Video - Sons of Ben: Meet the Owners

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Video: Nicky Sack Addresses Philly Faihful
Published 2/28/2008 by SF at MLS Underground
I'm really trying my damnedest not to turn this into a Sons of Ben tribute blog but for whatever reason they just keep popping up (just like Herpes!). I found this video of Nick Sickiewicz , part -owner & CEO the soon-to-be-street-official Philadelphia franchise whilst taking a break is morning from surfing in Florida to surf the web. In the next 24 hours you will read approximately 124 articles about FC Rocky/ Cheesesteak United/The Illadelph Dynamite, but if you've got 6 minutes to kill give this video a whirl for a bit of pre -announcement expansion scoop straight from one of the horses mouth.

VIDEO: Philadelphia's New Owners
Published 2/29/2008 by Rumor Mill at Major League Soccer (MLS) Rumors - For the time between the games
It's official: Philadelphia has joined MLS and presumably no opposing fan anywhere in the league, is safe as MLS now has its own version of Milwall supporters. We mean that in the nicest kind of way. Anyway... We came across this courtesy of our friends at Center Holds It. It is a video of the meeting between the new owners of the Philadelphia club and the supporters group, Sons of Ben at their pub The Darkhorse Tavern in Olde City, Philadelphia, PA. The video provides some extra information not discussed at the official press ...

It’s Officially Philly (and the SOBs Rejoice)
Published 2/29/2008 by Laurie at The Offside
It’s Officially Philly (and the SOBs Rejoice) By: Laurie | February 29th, 2008 I’m guessing we have some hungover SOBs in Philly this morning. (SOB = Sons of Ben. What did you think I meant?) Sons of Ben, if you’ll remember, were the supporters group without a team. The gang from Philadephia who have been working and pushing and hoping that the gods of MLS expansion would someday smile on them. And now, at last they have gotten their wish . The official announcement was yesterday. In one of the worst-kept secrets in history, Philadelphia are the newest expansion team. They will begin play in 2010. “We are thrilled to welcome ...