As everyone can agree by now, nothing about the year 2020 has been normal.
It was perhaps prophetic, then, that defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi—two unmistakable faces of the Sporting Kansas City franchise and eternal club legends—were not on the field in the club’s wild playoff win over the San Jose Earthquakes on Nov. 22.
This was the first time in the decade-long history of Children’s Mercy Park that Besler and Zusi had missed a Sporting playoff game. Besler is currently working his way back from a concussion, while Zusi will miss the rest of the year with a foot injury.