“Philadelphia, it’s been a year and we’re only about halfway through.”
Those are the words, narrated by Philadelphia Union defender Mark McKenzie, that open a powerful video produced by the team ahead of Thursday’s return to play against NYCFC at 9 a.m.
The video, produced in-house by Tyler Beaumont and Jordan Strauss, tells the story of what’s been going on since the Union last played in and around a city that’s experienced the ongoing hardship and devastation from COVID-19 and the outcry in the streets for justice following the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis and an end to police brutality and systemic racism.