When Sporting Kansas City hosts expansion side Austin FC on Sunday night at Children’s Mercy Park, a pair of longtime best friends and two of the most accomplished MLS players in Kansas City history will find themselves in an unfamiliar situation.
For the first time ever, Sporting defender Graham Zusi and Austin FC defender Matt Besler will be opponents.
As unmistakable faces of the Sporting franchise, Zusi and Besler led Sporting to an MLS Cup, three U.S. open Cup titles and nine playoff appearances from 2009-2020. Besler moved from Sporting to Austin FC ahead of the 2021 campaign and will return to Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday in a marquee showdown on FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app.