When you first meet Philadelphia Union Youth General Manager David Pettican, two things immediately stand out. He is passionate for his family and he is passionate about soccer. Those passions will come through to anyone that meets Pettican as he looks to grow the Union’s soccer family.
“I’m a granddad; I have two children so I’m always around children,” Pettican told me. “I have many, many nephews and nieces that I have loads of fun with when I go back to the U.K. so children have a big place in my heart. Family values and families have a big part in me.