Sporting Kansas City obliterated the Montreal Impact, 7-1, at Children’s Mercy Park Saturday. It was the first time in history SKC had scored seven goals in a competitive match. Here are three things we learned from SKC’s dominant win: This is what happens when you give this team actual training time It may sound strange, […]
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For nearly 75 minutes Thursday, it looked like Major League Soccer’s last remaining hope to advance in the Concacaf Champions League was done. Sporting KC was locked in a 0-0 draw with Club Atletico Independiente until that point. But a three-goal flurry in 12 minutes from the home team shot SKC into the tournament semifinals. […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Years ago, the thought of Kansas City hosting World Cup matches would have been … well, not realistic. But as cities across the United States close in on the final phase of bidding to be a 2026 World Cup host site, those involved with the Kansas City bid feel good about […]
Sporting Kansas City, fresh off a Concacaf Champions League series win over Deportivo Toluca FC, opened its Major League Soccer season Sunday with a 2-1 loss at LAFC. Here are three things we learned from SKC’s last-second loss: Next couple weeks will tell us a lot about depth Entering Sunday’s match, plenty of questions swirled […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — If it feels like Sporting Kansas City barely took an offseason, you’re not entirely wrong. The team’s 2019 season-ending loss in the Western Conference Finals and the start of its Concacaf Champions League schedule sandwiched an extremely abbreviated downtime. But the MLS season is top priority, especially for a team knocked […]
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The end was a bit more unceremonious than many would have expected. But the dust has settled on Sporting Kansas City’s trade of defender Ike Opara to Minnesota United FC for Targeted Allocation Money. Weeks of speculation ended with Monday’s trade. And on Tuesday, SKC manager Peter Vermes expressed his “disappointment” in how the situation […]
After weeks of speculation, Sporting Kansas City finally has an Ike Opara answer. The club announced late Monday night it had traded the veteran defender to Minnesota United FC for $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money and a potential $100,000 in future TAM. Opara had asked SKC manager Peter Vermes for a trade weeks ago. At […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United announced the acquisition of defender Ike Opara from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, including an additional $100,000 in future TAM considerations. A nine-year MLS veteran, Opara made 157 league appearances during his tenures with Kansas City and San Jose. The deal comes in the wake […]
CHICAGO — It was a relatively low-pressure kind of day at the MLS SuperDraft for Sporting Kansas City. Head coach Peter Vermes has said he’s fairly content with the club’s roster heading into 2019. Still, the team had a No. 21 pick Friday and landed Florida Gulf Coast defender Kamar Mariott, who was not present […]