For the Glory KC - A Sporting KC Podcast

For the Glory KC is back with the 198th episode of the show!

Before we get to the podcast, if you'd like to support us, we talked at the start of the episode about Upside. It's an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, join Upside with our affiliate link. You get $10 and we get $10!

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Sporting Kansas City win one and then lose one. This time, in unlucky and quite painfully late fashion. On a road trip to the Seattle Sounders, they got out ahead early on yet another Andre Luiz goal only to let that lead melt away. Was Rapha Wicky out coached or did he just have nothing to work with? Sporting KC are decimated with injuries, and they still nearly got a road point.

But when you are ahead to start, you sure want to win. It was that mystical game in hand against CF Montreal, and they let it slip away. Now all the teams around them have seven games to go and they still have three points to make up to climb out of the basement.

Sheena and I talked through the beats of the game and the unfortunate Lasse Berg Johnsen injury and what the team will do without him. Will Zorhan Bassong be healthy enough to play? If not, who does? Jacob Bartlett seems to be available, but there is no one else, so are any SKC II players still around that might come up on short-term loan? And who will be the captain with no Lasse and Bassong perhaps not 90 minutes fit?

For the second straight game, the KC Current came from behind and earned a big win. This time, it was a 5-1 shellacking of Bay FC and former teammates Claire Hutton, Alex Pfeiffer and Jordan Silkowitz. The fans welcomed the old players back, but it was a tough result for the already eliminated Northern California side. We talk the "tush push" goal from Haley Hopkins, the Debinha hattrick and that delightful bobblehead celebration and lots of international call-up news. Will Temwa Chawinga be back in time for the critical game against the Utah Royals?

In the Digital Crawl, we hit one more topic:

• USMNT win twice!

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 9:25
• KC Current - 33:19
• Digital Crawl - 47:31

Upcoming Games

• USMNT vs. Canada, TUES, Oct 6th at 7:00PM CST 
• USWNT vs. Spain, SAT, Oct 10th at 1:30PM
• Sporting KC vs. Portland Timbers, SAT, Oct 10th at 7:30PM
• KC Current have a break

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 197th episode of the show!

Before we get to the podcast, if you'd like to support us, we talked at the start of the episode about Upside. It's an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, join Upside with our affiliate link. You get $10 and we get $10!

Sporting Kansas City bounced back in a big way after their disappointing loss last weekend to go on the road and beat the 2nd place team in the Western Conference. The Houston Dynamo fell 2-0 securing Sporting KC their first shutout of the year, one that was assisted by a Hector Herrera red card. Now can they do it with all 11 guys on the opposing team staying on the field? They have eight games to find out.

Andre Luiz once again stole the show. He got the game winning goal and provided an assist to Calvin Harris for an insurance goal before the Dynamo self-destructed before halftime. Despite the lead and being up a man, it was quite debatable who played better in the second half. Houston definitely saw more of the ball and took more shots.

Sheena and I discuss all of that, plus takes on Ben Olsen and his attire and other off topic nonsense you come to For the Glory KC for (or press fast forward during).

The win kept Sporting KC on pace with CF Montreal, who also won. The Wooden Spoon won't be decided yet but at least SKC remain in striking distance of climbing out of the basement.

In other SKC news, Capita Capemba's return will be delayed due to some rules we explain on the podcast. Also, fines were handed out for the Philadelphia Union and Sporting KC dust up a week ago. There is also a rumor that SKC II may be on the move in the coming years to Des Moines, Iowa. And former SKC coach Zoran Savic is being countersued by the team after his multimillion-dollar lawsuit.

Back in Kansas City, the KC Current also found a way to win, despite going down 1-0 early. They welcomed expansion side the Denver Summit to town and sent them packing after a 4-1 win that included a Haley Hopkins hattrick. What a weekend for Kansas City soccer!

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• SKC II win!
• USMNT win!
• KC Comets updates

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 8:19
• KC Current - 52:31
• Digital Crawl - 1:01:08

Upcoming Games

• USMNT vs. Chile, TUES, Sept 29th @ 7:00PM CST (St. Louis)
• Sporting KC @ Seattle Sounders, THUR, Oct 1st @ 8:30PM CST
• KC Current vs. Bay FC, SAT, Oct 3rd @ 5:30PM
• USMNT vs. Mexico, SAT, Oct 3rd @ 9:00PM (Arizona)

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 196th episode of the show!

Before we get to the podcast, if you'd like to support us, we talked at the start of the episode about Upside. It's an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, join Upside with our affiliate link.

Sporting Kansas City entered Saturday night with low expectations. At least from your podcast co-hosts. But they went and got our hopes up by taking a very early 3-0 lead. Then in the second half, in what is perhaps the worst collapse in Sporting KC history, the Philadelphia Union stormed back to win 3-4, with the help of their 16-year-old wunderkind, Cavan Sullivan.

