THROWBACK NIGHT SET FOR SATURDAY
With a three-week break in the rearview mirror, Sporting Kansas City will continue the club’s 2023 MLS regular season campaign on Saturday when the San Jose Earthquakes visit Children’s Mercy Park for Throwback Night.
The highly anticipated occasion will see Sporting celebrate the 10-year anniversary of its 2013 MLS Cup season, headlined by the halftime recognition of several fan favorites including Matt Besler, Benny Feilhaber, Chance Myers, Paulo Nagamura, Jimmy Nielsen, Ike Opara, Seth Sinovic and other members of the championship team. Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. CT matchup are available at SeatGeek.com while supplies last.
Saturday’s showdown will be broadcast live for free on Apple TV in English and Spanish. Local radio coverage will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM with streams in the Sporting KC app, while pub partners in the Sporting Pub Network will also show the game.
Hot off consecutive home wins, Sporting Kansas City II will continue their push to the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro playoffs by visiting Austin FC II on Friday. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. CT at Parmer Field at St. David’s Performance Center with live coverage on Apple TV.
ACADEMY CONTINUES PRESEASON
Three Sporting Kansas City Academy teams will continue their 2023-24 preseason preparations on Saturday. The U-15s and U-17s will travel east to meet St. Louis City SC at 11 a.m. CT at Missouri Soccer Park in Boonville, Missouri, while the U-19s will face Rockhurst University at 4 p.m. CT at Bourke Field in Kansas City, Missouri. Fans can follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for updates throughout the 2023-24 MLS NEXT season.
Sporting Kansas City supporters can click here to enter the Rivalry Road Trip Sweepstakes presented by Bud Light. Entrants will have the chance to win two tickets to Sporting’s road match at St. Louis City SC on Sept. 30, two Amtrak travel vouchers, a one-night hotel stay and Sporting merchandise.
AWAY TICKET REQUESTS OPEN
Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Members and members of Sporting KC supporters groups are eligible to receive complimentary tickets for Sporting away matches. Requests are currently open for Sporting’s match at St. Louis City SC on Sept. 30 while supplies last. Away ticket requests for Sporting’s match at Real Salt Lake on Oct. 7 will open Friday. Requests close two weeks before each away match or once the allotment of away supporters tickets is reached.
SPORTING CLASSIC THIS WEEKEND
Sporting Kansas City will host the Sporting Classic youth soccer tournament from Friday to Sunday with matches to be played at Central Bank Sporting Complex, Compass Minerals Sporting Fields and Compass Minerals National Performance Center. The competition will feature U8/U9 (2016/2015) to U15 (2009) boys and girls teams from across the country. For more information, click here.
Lastly, fans can enjoy 20% off all orders at MLSstore.com until 10:59 p.m. CT Tuesday with the code 20MLS, including a wide variety of Sporting Kansas City merchandise for the summer, fall and winter.