<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong> |
<strong>EVENT</strong> |
Mon., July 3 |
Vote: Daniel Salloi for MLS Goal of the Week |
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Uphoria: Free Breyer's ice cream at Price Chopper |
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Single-game tickets on sale at <a href="https://seatgeek.com/sporting-kansas-city-tickets">SeatGeek.com</a> |
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Thu., July 6 |
3pm |
Sporting KC U-16s vs. Real Salt Lake AZ U-16s<br>
(Children's Mercy Park) |
6:30 |
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB |
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7pm |
Bud Light Pregame Show on FOX Sports KC |
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<strong>7:30pm</strong> |
<strong>Sporting KC vs. Philadelphia Union<br>
(FOX Sports KC, 810 AM, 1340 AM)</strong> |
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9:30 |
Sporting KC postgame shows on FOX Sports KC<br>
and 810 WHB |
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Sat., July 8 |
10am |
King of the Court futsal tournament at Clopper Field<br>
(3298 Powell Ave., Kansas City, KS 66106) |
<strong>3:30pm</strong> |
<strong>USA (Besler, Dwyer, Zusi) vs. Panama<br>
(FOX, Univision, UDN)</strong> |
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<strong>7:30pm</strong> |
<strong>Swope Park Rangers vs. Rio Grande Valley FC<br>
(SportingKC.com)</strong> |
Western Conference leaders Sporting Kansas City (8-4-7, 31 points) extended their club-record home unbeaten streak to 18 regular season matches on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against the Portland Timbers. Undefeated in seven straight game across all competitions, Manager Peter Vermes' men will return to Children's Mercy Park on Thursday for an interconference clash against the Philadelphia Union (6-7-4, 22 points) at 7:30 p.m. CT. FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest Plus and FOX Sports GO will televise three hours of live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT, while local radio broadcasts will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish). In addition, a new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air at 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday on Sports Radio 810 WHB, serving as a 60-minute pregame program. Immediately after the match, the Final Whistle Postgame Show will also air on 810 WHB.
Thursday's match at Children's Mercy Park will have a Local Night theme, featuring food trucks from a variety of Kansas City establishments on the Sporting Plaza before kickoff, live music from KC musicians, a limited-edition Plaza-themed scarf at SportingStyle, and an "I Believe" pregame chant led by surprise guests. Tickets for the contest are on sale at SeatGeek.com.
Sporting Kansas City trio Matt Besler, Dom Dwyer and Graham Zusi have joined the U.S. Men's National Team for the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which runs from July 7-26 in 14 American cities. All three players started in Saturday's 2-1 friendly win over Ghana as Dwyer marked his U.S. MNT debut with a goal in the 19th minute. The U.S. will now prepare for Saturday's Group B opener against Panama, set for 3:30 p.m. CT on FOX, Univision and UDN at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee.
Unbeaten in six straight USL matches, the Swope Park Rangers (8-4-2, 26 points) have jumped to third place in the USL's Western Conference ahead of a Saturday home match against eighth-place Rio Grande Valley FC (6-6-2, 20 points). Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Victory Field inside Swope Soccer Village, and tickets are available at SeatGeek.com or at the venue box office on matchday. The matchup will also stream live on SportingKC.com.
The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-16s will host the Real Salt Lake AZ U-16s in the 2017 U.S. Soccer Development Academy quarterfinals on Thursday at Children’s Mercy Park. The single-elimination showdown will kick off at 3 p.m. CT, taking place at the world-class venue prior to Sporting Kansas City’s home game against the Philadelphia Union. The occasion marks the first time a Sporting KC Academy team has played a competitive match inside Children's Mercy Park, and all fans with a ticket to the Sporting KC game that evening are welcome to attend the U-16 quarterfinal contest. Click here for more details, and follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for live updates.
Sporting Kansas City will host a King of the Court Futsal Tournament on Saturday at Clopper Field in Kansas City, Kansas (3298 Powell Ave.), The event features 4-v-4 matches for players ages 8 and up as well as a block party complete with music, yard games, skills challenges, bounce houses and Sporting KC player appearances and autograph sessions. Tournament registration is free for all teams and now open at SportingKC.com/kingofthecourt.
Daniel Salloi's first career MLS goal from Saturday's 1-1 tie with Portland has been nominated for MLS Goal of the Week. Fans can cast their vote for the superb strike by clicking here. In addition, all Sporting KC Uphoria users can visit their Kansas City-area Price Chopper today to receive a free family-size carton of Breyer's ice cream. The offer expires tonight at midnight.
Single-game tickets for all Sporting Kansas City home matches in 2017 are on sale to the general public at SeatGeek.com, the club’s official ticketing provider that allows supporters to buy, share and sell tickets easier than ever before. In addition, away ticket requests are now open for Sporting KC's road matches at Real Salt Lake on July 22 and Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 12. Visit SportingKC.com/awaytickets for easy navigation, and call 888-4KC-GOAL for more ticketing information.
For news, photos and instant updates throughout the 2017 season, follow Sporting KC on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat (sportingkc), and download the club’s official mobile app Sporting KC Uphoria on the App Store or Google Play.
