Sporting KC Weekly
June 27, 2022 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City will host the New York Red Bulls at 7 p.m. CT on Sunday, July 3 for the club's annual Americana theme night featuring post-match fireworks. Tickets, including the Americana Pack and the Coca-Cola Family & Friends Pack , are available on SeatGeek as Sporting KC plays the 200th MLS match at Children's Mercy Park on a night in which Peter Vermes will coach his 500th game for the club in all competitions.
Sunday's match will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 6:30 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 the 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.
The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-15's have won back-to-back matches at the MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs at Toyota Soccer Center in Frisco, Texas and will face the LA Galaxy at 9 a.m. CT on Tuesday in the quarterfinals. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for in-game updates.
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, Aly Trost and Jacob Peterson. 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. In addition, Sports Radio 810 WHB will broadcast The Final Whistle post-match show following Sunday's match.
Orders over $49 at MLSstore.com are eligible for free shipping with the code MLS49 (exclusions apply) until 10:59 p.m. CT on Tuesday, including the recently released Sporting Kansas City Unity tops and jackets, as well as Pride tops and Primeblue jerseys.
Sporting Kansas City gamer Alekzandur is one of seven eMLS players to qualify for the 2022 EA Sports FIFA Global Series Playoffs , starting Thursday in London. The 128-player tournament features $500,000 in total prize money and the top 32 finishers at the four-day event will secure berths to the FIFA eWorld Cup from July 14-17 in Copenhagen.
The voting process for the 2022 MLS All-Star Game presented by Target will close at 11:59 p.m. PT on Friday. Fans can cast their votes online at MLSsoccer.com/vote or via the MLS App. The 2022 MLS All-Star Game will feature the MLS All-Stars taking on a team of LIGA MX All-Stars at 7:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minnesota live on ESPN and Univision.
Sporting KC II will continue the club's inaugural season in MLS NEXT Pro at 7 p.m. CT on Saturday against North Texas SC in the team's final match of the year at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, Kan. Tickets for the match are available online at SeatGeek.com and the match will stream live on mlsnextpro.com in addition to 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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