Team’s progress leads to Best XI nods for Union’s Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes

Team’s progress leads to Best XI nods for Union’s Kai Wagner, Jakob Glesnes

CHESTER — The finalists for MLS’s Defender of the Year hinted strongly in this direction, but Wednesday it was confirmed by the league that both Jakob Glesnes and Kai Wagner were voted to the league’s Best XI, as voted by media, players and clubs. Glesnes finished second in Defender of the Year balloting, his 15.05 percent of the total vote share trailing the 22.12 of Vancouver’s Tristan Blackmon. Wagner was third at 9.91 percent. Wednesday they…

Best XI | Wagner recognized as one of the league's best

For the second time in his Major League Soccer career, Philadelphia Union defender Kai Wagner has earned Best XI honors, earning recognition from MLS club technical staff, media, and active players as the best in his position across all 32 teams. “It’s a big recognition for the work you do