Sporting Kansas City went into Portland Sunday night and shut out the Timbers in the first leg of the Western Conference Finals. Here are three things we learned from the scoreless draw: Sporting’s back line still commanded Besler, Zusi It was hard to keep up with the number of times Matt Besler saved Sporting’s night […]
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It’s been “four years in the wilderness” for Sporting Kansas City, according to Fox Sports announcer John Strong. SKC won the MLS Cup in 2013, then was bounced from the knockout round in each of the four seasons after that. But now, “Peter Vermes has finally recalibrated things and hit that right balance,” Strong said. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”447″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The exclamation echoed through the hall leading to Sporting Kansas City’s locker room, and into the press conference room of Children’s Mercy Park: “F*** yeah!” SKC had just taken down Real Salt Lake 4-2 in the second leg of their […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — It took a Daniel Salloi brace, some Video-Assistant-Referee drama and a man-down lineup — but Sporting Kansas City took down Los Angeles FC 2-1 Sunday to win Major League Soccer’s Western Conference. “It says that we can do it in a lot of different ways,” Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”326″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Sporting Kansas City lost 3-2 to FC Dallas Saturday in front of its home crowd. Here are three things we learned from the team’s rough night: Peter Vermes has had it with MLS officials Saturday wasn’t the first time this season that Kansas City […]
Three unanswered second-half goals from Sporting KC secured the home win for the Western Conference leaders over the Houston Dynamo. The home win is SKC’s first over the Orange since 2011. The game was minutes from ending as a draw before an 88th-minute strike gave the home side the lead for good. “The opportunities were […]
Sporting Kansas City’s matches this year have not fallen short on drama. Saturday was no different, as SKC advanced to the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals with a 3-2 win over FC Dallas. Here are three things we learned: Daniel Salloi finding his groove Salloi has a knack this season for being at the right place […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Short-range goals from Khiry Shelton and Darwin Quintero ultimately resulted in a 1-1 draw between first-place Sporting Kansas City (7-2-3, 24 points) and Minnesota United (4-7-1, 13 points). The Loons’ odds of upsetting the Western Conference leader looked promising early, but the hosts could only manage to weather Kansas City’s second-half effort to […]
Daniel Salloi’s 16th minute goal propelled Sporting Kansas City to an early lead at home over Colorado on Saturday night, as the hosts held on for the 1-0 win at Children’s Mercy Park. It extended SKC’s first-place lead in the Western Conference while Colorado’s lost its third in a row, falling to 10th. The Rapids […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”173″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Sporting Kansas City fired 24 total shots at Colorado Saturday night, but only needed one. Daniel Salloi’s first goal of the season gave SKC a 1-0 win at home and three more points, maintaining first place in the Western Conference standings. Here are three […]