Sporting Kansas City will be in action twice this week with a pair of marquee match-ups in the MLS regular season campaign.
On Wednesday, Sporting Kansas City will host Western Conference leaders Real Salt Lake at 7:30 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Park. Tickets are available online at SeatGeek, including the Sporting U Pass offering $15 Supporters' Stand tickets for college students, and all 13 mid-week MLS matches will be free to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
On Saturday, Sporting Kansas City will travel to play reigning MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew at 6:30 p.m. CT at Lower.com Field in the Ohio capital city. The cross-conference clash will be available to watch on Apple TV for MLS Season Pass subscribers.
Radio coverage for both matches will air locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB in English and La Grande 1340 AM in Spanish with live audio streams available in the Sporting KC App. In addition, pub partners in the Sporting Pub Network will also show all of the action including watch parties at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power and Light District with food and drink specials for fans.
SKC ACADEMY COMPETING IN PLAYOFFS AND SHOWCASE
The Sporting KC Academy will be in action this week as the U-15s and U-17s compete in the MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs & Showcase in Nashville, Tennessee. The U-17s, who qualified for the playoffs by winning their group at MLS NEXT Flex, are one of 32 teams in their age group at the single-elimination competition and will face the Portland Timbers at 6:45 p.m. CT tonight. The U-15s opened the showcase with a 1-0 win over the West Florida Flames on Saturday and will next face Ventura County Fusion at 11 a.m. CT today before playing Rochester NY FC Academy at 2 p.m. CT on Tuesday. Fans can follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for updates.
FREE SHIPPING OFFER AT MLSSTORE.COM ENDS TONIGHT
Fans can take advantage of free shipping on orders over $49 at MLSstore.com until 10:59 p.m. CT tonight with the code MLS49 (exclusions apply), including Sporting Kansas City's recently released Pride pre-match top in men's, women's and youth sizes.
EARLY BIRD DEADLINE TODAY FOR SPORTING REC LEAGUE
Early bird registration 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.
NEW EDITION OF BEHIND THE SHIELD PREMIERES 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 the club's road trip to face the LA Galaxy and will premier at noon CT on Thursday on SportingKC.com and Sporting Kansas City's YouTube channel.
NEW EPISODE OF SPORTING KC SHOW TO AIR ON FRIDAY
A new episode of The Sporting KC Show will air from 6-7 p.m. CT this Friday on Sports Radio 810 WHB with co-hosts Jon Kempin and Blake Aerni previewing Saturday's showdown with the Columbus Crew. 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.
COPA AMERICA WATCH PARTIES BEGIN THIS WEEKEND
The United States and Mexico will play their opening matches in Copa America this weekend and Sporting KC has partnered with the Kansas City Power & Light District to host watch parties for fans. On Saturday, Mexico will face Jamaica at 8 p.m. CT with a watch party available inside No Other Pub. On Sunday, the United States will take on Bolivia at 5 p.m CT with a watch party available in the KC Live! Block. Tickets for admission to the U.S. Men’s National Team watch party are free and available to reserve in advance via SeatGeek with entry beginning at 3 p.m. CT on Sunday.
SPORTING KC II IN ST. LOUIS ON SUNDAY
Sporting KC II will continue the MLS NEXT Pro campaign against cross-state rivals St. Louis CITY2 at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday at CITYPARK. The Frontier Division match-up will be available to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and fans can follow @SportingKCII on Twitter for updates.
