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April 18, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release


Sporting Kansas City (2-6-0, 6 points) will host Columbus Crew SC at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday for College Night at Children's Mercy Park, featuring packages that include a match ticket and co-branded scarf for fans of the following area schools: University of Kansas, University of Missouri, Kansas State University, University of Missouri - Kansas City and Johnson County Community College. Tickets for Saturday's cross-conference clash are available online at SeatGeek.com and match sponsor Price Chopper will give away 5,000 reusable bags to attendees after the match while supplies last.

The match-up with the 2020 MLS Cup champions will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT. The broadcast will also stream live on SportingKC.com and in the Sporting KC app for viewers in Kansas and Missouri (excluding St. Louis area per MLS policy), as well as ESPN+ for out-of-market subscribers. Local radio broadcasts will also air on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.

Argyle Ace presented by Mazuma, a fundraising raffle that features weekly prizes and a progressive cash jackpot, has returned for the 2022 season with half of all proceeds again going directly to The Victory Project. Fans can participate online at ArgyleAce.com in advance of this week's drawing on Tuesday with the jackpot currently over $21,000.

A new edition of The Sporting KC Show will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB from 7-8 p.m. CT on Tuesday with hosts Nate Bukaty, Jacob Peterson and Aly Trost. 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.

Orders placed online at MLSstore.com before 10:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday are eligible for 20% off with the code 20MLS (exclusions apply), including Sporting Kansas City's new State Line 3.0 jerseys and other club merchandise.

Sporting KC Academy member Mataeo Bunbury was called up the Canada Under-20 Men's National Team and will play Costa Rica on Thursday in a friendly as the Canada U-20's prepare for the 2022 Concacaf Men's Under-20 Championship this summer. Bunbury joined the Sporting KC Academy in 2020 and scored for Sporting KC II earlier this month.

On Friday, U.S. Soccer will conduct the official draw for the 2022 U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 which will feature Sporting Kansas City's opening match in the competition. The third round of U.S. Soccer's national championship will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday before Friday's draw determines the match-ups and locations for the Round of 32 on May 10 and May 11.

The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-14's, U-15's and U-17's will continue their MLS NEXT campaigns this weekend at Swope Soccer Village. The U-14's will host the Houston Dynamo at 9 a.m. CT on Saturday, while the U-15's and U-17's will host Austin FC at 9 a.m. CT on Sunday. All three matches are free and open to the public, and fans can follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for in-game updates throughout the MLS NEXT season.

Sporting KC II will continue the club's inaugural season in MLS NEXT Pro at 6 p.m. CT on Sunday at Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2. Sunday's match will stream live on mlsnextpro.com with in-game updates available from @SportingKCII on Twitter.

For news, videos, photos and instant updates throughout the 2022 season, follow Sporting Kansas City on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook and download the official Sporting KC app.

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