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UNION FACT CHECK: Union welcome Toronto to Philly for home opener

The Union grabbed a point against Whitecaps FC in Vancouver to kick off the season, and now head back to Talen Energy Stadium to host Toronto FC in the home opener Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET. Here is your Union Fact Check ahead of Saturday's match.

  • Philadelphia Union earned a draw in their first match of the season on Sunday against Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  • Derrick Jones, Jay Simpson, Fafa Picault, Oguchi Onyewu and Haris Medunjanin made their MLS and Union debuts on Sunday.
  • With his first career start, Jones becomes the first Philadelphia Union player to appear for the Union Academy, Bethlehem Steel FC and start in MLS as a Homegrown.