The Free Kick

The Philadelphia Union have been busy over the last couple of weeks, with the club announcing the promotion of Paul Killian to Academy Director, Ben Moane, Fred da Silva, and Henry Apaloo to interim assistant coaches with the first team, and waiving Olivier Mbaizo. Todd and José share their thoughts on the latest changes at the club. They also discuss the FIFA World Cup so far, with the knockout s...

On Monday, Philadelphia Union II took on Côte d'Ivoire at Subaru Park in the African nation's final tune-up before the start of its World Cup campaign. Philadelphia Union II welcomed Cavan Sullivan back to the second team for the first time since 2025. The match also saw former Union II players and current college standouts Jojo Elliott (Delaware), Henry Bernstein (Maryland), Gavin Wetsel (Pittsbu...

The Philadelphia Union announced on Wednesday that they have parted ways with head coach Bradley Carnell after a 1-10-4 start in MLS this season. The club announced that Philadelphia Union II head coach Ryan Richter will serve as the interim head coach. The club also announced that Jon Scheer will serve as the clubs new Sporting Director after serving as the interim since March. Todd and José give...

The first half of the MLS season has come to an end, with the Philadelphia Union losing to Inter Miami 6–4 after blowing a two-goal lead. Todd and José discuss their thoughts on the match, with topics including Bradley Carnell's clear frustrations over the lack of depth on the Union roster, Carnell's second-half changes, and what the second half of the MLS season could look like for both Carnell a...

The Philadelphia Union have one last match before MLS pauses for the FIFA World Cup break, with the Union taking on the defending MLS Cup champions, Inter Miami. Todd is joined by Apple TV's lead MLS analyst, Jake Zivin. Todd and Jake discuss Zivin's career as the former TV play-by-play commentator for the Portland Timbers, Inter Miami's match against the Timbers, the differences between last year...

The Philadelphia Union remain winless in six home MLS matches after drawing 1–1 with the Columbus Crew, thanks to a goal from Milan Iloski that tied the game. Todd and José discuss their thoughts from the match, including the Union starting games in second gear, Ben Bender's performance at left back, whether Bradley Carnell will still be in charge by the Union's next home game in July, and assessi...

The Philadelphia Union crawled back from being 2-0 and then 3-1 down to Orlando City to eventually fall 4-3 down in Orlando, as the Union now sit in last place in MLS with only one win in 13 matches. Jose is joined by Mark Kelkenberg to recap last night's Philadelphia Union loss.   Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKickPod YouTube: The Free Kick https://the...

The Philadelphia Union blew a 1–0 lead to the New England Revolution, losing 2–1 and extending their winless streak to five games. Todd and José discuss their thoughts from the match, with topics including the Union once again conceding a late goal for either the equalizer or the lead, Frankie Westfield suffering a hip injury, and the data finally catching up to the eye test.       Social Media: T...

The Philadelphia Union are looking to continue their fine road form, where they are 1-1-1 in their last three away matches, as they head north to take on the New England Revolution. Todd is joined by USL Championship/NWSL commentator Mike Watts to preview the upcoming match, with topics such as: whether it's any surprise that the Union and San Jose Earthquakes are in their current positions, what...

Todd and José were both able to attend Philadelphia Union training on Tuesday afternoon to interview Milan Iloski and Bruno Damiani. Both players talked about the positives from the club's last five games, with Damiani opening up about his recent struggles and the team overall staying positive and building confidence.   Social Media: Twitter: @FreeKickPod Instagram: @FreeKickPod Facebook: @FreeKic...

The Philadelphia Union and Nashville SC played to a 0–0 draw on Saturday night at Subaru Park, leaving the Union still searching for their first home win this season. The Union created plenty of chances, with shots hitting the post, Brian Schwake denying them four times, and Jovan Lukić missing a golden one-on-one opportunity. With the draw, the Union have now gone undefeated in four of their last...

José Nuñez is joined by former Philadelphia Union player Ian Glavinovich to talk about the former defenders time in Philadelphia, during last years winning Supporters' Shield winning team. They discuss: When Glavinovich first heard about interesting from the Union, the similarities between Philadelphia and different cities in Argentina, injuries he suffered in Philadelphia, the start to the 2026 s...

