Sporting Kansas City will kick off the club's Leagues Cup 2024 campaign against Chicago Fire FC at 8 p.m. CT this Sunday at Children's Mercy Park. Tickets are available online via SeatGeek, including the Sporting U Pass offering $15 Supporters' Stand tickets for college students.
Sunday's showdown will be broadcast live on Apple TV for MLS Season Pass subscribers and pub partners in the Sporting Pub Network will also show all of the action. Radio coverage will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM with live streams available in the Sporting KC App.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE TODAY FOR SPORTING CLASSIC
Sporting KC will host the Sporting Classic from Aug. 23-25 with matches to be played at Central Bank Sporting Complex, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields and Compass Minerals National Performance Center. The tournament is open to U8/U9 (2017/2016) to U14/U15 (2011/2010) boys and girls teams and today is the deadline to register.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE TODAY FOR SKC REC LEAGUE
Registration also closes today for the fall season of Sporting Rec League, which welcomes youth players from pre-K to 3rd/4th grade at three locations: Central Bank Sporting Complex in Kansas City, Missouri ((9101 N Line Creek Pkwy), Compass Minerals Sporting Fields in Kansas City, Kansas (1500 N 90th St.) and Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex in Olathe, Kansas (10541 S Warwick St.). For more information and to sign up a player, visit skcrecsoccer.com.
IAN JAMES IN MLS NEXT ALL-STAR GAME ON TUESDAY
Sporting KC Academy defender Ian James will represent the club at the third annual MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate . James will compete in an East versus West match-up at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio at 10:30 a.m. CT on Tuesday with the match streaming live on MLSsoccer.com.
SKC DUO IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED SPORTS ALL-STAR GAME
Joseph Toland and Joshua Toplikar will represent Sporting Kansas City on the Western Conference All-Stars in the ninth annual Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star Game at 2:30 p.m. CT on Tuesday at Historic Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Both have participated in the club's annual Special Olympics Unified Teams for multiple years and are actively involved this season.
TWENTY PERCENT OFF AT MLSSTORE.COM ENDS TUESDAY
Fans can take advantage of 20% off orders at MLSstore.com until 10:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday with the code 20MLS (terms and exclusions apply), including Sporting Kansas City apparel in men's, women's and youth sizes.
SKC DUO IN FRANCE AS U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM BEGINS PLAY
Sporting KC defender Jake Davis and goalkeeper John Pulskamp are currently with U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer Team for the 2024 Olympics in France as alternate players who may replace any member of the U.S. squad in case of injury during the competition. Competing at the Olympics for the first time since 2008, the U.S. will open its tournament campaign at 2 p.m. CT on Wednesday against France before facing New Zealand at 12 p.m. CT on Saturday. Both matches will be broadcast live on USA, Telemundo and Peacock.
NEW EDITION OF BEHIND THE SHIELD PREMIERES ON 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 last week's road trip to Vancouver as well as Saturday's rivalry rematch with St. Louis and will premier at noon CT on Thursday on SportingKC.com and Sporting Kansas City's YouTube channel.
SPORTING KC II VISITS PORTLAND TIMBERS 2 ON THURSDAY
Coming off a 3-1 win over Western Conference leaders St. Louis CITY2, Sporting KC II will continue the MLS NEXT Pro campaign against Portland Timbers 2 at 10 p.m. CT on Thursday at Providence Park in Portland, Oregon. The match-up will be available to watch via MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and fans also can follow @SportingKCII on Twitter for updates.
AWAY TICKET REQUESTS OPEN FRIDAY FOR SEPT. 7 MATCH AT RBNY
Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Members and members of Sporting KC supporters groups are eligible to receive complimentary tickets for Sporting away matches . Away ticket requests for Sporting's match at the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 7 will open this Friday.
NEW EPISODE OF SPORTING KC SHOW AIRS ON FRIDAY
A new episode of The Sporting KC Show will air from 7-8 p.m. CT this Friday on Sports Radio 810 WHB with co-hosts Jon Kempin and Blake Aerni previewing Leagues Cup 2024. The Sporting KC Show Podcast is available on Spotify, iTunes and SportingKC.com , giving supporters a weekly destination to catch up on club storylines, player achievements, guest interviews and more.
