Sporting Kansas City will be in action twice this week as the club hosts FC Tulsa at 7:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 before returning to the road to play the Portland Timbers at 9:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Providence Park in Oregon.
Tickets for Tuesday's Cup clash are available on SeatGeek and the match will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com while Saturday's showdown will be available to watch on Apple TV for MLS Season Pass subscribers. Radio coverage for both fixtures will air locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB in English and La Grande 1340 AM in Spanish with live audio streams available in the Sporting KC App. In addition, Pub partners in the Sporting Pub Network will also show PORvSKC including a watch party at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power and Light District with food and drink specials for fans.
APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY FOR COACHING COURSES
The application window for U.S. Soccer's A-Youth Coaching Education Courses will open at noon CT on Monday and will remain open until June 3 via the U.S. Soccer Learning Center. Compass Minerals National Performance Center in Kansas City, Kansas will host three of the upcoming courses.
FREE SHIPPING OFFER AT MLSSTORE.COM ENDS MONDAY
Fans can take advantage of free shipping sitewide at MLSstore.com until 10:59 p.m. CT on Monday with the code MLSFS (exclusions apply), including Sporting Kansas City's recently released Pride pre-match jersey in men's and women's sizes.
ENTER KICK CHILDHOOD CANCER SCARF COLORING CONTEST
The Victory Project is conducting a contest for children under 17 years of age to design the scarf that will be sold at Sporting Kansas City's annual Kick Childhood Cancer match on September 15. To enter, download the coloring page from VictoryKC.org and the deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. CT on Monday.
SPORTING KC ACADEMY AT HOME THIS WEEK
The Sporting KC Academy U-19s will continue their UPSL spring campaign with a pair of matches against local teams this week beginning at 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday when the team hosts KC Surf Soccer Club at Swope Soccer Village (6310 Lewis Rd.) in Kansas City, Missouri followed by a match-up with Ryogoku Soccer Academy at 4 p.m. CT on Sunday at the 9th and Van Brunt Athletic Fields in Kansas City, Missouri. The U-14s (1 p.m. CT), U-15s (11 a.m. CT) and U-17s (9 a.m. CT) will also host the Houston Dynamo in a tripleheader on Sunday at Swope Soccer Village. Fans can follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for updates.
NEW EPISODE OF BEHIND THE SHIELD TO PREMIERE THURSDAY
New in 2024, Behind the Shield presented by Audi will be available after every match this season with the video series - produced by Sporting's full-time digital storytellers - providing fans with an immersive viewing experience highlighted by exclusive interviews and all-access footage from SKC players, trainings and matchdays. This week's BTS captures the sights and sounds from the club's away match in Austin and will premier at noon CT on Thursday on SportingKC.com and Sporting Kansas City's YouTube channel.
AWAY TICKET REQUESTS FOR COLvSKC OPEN FRIDAY
Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Members and members of Sporting KC supporters groups are eligible to receive complimentary tickets for Sporting away matches . Requests are currently open for Sporting's matches at the LA Galaxy on June 15 and at the Columbus Crew on June 22 while supplies last. Away ticket requests for Sporting's match at the Colorado Rapids on July 4 will open this Friday.
