Daily Links: Curtin speaks on team ahead of Cincinnati game

Top 5 Union Players in the EA SPORTS FC 24
Here’s how the experts scored the Top 5 Boys in Blue in each category.

Union forward Julián Carranza is focused on scoring goals, not European transfer rumors
The Union said no to some big-time offers this summer, knowing they’ll get more this winter if he keeps scoring. Carranza tells The Inquirer that he’s fine with staying focused on the present.

Jersey Swap Podcast Previews the Match
Philadelphia Soccer Now contributor Brady Ferguson was a guest on Cincy Soccer Talk’s Jersey Swap podcast to talk about Saturday’s match.

MLS News

Alan Pulido signs new three-year deal with Sporting KC
Sporting KC has played 133 games across all competitions since Pulido’s arrival, including 115 regular season games. Alan featured in less than half of those matches, with 61 total appearances in all competitions. However, when he’s in the lineup, the team is exceptional.

Whitecaps once again turn to Canadian squad, sign attacker Junior Hoilett
Hoilett, who previously played in the English Premier League with Cardiff City FC, Blackburn Rovers and Queens Park Rangers, was most recently with Reading FC who were relegated to the third tier of English soccer at the end of the last season.