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  • Jan 4, 2019

    Former Fusion player ‘Joemeister' takes on new challenge at Harrisburg University

    It’s been a roller coaster few months for former Fusion and Overwatch League professional, Joe “Joemeister” Gramano, who on Thursday accepted a varsity Overwatch coaching position at the Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. “Collegiate esports is on the rise,” said Gramano, who retired from professional Overwatch in September. “Some of these collegiate teams are investing more time, money...

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  • Dec 14, 2018

    Union add attack power in Brazilian forward Sergio Santos

    Sporting director Ernst Tanner and the Union made their first big splash of the offseason on Friday by signing 24-year-old Brazilian forward Sergio Santos.  Santos was acquired for a $500,000 transfer fee from Chilean Primera Division club Audax Italiano and was signed using Targeted Allocation Money. The length of the deal was not disclosed.  “Sergio is a young forward with potential...

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  • Dec 1, 2018

    Fusion make history with homecoming match

    It was a history-making night for esports in Philadelphia.  On Saturday night at Lucky Strike in Center City, the Fusion hosted their Homecoming Showmatch, the first-ever Overwatch League exhibition match in the city, facing New York Excelsior in a best-of-five tilt.  “We always wanted to do an actual match in Philadelphia,” said Fusion president Tucker Roberts. “We had an opportunity…

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  • Nov 19, 2018

    Union sign manager Jim Curtin to contract extension

    Change is in the air for the Union, but not where you’d expect.  The Union on Monday extended head coach Jim Curtin’s contract for the 2019 season. Terms of the one-year deal were not disclosed. “We’re continuing our collaboration,” sporting director Ernst Tanner said at the Union’s end-of-season press conference. “If the collaboration is going well, we’ll continue it.”...

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  • Oct 31, 2018

    Union's season ends with loss to NYCFC in MLS knockout round

    BOX SCORE After suffering a lopsided defeat to NYCFC in the season finale at Yankee Stadium on Sunday, the Union marched back up to the Bronx on Wednesday night and did it again, falling, 3-1, in the knockout round of the 2018 MLS Playoffs to end their season. • It was the fourth playoff match in franchise history for the…

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  • Oct 21, 2018

    Union fall but play well in playoff-like test vs. Red Bulls

    CHESTER, Pa. — The Union received a much-needed taste of the postseason in a 1-0 loss to the New York Red Bulls on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium. Despite the loss, the club liked what it saw.  “This was a playoff game tonight,” said Union manager Jim Curtin. “We talked about how our playoffs start tonight, and it’s going to…

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  • Oct 7, 2018

    Union clinch playoff berth with 5-1 drubbing of Minnesota

    BOX SCORE CHESTER, Pa. — The Union have clinched a playoff berth.  Scoring four first-half goals, the red-hot club steamrolled Minnesota United, 5-1, on Saturday night at Talen Energy Stadium to claim the franchise’s third-ever shot at the MLS postseason. Now, it’s about seeding and hosting an elimination postseason game. With the victory, the Union, currently 15-12-5, leap over...

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  • Sep 27, 2018

    Union becoming Buffalo Bills of U.S. Open Cup

    The Union aren’t quite the Buffalo Bills of the U.S. Open Cup, but they’re getting close. Mauro Manotas scored a pair of first-half goals as the shaky Union were toppled by the Houston Dynamo, 3-0, on a rainy Wednesday night at BBVA Compass Stadium. It marked the club’s third Open Cup finals loss in five seasons.  After losing to...

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  • Sep 24, 2018

    Union surging into U.S. Open Cup final, ‘deserve to be' the champs

    CHESTER, Pa. — With back-to-back wins over two of the league’s hottest teams, the Union are heading into their third U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday with the wind at their back. “This group deserves to be champion,” boasted Fabinho, who captained the Union’s largely reserve squad on Sunday at Talen Energy Stadium. “We know how hard we work...

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  • Sep 23, 2018

    Reserve-heavy Union stun SKC with a shutout

    BOX SCORE CHESTER, Pa. — With the U.S. Open Cup championship match Wednesday in Houston, the Union showed extreme caution Sunday by leaning on a secondary squad to challenge one of the league’s best teams in Sporting Kansas City.  They still came away with the win.  Alejandro Bedoya assisted two Jay Simpson second-half goals as the Union defeated SKC,...

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