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Philadelphia Union vs. D.C. United isn't your traditional rivalry

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The Philadelphia Union announced yesterday that they will be playing D.C. United as part of Heineken Rivalry Week. The match will be nationally televised on UniMás Friday, May 20th - one of only a handful of nationally televised appearances for the Union. As part of this, "Supporters can choose from #I95CUP, #CAPITALCUP, #FREEDOMCUP or #COLONIALCUP. The voting begins May 4 and will conclude on May 6." Of course, there were some pretty funny suggestions for other hashtags for this rivalry matchup:

Something is different about the rivalry with United. To me, it's always seemed like a friendly rivalry.