Philadelphia Union looked to put a halt to their losing streak today as they played host to Sporting Kansas City. Sporting made it four games without a loss, playing to a 1-1 draw midweek with Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday evening. Sporting KC came into tonight’s match in second place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points from 13 matches. On the other hand, the Union came into the match in ninth place with 8 points from 12 matches.
The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team opened the 2012 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament with style and substance, getting a hat trick from Joe Corona, one goal from Juan Agudelo, one from team captain Freddy Adu and an own goal in a 6-0 victory against Cuba to open Group A play. “We’re obviously pleased with the strong start, but we’re also not satisfied with the performance,” U.S. head coach Caleb Porter said. “Even though the result was lopsided, I still thought it could