Sporting KC Weekly
May 17, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
With a dominant 3-0 home win over Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the rearview mirror, third-place Sporting Kansas City (3-2-1, 10 points) will hit the road this weekend to face the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night at Avaya Stadium.
The Western Conference clash will kick off at 9 p.m. CT with three hours of live coverage beginning at 8:30 p.m. CT on Bally Sports Kansas City, Bally Sports Midwest, BallySports.com and the Bally Sports app. Listeners can follow the action live locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), while the Sporting KC app will provide additional in-game updates.
No Other Pub, a premier restaurant and sports entertainment venue in downtown Kansas City, will celebrate its highly anticipated reopening on Saturday when it hosts the official watch party for Sporting's match at San Jose. From 8:30 p.m. CT until the full-time whistle, No Other Pub will offer multiple specials including $2 off appetizers, $4 Michelob Ultras and $4 select call cocktails. Sporting KC will also conduct ticket giveaways for the club's home match on May 29 against Houston Dynamo FC.
Single-game tickets for Sporting Kansas City's final 14 home matches of the 2021 MLS regular season are now on sale at SportingKC.com/tickets. In accordance with updated health protocols issued by the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, Sporting home matches at Children's Mercy Park will return to full capacity beginning May 29. For more information, click here.
Sporting Kansas City II (0-2-1, 1 point) faces a two-game road swing this week in the USL Championship, visiting LA Galaxy II (2-1-1, 7 points) at 9:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Indy Eleven (1-1-0, 3 points) at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday. Both matches will stream live on ESPN Plus and fans can follow @SportingKCII on Twitter for in-game updates.
A new episode of the Sporting KC Show Podcast will debut at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Conall McCourt will hear from a Sporting guest, recap Sunday's win over Vancouver and preview Saturday's match at San Jose. 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.
Children's Mercy Park will host five group stage matches in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup from July 11-18, including all three of the United States Men's National Team games in Group B. Thursday at 10 a.m. CT, tickets for all five Gold Cup matches in Kansas City will go on sale to the general public at GoldCup.org. Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Members will have access to an exclusive Gold Cup pre-sale starting May 18 through SeatGeek.
Five Sporting Kansas City Academy teams will continue their MLS NEXT spring seasons on Saturday, hosting Solar SC at Swope Soccer Village. The U-13s will kick off at 10 a.m. CT, followed by the U-19s and U-15s at 12 p.m. and the U-17s and U-14s at 2 p.m. All matches are free and open to the public. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for live updates Saturday and Academy news throughout the year.
For news, videos, photos and instant updates throughout the 2021 season, follow Sporting Kansas City on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and download the official Sporting KC app.
Major League Soccer Stories from May 17, 2021
- Joint Statement from the Columbus Crew and Its Supporters Group, the Nordecke - Columbus Crew SC
- Earthquakes Weekly Update: May 17, 2021 - San Jose Earthquakes
- FC Cincinnati Weekly Update - FC Cincinnati
- Letter to Fans Ahead of May 23 Match vs. Austin FC - Nashville SC
- Gonzalo Higuaín Voted MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 - Inter Miami CF
- EstrellaTV KMPX-29 Updates FC Dallas Spanish-Language Broadcast Schedule - FC Dallas
- Timbers Award $50,000 in Community Fund Grants - Portland Timbers
- Inter Miami CF Forward Gonzalo Higuaín Voted MLS Player of the Week for Week 5 - MLS
- Ticket Sales Timeline Announced for USA-Costa Rica, Presented by Allstate, on June 9 in Sandy, Utah - Real Salt Lake
- LA Galaxy Weekly - LA Galaxy
- Sporting KC Weekly - Sporting Kansas City
- With 2 Assists vs. Houston, Michael Barrios Earns Spot in MLS Team of the Week - Colorado Rapids
- Gonzalo Higuaín Named to MLS Team of the Week - Inter Miami CF
- Acosta, Evans Earn USL League One Week 6 Honors - Inter Miami CF
- Exploria Stadium to Open to Full Capacity Starting with Club's June Matches - Orlando City SC
- Local Sports Stars, Including Robert Berić, "Join the TeamâÃâ¬Ã to Encourage Vaccination - Chicago Fire FC
- Everyone Back N for Nashville SC vs. Austin FC at Nissan Stadium on May 23 - Nashville SC
- With Third Win in a Week, Sounders FC Matches Club Record for Best Start to a Season Following 2-0 Triumph over LAFC - Seattle Sounders FC
- LAFC Falls 2-0 to Sounders FC in Seattle - Los Angeles FC
- D.C. United Lose 1-0 to Orlando City SC at Audi Field - D.C. United
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