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2010 SoB Season Tickets Still Available

6. August 2009

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2010 SoB Season Tickets Still Available

Do you have your tickets yet? Sure you are on our mailing list but will you be standing with us on Opening Day next year? Despite what some sites are reporting, tickets are still available for our section, but with only 2,000 seats to start, and currently 4,930 people on our mailing list, you had better act fast.

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Gold Cup Quarterfinal tailgate location and directions

16. July 2009

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Regardless of whether or not you purchased a tailgate package from us all US supporters are welcome to join us at our tailgate location. It’s highlighted in red on the map below: Click the map for a larger version. If you need an address to plug in your GPS use 3850 S. Darien St., Philadelphia, PA. [...]

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Wear Red to Support the USA!

9. July 2009

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Wear Red to Support the USA!

We will be tailgating in the Jetro lot starting at 1. Whether or not you bought a package, you are welcome to hang out AND we ask that you wear a red shirt to show support for the US. When the Union begin play next year, we will all be in navy or Philadelphia blue, BUT when the US plays, we wear red, a color all US fans associate with support of our country.

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Philly’s Own Jeremiah White: At Home in Aarhus

26. June 2009

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Philly’s Own Jeremiah White: At Home in Aarhus

June 23rd and Jeremiah White is back to work. The Haverford School graduate and Philadelphia native has been a professional soccer player for five years now and it has been one hell of a ride. He developed his skills with the premier local club, FC Delco and took part in the renaissance of soccer at [...]

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A Summer of Cups: The Win and Davies Set to Pull Double Shift at the Gold Cup

25. June 2009

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A Summer of Cups: The Win and Davies Set to Pull Double Shift at the Gold Cup

There’s really not much you can say. Even almost 24 hours later… It was a game that even 10-15 minutes in, you had a feeling that there was a definite shot at bringing the European Champions down a peg. Could we survive the rough patches? The fatigue? The risky nature of hard tackling? The overwhelming answer [...]

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Steven Wells says goodbye

25. June 2009

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Long-time SoB chronicler Steven Wells died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. While many people have helped us fly the SoB kite higher and higher these last few years, he was the person that threw it up in the air. He wrote about us in Philadelphia Weekly, FourFourTwo, and The Guardian…apart from a small little blurb [...]

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Gold Cup Tailgate Packages On Sale Now

19. June 2009

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Gold Cup Tailgate Packages On Sale Now

Order your package today. You can order a complete package or select tailgate items.

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2009 Sons of Ben Scarf Voting: Final Round

19. June 2009

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2009 Sons of Ben Scarf Voting: Final Round

You missed our scarf sales in 2007 and 2008, didn’t ya? Now you’re tired of being an SoB without a scarf. Well, take the first step by helping us decide on our 2009 design by voting here. Sign in to BigSoccer for your vote to count.

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Olde City presents…Neil Holloway and the Ocean City Barons

16. June 2009

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Olde City presents…Neil Holloway and the Ocean City Barons

Today might be a quiet day in international soccer, with the Confederations Cup on break until tomorrow, no qualifiers, and very little in the way of international club ball. For the Ocean City Barons and general manager/head coach Neil Holloway, however, today means EVERYTHING. A match-up vs. USL-2 squad Real Maryland looms large as the Barons [...]

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Confederations Cup Primer and the Move of the Window (Before It’s Even Opened!)

9. June 2009

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Confederations Cup Primer and the Move of the Window (Before It’s Even Opened!)

He’s on the move… There’s your marquee transfer. And we’re not even into the silly season yet. AC Milan’s Brazilian talisman Kaka is off to Real Madrid as Florentino Perez brings his game with a view to bring in Galacticos 2.0. The previous version was Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, Ronaldo, and Luis Figo – this time [...]

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