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Cory Burke's rise leaves Union at a crossroads as race to MLS playoffs begins

There’s still a lot of time left in the season, but with just over half the year’s games in the books, the Union are at a bit of a crossroads.

As MLS’ unofficial World Cup break ends, Jim Curtin’s squad is in eighth place in the Eastern Conference (5-7-3, 18 points), but just one point out of the playoff places that go to the top six. The race for that spot is going to be wide open, particularly with sixth-place Orlando just firing its coach after a six-game winless streak in league games.

The Union think they’re a good team, but know a lot of people don’t believe them.