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"Union have a strong team," Real said following his club’s 1-0 loss. "(They) worked well together, especially in the second half. I like [Eduardo] Coudet and Michael [Orozco Fiscal] because I know them from Mexico. The biggest difference was the goalkeeper [Brad Knighton]."

"It was the worst performance I ever saw in the first eight months of being with this team," Nowak said. "I think we have to be real. It’s not going to fly. We’ll go back to work and fix it."

The Philadelphia Union MLS Soccer game against D.C. United that was scheduled for broadcast on 6abc's main channel (Comcast 231 - Verizon FiOS 6 and 514-HD). The Union soccer game has been moved to the LiveWellHD network (Comcast 245 - Verizon FiOS 466) and the 6abc "D3" channel (Comcast 246 - Verizon FiOS 514).

The Sons of Ben did this to perfection July 31 against New England, by inserting the first name of Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis’ wife into their chants. The Union played to a 1-1 draw that day. "(Reis) turned around afterward and clapped at us," James said. "If I heard my wife’s name being chanted by 2,000 people, I’d be more distracted than hearing (swears). That’s why we’re moving in the direction of incorporating more creativity instead of the other stuff (profanity)."

Injury report: OUT: Salinas (L fibula fracture); PROBABLE: Harvey (L groin strain); Miglioranzi (R groin strain); Mwanga (L groin strain)