Ethan Chambers became an Internet sensation on Christmas morning as he unwrapped gifts.

Two weeks later, the excitement of that present grew to proportions he could’ve never expected.

Video of Chambers, 9, sobbing with joy as he unwrapped sets of tickets to Union games and a signed picture of his favorite player, Keegan Rosenberry, went viral across the MLS world. Friday, Chambers spent the morning with Rosenberry on a personal tour of the Union’s training facility.

Thank you @K_J_Rose @PhilaUnion for making his Christmas a little more special pic.twitter.com/N0chkEewyb

— Shawn Chambers (@shawnpat76) December 25, 2016

The Pottstown resident – along with his parents, Shawn and Tanya, and younger sister, Emery – got the behind-the-scenes Union experience. Chambers shot a game of pool with in the team’s recreation area with Rosenberry and went through the daily routine of a Union players, from the video theater to lunch room to training facilities, all with a personalized journey for the occasion.

“You don’t get to play pool with a famous soccer player all the time,” Chambers said.

Keegan Rosenberry working on his callup to the US billiards team (with fan Ethan Chambers) pic.twitter.com/7Swb7ynOhH

— Matthew De George (@sportsdoctormd) January 6, 2017

Chambers, who plays for the Pottsgrove Force, was hooked last summer when he and his club attended the July date with Vancouver at Talen Energy Stadium. The gameday experience of seeing players he idolizes up close shaped Chambers’ Christmas wish list: Tickets to a Union game, and books.

“I get to actually see what they do and it makes me want to learn more about it so that way I can get better at it and progress,” Chambers said.
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