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Maryland's Number One Philadelphia Union Podcast! The Free Kick is a weekly podcast hosted by Todd Lewis and José Nuñez, in which they are joined by weekly guests that include MLS commentators and journalists from around the league. Each week consists of match previews, reviews, and news and rumors from around the league!
Todd Lewis hosts The Free Kick, a sports show with 441 episodes published.
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 tea
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
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 C
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.
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, includin
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 Ma
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
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/NWS
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 o
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 hitti
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
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 Arfst
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 Toront
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-winni
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
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 Nat
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 ex
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 no
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 star
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 Unio
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