Just got caught up on the Olympics. WHAT A DAY!!!!

I'm sure it's been pointed out elsewhere, but there's an obvious irony that King Charles III is displaying more "No Kings" energy than our own US federal administration.

Re-Cap podcast getting Temwa and Ally Sentnor in back-to-back weeks? I might have to check back in.

A World Cup thing I learned yesterday: bars can show FIFA World Cup matches for free, but they can't advertise that they're showing the matches. A signboard with "Soccer game at 2:30" is fine, but a signboard with "Tunisia v. Netherlands at 2:30" is a FIFA violation.

Argentina. England. Netherlands. All base-camping in… Kansas City? This is the story of how the 2026 World Cup’s smallest host city wooed its giants — ft. BBQ, Topgolf, “red carpets,” and a battle for facilities that sent England scrambling: www.nytimes.com/athletic/705...

Pretty funny that even the San Diego Wave have more active players than SKC

Up-to-date look at SKC's Senior Roster. 11 of 18-20 Senior Roster spots are filled. Season opener is in two days.

On today's commute: in Overland Park, an overpass with "No Ice, No Kings, No War" set up on it. In a semi-rural, forested part of South Kansas City, a crude wooden sign with a white sheet draped over it, with the words "DON R---S KIDS" spray painted in red on the sheet.

2012. Just a resoundingly stupid movie with the most self-absorbed ending imaginable.

Wow. The entire city budget for Lee's Summit, a city with ~107,000 people, is $379m, with $30m budgeted for law enforcement. About 8% of the overall total. Kansas City MO, a city with ~520,000 people, has $734m dedicated to public safety. About 29% of the entire city budget.

Japan announced their squad for the tournament last week. Narumi Miura was not included.

The 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup will be played from March 1st through 21st. KC faces Utah on March 14th, which means the Royals will almost certainly be without Mina Tanaka, and quite possibly without Narumi Miura and Miyabi Moriya.

Annual appeal to make President's Day one of those holidays we associate with heavy drinking.

I want to know who made this aesthetic decision at a soccer park.

Thinking of doing a team luge date night.

Croix Bethune's new threads! 👀 @kansascitycurrent.bsky.social fans, she'll be wearing No. 8.

Well, after 15-1/2 years of a happy life, it was our dog Dublin’s time. Proud to have raised this rescue pup and given it a great home.

I just see 9 NWSL head coaches.

Boise City, Oklahoma will always be KC Current country in spirit if not in geography.

Fixed.

I think by April Claire Hutton will have the captain's armband at Bay FC. She has the ability, capacity, and drive to make this her team at age 20. She's just on a different schedule than us regular folk.

Fond memories of growing up as a kid on the streets playing pickup games of luge team relay.

KC Current now has the 2024 & 2025 NWSL leaders in assists (Izzy & Bethune), the '24 & '25 leading scorer (Temwa), the all-time leaders for goals & assists in a single season (Temwa & Bethune), most career assists (DiBernardo), most career PKs (LaBonta), and Top 5 in career Goal+Assists (Debinha).

HASBO MOR LIKE HAS-BEEN *makes explosion noise while spreading my hand out and slowly raising it*

"I can't wait to try the deli platters at the Riverside Red X." -Frenkie de Jong (attrib.)

Kansas City climate in July: stop complainin'. Good enough for the Dutch, good enough for you.

Biggest event in Dutch soccer to hit the region since Sporting KC hosted the Dayton Dutch Lions in the 2012 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup.

Agree, but the visuals are stunning.

No player has exceeded my initial expectations more than Claire Hutton. Signed at 17, I expected few appearances in her first two years as a professional. Instead, she’s a Best XI player, Impact Award finalist, and USWNT captain. Thanks for everything and all the best in your future.

Last two regular season home games at CPKC Stadium: Bay FC and Washington Spirit.

One thing lost in this: Bay FC just dropped a $1.1 million hit on their net transfer fee threshold, which is not a small amount of money in NWSL. I wonder if they got some fee deferred to 2026 on the Oshoala move?

Anyone check in on Ally Sentnor?

The biggest question mark is Bethune's knees, but this is the NWSL. The biggest question mark is EVERYONE'S knees.

The other benefit is that it clears all looming contract concerns for 2027. The only "big" player who is an unrestricted free agent in 2026 is Sentnor, and she needs to justify a contract extension with a great year. I think she'll do it. I'm reeling, but slowly getting excited about this.

Yeah, this... This makes me feel better.

I blame Pfeiffer's mom.

YOU BETTER NOT BREAK HER LIKE YOU DID LOERA BAY

Trying to understand this move a bit. I assume Armas wants to move away from a double-pivot and rely on LaBonta as a pure DM. Or a flat four? or a 3-5-2? Bethune only turns the most dangerous attack in NWSL even better. Also: MIXED EMOTIONS

MIXED EMOTIONS

Home Builders Association of Greater KC's 2025 numbers are complete. In 2025, 74% of all residential building permits issued in Jackson County were issued in Lee's Summit. A stunning 97% of multifamily residential building permits issued in Jackson County were issued in LSMO.

It's been 24 hours since SKC has been rumored (yet again) to sign a player with 5 goals in 1200 minutes in a mid-tier European league.

"The lads wanted to be close to an open air kangaroo exhibit, so Swope Park jumped to the top of everyone's list." -Jude Bellingham (attrib.)

SKC can afford facilities suitable for Argentina and England, but can't sign a consequential DP if they were spotted a million dollars.

They shut down El Paso's airspace because of a party balloon? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpu5...

Credit card thieves from France, unfaithful biathletes from Norway. I'm just happy that the US Olympic team is *not* the messiest group in the Olympic Village right now.

One of the very best to do it, and relieved to see he's gonna keep on doing it. Truly, Matt's output, every single week for years and years, has been incredible and invaluable to acutal MLS sickos and casual fans alike. I'll subscribe.

KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL MO Feb 9 Climate Report: High: 76 Low: 33 Precip: 0.0" Snow: Missing at Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:42:19 +0000 via IEMbot Additional Details Here.

No one chose "Closer"? C'mon.

Not a fan of the peerage except when it's stripped. I love how "HRH Prince Andrew, Duke of York" is now "Andy Windsor".