Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Aug. 12-18, 2019

Sporting Kansas City (7-10-7, 28 points) has the opportunity to bounce back from Saturday's 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake with a pair of matches this week as the MLS regular season continues.

First up is a Wednesday visit to Eastern Conference outfit Orlando City SC (8-11-6, 30 points) at Exploria Stadium. The contest will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live coverage beginning at 6 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus and FOX Sports GO. Listeners can also catch the action live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM with The Final Whistle postgame show immediately following on 810 WHB.

Fans of all ages are invited to the official watch party for Wednesday's match at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power & Light District, featuring an all-inclusive buffet with bottomless domestic draft beers plus $4 Bud Light drafts, Corona bottles, Captain Morgan and select call cocktails. No Other Pub will also conduct ticket giveaways for a future Sporting KC home match at Children's Mercy Park.

After facing Orlando, Sporting will return to Kansas City to host the San Jose Earthquakes (11-8-5, 38 points) at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. Tickets for the Western Conference clash at Children's Mercy Park are available at SeatGeek.com with live coverage set for FOX Sports Kansas City Plus, FOX Sports Midwest Plus, FOX Sports GO, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM.

On Saturday morning, SportingStyle will open matchday mobile orders for that evening's game between Sporting and San Jose. Fans will have the opportunity to place mobile orders through halftime by visiting SportingStyle.com, with pickup on the Toyota Plaza remaining open until after the game. The SportingStyle Pop-In Store in the Budweiser Brew House at Children's Mercy Park will also be open today through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT. Follow @SportingStyle on Twitter and Instagram for sneak peeks of all the latest club apparel.

A new episode of The Sporting KC Show Podcast will debut Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine will preview a pivotal double matchweek for Sporting with battles against Orlando and San Jose on the immediate horizon.

The Swope Park Rangers (3-12-6, 15 points) will resume their USL Championship campaign on Friday night, visiting Atlanta United 2 (9-3-8, 35 points) at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. The Eastern Conference clash will kick off at 6:30 p.m. CT and stream live on ESPN Plus.

On Saturday and Sunday, select Sporting KC players will appear at the Sporting Classic youth soccer tournament at Wyandotte Sporting Fields in Kansas City, Kansas (1500 N 90 St.). The Sporting Classic is an elite youth soccer tournament open to U-9 through U-14 boys and U-9 through U-15 girls teams. For more information, visit SportingKCyouth.com/SportingClassic.

Sporting midfielder Roger Espinoza will participate in a meet and greet at Price Chopper in Lee's Summit, Missouri (937 NE Woods Chapel Rd.) from 1:30-3 p.m. CT on Sunday. The appearance includes photo and autograph opportunities with the MLS veteran, who ranks among Sporting's all-time leaders in games played and has represented Honduras in two editions of the FIFA World Cup.

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