"Ale is the heart and soul of this club. He’s the captain and a leader.”
That’s how Philadelphia Union Head Coach Jim Curtin described Alejandro Bedoya during his press conference ahead of Saturday’s 2020 season opener at FC Dallas. Few can argue that the first captain to lead the Union to a playoff win has already become a club legend, and that is why the news that he will be wearing blue and gold even longer will be greeted with near-universal positivity.
Bedoya is coming off his best season in MLS, and he has raised the bar on his level of play every year he has been in Philadelphia.