Two players from Special Olympics Philadelphia will represent Philadelphia Union at the sixth annual Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star Soccer Showcase, presented by MLS WORKS and ESPN, as part of Major League Soccer's All-Star Week festivities from July 27-31 in Orlando, Fla.
Zachery Gender(Unified All-Star Athlete) and Emmanuel Molina (Partner) will sport the Union's navy and gold on the Unified Sports Eastern Conference All-Star team. The duo will play in an East-versus-West, 11-versus-11 match featuring Unified players from other MLS clubs on July 31 at 9:30 a.m. ET at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Gender is a forward but also plays in net while his partner Molina brings versatility beyond his preferred winger spot.