It came as no surprise that Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya was named to the 23-player United States squad for next month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup. Neither was it surprising that Andre Blake was named to Jamaica’s team for the tournament. But that won’t mitigate the effect their absences will have on the Union.
Even though Major League Soccer will go dark for nearly two full weeks during the Gold Cup’s group stages, some quirks in the Union’s schedule could lead to Blake’s and/or Bedoya’s missing up to eight games while on national team duty.
Bedoya left Philadelphia to join the U.