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==Sports== [[Chester, Pennsylvania|Chester]] is home to the [[Philadelphia Union]] of [[Major League Soccer]]; the team plays at [[Subaru Park]], a venue located at the base of the [[Commodore Barry Bridge]]. Delaware County is the traditional home of women's professional soccer in the Philadelphia area. The former [[Philadelphia Charge]] of the defunct [[Women's United Soccer Association]] played at [[Villanova Stadium]], which is located on the campus of [[Villanova University]]. The [[Philadelphia Independence]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] succeeded the Charge and played at Widener University's Leslie Quick Stadium in 2011. Delaware County is the home of one of oldest baseball leagues in the country, the Delco League, which at one time was known for featuring future, former, and even current major league players who were offered more money than their current teams would pay them.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaguelineup.com/information.asp?url=delcoleague |title=Delco League |website=leaguelineup.com |access-date=October 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012091504/http://www.leaguelineup.com/information.asp?url=delcoleague |archive-date=October 12, 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20121011/NEWS/310119998|title=Delco League to honor legends of ballfields from 105 seasons|work=Delco Times|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20110418/colts-bolt-borough-collingdales-delco-baseball-league-team-is-the-latest-loss-endured-by-tiny-town|title=COLTS BOLT BOROUGH: Collingdale's Delco Baseball League team is the latest loss endured by tiny town|work=Delco Times|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Every summer, Delaware County is home to the Delco Pro-Am, a basketball league consisting of current, future, and former NBA players as well as local standout players.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.delcotimes.com/article/DC/20130625/NEWS/306259936|title=Plenty of talent as Delco Pro-Am League tips off|work=Delco Times|access-date=October 8, 2014}}</ref> Delaware County is also the former home of a [[rugby league]] team called the Aston Bulls, a member of the [[American National Rugby League]]. [[Darby, Pennsylvania|Darby]] was home to the [[Hilldale Club]], the [[1925 Colored World Series]] champions.
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