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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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