Sporting KC Weekly
May 23, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS) - Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City will conclude a stretch of seven games in 22 days with a pair of home matches this week at Children's Mercy Park as the team hosts the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 before welcoming the Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday in MLS regular season play. Tickets for both matches are available online at SeatGeek and Wednesday's match is included in Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Member packages.
Sporting will take on Houston for a fifth time in the past six editions of the U.S. Open Cup at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday with a berth in the tournament quarterfinals at stake. The match will be streamed live on ESPN+ for subscribers in addition to local radio broadcasts on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish).
Saturday will mark the return of the club's annual Sporting Sustainability theme night as Sporting plays Western Conference foe Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The match will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 7:30 p.m. CT. The broadcasts 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.
The Class of 2022 is invited to come celebrate at Children's Mercy Park on Saturday with the 2022 Grad Pack featuring a South Stand ticket and Sporting Kansas City Class of 2022 shirt for only $30. In addition, fans 21 and older can take advantage of the Michelob Ultra Moment Pack for $35 to receive a South Stand ticket, hot dog and beer.
Orders over $75 at MLSstore.com are eligible for free shipping with the code MLS75 (terms and conditions apply) until 10:59 p.m. CT tonight, including the recently released Sporting Kansas City Pride pre-match tops and other club merchandise.
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.
Sporting KC II will continue the club's inaugural season in MLS NEXT Pro at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday against Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan. Tickets are available online at SeatGeek.com and 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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