Sporting Kansas City News

This week, we review of D.C. United's 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas City and preview the upcoming visit from the Portland Timbers, and we check in on post-game audio from Ben Olsen, goalscorer Kyle Porter and assist man Chris Pontius.

Kansas City, MO - infoZine - Major League Soccer's Goalkeeper of the Year for 2012, Jimmy Nielsen has established himself as one of the best players in the League and a fan favorite in Kansas City.

The Blues went into Rocheter, New York last Saturday and came out with their first ever loss to the Flash on the back of Abby Wambach's brace.

Kamara will join Sierra Leone from June 2-17 for FIFA World Cup Qualifiers versus Tunisia and Cape Verde Islands, while Saad will join the Lebanon Men's National Team for the first time from May 25-31 for an international friendly against Oman.

Paul Stastny of the Colorado Avalanche had two goals and two assists, and Nashville's Craig Smith added five assists to help the United States rout Russia, 8-3, Thursday in the world hockey quarterfinals in Helsinki, Finland.

Jurgen Klinsmann has called in Sporting KC defender Matt Besler and midfielder/forward Graham Zusi to camp to prepare for friendlies and World Cup qualifiers.

Soccer superstar David Beckham announced he plans to retire from professional soccer on Thursday, and fans and athletes alike took to Twitter to send him off.

Toronto FC announced Thursday that the club has acquired midfielder Bobby Convey from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for a first-round pick in the 2014 MLS Supplemental Draft.

Aurelien Collin scored in the 73rd minute to lift Sporting Kansas City to a 1-0 win over the Houston Dynamo on Sunday night.

Orlando City Soccer Club forward Dom Dwyer is not nervous about facing a higher level of competition against the host Seattle Sounders Reserves.

FC Kansas City has played in three matches so far in their inaugural season. They've shown great promise in all three of them, conceding only one goal in 270 minutes, a penalty kick against Portland.

The panel - Norwich City supporting father and son duo Neville and Michael Townsend and Canaries fan Ben Ordon - discuss Kei Kamara's return to Sporting Kansas City, Luciano Becchio's absence from the first team, John Ruddy returning in goal against West Brom, wholesale changes to the team on Sunday, and scrapping the Player of the Season award if ... (more)

Here's something that slipped away from me earlier this week, what with the midweek MLS games and all of the hubbub with Chivas USA .

This leaves Sporting with three points of a possible nine from their three game home stretch.

Kansas City, Kan. a Djimi Traore scored late in stoppage time and the Seattle Sounders stunned Sporting Kansas City 1-0 on Wednesday night.

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Graham Zusi was voted Major League Soccer Player of the Week by the North American Soccer Reporters for Week 10 of the 2013 MLS season.

The Mexican international forward has scored in all three games for FCKC, helping lead the Blues to an unbeaten start.

Sounders FC will likely start a 12th different lineup in its 12th game of the season Wednesday, a 5:30 p.m. road contest at Sporting Kansas City.

In a week with a quick turn around for both clubs Seattle gets an extra day off compared to their hosts, who get to sleep in their own beds.

The league website took a look at the controversial plays from the weekend recently, and the Sounders-Union game Saturday featured heavily in the clip.