Blake and Jon break down the 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls and Peter Vermes weighs in with his thoughts following the match as well. A conversation with Zorhan Bassong in the second segment and wrapping up with a preview for this weekend's match against the Seattle Sounders on Sunday.Sporting Kansas City által

Sporting says farewell to homegrown Kayden Pierre after his transfer to Belgian side Genk, we recap the US Open Cup semifinal, preview the matchup against the New York Red Bulls this weekend, and finish out with USMNT preview for this weekend's match at Children's Mercy Park.Sporting Kansas City által

Previewing the matchups ahead against Orlando and Indy Eleven, a conversation with Peter Vermes ahead of the weekend, special guest Benny Feilhaber joins the show before he is recognized as a Sporting Legend on Saturday, and we heard from SKC players William Agada, Kayden Pierre, and Johnny Russell ahead of the final stretch of the season.…

Sporting welcomes Joaquin Fernandez to the club - and Blake catches up with Willy AgadaSporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon assess Sporting KC's Leagues Cup group stage performance, and look forward to the knockout round matchup against the Columbus Crew. Head Coach Peter Vermes and midfielder Jake Davis also chime in with their thoughts about the upcoming matchup.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon review the Leagues Cup win over Chicago, and look ahead to a familiar Liga MX foe in Toluca FC - plus a discussion with Robert CastellanosSporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon look back at a busy month of July matches and look ahead at the upcoming Leagues Cup group stage matches.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon are joined by former Sporting player and current SKC II assistant coach Ike Opara about his decorated playing career, and previewing this weekend's matchup with St Louis.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon look back at a memorable (and well after midnight) USOC quarterfinal win...and ahead to two league matches in the next 5 days.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake and Jon review a very busy calendar - with a midweek match v Colorado, and MLS and USOC matchups with Dallas coming up.... plus Mike Burns is introduced as Sporting Director.Sporting Kansas City által

Roger Espinoza's comments as he announces his retirement....and Blake and Jon preview the upcoming Austin matchup.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake catches up with Aly Trost Martin on new new role at CBS Sports and previews Saturday's matchup at Columbus with the Crew's play by play announcer Chris Doran.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake sits down with Johnny Russell after a big win over Seattle. Blake and Jon review that win, and look ahead to the Galaxy matchup.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake Aerni and Jon Kempin look ahead to the upcoming Seattle matchup, and Blake catches up with Nate Bukaty on his growing career as a national soccer broadcasterSporting Kansas City által

In this week's SKC Show, Blake Aerni sat down with Khiry Shelton to discuss his return to the field and how he plans to help the team come out of the current winless streak. Blake and Jon Kempin also preview Sporting's second trip to Minnesota in 5 weeks as they look to avenge the 2-1 loss at the end of April.…

In this week's SKC show, Blake Aerni sits down with Sporting Kansas City's mental performance coach Becky Wiseman. With May being 'Mental Health Awareness Month' Becky discusses her role with the club and pulls back the curtain on the mental side of the game. Blake is then joined by Jon Kempin to talk the fallout from the big US Open Cup win agains…

This week on the SKC show, Blake Aerni sat down with right back Kayden Pierre who made his long awaited return to the pitch in Minnesota. Jon Kempin then joined Blake to discuss the upcoming game with high flying rivals Real Salt Lake.Sporting Kansas City által

On this week's Sporting KC show Blake Aerni sits down with defender Andreu Fontas to talk about where the team is at this moment and how they are preparing for this next stretch of games. Then, Blake talks with Hallie Klanke one of the new NIL athletes and a member of the KU Womens soccer team. Jon Kempin then joins Blake to discuss the fallout fro…

Blake Aerni, Jon Kempin, and Daniel Salloi discuss the upcoming match against Inter Miami CF, being played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium!Sporting Kansas City által

Blake Aerni and Jon Kempin discuss the latest match results, and sit down to chat with Remi Walter!Sporting Kansas City által

