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Union Already Beloved in City of Brotherly Love Before Opener |
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Friday, 09 April 2010 22:30 | |||||
The newest franchise in Major League Soccer makes their home debut tomorrow and it will try to match the one of the 2009 expansion team, the Seattle Sounders. With the same type of support that Seattle had in their first season, the Union are poised to succeed at home. Philadelphia fans have a reputation for being the most supportive of their sports teams. But at the same time, they also have a reputation for getting on an athlete's case if the performance is not up to their standards. The supporters group, Sons of Ben, has been behind the Union even before its official inception on May 11, 2009. The supporters section at the new PPL Park, which opens June 27th against the Sounders, has been sold out for quite some time and the club had to cut off season-ticket sales because they were selling so quickly. The Sons of Ben will have to travel for all except two games until the opening of PPL Park, with the exception of Saturday's game against DC United and a May 15th match with FC Dallas, both games being played at Lincoln Financial Field. After June 27th, the Union will host 14 home games that will be filled with enthusiasm from the Sons of Ben section and from the rest of the 18,500 seats that will most likely be filled at PPL Park. No matter where the Union play, the Sons of Ben and the rest of Philadelphia's sports fans will be behind this team no matter what the result. Read more MLS news on BleacherReport.com Source: Click Here
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