Thread by @MattRalph_tBG, I’ve really enjoyed editing a lot of great writing on @BrotherlyGame this [...]

I’ve really enjoyed editing a lot of great writing on @BrotherlyGame this year. Here are some of my favorites.

. @GregOldfield21 deserves an award for his series on when the USMNT came to town to play UGH ahead of the 1990 World Cup https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/8/9/21350877/usmnt-oakford-pa-1990-united-german-hungarians

More Than a Game Part I: When the Italy-bound USMNT met their match in Bucks County

The first of a series on the night the U.S. men’s national team played the United German Hungarians in Oakford, Pa.

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/8/9/21350877/usmnt-oakford-pa-1990-united-german-hungarians

. @Joe_Lister21 wrote about one of the most stirring moments of 2020: when the Union came out wearing the names of victims of police brutality in place of their own on the backs of their jerseys https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/7/9/21318531/philadelphia-union-players-jersey-names-police-brutality-black-lives-matter

Union players wear names of victims of police brutality on their jerseys

In place of their own last names, the Philadelphia Union players wore the names of victims on their jerseys for their first game in the MLS is Back Tournament

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/7/9/21318531/philadelphia-union-players-jersey-names-police-brutality-black-lives-matter

. @MickeyJreissati wrote about Ray Gaddis participating in protests in Indianapolis and the team’s response to the George Floyd killing https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/6/2/21277825/ray-gaddis-joins-protest-in-indianapolis-union-teammates-speak-out-about-the-killing-of-george-floyd

Ray Gaddis joins protest in Indianapolis, Union teammates speak out about the killing of George...

Philadelphia Union released a statement on Monday

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/6/2/21277825/ray-gaddis-joins-protest-in-indianapolis-union-teammates-speak-out-about-the-killing-of-george-floyd

. @ericesponda wrote the story he didn’t know he’d have to wait so long to write when he started covering the team in 2010 https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/11/8/21555827/history-in-chester-union-win-the-supporters-shield

History in Chester; Union win the Supporters’ Shield

Union secure the franchise’s first trophy after beating New England 2-0

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/11/8/21555827/history-in-chester-union-win-the-supporters-shield

. @GregOldfield21 put his essay hat in to process the Union’s season amidst a pandemic https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/10/11/21509127/empty-stadiums-wistful-memories-and-reasoning-with-a-pandemic-disrupted-mls-season

Empty stadiums, wistful memories and reasoning with a pandemic-disrupted MLS season

As the Philadelphia Union prepare to welcome a limited number of fans for the first time in 2020, Greg Oldfield looks back on a season unlike any other

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/10/11/21509127/empty-stadiums-wistful-memories-and-reasoning-with-a-pandemic-disrupted-mls-season

. @GolazodelGringo wrote about his reaction to the Union winning Supporters’ Shield https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/11/9/21556808/philadelphia-union-won-supporters-shield-emotions

‘I didn’t expect to cry’ when the Union won the Supporters’ Shield

Former Brotherly Game editor Eugene Rupinski reflects on yesterday’s big day

https://www.brotherlygame.com/2020/11/9/21556808/philadelphia-union-won-supporters-shield-emotions

AJ and Luke from @doopybrothers helped me bring my idea to life of a hypothetical MLS original team in Philadelphia https://www.brotherlygame.com/philadelphia-ringers-96-project