Brenden Aaronson and Mark McKenzie broke into the US Men's National Team at the start of 2020, and according to ChasingACup.com, they are only the latest sign of how strong Philadelphia Union's academy has become in recent years.
Finishing ahead of vaunted academies such as Real Salt Lake and Seattle Sounders, the Union academy was declared, "the most underrated Major League Soccer academy."
Notably, the Union academy features YSC Academy, a school that is built to marry young players' love of soccer with academic success. Union academy members train twice a day and work with their teachers to learn the self-discipline and time management necessary to balance their academic and athletic lives.