Daniel Sperry
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Covering Sporting KC and KC Current for the Kansas City Star. Got tips? Email:
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Goal from San Diego to make it 1-0.
#KCBaby
about 22 hours ago
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Very clear 4-4-2 shape for the Current in first game under Armas. Current pressing with four to start. Augments into some fun stuff once they get into attack. Although, not terribly different to what we've seen from the Current before.
#KCBaby
about 22 hours ago
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Calvin Harris got sent off on a second yellow for taking a shot after the whistle blew. So it's 10v9.
#SportingKC
2 days ago
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Austin FC down to 9 men now. Reds to Sabovic and Biro. Rapha Wicky was on the field remonstrating with Austin FC players over these challenges.
#SportingKC
2 days ago
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Chad Smith
2 days ago
Afrifa to Dejan! 1-0 SKC!!
#SportingKC
#SKCvATX
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Story here on today's whiplash of deals. Current acquire Bethune for the third highest transfer fee in
#NWSL
history. Trade away Hutton in second largest transfer fee in NWSL history. A lot to understand and unpack.
amp.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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KC Current trades away one national team player, then quickly acquires another
Claire Hutton is out and Croix Bethune is in after a pair of stunning moves.
https://amp.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/kc-current/article314667306.html
5 days ago
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Brilliant goal from
#SportingKC
right there. Joveljic with the finish but that passing move was slick. SKC up 2-0 on NYCFC in preseason action. Harris with the first.
5 days ago
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Yes...the Kansas City Current has acquired Croix Bethune for $1m — $900k in intra league transfer funds, and $100k in allocation. They have also traded Claire Hutton, receiving $1.1m from Bay FC. Whiplash.
#KCBaby
5 days ago
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Not exaggerating, this is one of my favorite
#SportingKC
kits in recent memory. Homage to 18th and Vine and its role in propelling Kansas City forward for decades, and some callbacks to the diamonds and argyle (by loosest definition).
add a skeleton here at some point
5 days ago
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The Nutmeg News
5 days ago
MLS Announces Plan To Replace Matt Doyle With AI Chatbot Of Simon Borg That Will Cover Polymarket Parlays
www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026...
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MLS Announces Plan To Replace Matt Doyle With AI Chatbot Of Simon Borg That Will Cover Polymarket Parlays — The Nutmeg News
Major League Soccer (MLS) announced their plan, today, to replace Matt “Armchair Analyst” Doyle with an AI chatbot of Simon Borg that will exclusively cover Polymarket Parlays.
https://www.thenutmegnews.com/current/2026/2/11/mls-announces-plan-to-replace-matt-doyle-with-ai-chatbot-of-simon-borg-that-will-cover-polymarket-parlays
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Per
#SportingKC
team website, they've recently made some hires in the performance analysis side: Kyle Emerick is listed as the team's Head of Performance Analysis, previously with Charlotte FC. Chris Atkins is listed as First Team Performance Analyst, coming from FC Cincinnati.
6 days ago
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Mr. Rogers of Soccer
8 days ago
I know we are still buzzing from that Benito performance. That doesn’t take away from the fact we have spent 3 quarters watching an Iowa football game.
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Talked with KC Current head coach Chris Armas earlier. Does not sound like Temwa or Cooper are back in the swing of things. Cooper is much closer, Temwa is not too far behind. He mentioned in Bia's departure that they have been playing with Ally Sentnor at the 9 and Debinha as the 10.
#KCBaby
10 days ago
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Jayden Reid, who is the first player to sign for both
#SportingKC
and St. Louis City, says "Being the first person to play for both sides of Missouri, it's a bit hot and cold. I'm stepping forward, and ready to represent SKC. I want to show what this club is capable of."
11 days ago
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Rapha Wicky says Lee was very transparent on where the roster was at when he took the job. "I'm not thinking every night 'Oh my God, I wish we had like seven, eight, six more players here...I really trust David and his team that they will sign us these players."
#SportingKC
11 days ago
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Teal Rising Cup this year is gonna be quite the shabang. Pro Tournament featuring América, Palmeiras, Corinthians, and the KC Current. Youth tournament Coaches and players panel Skills challenge And two U-20 matchups for USWNT and Brazil.
