Austin FC: Besler addition will help another star get born

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Austin FC has a cagey long-term strategy for picking up defender Matt Besler

Defender Matt Besler has appeared in almost 300 regular-season MLS matches as he heads to Austin FC for the team’s 2021 maiden season. Team sporting director Claudio Reyna is right calling Besler a proven defender. He adds that the former Sporting Kansas City captain will provide leadership for the expansion Texas team.

During 12 seasons at Sporting KC, he figured prominently in the 2013 MLS Cup and three U.S. Open Cups. As the team won No. 1 seed in the Western Conference this season, he appeared in only 10 games. The best of those games was a start against…