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Former Union captain Maurice Edu enjoying new job as TNT Champions League TV analyst

Maurice Edu helped the Union reach the U.S. Open Cup final in 2014 and 2015.

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A little less than 14 months since Maurice Edu last played a soccer game, the former Union captain has come back to the spotlight. This week, Turner Sports hired him to be a regular analyst on the network's UEFA Champions League studio show, after a successful audition at the start of the month.

He has been reunited with some old friends on Turner's set. Edu played with fellow studio analysts Carlos Bocanegra, Tim Howard, and Stuart Holden with the U.