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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: May 20-26, 2019

<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong>
<strong>EVENT</strong>
Mon., May 20
Matchday pre-orders now open at SportingStyle.com
Tue., May 21
7pm
Sporting KC Show Podcast on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Wed., May 22
<strong>7pm</strong>
<strong>Rangers vs. Memphis 901 FC at Children's Mercy Park<br> (ESPN+)</strong>
Thu., May 23
Fan voting begins for 2019 MLS All-Star Game
Sat., May 25
<strong>6:30pm</strong>
<b>Rangers at Tampa Bay Rowdies<br> (ESPN+)</b>
Sun., May 26
3pm
Sporting KC Pre-Match Show at Hollywood Casino
<strong>5pm</strong>
<strong>Sporting vs. Seattle Sounders FC<br> (FS1, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports App, 810 AM, 1480 AM)</strong>
7pm
The Final Whistle on Sports Radio 810 WHB

Sporting Kansas City (2-4-5, 11 points) earned a 1-1 draw against Vancouver Whitecaps FC last Saturday and will continue their three-game homestand Sunday versus Seattle Sounders FC FC (7-1-5, 26 points). The Western Conference clash at Children's Mercy Park will kick off at 5 p.m. CT and tickets remain available at SeatGeek.com.


Saturday's contest will be televised nationally on FS1 and FOX Deportes, while Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM will carry local radio broadcasts. Fans can also catch a live stream on the FOX Sports app and receive additional in-game updates via the Sporting KC App, including a limited-time offer for $50 off a pair of glasses at any Vision Source Eyecare location in the Kansas City area. In addition, The Final Whistle postgame show will air immediately afterward on 810 WHB.


Fans are invited to Hollywood Casino for a Memorial Day Weekend celebration prior to Sunday's MLS showdown between Sporting and Seattle. Play-by-play announcer Nate Bukaty and analyst Carter Augustine will be live from Hollywood Casino beginning at 3 p.m. CT Sunday, streaming the Sporting KC Pre-Match Show on the Sporting KC Facebook page. Sporting midfielder Roger Espinoza will also be in attendance, joining the show on Facebook Live and holding a meet and greet with visiting fans. Hollywood Casino will offer food and drink specials at the Turn 2 Lounge, gameplay all day long, free parking and a shuttle that transports supporters between the casino and Children's Mercy Park before and after the match.


SportingStyle has opened matchday pre-orders for pickup at Sunday's match at Children's Mercy Park. Fans can shop a limited assortment of items between now and then, including the Mitchell & Ness men’s navy Henley, the adidas youth anthem jacket and the Shuttlecock 2.0 scarf of the match. 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. 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 at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB with hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine. The duo will hear from a Sporting KC guest and look ahead to Sunday's marquee matchup against the second-place Sounders.


The Swope Park Rangers battled to a 1-1 home draw with Atlanta United 2 on Sunday and will take the field twice this week as the 2019 USL Championship season continues. At 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday, the Rangers (1-5-3, 6 points) will host Memphis 901 FC (2-6-3, 9 points) at Children's Mercy Park. Head coach Paulo Nagamura's side will then travel to Florida for Saturday's showdown with Eastern Conference leaders Tampa Bay Rowdies (6-0-5, 23 points) at 6:30 p.m. CT at Al Lang Stadium. Both SPR matches will stream live on ESPN+, while tickets to Wednesday's home fixture are available at SeatGeek.com or at the Children's Mercy Park box office on matchday.


Fan voting for the 2019 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will launch Thursday at MLSsoccer.com. The annual summer showcase will take place on July 31 as the MLS All-Stars duel Spanish giants Atletico Madrid at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Florida.


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