The big news for Philadelphia Union is that the club is in first place in the Eastern Conference as the summer months of the MLS season get underway. But when Jim Curtin spoke to media on Friday ahead of his club's showdown with 12th place New England, the big focus was on who would be available for the head coach when his conference-leading team took the field on Saturday.
Curtin said he will have a couple big names back in the lineup, but he admitted his team will miss a couple players that have helped the club climb the standings in recent weeks.