Weekly Schedule: May 25-31, 2015

Sporting Kansas City will host Western Conference leaders FC Dallas at 8 p.m. CT on Friday at Sporting Park in a match nationally televised on UniMas/UDN in English and Spanish. In addition, local broadcasts will be available on KMCI-TV 38 the Spot, Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.

A limited number of tickets, including standing room only tickets, for the match are available via Ticketmaster.com and the first 10,000 ticket holders inside the stadium gates will receive a Sporting KC t-shirt courtesy of Mazuma Credit Union. After the match, fans are invited to Turn 2 Sports Bar & Restaurant at Hollywood Casino for "Sporting Kansas City Extra Time" featuring $2 wells and wine by the glass, $3 Boulevard drafts and $7 appetizers.

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 join the discussion with hosts Andy Gruenebaum, Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine by calling 913-3-810-810. The station will also broadcast Friday's match live from Sporting Park and air The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show immediately afterward.

Tickets for Sporting Kansas City's opening match in the 2015 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on June 16 at Sporting Park will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. CT on Tuesday via Ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the match are included in Season Ticket Member packages as Special Game A. Sporting KC enters the competition in the fourth round and will host the winner between St. Louis FC (USL) and Minnesota United FC (NASL), who play at 7 p.m. CT on Wednesday.

A busy week for the Sporting Kansas City Academy sees the under-12 and under-14 squads kick off 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.

U-12 Schedule (playing in U-13 Boys Division Bracket C)
Friday at 4:30 p.m.: vs. Sedgwick County SA 02 Santos Select
Saturday at 10 a.m.: vs. MUSC KC Fusion Academy Bulwich 01/02
Sunday at 8 a.m.: vs. Toca FC U13B MLS

U-14 Schedule (playing in U-15 Boys Division Bracket A)
Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.: vs. Sporting Wichita Rojos SC 00
Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.: vs. Kansas Rush Academy Blue 99/00
Thursday at 6:30 p.m.: vs. KCSC Blackstars 99/00

The under-16 and under-18 teams will play their regular season finales in the 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy with a doubleheader on Saturday versus the Dallas Texans at Swope Soccer Village. Both matches are free and open to the public to attend as the U-18's (13-8-5, 5th place) look to secure a berth in the Academy Playoffs when they kick off at 10 a.m. CT, followed by the U-16's (7-8-11, 8th place) at 12:30 p.m. CT. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter and Instagram for updates.

Eighteen-year-old Sporting KC Academy product Erik Palmer-Brown is currently with the United States Under-20 Men's National Team in New Zealand for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The U.S. kicks off Group A play against Myanmar at 11 p.m. CT on Friday at Northland Events Centre in Whangarei before traveling to Auckland to play New Zealand (June 2) and Ukraine (June 5). All three of the U.S. group stage matches will be shown live in the U.S. on FOX Sports 1.

The Kansas City Zoo is hosting "Sporting KC Day at the Zoo" on Sunday and four players (Roger Espinoza, Benny Feilhaber, Tim Melia and Chance Myers) will be in attendance from 1:30-3:30 p.m. CT to sign autographs for guests in addition to playing soccer with the sea lions and penguins. Other zoo animals will also be taking part in the festivities, including six orangutans suiting up in team jerseys, and a futsal court will be set up behind Tropics from 12-4 p.m. CT for free use by guests of all ages.

Sunday is also the final opportunity to enter the Rally House Fan Experience Sweepstakes for a chance to win the following prize pack: $500 gift card for a shopping spree with a Sporting KC player, authentic Sporting KC jersey and a gameday experience that includes two tickets to an upcoming Sporting KC match with a stadium tour, pre-game field access during warm-ups and a player meet-and-greet. Fans can enter online at SportingKC.com and will receive multiple entries for following @GoRallyHouse on Twitter and sharing the contest on social media.