Jeff Rueter is a beat writer who covers Minnesota United FC for MLSsoccer.com. You can read all of his work here.
It’s been an intense week for the city of Miami. The nation’s fourth-largest urban area has been bracing for Hurricane Irma as the storm was set to make landfall over the weekend. As such, evacuation has been difficult for many in South Florida.
Among the Miami residents in transit were Philadelphia Union midfielder Fafa Picault’s parents, Leslie and Lucerne. Fortunately, they were able to get out of the city before the severe weather hit.