Tue., June 9 |
7pm |
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB |
Wed., June 10 |
2:30am |
US U20's (Palmer-Brown) vs Colombia in U20 World Cup |
US U15's (Lindsey) vs. Argentina in international friendly |
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Fri., June 12 |
7pm |
USAvSWE Women's World Cup watch party at Sporting Park |
US U15's (Lindsey) vs. Paraguay in international friendly |
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Sat., June 13 |
10am |
Hungary (Nemeth) vs. Finland in UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier |
5pm |
Four SKC players at 2015 Westport Beer Festival |
Following a 1-0 victory over first-place Seattle Sounders FC on Saturday, Sporting Kansas City enters their Week 15 bye on a seven-game unbeaten run and with a four-game home winning streak. The club's two losses through 14 games are fewest in MLS this season and mark the second best start in the team's 20-year history.
Sporting Kansas City will return to the practice field at 10 a.m. CT on Thursday and Friday in preparation for a fourth-round Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup home match against St. Louis FC (USL) next Tuesday at Sporting Park. Standing Room Only tickets for the team's first competitive match against a team from St. Louis are available for $14 via Ticketmaster.com.
In conjunction with WIN for KC, the Boulevard Members Club at Sporting Park will host free watch parties for the U.S. Women's National Team during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, beginning Monday for USA-Australia at and again on Friday for USA-Sweden at 7 p.m. CT (FOX). Doors open one hour prior to kickoff for fans of all ages and parking is available in Lot D. Food ($3 nachos or hot dogs, $4 hamburgers/cheeseburgers or pretzels) and drinks ($3 waters or Gatorade, $4 sodas or Red Bull) will be available to purchase.
Sporting Kansas City Academy U16 defender Jaylin Lindsey is currently with the United States Under-15 Boys' National Team in Buenos Aires, Argentina for an 11-day training camp. The U.S. U15's are scheduled to play three international friendlies this week against the following South American opponents: Uruguay (Monday), Argentina (Wednesday) and Paraguay (Friday). Follow @ussoccer_ynt on Twitter for all the latest updates from U.S. youth national teams.
A new episode of The Sporting KC Show will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB from 7-8 p.m. CT on Tuesday. Fans can listen live via 810 AM, 810whb.com or through the station's free mobile app and are able to join the discussion with hosts Andy Gruenebaum, Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine by calling 913-3-810-810.
Sporting Kansas City defender Erik Palmer-Brown is with the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand, where the U.S. will play Colombia at 2:30 a.m. CT on Wednesday in the Round of 16. The match will be shown live on FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Go, NBC Universo and Telemundo with the winner advancing to play either Serbia or Hungary in the quarterfinals.
Sporting Kansas City forward Krisztian Nemeth is also on international duty with the Hungary Men's National Team, who will play Finland at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier. Nemeth leads all Sporting Kansas City players with six goals in 2015, while also adding two assists, and he earned his 16th career cap for Hungary in a 4-0 victory over Lithuania last week.
Finally, four Sporting Kansas players -- Roger Espinoza, Dom Dwyer, Benny Feilhaber and Graham Zusi -- will attend the fifth annual Westport Beer Festival, to be held from 5-9 p.m. CT on Saturday on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of McCoy's Public House. The event is a benefit for AIDS Walk Kansas City and will feature more than 80 beers from nearly 35 breweries. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the gate, with each ticket including a tasting glass and unlimited pours while supplies last. In addition, new co-branded Sporting KC and Boulevard Brewing Company merchandise will be available to purchase at the event.
For all the latest Sporting Kansas City information, visit SportingKC.com and follow @SportingKC on Twitter and Facebook for behind-the-scenes access.