A Ukrainian refugee’s love for the Eagles helped him acclimate to his new home in Philly
PHILADELPHIA — After fleeing the war in Ukraine, Sergei Zherdev arrived in Philadelphia in mid-January and discovered a city clad in midnight green.
It was everywhere he looked — on flags, clothing, buses, cakes, and many other tributes to a team he found out was called the Eagles.
Zherdev had no prior exposure to American football, but the city’s fervor for the playoff-bound Birds made an…