Sheena and I work through what went right and what went wrong. There were some very high highs, before some very low lows. Was it a change in tactics? Was is bad play? Bad coaching? All of the above? Should Taylor Calheira have subbed himself out when he got hurt? Should referee Katja Koroleva learn how to call a consistent game? Can it be a little bit of everything?

We answer those questions and more before getting to a small roster and General Allocation Money (GAM) update for Sporting KC. Dejan Joveljic's return to Kansas City will be delayed until 2027 (at least) and some insight into Or Blorian's health problems that are keeping him out for the year.

Before SKC blew a game, the KC Current did the same thing. They lost 2-0 on the road to the San Diego Wave. They never gave the illusion they were going to win though. Plus, Vlatko Andonovski landed a job with the Chicago Stars as the new CSO. We have thoughts!

In the Digital Crawl, we hit one more topic:

• Indianapolis creeps closer to MLS expansion and weirdly we give Sheena's history with the city of Indianapolis

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 8:52
• KC Current - 1:22:18
• Digital Crawl - 1:46:31

Upcoming Games

• KC Current vs. Denver Summit, SAT, Sept 26th at 11:30AM CST
• Sporting KC @ Houston Dynamo, SAT, Sept 26th at 7:30PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 195th episode of the show!

Before we get to the podcast, if you'd like to support us, we talked at the start of the episode about Upside. It's an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, join Upside with our affiliate link.

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Sporting Kansas City break their post-World Cup winless streak with a big 3-1 victory over LAFC. The move pulls them within three points of CF Montreal as they attempt to avoid 'winning' the Wooden Spoon. The KC Soccer Journal asked Wicky and Taylor Calheira about their attempts to avoid the spoon and we'll get into those responses during the episode.

Plus, we talked through all the action from the game. The arrival of Andre Luiz as a potential star shone brightly in his improved play and particularly in his opening goal last night.

It was an absolute banger, but it wasn't all Andre did. He drew fouls. He combined with teammates. He generally looked like the guy we hoped he'd be. And according to Wicky he's still not fully fit. There should be more to come!

Beyond Andre, Stefan Cleveland, Taylor Calheira, Stephen Afrifa, Moises Mosquera, Emir Karic and Wyatt Meyer all got some love. And let's not leave out the clinical finish by substitute Jacob Bartlett. Besides the goal, he honored Or Blorian who will be out for the rest of the season after a surprise surgery this week. The whole team in fact honored him before the game.

And Sheena brought back the casual hair takes for the first time in a hot minute.

On the other side of town, the KC Current fought back valiantly against the Orlando Pride after falling behind 2-0. They maintain their two-plus year regular season unbeaten run at CPKC Stadium. However, they still have to find a way to climb the table with results worth more than a point.

The Current also had honors bestowed upon Temwa Chawing and Lorena and former Current player, Meila Brewer, landed in Dallas.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit one more topic:

• NWSL Relocation: Louisville to Cincy?

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 11:04
• KC Current - 1:00:11
• Digital Crawl - 1:11:51

Upcoming Games

• KC Current @ San Diego Wave, FRI, Sept 18th at 9:00PM CST
• Sporting KC vs. Philadelphia Union, SAT, Sept 19th at 7:30PM
• SKC II @ Dynamo 2, SUN, Sept 20th at 4:00PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 194th episode of the show!

Before we get to the podcast, if you'd like to support us, we talked at the very end of the episode about Upside. It's an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, join Upside with our affiliate link.

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Sporting Kansas City played soccer this week, but the focus was mostly on the transfer window. Sadly, it was more about what didn't get done than what did. Can we take back what we said last week about how the transfer rumors were more fun than the games? When it all falls through, it's quite disappointing.

Sheena and I talked about what did get done (two loans for teenagers within MLS) and what didn't (Yann Gboho and Paulos Abraham, among others). Plus, the fallout and the press conference from David Lee. It was a robust discussion about the state of the team with a real mix of casual perspective and deeper analysis.

Sporting KC also played a thrilling 4-3 game against FC Dallas that was unfortunately a loss. Taylor Calheira had a breakout performance and Capita found new life on the left side of the attack. There was lots to like, including a statistically dominant performance and a lot to dislike with four goals going into SKC's net. Is it he defense? Is it goalkeeping? Sporting KC just taking their foot off the gas of their attack and press? Something else?

We also work through the long list of injured players for Sporting KC, which now includes Jake Davis, Zorhan Bassong, Ian James, Calvin Harris and a positive update for Owen Wolff.

In more positive news, the KC Current won another game! 2-1 over Bay FC on the road. The trouble is no one is talking about that since the team "mutually parted ways" with Vlatko Andonovski. What does it mean? Is he getting a new job? (Does he want to coach Sporting KC?) Sheena and I work through all the possibilities.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• MLS is back in the US Open Cup in full!

