Sacha Kljestan Exchanges Jerseys With Christopher Hegardt After Heartwarming Story

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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