Sporting KC grabs 2nd place

Jimmy Nielsen helped keep DC off the board

While construction wrapped up on their state-of-the-art stadium, Sporting KC was forced to play their first 10 MLS games on the road. Sporting went 1-6-3 during the beginning of the year roadtrip and we were all wondering if the team could recover. Well Sporting KC has officially bounced back. KC won for the fourth time [...]

KC beats Portland in Jewsbury’s return

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Sporting KC had a week and a half to think about their first home MLS loss of the season against Seattle, they took their frustration out on the Portland Timbers Wednesday night at Sporting Livestrong Park. Graham Zusi scored twice in the first half. The first was a bullet from 25 yards out. Fifteen minutes [...]

Arens And Collier Face Missouri State Thursday

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On the way to St Louis today (I’m officially a former resident of Springfield) I stopped by my alma mater in Rolla to catch the early evening practice for the Miner’s. The squad, led by GLVC Coach of the Year Joe Ahearn, visits Springfield on Thursday evening for an exhibition match against the Missouri State [...]

Seattle snaps KC’s unbeaten streak

KC's Kei Kamara scored his 6th goal

The Seattle Sounders scored two late goals to steal a 2-1 victory from Sporting KC, snapping Sporting’s unbeaten streak at 14 matches. In the 20th minute, Kei Kamara put KC up 1-0 with his sixth goal of the season. KC was in control of the game until the very end. In the 90th minute, Teal [...]

Sporting KC climbs over .500 with win

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Sporting KC (7-6-9) climbed over .500 for the first time since March with a 2-0 win over Real Salt Lake (9-5-6) at Sporting Livestrong Park Wednesday night. Roger Espinoza scored his first goal of the year and Teal Bunbury scored his second goal this week. The Sporting defense also came up big, recording the team’s [...]

Klinsmann Right Man for the Job

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Finally.  After pursuing Jurgen Klinsmann for 5 years, the USSF has hired Jurgen Klinsmann to be the next National Team coach, replacing Bob Bradley.  Most fans wanted Klinsmann to lead the National Team back in 2006, but US Soccer would not pay him the money or give him the control he wanted to implement his [...]