Sporting Kansas City captain and defender Matt Besler participated in a teleconference with local media this morning. His full remarks can be found below.
On attending the Kansas City Wiz’s inaugural MLS match in April 1996 at Arrowhead Stadium…
I was 9 years old at the time. My family was big sports fans and we had just gotten into soccer. Specifically, the 1994 World Cup in the United States was the first time that we got to watch soccer on a global scale. That’s kind of when I really fell in love with the game and started getting jerseys.