⚽️ Vote for El Brujo and Blake

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Good morning. Happy November! Election season is upon us. Signs litter the landscape and your mailbox is full of promises. In Union land, the only voting that matters is for Goal of the Year and Save of the Year. Jose Martinez and Andre Blake are both finalists. V-O-T-E Vote!

In the email today:

It’s Election season in MLS. Jose Martinez is up for Goal of the Year and Andre Blake is up for Save of the Year.

El Brujo’s goal was his first career goal for the Union, a rocketed shot from distance against Orlando City.

Blake’s save was one that’s still hard to believe. Christian Benteke had two cracks at the goal but was denied by the brick wall in the Union’s road victory in Washington DC in August.

Interestingly enough and not all that surprising, neither Blake or Martinez made the graphic for the two votes.

Vote for Goal of the Year and Save of the Year

2) 📷 A Touching Tribute to a Devoted Fan 

Subaru Park was full on Saturday night as it has been all season and the River End was rocking but there was one empty seat that hung heavy on the hearts of supporters. It was the seat of Dan Gorman, a season ticket holder and Sons of Ben member from the team’s beginning.

Gorman died last month from injuries sustained in an electric bike accident on a trail in Colorado. He worked in the film industry as a location scout and always had his camera with him to document games from the River End.

3) 😐 Meme of the Day: Union Win, Glesnes and Wagner

4) 💧 Water Cooler: Columbus or Atlanta

Have additional thoughts? Reply directly to this email to comment, and see if we include your response tomorrow.

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Results from our last poll If Kai Wagner Is Out, Who Should Play:

Nathan Harriel is preferred if Kai Wagner is suspended as a result of the league’s investigation into an alleged use of a racial slur. 

5) 🔗 Link Roundup:

• 🎙️ Union writer Greg Oldfield talked playoffs with Dan Feuerstein on his Feurerstein’s Fire podcast.

• 🥅 Kai Wagner practiced Tuesday amidst a league investigation into his alleged use of a racial slur against Bobby Wood.

• ➛ The MLS SuperDraft is expanding with players being able to be eligible for the draft after their sophomore seasons.

• 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia is the lone bidder for the 2034 FIFA World Cup.

The newsletter today was written by: Matt Ralph @MattRalph_ and Alex Klein @DaddyKleinBucks

Thanks for reading!