On this episode of the Sporting Kansas City show Blake Aerni sits down with last week's goal scorer Willy Agada as he talks about taking his chances early in the season. Later Blake sits down with Mizzou kicker and Sporting NIL athlete Blake Craig and manager of fan development Jon Felton to talk all things NIL.…

In this week’s episode of the SKC show, Jake Davis sits down with Blake Aerni to discuss the early start to the season and the first win against San Jose. Later, Jon Kempin joins Blake to preview the upcoming western conference game vs LA Galaxy at Children’s Mercy Park.Sporting Kansas City által

Blake Aerni is joined by former SKC keeper Jon Kempin, with special guest, current SKC keeper Tim Melia.Sporting Kansas City által

In this week's Sporting Kansas City show Blake Aerni sat down with midfielder Rémi Walter to discuss his recent goal and celebration in the home opener with Philadelphia. Jon Kempin later joins Blake to discuss Sporting's upcoming away trip to Southern California against an LAFC side fresh off a 3-0 defeat in snowy Salt Lake.n…

The Sporting KC show is coming to you from this week's media day at Children's Mercy Park. Blake Aerni sat down with Captain Johnny Russell and goal scorer Erik Thommy as they discussed the score draw at Houston and how the team have been feeling this week. An old friend Nate Bukaty also joined the show to preview this week's home opener against th…

Welcome back to the Sporting Kansas City show with your brand new hosts Blake Aerni and Jon Kempin. In this episode the pair talk about the new MLS season as Sporting prepare to head back to Houston in search of three points in match day one. Blake is also joined by forward Daniel Salloi who talks about his new number and his mindset going into 202…

On the final Sporting Kansas City show of the season, Aly Trost Martin and Nate Bukaty wrap up what was a rollercoaster year for the boys in blue. The crew are joined by MLS insider Tom Bogart to discuss this weekends upcoming MLS Cup final as well as Sporting's heartbreaking defeat in Houston. Aly and Nate also take time to pay tribute to two trem…

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the third episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. The Comets have a win over the rival Milwaukee Wave and looked good doing it. We discuss the game, who stood out, where the team still needed to improve, and what we can look f…

It was an ugly end to a beautiful story this season for Sporting KC. We're back at it again with a quick reactions pod immediately following the 1-0 loss in Houston. But we wanted to create a safe space to vent and work through this. So Thad tries to walk us through the five stages of grief... although it might be too early for stage five. The hand…

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the second episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. We talk about who is in camp, the new faces, and the returning players. Also a look at the difference in styles between last year and this. Which positions are set and which n…

Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. With the expansion draft coming up in the middle of December, the expansion teams (Utah Royals and Bay FC) are making trades to start their rosters. The biggest carrot the expansion sides have to entice te…

We start off with the US Men's National Team and their embarrassing loss at Trinidad & Tobago. Sergino Dest picked up an all-timer red card and Gregg Berhalter came to his defense after the game. Plus we talk about an exciting few years to come for soccer in America. Sporting KC are facing off with a Houston Dynamo team they beat two months ago. We…

Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes joins Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal in this episode of One Shots. Vermes talks about the 2023 season. It was a rough start, a very rough start. Vermes reveals his thoughts on fans wanting him out, his confidence in the team and if he ever doubted himself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…

On this week's SKC show Aly Trost Martin and Nate Bukaty are joined by wingers Johnny Russell and Daniel Salloi to talk about the upcoming conference semi-final and what they have been doing to stay ready during this break between games. The crew also take a deep dive into the Houston Dynamo and discuss star striker Alan Pulido being named 'MLS Com…

Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. The big news was a trade between the Current and Bay FC sending Alex Loera from KC to Bay FC. Kansas City received $175,000 and protection from Bay selecting a player in the expansion draft. This would hav…

Round 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs is (finally) complete. What do you think of the format so far? We'll wait for your answer... because the next round is still almost two weeks away. Vermes puts an end to any Antoine Griezmann "rumors". Did the "Vermes Out" pressure on the club force the changes that turned the season around? We don't talk about the c…

