SPORTING KC HOSTS NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT, TRAVELS TO FACE SEATTLE ON SATURDAY
Sporting Kansas City will play twice in four days this week as the team begins a stretch of the schedule in which their next five regular season matches all feature opponents from the 2014 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Tonight, Sporting KC (3-2-5, 6th place) will host MLS Cup finalists New England Revolution (5-2-4, 2nd place) at 7 p.m. CT at Sporting Park in a nationally televised match on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. The match will also be broadcast locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340. A limited number of tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com and the first 10,000 fans inside the stadium will receive Sporting KC sunglasses courtesy of Sabates Eye Centers.
Sporting KC is 3-0-2 against Eastern Conference opposition this year and will seek redemption against a New England side that swept the three-game regular season series in 2014, including a 3-2 result at Sporting Park on Sept. 26. The Revolution enter tonight on a nine-game unbeaten run, three shy of a club record, after losing their opening two fixtures of the season.
The team then travels to Seattle to take on the reigning Supporters' Shield and U.S. Open Cup champions Sounders FC (6-3-1, 3rd place) at 9 p.m. CT on Saturday at CenturyLink Field. The match will be televised locally on KMCI-TV 38 the Spot and across the Midwest on SKCTV with three hours of coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT.
SPORTING KC AND COLORADO RESCHEDULE MATCH FOR OCT. 21 AT SPORTING PARK
Saturday’s regular season match between Sporting KC and the Colorado Rapids, postponed prior to kickoff due to inclement weather, was rescheduled by Major League Soccer on Tuesday and will be played at 7:30 p.m. CT on Oct. 21 at Sporting Park.
All previously purchased tickets will be valid for the rescheduled match per club ticket policies. Sporting KC Season Ticket Members and group ticket holders may call 888-4KC-GOAL with inquiries. Individuals who purchased tickets for the match via Ticketmaster.com may contact Ticketmaster at 800-653-8000 with questions.
Saturday’s match was the first in stadium history to be postponed until a later date due to weather and only the team’s second MLS match all-time to be rescheduled as a result of unplayable conditions. In 1998, a match between the then Kansas City Wizards and D.C. United at Arrowhead Stadium was suspended in the 53rd minute and replayed in its entirety more than a month later.
SPORTING KC RECALLS DEFENDER SAAD ABDUL-SALAAM FROM LOAN
Sporting KC has recalled defender Saad Abdul-Salaam from his loan spell with the San Antonio Scorpions, the club announced on Tuesday. Abdul-Salaam will be available for selection tonight when Sporting Kansas City hosts the New England Revolution at 7 p.m. CT at Sporting Park.
Abdul-Salaam has started five matches for the reigning North American Soccer League champions while on loan, including starts in back-to-back victories in the last two weeks. The 23-year-old rookie was selected 12th overall in the first round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of Akron, where he scored three goals and added 12 assists in 54 games over three seasons.
SPORTING KC TO LEARN POTENTIAL U.S. OPEN CUP OPPONENTS ON THURSDAY
Sporting KC and all U.S.-based MLS teams will join the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup in the fourth round (June 16-17). On Thursday, the draw for fourth round pairings and locations will be held to determine Sporting KC's potential opponents and the host venue for the match-up. Follow @opencup on Twitter for live results.
TICKETS ON SALE FOR CONCACAF GOLD CUP DOUBLEHEADER ON JULY 13
Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster.com for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader to be played at Sporting Park on July 13. The United States Men's National Team will face Panama at 8:30 pm. CT in the Group A finale after Haiti takes on either Honduras or French Guiana at 6 p.m. CT. CONCACAF announced the group stage matchups for the 12-team tournament last month.
All tickets provide entry to both matches with prices starting at $35 for general admission seating in the South Stand or Members Stand. Sporting KC could feature players on three of the teams competing at Sporting Park that evening—Matt Besler and Graham Zusi of the U.S., Haitian midfielder Soni Mustivar and Honduran midfielder Roger Espinoza.
The Gold Cup is the region’s marquee national team tournament and the headline competition for the United States Men’s National Team in 2015. This year’s tournament carries additional significance as it will determine CONCACAF's representatives at the Centennial Cup America in 2016 and the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2017.
SPORTING PARK TO HOST U.S. U-23 MNT IN CONCACAF OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS
Sporting Park will host the first four Group A matches during the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship 2015, U.S. Soccer announced last Thursday. The international doubleheaders, headlined by the United States U-23 Men’s National Team, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1 and Saturday, Oct. 3.
Sporting KC Season Ticket Members will be guaranteed seats for all four games by using Special Games B (Oct. 1) and Special Games C (Oct. 3) in their 20-game season ticket packages. Additional ticket information, including prices and on-sale timelines, will be released at a later date.
Sporting Park is one of four host venues for the tournament along with the StubHub Center (Carson, California), Dick’s Sporting Goods Park (Commerce City, Colorado) and Rio Tinto Stadium (Sandy, Utah). The state-of-the-art stadium in Kansas City, Kansas also served as the site of the semifinals and championship matches in the previous CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship in 2012.
Visit SportingKC.com for more information on the competition.
SPORTING PARK TO HOST WATCH PARTIES FOR USWNT DURING 2015 WORLD CUP
The Boulevard Members Club at Sporting Park will welcome U.S. Women’s National Team fans for 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup watch parties hosted by WIN for KC in conjunction with Sporting KC, FC Kansas City and the NSCAA.
2015 FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP: U.S. WNT SCHEDULE
Mon., June 8 at 6:30 p.m. CT: vs. Australia in Winnipeg (RSVP)
Fri., June 12 at 7 p.m. CT: vs. Sweden in Winnipeg (RSVP)
Tues., June 16 at 7 p.m. CT: vs. Nigeria in Vancouver (RSVP)
The U.S. WNT watch parties at Sporting Park will be free to attend and open to fans of all ages. Food, drink and merchandise will be available to purchase at each event in addition to exclusive raffle giveaways and appearances by FC Kansas City and/or Sporting KC players. Doors open one hour prior to kickoff and parking will be available in Lot D.
The 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be held in six cities across Canada from June 6 through July 5. All 52 games during the 24-team tournament will be nationally televised live on FOX, FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 in the United States, in addition to live streams on FOX Sports GO and FOXSportsGO.com.
Reigning NWSL champions FC Kansas City are represented by four players on the United States’ World Cup roster: defender Becky Sauerbrunn, midfielder Lauren Holiday, midfielder Heather O’Reilly and forward Amy Rodriguez.
ACADEMY U12'S CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF HEARTLAND U13 PREMIER DIVISION
Sporting KC's Under-12 Academy, led by head coach Matt Trumpp, wrapped up their Heartland Soccer Association spring season on Sunday as champions of the Under-13 Boys Premier division with a perfect 8-0-0 record.
The Under-12 Academy side scored 35 goals during league play, while keeping six clean sheets and conceding only two goals during the campaign. The spring season was also highlighted by Sporting Kansas City's participation in the inaugural U-12 Generation adidas Cup in Texas, where they secured victories over FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo and Queretaro (Mexico) during the 12-team tournament.
Sporting KC's under-12 and under-14 teams will now prepare for Kansas State Cup, to be played May 26 through June 4 at the Overland Park Soccer Complex. The competition features the top teams from across the state and is the first step in qualifying for US Youth Soccer Midwest Regional Championships and the US Youth Soccer National Championships.
Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter and Instagram for updates. And for more information throughout State Cup, follow the Kansas Youth Soccer Association on Twitter or Facebook.
SPORTING KC TO HOST OPEN TRYOUTS JUNE 13-14
Sporting KC will host the team's 2015 open tryouts on June 13-14 at Swope Soccer Village (6310 Lewis Road) in Kansas City, Missouri. Online registration is now open and will be available to the first 200 players who are 18 years or older.
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The club first organized open tryouts in the buildup to the team's inaugural season in 1996. More recently, Sporting KC has welcomed prospective professionals each year since 2008 when two players, Nelson Pizarro and Kevin Souter, were signed by Vermes and went on to appear in 14 matches across all competitions.
Participants must pay all expenses (registration fee, travel costs, etc.), but discounted hotel rooms are available for out-of-town players. For more information, visit the 2015 Open Tryouts webpage on SportingKC.com.
FOLLOW SPORTING KC ONLINE
Sporting KC fans looking to keep up with the club online have a place to go. The Social Media page on SportingKC.com features Twitter account information for the team, its players and several staff members. Supporters may also take advantage of the Media Recap page for all the latest independent news coverage.