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 4:36
• KC Current - 50:12
• Digital Crawl - 1:36:43

Upcoming Games

• KC Current vs. Orlando Pride, FRI, Sept 11 at 7:00PM CST
• Sporting KC vs. LAFC, SAT, Sept 12 at 7:30PM CST
• SKC II vs. LAFC 2, SUN, Sept 13 at 7:00PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 193rd episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City had another eventful week and maybe they'll do a lot more business in the next three days before the transfer window closes.

We start off the podcast with the record U22 Initiative signing of Owen Wolff from Austin FC. The 21-year-old midfielder/left winger/forward will hopefully help what ails Sporting KC. As soon as he recovers from his ankle injury. SKC have one remaining U22 spot they can fill and it'll be intriguing to see if they spend big again.

Then we found out the details around Dejan Joveljic and Manu Garcia's departures. Why sell Dejan in conference? Why buyout Manu instead of selling him if Aris made an offer? Sheena and I break down the details and then spend a lot of time on the state of the team. We work in some David Lee press conference news of adding two more DPs, hopefully sooner than later.

Also, there was the rumor of the 24-year-old Swedish striker, Paulos Abraham and a lot of national attention to Sporting KC's recent player movement and promises of future transactions. It's going to be an interesting close to the transfer window, hopefully.

Unfortunately, Sporting KC played two soccer games too. For Sheena's birthday I joined her and watched the Vancouver Whitecaps win 3-0 over SKC. There were lots of missing players for injury (Jake Davis and Zorhan Bassong) and perhaps another injury in game to Capita Capemba. There was a new captain (Lasse Berg Johnsen) and the debut of Sporting KC's newest Designated Player, Andre Luiz. They also played and lost to Atlanta United a week ago, right after our emergency Dejan Joveljic podcast.

There was news for Zamir Loyo Reynaga, Andreu Fontas and Jaylin Lindsey also this week!

In more positive news, the KC Current won a game! It was their first win in August, just in time for the month to end. They absolutely dominated the North Carolina Courage but only managed a 3-2 win. We get into the big moments taken and missed.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• St. Louis City SC rumored transfer
• MLS Next Pro schedule change

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 6:00
• KC Current - 1:27:40
• Digital Crawl - 1:32:31

Upcoming Games

• KC Current @ Bay FC, FRI, Sept 4th at 9:00PM CST
• SKC II vs. St. Louis City SC 2, SAT, Sept 5th at 7:00PM
• Sporting KC @ FC Dallas, SAT, Sept 5th at 7:30PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 192nd episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City have had an incredibly busy week. The last six days has seen the departure of fan favorite and Designated Player, Manu Garcia. The arrival of the fourth most expensive player in MLS history in Andre Luiz. A rumored even more expensive transfer of Nico Fernandez Mercau.

But Saturday night may be the biggest news yet. Fabrizio Romano and Tom Bogert are reporting that Dejan Joveljic is moving within the conference to the Seattle Sounders! You'd think it'd be a massive transfer fee, but instead it's only $6 million for one of the best goal scorers in Major League Soccer. Yes, it's a 50 percent profit after only 18 months, but it's a stunner.

We go through all the reasons this could be happening and try to make sense of the news. Did Dejan want out? Did he not like how the Manu saga went down this week? Sheena did live sleuthing on the podcast and noticed he'd been absent from their social media all week. When David Lee told us midweek that teams are calling about their players, it seems clear Dejan was always the answer, and he may have already been negotiating at that time.

Beyond that, is Dejan just not a system fit for Lee and Rapha Wicky? Or perhaps Lee just wants his guys. The typical starting lineup only has two players that were around more than 11 months ago in Jake Davis and Zorhan Bassong. Is the General Allocation Money (GAM) just too much to pass up?

We go through all the permutations. And we talk about what comes next. More Designated Players have to be arriving, right? We also went through all the big points from David Lee's press conference and tried to figure out what DPs Lee could sign. I threw out Cucho Hernandez as a former player who did great in MLS and Sheena went a lot more out of left field with USA-loving Erling Haaland. It's nonsense, but it least it was fun nonsense.

Speaking of DPs, we talk about new signing Andre Luiz, the rumored transfer for Nico Fernandez and all the other fallout of the week for Sporting KC. It's weird to record a day before a game, but the news just became too much. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast, who knows when we'll have to record again with the transfer window closing in 11 days on September 2nd.

We also talked about the game against St. Louis City SC, that SKC dominated but only got a draw out of. Taylor Calheira was one of the stars of the night and I guess is this team's starting striker now? What a wild week!

