Roger Torres

Philadelphia Union midfielder Roger Torres sprained his MCL and is expected to miss 8-10 weeks.

The Philadelphia Union announced that they had purchased the contractual rights of Roger Torres from Colombian team America de Cali.

Diego Restrepo has stated that both the Union and Chivas USA, along with other Colombian teams, are interested in acquiring his rights. Restrepo was the first choice goalkeeper for Cali at the beginning of the Colombian season, but a coaching change early on moved him to backup behind Julian Viafara. After Viafara was banned for six months due to a drug related situation, Restrepo returned to the top goalkeeping spot.

At the end of the 2011 season, Torres will only have made around $204,725 since joining the Union. With the team's sponsorship deals and game-related revenues, the Union can easily afford Torres' potentially less than $200,000 cost, which is most likely much lower than former Union center defender Michael Orozco Fiscal's transfer price.

The Brotherly Game's daily link round up of Philadelphia Union news. Union Freekicks on 9/2/2011.

The River Cup will take place tonight at 6:30 pm at PPL Park. Parking in Lot B is free and there will be no shuttles from the train stations, so driving is the best option. Here's our list of predictions for the first annual River Cup between the Sons of Ben and Philadelphia Union staff. Some are jokes and others are serious notes.

The Brotherly Game's daily link round up of Philadelphia Unon news. 6/28/2011.