Brotherly Game Daily Links 11/28/17

Philadelphia Union News

Haris Medunjanin named 2017 Union Player of the Year
The Union fan base has spoken, and Haris Medunjanin was named the 2017 Union Player of the year in a very close vote.

Union owner Jay Sugarman: 'We do need to spend more, and we'll be doing that'
Union owner Jay Sugarman doesn't speak publicly all that often. So when he does, it gets noticed.

What Union owner Jay Sugarman wants to see in MLS expansion candidates
Jay Sugarman speaks about his work on the expansion committee and what he is looking for in candidate cities.

MLS News

Contract Deadline Day 2017: Stay up to date with all the moves around MLS
Monday was the first Contract Deadline Day of the MLS offseason and it was a doozy.

Greg Vanney named MLS Coach of the Year
A record-breaking season gets the Reds boss an award.

Viewerships for MLS playoffs on ESPN, ESPN2 and FS1 combined are up 18 percent
The 14 games are averaging 257,000 on the English-language networks vs. 218,000 in 2016.

Bayern Munich star Robert Lewandowski dreams of LA move
Robert Lewandowski hopes to play for a Los Angeles-based club before he retires, his wife has told Business Insider.

Alex Klein

Hello Union fans! My name is Alex and I've been doing the daily links post for Brotherly Game since the 2016 season. You'll find me on here with all the biggest news stories in MLS and around the world. I also live tweet many of the Union games, and I'm a season ticket hold in section 102. Stop by and say hi!

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