After playing 41 matches in the past 32 weeks, Sporting Kansas City will not play this week due to the FIFA international window (Oct. 7-15) in which Sporting Kansas City midfielder Zorhan Bassong has joined the Canada Men's National Team.
Sporting Kansas City's season finale is set for Saturday, Oct. 19 at FC Dallas as SKC will aim for a season sweep after earning a 3-2 win over Dallas on July 7 in MLS play and a 2-1 win over Dallas three days later in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals. All seven Western Conference matches will kick off at 8 p.m. CT on Decision Day and fans can watch all the action on Apple TV with an MLS Season Pass subscription.
20% OFF AT MLSSTORE.COM ENDS TONIGHT
Fans can take advantage of 20% off orders at MLSstore.com until 10:59 p.m. CT on Monday with the code 20MLS (terms and exclusions apply), including Sporting Kansas City's new 2024 Kick Childhood Cancer and Hispanic Heritage pre-match tops.
NEW EPISODE OF BEHIND THE SHIELD PREMIERES 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 home finale and will premier at noon CT on Thursday on SportingKC.com and Sporting Kansas City's YouTube channel.
ONE-DAY YOUTH SOCCER CAMP IN OLATHE ON FRIDAY
Sporting KC Youth Soccer will host a one-day camp from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday at Homefield (2115 E. Kansas City Rd.) in Olathe, Kansas for boys and girls between the ages of 5-14. Registration is available online at SportingKCYouth.com and includes an official Sporting KC camp t-shirt.
NEW SESSIONS OF SPORTING STARS/STRIPES START SATURDAY
New sessions of Sporting Stripes and Sporting Stars, early childhood soccer programs for 2-8 year olds, will start on Saturday at The Soccer Lot (2525 Jefferson St., Kansas City, MO) and Homefield (2115 E. Kansas City Rd., Olathe, KS). The programs are offered on Saturday mornings for four weeks. For more information, visit SportingKCYouth.com.
SKC ACADEMY TO PLAY DALLAS IN DOUBLEHEADER ON SUNDAY
The Sporting KC Academy will continue the 2024-25 MLS NEXT campaign against FC Dallas on Sunday at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. The U-18s will kick off the doubleheader at 1 p.m. CT followed by the U-16s at 3 p.m. CT. Fans can follow @SKCAcademy on X for updates.