United Soccer League expansion in Bethlehem

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
United Soccer League expansion in Bethlehem

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (WPVI) -- The Philadelphia Union are taking the wraps off their new expansion team.

The team unveiled the Bethlehem Steel FC as their affiliate in the United Soccer League Tuesday.

Team officials made the announcement at SteelStacks in Bethlehem.

The Steel will play in the Lehigh Valley and at Lehigh University's Goodman Stadium.

The original Bethlehem Steel Football Club dissolved during the great depression.

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