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A reported change in goal for the Philadelphia Union is the focus of the latest edition of the KYW Philly Soccer Show.

On Tuesday, CBS3’s Kevin Kinkead reported that Union head coach Jim Curtin has decided to bench starting goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi following the team’s dramatic loss in Kansas City on Sunday.

KYW’s Greg Orlandini is joined by Kinkead in this episode of the pod to talk with Union goalkeeper John McCarthy, who is widely expected to start in Saturday’s game against New York City FC ahead of Andre Blake, who is just now returning to full training after knee surgery in the offseason.

McCarthy, the USL Goalkeeper of the Year in 2014 with the Rochester Rhinos, says if called upon by the team, he is ready to go. The local product (FC Delco, North Catholic, La Salle, Ocean City Nor’easters, Reading United) also talks about the excitement he feels in getting the chance to play for his hometown team at PPL Park.





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