Matthew Ralph
Managing Editor
Managing Editor of BrotherlyGame.com. I also write stories, take photos and podcast about soccer at the youth, college, adult amateur and professional level in the greater Philadelphia region.
Community Corner: Your Starting XI for tonight
Readers weighed in on the lineup they’d like to see tonight and it’s a mix of experienced and young players with two debutants
Community Corner: Picking a Philadelphia Union Starting XI
Union head coach Jim Curtin has eight players unavailable for selection for Friday’s game
Union 2 striker Shanyder Borgelin makes senior debut for Haiti
Borgelin and fellow YSC Academy grad Sebastian Elney both came off the bench in Haiti’s friendly in Bahrain on Wednesday
Union Development Squad wins first match
The new Union Academy team beat Philadelphia Sierra Stars 2-0 on Saturday
Union homegrown Jack de Vries loaned to Venezia FC, will play for U19 team
De Vries will be with Italian club for a year
Villanova opens season with 2-0 win over Rider
Dominic Cyriacks and Seidu Shamsudeen scored for the Wildcats
Medford’s Franks brothers have joined forces at the University of Denver
Jamie Franks and Brad Franks were best man in each other’s weddings and now they are coaching together at the University of Denver
Atlantic City FC first club announced in new NISA Nation league
Year-round national league begins this fall
Philadelphia Union U17s top Queensboro FC II in friendly
The two teams played four 30-minute quarters at the Power Training Complex on Saturday
Sullivan’s late equalizer earns the Union a 1-1 draw with Montreal
Union extends home unbeaten streak to nine