#KCBaby
11 days ago
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BREAKING: Sporting KC has signed 15-year-old Zamir Loyo Reynaga to a contract with SKC II for 2026, which elevates into a homegrown contract beginning in 2027. Sources tell me that multiple Liga MX clubs were also vying for his signature.
#SportingKC
11 days ago
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Dan Hopper
12 days ago
Re: WaPo layoffs, like everything else in society, it's tough to reconcile Sports being more popular and profitable than ever while the jobs in the field keep shrinking and shrinking
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Sporting KC added two trialists to its 2026 roster, bringing the roster to 20. Wyatt Meyer and Jayden Reid impressed enough to earn contracts. SKC still can't field a matchday 20-man squad without dressing all four goalkeepers. A lot more is needed:
www.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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Sporting KC signs two new players ... but plenty more are still needed
How is the offseason going so far for Sporting Kansas City?
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/sporting-kc/article314564812.html
13 days ago
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andré
13 days ago
zakiya bywaters publicly exposed rory dames’ abuse of players in 2016, six years before the yates report. six. years. think of how much suffering players could’ve been spared if the league had simply listened to and believed her.
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The KC Current have re-signed Bayley Feist. Feist hardly got consistent run out in 2025. But looked great in her minutes she played and was solid in 2024. Good option off the bench and for squad rotations that will come with so many midweek games in 2026.
#KCBaby
13 days ago
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MOVEMENT.
#SportingKC
announces the signing of two trialists, Wyatt Meyer and Jayden Reid. Meyer didn't play much for Nashville in 2025, and was waived at the end of the season. Drafted 11th overall in 2024. Reid made quite a few appearances for RBNY and St. Louis City.
13 days ago
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Very interesting. The Kansas City Current is launching an academy in Brazil...Itu, Brazil, to be exact, is located in the state of São Paulo.
14 days ago
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Raphael Wicky did receive his P1 Visa and was in charge/oversaw Sporting KC's 1-0 loss to Charlotte in preseason action today.
#SportingKC
16 days ago
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Chris Armas doesn't think Temwa Chawinga will quite be back for the first game of the 2026 season. Michelle Cooper should be back in the mix soon.
#KCBaby
17 days ago
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#SportingKC
says Raphael Wicky still does not have his P-1 Visa. Hopes to be able to make him available sometime next week.
18 days ago
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Emma Hayes called 20-year-old Claire Hutton "a future captain in the making." PLUS Ally Sentnor an option to fill Bia's spot? More on a successful
#USWNT
camp for the KC Current quartet:
www.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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4 KC Current players stood out during U.S. national team competition. Here’s how
Ally Sentnor scored twice and Claire Hutton wore the captain’s armband.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/kc-current/article314488282.html
19 days ago
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Good gosh. THAT is a banger. Trinity is back.
20 days ago
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Pre-season is underway.
#SportingKC
returns 60% of its minutes in 2025, and still has plenty more players to add. Here's how the core of returning players are adapting to Wicky's vision:
www.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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Sporting KC’s holdover veterans dive headfirst into new coach Wicky’s play-style
Sporting KC returns a 60% core led by veterans and young talent as Raphael Wicky installs possession principles and adapts tactics during preseason in Kansas City.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/sporting-kc/article314475371.html
20 days ago
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Since the NWSL hasn't posted on this site...the new ball is basically an asterisk on a soccer ball.
21 days ago
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Good to see Ally Sentnor back to bagging goals. The Current will need her to find the net this season. 2 now in this USWNT friendly.
23 days ago
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The whole segment on Mason Greenwood… Gross.
26 days ago
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#SportingKC
coaching staff under Raphael Wicky for 2025-26. Assistants: Edu Rubio Dominic Kinnear Roger Espinoza Ash Wallace GK Coach: Darrin MacLeod Some familiarity both internally and externally. MacLeod gets a promotion and Espinoza and Wallace stay. Kinnear well known.
27 days ago
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John Pulskamp speaking with media right now discussing a renewed attention to detail for
#SportingKC
. "We've been focusing on not just the bigger goals [of how to play], but actually the details of the roadmap on how to achieve that."
