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Philly Soccer Union

I know that most of you soccer fans have probably seen this already but the logo and name of the new Philadelphia Major League Soccer franchise has been leaked and circulating around the net for a couple of weeks. In case you haven't seen it, here is the crest of the new Philadelphia Union:
The team will begin play next season in a new soccer stadium being built in suburban Chester, Pennsylvania. I don't know about you but it's going to take me awhile to get my head around the name. It's not the worse name in the league and it's far better than many of the crests - Columbus Crew on both counts, but it's not the best name I've ever heard. That's especially true when you consider that it's not really a union of any franchises, it's just a name picked out of the blue; one without any history whatsoever. Union just doesn't fit a brand new franchise. Oh well, MLS hasn't never been one for names that made sense, right Real Salt Lake?

Full post as published by Sports Biz on May 10, 2009 (boomark / email).