The 2026 #SportingKC schedule is out! The nearly two-month World Cup break has things a bit compressed, including eight midweek games. What road trip are you making? kcsoccerjournal.com/11/20/2025/2...

One of one. TEMVP. 👑 Back to claim her NWSL MVP title - Temwa Chawinga 💫

#NWSL award summary: -Temwa is MVP, of course -No defenders from the best D by far win DOTY -Vlatko, who coached the greatest regular season in history, doesn't win Coach of the Year #KCBaby -A forward wins at midfielder -Lorena wins GK, but Dickey was the best statistically 🤷‍♂️

Two more KC Current players on the second XI: Bia and Hailie Mace. #NWSL I think there is an argument for Cooper and Debinha too. #KCBaby

Temwa Chawinga is the #NWSL MVP again! Bia was also nominated as well. #KCBaby #TemVP

KC Current dominate the Best XI. Temwa Chawinga, Claire Hutton, Lorena, Kayla Sharples and Izzy Rodriguez 5 of 11 spots. #KCBaby

Coach takes a team from next-to-last place and creates the best offense of all time, but the knock is the defense is bad. So he creates the best defense of all time (and still a pretty great offense) and he gets NOTHING? Be serious right now.

Vlatko Andonovski doesn't win #NWSL Coach of the Year... Bev Yanez did well, but Vlatko had the greatest regular season in the history of the league. These awards aren't serious. #KCBaby

Sharples and Izzy, part of the greatest defense in #NWSL history, don't win Defender of the year... #KCBaby

Lorena is the #NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year! #KCBaby

For the #NWSL awards, if Vlatko doesn't win off the greatest regular season ever, it's a crime. And either Sharples or Izzy better win on D with just 13 goals allowed. And Temwa is clearly the MVP. Prediction: KC Current get their votes split with 2 nominees per category #KCBaby

Continuing with the off-season previews, next up: The record-breaking and NWSL Shield winning Kansas City Current www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/30...

Claire Hutton and Izzy Rodriguez called up! Sentnor also on the U23 roster. #KCBaby

#NWSL gets an award show 😍 Then puts it at 4:30PM on a Wednesday ☠️

A new @fortheglorykc.bsky.social is out! This week: - Vlatko changes jobs - KC Current's playoffs are over #KCBaby - #MLS and #SportingKC schedule change - Apple changes, MLS division changes. And more ch-ch-ch-changes! Come listen! kcsoccerjournal.com/11/16/2025/w...

We don't always stay on topic over @fortheglorykc.bsky.social New pod coming.

Be sure to check out last week's pod if you missed it. We're recording a new one tonight or tomorrow and there is a lot of news...

Thad: "[Vlatko] chose to do this, not was forced out because of a playoff loss. This isn't a knee jerk reaction over the last few days." "It is something Vlatko wanted to do." I trust Thad, this is good enough for me. #KCBaby

"In so many ways this was an incredibly successful season for the Kansas City Current and in just one way it wasn’t. Yes, that one way really stings right now, but the future remains very bright for this club." Beautifully said. #KCBaby

The @kcsoccerjournal.bsky.social exclusively spoke with Ike Opara about his future and the future of his players at the last home game of the 2025 #SportingKC II season. kcsoccerjournal.com/11/15/2025/i...

#SportingKC have their 14th player! Welcome to the first team Cielo! kcsoccerjournal.com/11/14/2025/s...

It's been a wild week in the NWSL. Atlanta was announced as team 17. And I missed the commissioner saying she wants an 18th team in 2028 as well. Atlanta is paying $165m. Cleveland and Cincy lost out when Denver got their bid. I wonder who will be next? www.espn.com/soccer/story...

They are calling it a promotion. I hope this is what Vlatko wants off the greatest regular season in #NWSL history. I can't shake this feeling that the news is "hidden" on a Friday afternoon news dump. Ownership wants a lot and KC Current failed in the playoffs. Hope I'm wrong.

I sat through the 5 degree #SportingKC vs Inter Miami game. It wasn't great. But moving the #MLS calendar to a summer through spring schedule is the right move. Let me explain. kcsoccerjournal.com/11/14/2025/o...

