CHESTER, Pa. — Shortly after retiring from MLS in 2009, Jim Curtin spoke with Union minority owner Richie Graham about his future as a youth academy coach — and, more importantly, the future of a Philadelphia Union club that was set to enter the league the following year.
“It was hard to see maybe when you’re sitting in literally a trailer and there’s no building or structure or anything yet,” Curtin told MLSsoccer.com. “But you can recognize that there were good people involved in the project. And now you’re really starting to see the reward from it.