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Injury Report: Striker listed as out for clash with expansion side Atlanta United FC

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Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Center for Sports Medicine at Children's Mercy.



Sporting Kansas City is preparing to host high-scoring expansion side Atlanta United FC tonight at Children’s Mercy Park with one name on the club’s injury report.


Cameron Porter went down early this week in training and suffered a broken fibula, ruling the forward out for the remainder of the season.


Atlanta travels to Kansas City with several injury concerns, as strikers Josef Martinez (foot injury) and Kenwyne Jones (knee swelling) are both out for tonight’s match. In addition, former Sporting KC goalkeeper Alec Kann remains sidelined with a quad injury while defender Mark Bloom is also out with a back issue.


Kickoff for tonight’s clash is set for 7 p.m. CT, with tickets available via SeatGeek.com. The match will be televised nationally on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Deportes, while Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will have the call on the radio.

<strong>PLAYER</strong>
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong>
<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>INJURY</strong>
Diego Rubio
15
March 4-June 10
Torn ACL
Erik Palmer-Brown
2<br> 4
March 11-March 18<br> June 10-June 24
Ankle Sprain<br> Thigh Injury
Cameron Iwasa
3
March 4-March 18
Hamstring Strain
Dom Dwyer
2
May 20-June 3
Knee Injury
Benny Feilhaber
2<br> 1
March 31-April 9<br> June 28
Thigh Strain<br> Lower Leg/Ankle Injury
Saad Abdul-Salaam
1
March 18
Thigh Strain
Soony Saad
1
May 17
Ankle Sprain
Kevin Ellis
1
June 3-June 10
Quad Strain
Latif Blessing
1
June 10-June 14
Hip Injury
Ike Opara
1
July 22-July 29
Concussion
Gerso
0
July 6
Dislocated Shoulder
Roger Espinoza
0
June 10
Lower Back Injury
Cameron Porter
0
August 6-present
Broken Fibula