Rarely does a city have so many sports teams at such high moments at the same time, that is happening right now in the “City of Brotherly Love” as the Philadelphia Phillies in MLB and the Philadelphia Union in MLS are in the finals of their respective sports, while the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL are the hottest team in the game right now.
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Philadelphia Union to MLS Cup Final
On Sunday, the Philadelphia Union defeated NYC FC 3-1 in the Eastern Conference final with goals from Julian Carranza (65′), Daniel Gazdag (67′) and Cory Burke (76′) to turn around the defending champions who had taken the lead with a goal from Maximiliano Moralez (57′).
With this result, the Philadelphia Union will face Los Angeles FC next Saturday, the Southern California side defeated Austin FC 3-0 in the Western Conference final.
Philadelphia Phillies in the World Series
As for the Phillies, they are in their first World Series since 2009, being the big surprise in the National League playoffs and the team led by Bryce Harper is tied 1-1 with the Houston Astros.
The news is good for the Philies as they won one of the two games played in the “Space City” and have the opportunity to win the trophy if they sweep the next three games against the Astros, which will take place next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at Citizens Bank Park.
Philadelphia Eagles, the only undefeated team in the NFL
On Sunday, the Eagles defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 35-13 in Week 8 of the 2022 NFL season to remain the only undefeated team with a 7-0 record.
The Eagles’ next game will be the Week 9 opener when they visit the Houston Texans on Thursday Night Football, who have the worst record in the entire NFL, so there is a real possibility of two wins on the same day for the city of Philadelphia over Houston in different sports.
For full perspective, the Philadelphia Flyers (11 points) in the NHL are fourth in the Eastern Conference and the exception at the moment is the Philadelphia 76ers (3-4) are ninth, also in the Eastern Conference, in the nascent NBA season.
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