After going unbeaten in their last three games, including picking up four points in their last two away games, the Union fell to the Columbus Crew by a score of 2-0. The defeat came thanks to an early goal from Max Arfsten, a Nathan Harriel own goal, and a Japhet Sery red card in stoppage time of the second half. José and Jillian discuss their thoughts from the game, including: Max Arfsten causing...

The Philadelphia Union look to conclude their road trip with three points against the Columbus Crew, which would see the Union go unbeaten in their last four matches. Philadelphia are coming off a 3-3 draw against Toronto, while Columbus are coming off a 2-1 win against LA Galaxy on Wednesday night, in which former Union player Dániel Gazdag opened the scoring for the Crew. Todd and José are joine...

Things were looking good for the Philadelphia Union as they led 2-0 against Toronto FC before conceding two goals to Josh Sargent and Kobe Franklin. In the 89th minute, Nathan Harriel thought he had scored the game-winning goal… only for Toronto goalkeeper Luka Gavran to head home the equalizer in the 6th minute of stoppage time. Todd is joined by Kyle and Jillian Almoney of The One Team We Agree...

The Philadelphia Union were held to zero goals once again by D.C. United, as United took four points off the Union during the regular season. Despite the draw, the Union were able to record their first clean sheet of the season and Andre Blake's 90th career clean sheet. Todd discusses his thoughts from the game, including: Ezekiel Alladoh and Bruno Damiani's performance, Jesús Bueno continuing to...

After last weekend's 2-1 comeback win over CF Montréal, the Philadelphia Union will look to earn back-to-back wins for the first time in 2026 as D.C. United visit Subaru Park on Saturday. MLS play-by-play commentator Nate Bukaty joins the show to preview Saturday's matchup. The trio discuss Nate's time as Sporting KC's lead commentator, what's gone wrong for D.C. United since their opening 1-0 win...

After starting the season 0-6, the Philadelphia Union picked up their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory over CF Montréal. Todd and José discuss the latest news, including Nathan Harriel signing a new contract extension with the club through 2028-29. They also share their thoughts on the game, with topics including the Union's struggles in the first half, their turnaround in the second hal...

The Union look to turn around their disappointing season with at least a point against struggling CF Montréal this Saturday. The Union come into the match having lost all six of their games in MLS, while Montréal have not fared much better, losing five of their first six games to start the season. During the Union's last five games in Montréal, they hold a 2-2-1 record, including a 2-1 win last Ma...

The Union's horrid run in 2026 continued Saturday night with a 2–1 loss to Charlotte FC, with the Union's equalizing goal lasting only a minute before Charlotte retook the lead through Wilfried Zaha. The Union's 0–6 start is the worst ever in MLS for a defending Supporters' Shield winner, and they are now three losses away from tying Toronto FC for the worst start in MLS history. Todd and José dis...

The Philadelphia Union's historically bad start to the 2026 MLS season continued Saturday afternoon against the Chicago Fire with a 2–1 loss, marking five straight losses to open the season. During this stretch, the Union have lost their first three home games—a first in team history. Todd is joined by The Philadelphia Inquirer's Owen Hewitt to discuss their thoughts from the match, including the...

Somehow, someway things continue to seem to get worse and worse for the Philadelphia Union as they fall to Atlanta United FC 3-1 in the battle of two winless teams. This marks a four-game losing streak to start the season for the Union, the most losses in a row to start a season for the club. Todd and José discuss their thoughts from the game and discuss: missed opportunities once again, does Brad...

The Philadelphia Union fell to Club América by a score of 1-0 at Subaru Park in the first leg of the Round of 16 in the Concacaf Champions Cup, marking the third straight loss for the Union in all competitions. Todd and José discuss their thoughts on the game, including the atmosphere created by América fans (with Union fans also not showing up), Bradley Carnell's unique lineup choice, switching t...

The Philadelphia Union fell to the San Jose Earthquakes by a score of 1–0, making it three straight losses to start the season for the club. It marks the first time since 2012 that they've opened a season 0–3. Todd and José share their thoughts on the match and discuss the continued lack of chances created for the forwards, the Union conceding yet another goal from the left back position, the abse...

The Philadelphia Union lose their second straight game in MLS, falling 2–1 to NYCFC. The loss makes it four defeats in the last six meetings against the Pigeons for the Union. Todd and José discuss a variety of news topics, including Markus Anderson's move to Brooklyn FC and Philippe Ndinga joining the Union, both now official. They also break down MLS releasing each club's roster profiles for the...