Over the past few weeks, the best place to watch Philadelphia Union players do exciting things on a soccer pitch wasn’t in MLS.
On Sunday, the U20 U.S. Men’s National Team won the Concacaf U20 Championship with a 6-0 over the Dominican Republic, capping off an effort that also saw them qualify for the 2023 U20 World Cup and the 2024 Olympics.
The U.S. squad contained four Union first-teamers—Paxten Aaronson, Quinn Sullivan, Jack McGlynn, and Brandan Craig—who all played critical roles in the championship run. Union players scored 15 of the U20s’ 31 goals for the tournament, and the U.