Rosters for the 2019 Sporting KC Media Game are set following a draft held at No Other Pub following the FIFA Women's World Cup Final on Sunday, July 7. Sporting KC will host the annual media game at halftime of the July 20 matchup against FC Dallas, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at Children's Mercy Park.
Captains for the two sides were drawn at random, as Marcus Officer from FOX4 and Dani Welniak from KCTV5 (pictured) were awarded the privilege to both pick their teams during the draft and lead their troops out on the field on July 20.
Both Marcus and Dani opted for a strong soccer representative with their first picks, as former Kansas City Wizard Diego Gutierrez, now at ESPN Deportes KC, joined Team Officer as the first overall pick, while Emily Sinovic of KCTV5 - sister of Sporting left back Seth Sinovic - linked up with Team Welniak.
FULL ROSTERS
NAME | OUTLET | NAME | OUTLET | |
Steven Albritton | KMBC9 | Carter Augustine | SKC TV | |
Julio Ayala | Hola Media Group | Cody Bradley | The Blue Testament | |
Ivani Bing | Magic 107.3 | Josh Brisco | Sports Radio 810 WHB | |
Dave Borchardt | Sports Radio 810 WHB | Jillian Carroll | 610 Sports Radio | |
Rob Collins | FOX4 | Carlos Chicas | Hola Media Group | |
Abby Eden | FOX4 | Shaun Goodwin | Last Word on Soccer | |
Diego Gutierrez | ESPN Deportes KC | Sean Kosednar | Talkin' Touches | |
William Joy | KMBC9 | Jimmy Mack | No Other Pod | |
Brandon Kiley | 610 Sports Radio | Jed Marshall | Sports Radio 810 WHB | |
Harold Kuntz | FOX4 | Ellen McNamara | KCTV5 | |
Marcus Officer | FOX4 | Walfri Rodas | La Semana del Sur | |
Shawn Roney | Dos Mundos | Alan Shope | KMBC9 | |
Robert Rusert | The Blue Testament | Emily Sinovic | KCTV5 | |
Steve Serrano | Mix 93.3 | Daniel Sperry | MLSSoccer.com | |
Mick Shaffer | 41 Action News | Kelli Taylor | KCTV5 | |
Chris Stimpson | Hot 103 Jamz | Raul Villegas | ESPN Deportes KC | |
Nick Vasos | FOX4 | Dani Welniak | KCTV5 |