Down 2-1 and up a man Saturday against San Jose, Sporting Kansas City’s Peter Vermes made a triple-substitution. It wasn’t necessarily a move he wanted to make, but one he more or less had to. Vermes didn’t directly criticize the official,

Sporting KC will be younger in 2025. But Peter Vermes wants fans to know this: “We want to try and make the playoffs. ... We want to try to win MLS Cup.”

Sporting was handed a lifeline six minutes into the second half when Hernan Lopez was shown a red card after receiving his second yellow for a nasty challenge from behind on Erik Thommy. That gave Sporting a man advantage for 44 minutes, including stoppage time.

Lionel Messi opened the scoring with a masterful strike in the 19th minute, and Inter Miami beat Sporting Kansas City 3-1 in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup’s first round.

San Jose has opened with a pair of victories under first-year coach Bruce Arena — a five-time MLS Cup champion. The Earthquakes finished last in the league with 21 points last season.

Sporting KC will host a free 2025 season kickoff party Sunday afternoon at KC Live! in the Power & Light District featuring the team's players, along with games, music, and giveaways.

Lionel Messi and Inter Miami will host Sporting Kansas City in the second leg of their Concacaf Champions Cup series. Here's what you need to know.

Sporting KC kicks off its season Saturday, and the Kansas City Current begin regular season play in less than a month. With several TV and streaming options in play, here’s what you need to know to catch every game live.

The second round of the matches in the 2025 Major League Soccer season sees Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes lock horns at the Children's Mercy Park on Sunday. Both teams got off to contrasting starts last time out as the away side cruised to an emphatic victory, while the hosts were on the receiving end of a narrow defeat.

Sporting Kansas City welcome the San Jose Earthquakes to Children's Mercy Park, hoping to get their season up and running on home turf.

Both teams missed the Western Conference playoffs last year but made substantial moves in the offseason to bolster their rosters. Austin FC was 11-14-9 (42 points) in 2024 and was plagued by a poor offense that ranked 26th in the league in goals scored.

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