Philadelphia's newest team

What's the only professional league to have two teams whose nicknames start with "U"?

Well after the introduction of the Philadelphia United Union, Major League Soccer will soon fit that description. (With of course D.C. Union United being the other squad).

Today the Philadelphia soccer franchise was finally unveiled, culminating two years of the Sons of Ben pushing for a Philadelphia franchise.

I'll admit I didn't fully follow the developments of the club over the last couple of years. But Soft Pretzel Logic certainly did, even if it has nothing to do with college sports, and today was front and center at City Hall for the unveiling ceremony.

And even though the inaugural season doesn't start for 11 months, you can buy tickets right now.

As for my opinion, I'm a fan of the name Union except for one thing: it's too close to the aforementioned D.C. squad. Yes I'm from the D.C. area and have been to several United games, so call me biased. But I think it's silly to have a name so similar to a rival squad. That said, while "D.C. United" works really well in chants, I'll admit Philadelphia Union makes more sense than D.C. United. It'll be interesting to see if there's a rivalry between the two squads due to the similar names or more importantly the proximity of the clubs.

(HT UTB)