Below is a feature from the March 23rd edition of Inside the Net.
Supporter culture in soccer is unique. Across the world, supporters' groups provide a thumping, raucous element to matches. That energy arrived in Philadelphia through the Sons of Ben, and both of the Union's 2018 Supporters of the Year come from the rowdy River End.
"I wasn't an early adopter; I didn't join Sons of Ben until 2010," Jeffrey Mitchell says. "I knew what they were doing but thought they were just a bunch of crazy guys without a snowball's chance in hell of getting this done.