27 days ago
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The Kansas City Star
30 days ago
Sporting Kansas City’s new majority owner, Peter Mallouk, says winning is “99.5%” of his priority.
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‘Big, big financial commitment.’ New SKC owner Peter Mallouk shares plan for team
Sporting Kansas City’s new majority owner, Peter Mallouk, says winning is “99.5%” of his priority.
https://bit.ly/4baOUnf
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The Kansas City Star
about 1 month ago
OnGoal — Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig, Pat Curran, Greg Maday and Robb Heineman — bought the then-Wizards from Lamar Hunt in 2006.
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Sporting Kansas City owners sell majority stake in team. Here are the details
OnGoal — Neal Patterson, Cliff Illig, Pat Curran, Greg Maday and Robb Heineman — bought the then-Wizards from Lamar Hunt in 2006.
https://bit.ly/3LJWydE
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Coming back to this...the KC Current is playing against the Seattle Reign in Spokane. So much for a quick drive down I-5 for the Portland match a few days later.
about 1 month ago
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True. My point, though, is that this team's overall athleticism has been very low since 2020/2021.
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about 1 month ago
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Very few double home game days and very few direct time conflicts as well between
#KCBaby
and
#SportingKC
this year. I like it.
about 1 month ago
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Here's your KC Current 2026 NWSL Schedule write-up. Including info on the Challenge Cup being played in COLUMBUS?
www.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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Kansas City Current + NWSL release KC’s schedule for 2026 regular season: details
Here’s the rundown of home and away games for the KC Current.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/kc-current/article314333538.html
about 1 month ago
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THE NWSL SCHEDULE IS HERE! AND BEFORE JANUARY 20TH! The KC Current will open the season on March 14, hosting the Utah Royals. 30 games on the docket, no games in June, and no home games in KC during the World Cup footprint.
#KCBaby
about 1 month ago
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BREAKING:
#SportingKC
has signed former
#Rapids96
winger Calvin Harris to a 1.5 year deal, with a club option for the 27/28 season. Harris, 25, had a career year with the Rapids in '25, with 5 goals and 5 assists in all competitions in 2025. His pace is much needed for SKC.
about 1 month ago
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Here's the
#KCBaby
pre-season roster. Lot's of NRI's. Notable that Cooper and Chawinga start the season on SEI, though they can come off it before the season starts, provided they are healthy. Regardless, midfield and front line seem rather thin at the moment.
about 1 month ago
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A bizarre development today as North Macedonian club FK Vardar drag Sporting Kansas City into dispute over a pre-contract for its player signed elsewhere.
#SportingKC
Let's break it down:
www.kansascity.com/sports/socce...
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North Macedonian team posts email exchange with Sporting KC over failed transfer
The team shared an email apparently containing a “private and confidential” offer from Sporting Kansas City.
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/sporting-kc/article314320438.html
about 1 month ago
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The Equalizer
about 1 month ago
The Challenge Cup is moving to a new date. Previously scheduled for February, the annual match between the NWSL Champion and Shield winner from the previous season will now take place in June.
equalizersoccer.com/2026/01/14/s...
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Sources: Challenge Cup moving to June
The annual match between the NWSL Champion and Shield winner from the previous season was previously scheduled for February.
https://equalizersoccer.com/2026/01/14/sources-challenge-cup-moving-to-june/
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Statement from
#SportingKC
: "Sporting Kansas City explored a transfer for Rogers Mato but he has elected to sign a pre-contract with Hearts and we wish him all the best in the future.”
about 1 month ago
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The Current have traded Nichelle Prince to Boston Legacy.
#KCBaby
about 1 month ago
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Introductory press conference here with Chris Armas.
#KCBaby
about 1 month ago
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Sorry. Trying to get back in the saddle and somehow completely missed Sentnor on that roster. FOUR KC Current players called in.
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about 1 month ago
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Claire Hutton, Izzy Rodriguez, and Lo LaBonta called into USWNT duty for January camp. Another set of call-ups for this KC Current trio.
about 1 month ago
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