Sporting Kansas City recently finished one of their toughest road trips outside of CONCACAF Champions League as they had to travel to New Jersey to play the New York Red Bulls on Wednesday and then travel across the country to Los Angeles to play the Galaxy three days later on Saturday.  One game provided entertainment […]

Sporting Kansas City has seen their share of ups and downs after the first month of the MLS season. In all sports, and especially in MLS, it’s quite difficult to judge the success of a team after the first few games of the season. Major League Soccer is a long season and regardless of how […]

Sporting Kansas City currently leads the all time series at 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Philadelphia’s only win against Sporting came in a 4-0 thrashing last June in Philadelphia. Michael Farfan and Claudio Bieler will be two players to keep an eye on. Farfan will be tested and be relied on as the […]

Kansas City begins their 3rd season as the rebranded Sporting Kansas City and they came out with a bang this offseason. New kits, new kit sponsor, new players (new DP), new stadium name, players going to England, it was sort of like a mini rebranding. The only thing that didn’t change was the team name. With […]

I wasn’t kidding when I said that this was a busy offseason for Sporting Kansas City. Last week, it was announced that Sporting Kansas City would host the 2013 AT&T MLS All Star Game, July 31 on ESPN. The announcement was celebrated with a press conference at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park with MLS Commissioner Don Garber, […]

In 2012, Sporting Kansas City won the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, finished 1st in the Eastern Conference and had four players in the MLS Best XI consisting of the Goalkeeper of the Year, Defender of the Year and an MVP finalist. These don’t sound like the credentials of a team that would be making many […]

FC Dallas manager Schellas Hyndman, upon being asked at the postgame presser if the game against Sporting KC got physical or chippy at a couple points. “That’s how you play,” he added. It took quite a while for Sporting to find the cohesive physicality that has put them on top of the single MLS table, […]

I am (to the best of my knowledge, unless I’ve been replaced…) the Total-MLS writer who covers Sporting KC. However, my March schedule, being a college-town-sports-guy-bartender-at-an-Irish-pub is murderous. I had a Big XII Tournament run to deal with during SKC’s FirstKick opener against DCU. And then, for our home opener, the game I looked forward […]

A little Total-MLS.com preview for Sporting Kansas City, but first: The offseason can be a brutal place for MLS fans. The EPL, UEFA, FA, Carling, et al are all humming along and there is the occasional USMNT friendly on the schedule. The MLS goes dormant before Thanksgiving and settles in for a winter of hibernation […]

When the Colorado Rapids lace up their cleats on Wednesday night, they will be taking the pitch for the third time in six days, with the previous two coming at altitude. As they walk onto LiveStrong Park’s pitch, Sporting KC’s half-a-season-old gem, The Cauldron will be decked out in Sporting Blue and have the volume […]

Sporting Kansas City got another result at home as they put together a 4 goal performance to beat Toronto FC. The win came after a stretch of 3 straight draws by Sporting in MLS play. The team looked to get back in the win column as they added their second designated player in Brazilian midfielder […]

For the third MLS match in a row, Sporting Kansas City escapes with a come from behind draw. This time it was Aurelien Collin who plays the hero. The draw extends Sporting’s 11 match unbeaten streak in MLS play. Sporting missed out on the chance to gain valuable points in the chase for the final […]

Sporting Kansas City got a late goal from Omar Bravo to get a draw with Chivas USA on Saturday. This allowed Sporting to continue their hot streak and stay unbeaten in the last 12 matches in all competitions. This Saturday, Sporting will play on the road for the last time until September 17 as they […]

Coming into this season, Sporting Kansas City knew they were in for some challenges. These challenges included a 10 match road trip to begin season before opening Livestrong Sporting Park on June 9th. Also, the team came out for the new season with a new look and new name (changing from Kansas City Wizards). With […]

Despite poor run of form early in the season that saw Sporting Kansas City only get one point in 7 matches; Sporting, now unbeaten in 10 straight matches in all competitions, are in position to make playoffs. The last match, a 2-1 win in Portland, was their 8th straight match unbeaten in MLS play.   […]