Four Philadelphia Union Players Receive International Call-Ups

March 14, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Philadelphia Union News Release

CHESTER, Pa. - Philadelphia Union announced today that four of the club's players have received international call-ups ahead of the upcoming FIFA window. Cory Burke, Andre Blake (both Jamaica), Warren Creavalle (Guyana) and Matt Real (United States Under-20) will all join their respective national teams next week.

Blake and Burke join the Reggae Boyz ahead of two matches: a Concacaf Nations League contest at El Salvador (March 23) and an international friendly at Costa Rica (March 26). In the Concacaf Nations League qualification phase, which is entering its final matchday, Jamaica is in fifth place out of 34 teams and would clinch a berth in both League A of the 2019-20 Concacaf Nations League as well as the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup with a victory in the match at El Salvador. Both Union players are regulars with the Jamaican National Team; Blake has earned 35 caps for the side while Burke has made 16 appearances for his country.

Creavalle joins Guyana ahead of their Concacaf Nations League qualification contest, which is vs. Belize (March 23). Guyana is in eighth place out of 34 and is also looking to clinch a berth in the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Creavalle has appeared four times for Guyana in his career. The midfielder will be looking to earn his first cap since November 14, 2017, when he started in a 1-1 friendly draw vs. Trinidad and Tobago.

Meanwhile, Real is headed to San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain where he and the U-20s will play France (March 22) and Japan (March 25). He most recently joined the U-20s for the 2018 Concacaf U-20 Championship, where he was the team's captain en route to capturing the title and a berth in the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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