Jun 28 2024 6 mins
David Smale has been a sports journalist for more than 40 years, and he's grown tired of writing about losing streaks, slumps, and recaps to games we all watched. He'd much prefer to tell positive stories about Kansas City athletes and sports icons.
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They call Kansas City the soccer capital of America. You don't earn that title without incredible players and ambassadors of the sport. David Smale details the career of Matt Besler, a stalwart on the back line for Sporting Kansas City through some of the club's highest of highs and what Besler has learned about soccer, life and more while playing in Kansas City.
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For more stories like this one you can find his blog at myinsidestory.substack.com
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