New in 2024, Behind the Shield presented by Audi will be available after every match week this season with the video series - produced by Sporting Kansas City's full-time digital storytellers - providing fans with an immersive viewing experience highlighted by exclusive interviews and all-access footage from Sporting Kansas City players, trainings and matchdays.
This week's BTS -- which can be seen on SportingKC.com, Sporting Kansas City's YouTube channel and MLS Season Pass on Apple TV -- shines the spotlight on Sporting's storied history in the U.S. Open Cup and captures the newest chapter with the club's 2-0 win over Indy Eleven last Tuesday to clinch a berth in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Final.
"I've always thought of this competition as the best one and the most fun," says Sporting KC forward Daniel Salloi, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2017 U.S. Open Cup Final. "That was such a high moment in my career. It was definitely a dream. I am very happy to play in the final again. Hopefully it's the same outcome as last time."
Sporting Kansas City will travel to face LAFC in the 2024 U.S. Open Cup Final at 9:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles. The final will be free to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in more than 100 countries worldwide, providing the largest global audience to date for U.S. Soccer's national championship, as Sporting seeks a record-tying fifth U.S. Open Cup trophy.
In addition, Sporting Kansas City has qualified for the 2025 Concacaf Champions Cup with last week's results in the U.S. Open Cup. The 60th edition of the Concacaf Champions Cup, which will feature the best clubs from across the region, is scheduled to be played between February and June 2025 in a five-round direct elimination knockout stage format.
The first four rounds—Round One, Round of 16, Quarterfinals and Semifinals—all include home and away play, while the Final is played as a single-leg match. In addition to crowning the Confederation’s club champion, the Concacaf Champions Cup is the sole path through which clubs in North America, Central America and the Caribbean can qualify for the expanded 32-team FIFA Club World Cup.
