montreal on Saturday, let’s see how their last game went.

MLS News

Kaku earns red for violent conduct against a fan
The New York Red Bulls star was sent off late after booting a ball into the stands that hit a fan.

Kansas City earns a 2-2 draw against Red Bulls
Gianluca Busio came on the field as a substitute and converted in his third straight league match to level the score in the 88th minute.

MLS club badges illustrate growth of the league
There is no greater illustration of a soccer team’s identity than its badge. More than anything else — more than the name, the manager, even the players on the pitch — it represents the principles and values of the club as a whole. And in Major League Soccer, the subject of badge design is discussed more than is generally common in other leagues around the soccer world.

What MLS was like the last time Tiger Woods won a major?
Take a trip down memory lane to 2008 and see what MLS was like.

Rest of the World News

Mo Salah’s wonder goal will live forever if Liverpool win the title
Having cut inside and onto his left foot, the Egyptian’s shot from 20 yards was so powerful and straight that Kepa had no chance of keeping it out. Anfield rose as one, partly through relief that the points were now safe and also because the crowd began to believe that this team would never give up and throw in the towel with players like Salah involved.