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the first episode of The Blue Turf for the upcoming season. We talk about who is in camp, the new faces, and the returning players. Also a look at the difference in styles between last year and this. Which positions are set and which n…

Sporting Kansas City have advanced to the next round of the MLS Cup playoff's. On this week's show, hosts Aly Trost Martin and Nate Bukaty are joined by right back Jake Davis to discuss the momentous playoff sweep of local rivals St Louis City. Later, Sports Radio 810’s Todd Leabo joins the crew to discuss the win and listen to some of the intervie…

On this week's Sporting KC show Nate Bukaty and Aly Trost Martin are joined by midfielder Remi Walter as he talks about the team and how the season has unfolded. The crew also look back at Sporting's dominant 4-1 win over St Louis City as well as looking forward to the biggest game off the season when the western conference winners come to the Socc…

We brought in a HOARD of KC Soccer Journal voices to help celebrate Sporting KC's 2-1 win over sT. lOuIs CiTy Sc! We re-live the atmosphere inside CMP for the fire capacity crowd, talk about tactics from Peter Vermes, and debate whether or not a three-week is a good thing for this team. S6:E54 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad…

Broadcaster Anna Witte joins Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal in this episode of One Shot. Anna calls games for NWSL matches and other leagues around the US. Anna talks about her move to a new area and the opportunities that brings for her before we dive into more specific NWSL topics. With Anna's view from around the league calling games inclu…

STL played their best postseason match in club history, and they were still beaten down 4-1. Sporting KC give Cody the most satisfying sports event he's ever witnessed with a Game 1 win on rival turf. Ndenbe's form on his banger should be the new MLS logo. We relive all the best moments and talk about the tactics from Darth Vermes to allow STL more…

In this week’s SKC show Aly Trost Martin and Nate Bukaty look back on a fantastic win over San Jose in the Wildcard round of MLS Cup Playoffs. The crew are also joined by Sacha Kljestan to discuss the next round where Sporting will meet St Louis City in that club’s first ever playoff game.Sporting Kansas City által

Short staffed on the pod tonight! No Cody, no Robert, no David! Thad is joined by Mike Kuhn to review the win over San Jose in the Wild Card match and take a look at Sporting KC's chances against the cross-state rivals in the next round. What does SKC need to do against St. Louis to win the three-game series? Oh, and Mike rants about the playoff fo…

It is decided! Sporting KC snuck into the 8th seed of the MLS Cup Playoffs following a 3-1 Decision Day win over Minnesota United. Johnny Russell picked up a brace after not practicing all week, George Brett took his shirt off, and Vermes had words for the doubters this season. SKC will face San Jose on Wednesday night at 8:30pm for the chance to p…

Sporting KC can leapfrog into 7th place on the final day of the season with a win at home against Minnesota United... and some help from our Western Conference brethren. Dallas, Portland, and San Jose would all have to win in order to end the season for SKC. We had our correspondent at the Pitch Black event where the 2023 Club Awards were announced…

Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal sat down with Stefan Stokic, the new head coach of the Kansas City Comets. Stokic and the Comets held an open tryout, have signed and re-signed players and are busy planning for the new season. Stokic talks about what it means to be the head coach of Kansas City, the mentality he expects from the Comets, and som…

Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. They break down the recent win by the Current over the Chicago Red Stars. It was an explosion of offense on fan appreciation night and the last game at Children's Mercy Park. It was a disappointing season …

Sporting KC got a big win at Real Salt Lake to keep their postseason hopes alive. They can still possibly jump ahead of three teams and into 7th place. But do they deserve it? It seems there are some fans who would like to see SKC miss the playoffs again with the idea this would put pressure on ownership to force changes. But how much truth is ther…

We take a deep dive into the MLS Western Conference standings and preview the RSL game this weekend. It's BIG night in Major League Soccer. SKC have the night off on Wednesday but it won't come without stress. We'll tell you which games to watch and what we want to happen as the season closes out. S6:E48 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega…