Jim Curtin is an American professional soccer coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer. He spent most of his playing career with the Chicago Fire.
Curtin in 2023
Curtin playing in the 2004 MLS All-Star Game, representing Chicago Fire
Curtin in 2013
The Philadelphia Union is an American professional soccer club based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The Union compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Founded on February 28, 2008, the club began playing in 2010 as an expansion team. The club's home stadium is Subaru Park, a soccer-specific stadium located in Chester, Pennsylvania on the banks of the Delaware River.
National Soccer Hall of Famer Walter Bahr, with then-Vice President Joe Biden, at a Philadelphia Union match, 2010
Sébastien Le Toux was the Union's first goal scorer.
Jakob Glesnes during a May 2021 match is shown wearing the club's light blue away kit
Join, or Die, the cartoon by Benjamin Franklin which was the inspiration behind the Union's brand