Whoa, that's out of nowhere. Vlatko no longer coaching the KC Current. #KCBaby

New #SportingKC Homegrown signing! SKC II had a really rough year, but he was clearly one of their best players. Interested to watch how he does with more talent around him.

No more MLS Season Pass, it's all just included in Apple TV. If you don't have Apple TV, that'll be a price increase actually, b/c the stand-alone sub was $79.99 if you simply got a free trial. That said, Apple TV has a ton of good shows to watch. www.sportingkc.com/news/major-l...

I think this is inevitable for the growth of soccer in the US. Don't get me wrong, I sat outside during that insanely cold #SportingKC/Inter Miami game, and it sucked. But I still thing this is the move. Op-Ed coming for @KCSoccerJournal soon.

Another KC Current player officially on the move. Jereko has a 2026 option in her contract with KC before this deal was made. #KCBaby

I am working on an op-ed about the fall to spring schedule but the new 5 divisions is promising. I'm gonna assume someone showed Ron Garber my idea last year 😅😂 kcsoccerjournal.com/12/26/2024/i...

📨 Official: The KC Current announce that defender Hailie Mace, whose contract runs through Dec. 31, 2025, will leave the club at the end of her contract to pursue other professional playing opportunities. #KCBaby

Mace was one of my favorites to watch play. This one stings. On a personal note, one of my dogs is named after Hailie. Good lucky wherever you land Hailie! #KCBaby #NWSL

#NWSL award nominees out. KC Current up for a ton: - MVP: Temwa - DEF: Sharples, Izzy - MID: Hutton, Debinha - Coach: Vlatko #KCBaby

Reminder that making it to the #NWSL quarterfinals does include a $1,250 bonus for players on Seattle, San Diego, and Louisville; Kansas City's postseason bonuses will also include the $5,000 bonus for winning the shield ($6,250 total) www.spotrac.com/news/_/id/30...

I'm seeing a lot of Vlatko hate today. The KC Current had the best regular season in the history of the league Ultimately American sports are judged by playoffs. He'll learn from this, but all 3 of your star forwards getting hurt in the last 2 meaningless games is rough. #KCBaby

Press conferences are terrible for getting full quotes and context out quickly. So here's the whole of what Vlatko Andonovski had to say about Bia playing through injury today:

The KC Current’s hope for an NWSL championship ends, losing to Gotham FC in the quarterfinals. #KCBaby

I was writing an editorial this week on how the NWSL playoffs are broken (but I got busy and didn't finish by the weekend). I won't publish it now because it'll read like sour grapes. Short version: it should be 6 teams, KC and WSH should have byes. Reward the regular season. #KCBaby #NWSL

Atlanta is going to be the 17th NWSL team. $165 million. Wish they'd commit to another women's specific stadium though... More details from The Athletic: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

Izzy Rodriguez: "This season we have a lot to be proud of." "We would have liked to go further... this game will fuel what we do next year." #KCBaby #NWSL

LaBonta: "Whirlwind. Pun Intended." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko confirmed Cooper's injury was an "accumulation" but she got stepped on in the last game against San Diego. #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko: "If we were healthy... we're a dangerous team." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko said Bia was playing with a sprained MCL. "Nothing was going to stop her." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko: "When you are missing Temwa and Coop and we probably had half of Bia. You can only tweak so much." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko: "If there was even a slight chance for Temwa to play the game, even one minute, she was probably giong to be on the field." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko: "We're not here to have one good season and go away... we're here to say." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko on losing at home for the first time in 2025: "This is the first time I'm sitting in front of you guys with a disappointing result." "It's hurts. We're going to do anything possible in the future to make sure we don't find ourselves in this situation." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko on the exit from the playoffs: "That's the game of soccer, unfortunately." #KCBaby #NWSL

Vlatko: "As much as we're disappointed in the final result today. We're not going to allow this result to define our season." "I think our players today can walk with their heads up." #KCBaby #NWSL