Sitting atop the Western Conference standings and three weeks removed from the MLS is Back Tournament in Walt Disney World, Sporting Kansas City (4-1-0, 12 points) will continue the club's 2020 regular season campaign on Friday with a visit to second-place Minnesota United FC (3-0-2, 11 points) as Major League Soccer returns to home markets.
Kickoff at Allianz Field is set for 6:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live coverage beginning at 6 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports GO. The contest will also air live locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), with The Final Whistle postgame show immediately following on 810 WHB.
Friday's contest will stream live on FOX Sports digital platforms, available for viewers within Sporting’s TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their pay-TV subscription. To stream the game, fans must sign in with their pay-TV provider user ID and password.
Viewers elsewhere across the United States can stream the match on ESPN+.
See below for channel numbers and availability, including the live streaming platforms that will carry the match. Click here for Sporting's 2020 broadcast schedule.
FOX Sports Kansas City channel numbers
| Kansas, Nebraska, Western Missouri | ||||
| Video Provider | FOX Sports Kansas City | FOX Sports Kansas City Plus | ||
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
| AT&T U-verse | 748 or 750 | 1748 or 1750 | 747 or 748 | 1747 or 1748 |
| Centurylink (Omaha) | 748 | 1748 | 749 | 1749 |
| Consolidated (Lenexa) | 30 | 649 | 54 | 696 |
| Cox (Kansas) | 34 | 2034 | 76 | 2076 |
| Cox (Nebraska) | 47 | 1047 | N/A | N/A |
| DirecTV | 671-5 | 671-5 | 671-1 | 671-1 |
| Google Fiber (Kansas City) | 205 | 205 | 206 | 206 |
| MidCo/WOW (Lawrence) | 36 | 623 | 172 | N/A |
| Spectrum (Kansas City) | 59 | 318 | 5 | 319 |
| Spectrum (Sedalia, Warrensburg) | 37 | 824 | 75 | 826 |
| Spectrum (Lincoln) | 37 | 37 or 318 | N/A | 319 |
| Spectrum (Nebraska) | 26 | 824 | N/A | N/A |
| Suddenlink (St. Joseph) | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 |
| Xfinity (Independence, Mo.) | 48 | 201, 863 or 1250 | 925 | 1255 |
| Xfinity (Independence, Mo.) | 73 | 201, 863 or 1250 | 925 | 1255 |
| St. Louis, Mid-Missouri, Iowa | ||||
| Video Provider | FOX Sports Midwest | FOX Sports Midwest Plus | ||
| SD | HD | SD | HD | |
| AT&T U-verse | 748 or 750 | 1748 or 1750 | 747 | 1747 |
| Cable One (Joplin) | 152 | 1152 | 170 | |
| Centurylink (Columbia) | 748 | 1748 | 749 | 1749 |
| DirecTV | 671-5 | 671-5 | 671-1 | 671-1 |
| Fidelity | 54 | 454 | 68 | 468 |
| Mediacom (Iowa) | 40 | 832 | 22 or 34 | 822 or 833 |
| Mediacom (Mid-Missouri) | 32 | 732 | 22 or 126 | N/A |
| Mediacom (Springfield, Mo.) | 38 | 732 | 22 or 126 | 722 or N/A |
| New Wave | 26 | 210 | 80 | 208 |
| Spectrum (St. Louis) | 37 | 824 | 75 | 826 |
| Suddenlink (Branson) | 38 | 38 | 39 | N/A |
| Streaming | |
| FOX Sports Digital Platforms | |
| FOX Sports digital platforms | Fans within the Sporting KC TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their TV subscription can stream Sporting KC telecasts on FOX Sports digital platforms. |
| Streaming TV Services | |
| FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and Sporting KC telecasts are available within the Sporting KC TV footprint on the following streaming services. Check listings for channel location. | |
| Hulu with Live TV | |
