Sacha Kljestan’s wish came true, with the LA Galaxy’s veteran midfielder exchanging jerseys with Charlotte FC rookie Christopher Hegardt after Saturday’s inaugural MLS match at Bank of America Stadium, a 1-0 win for the visitors before a record-setting crowd of 74,479 fans.
The heartwarming moment postgame between second-half substitutes arrived after Kljestan shared a personal story Friday of meeting a younger Hegardt in 2010 when he was undergoing treatment.
Kljestan, back in 2010, visited Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and met a young patient. That ended up being none other than Charlotte rookie Christopher Hegardt, as the 36-year-old shared on Twitter.
Kljestan, a Chivas USA player in 2010 moving to Belgium’s Anderlecht, gave Hegardt a US men’s national team jersey at the time.
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