The KC Current also earned a draw, but it felt more disappointing considering the quality of the two teams. Kansas City seemed to have all the advantages on the Seattle Reign but their comeback, like Sporting's, ended with only a tie.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• SKC II
• MLS Playoff Expansion... again?!?!
• UEFA, Concacaf and Infantino
• Argentina punished

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 2:03
• KC Current - 1:23:46
• Digital Crawl - 1:33:07

Upcoming Games

• Sporting KC @ Atlanta United, SUN, August 23rd at 6:00PM CST (Wooden Spoon Battle)
• SKC II @ Tacoma Defiance, MON, August 24th at 9:00PM
• KC Current vs. North Carolina Courage, SAT, August 29th at 5:30PM
• Sporting KC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps, SAT, August 29th at 7:30PM
• SKC II @ Whitecaps 2, SUN, August 30th at 6:00PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 191st episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City had another terrible weekend, but before we get to the on-field shenanigans, we have to talk about Manu Garcia. After the loss to the Colorado Rapids, the KC Soccer Journal got a surprisingly candid quote out of manager Rapha Wicky on why Manu Garcia wasn't playing.

“Manu was available for selection, but we had some discussions with him about his future in recent days, and so I decided it was best not to involve him in the game tonight,” said Wicky. “That’s all I can say. Everything else I refer to David [Lee].”

Sheena and I work through all the feelings around this move. Plus, some fan reactions. Does it make sense? Could it actually be a good thing? We talk through all the sides. And not only is he potentially leaving, but a landing spot has emerged overnight in Greece at his old club Aris.

Of course, we also had to talk about the 2-0 loss to the Rapids. As well as some more positive news around Graham Zusi's return, an Andre Luiz update and a potentially big front office hire for Sporting KC. Sheena also picks on poor Ethan Bartlow as he heads out the door. Nobody tell him!

The KC Current continued their road struggles on Friday night in a 2-1 loss to Gotham FC. After taking an early lead, the team fell apart. They had a moment or two, but the New Jersey side was the better team. Sheena and I discuss how VAR handled key moments, lineup choices, including Lorena not starting, team health and more. Plus, Temwa Chawinga and Malawi's amazing World Cup qualification!

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• SKC II
• Big MLS moves
• Messi and Ronaldo both retiring?

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 4:45
• KC Current - 1:06:53
• Digital Crawl - 1:21:52

Upcoming Games

• Sporting KC vs. St. Louis City, WED, August 19th at 7:00PM CST
• SKC II @ LAFC 2, THUR, August 20th at 9:00PM
• KC Current vs. Seattle Reign, SAT, August 22nd at 5:30PM
• Sporting KC @ Atlanta United, SUN, August 23rd at 6:00PM (Wooden Spoon Battle)
• SKC II @ Tacoma Defiance, MON, August 24th at 9:00PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 190th episode of the show!

Ted Lasso's "love letter to Kansas City" leads the podcast this week. The first episode of season four was filled with KC easter eggs and has a lot of the world talking about Kansas City. We talked about what we loved and what it could mean for the world's understanding of KC.

Sporting Kansas City had the week off, but there is plenty swirling around the team still. Mo Salah officially spurned Sporting KC in favor of signing in Turkiye. Andre Luiz didn't sign with SKC this week, at least not officially. But there are more clues that move is on the horizon. And Manu Garcia posted to Instagram in a way that was misinterpreted by some as a goodbye. Luckily Manu cleared it up for us.

The KC Current hit the road and earned a draw that felt like a loss after they led for a great deal of their game against the Houston Dash. It felt like a tactical failure of Chris Armas and his coaching staff to go into a shell for the entire second half. A semi-controversial penalty call on Elizabeth Ball let Houston tie it up and that's how it ended, 1-1.

In happier news, Debinha broke the all-time NWSL goal scoring record. Croix Bethune was honored on the NWSL team of the month and there were several positive injury updates for the depleted Current. Plus, Malawi and Temwa Chawinga are on the verge of history.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• All that FIFA drama
• Racing Louisville could be relocated
• New MLS Commissioner and his inherited projects

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Ted Lasso - 3:31
• Sporting KC - 16:04
• KC Current - 35:48
• Digital Crawl - 51:41

Upcoming Games

• SKC II @ Austin FC II, SUN, Aug 9th at 7:30PM CST
• KC Current @ Gotham, FRI, Aug 14th at 7:00PM
• SKC II vs. Rapids 2, SAT, Aug 15th at 7:00PM
• Sporting KC @ Colorado Rapids, SAT, Aug 15th at 8:30PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. 

For the Glory KC is back with the 189th episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City returned home only to have a handful of mistakes derail any sort of opportunity to bounce back. They welcomed the Houston Dynamo to town and changed up their gameplan to some positive effect before Lasse Berg Johnsen got a red card and fumbled the plan.

From there, Stefan Cleveland and Calvin Harris mistakes took away any chance to claw out some points in the MLS standings. It left us questioning if it's time for John Pulskamp to take back over in goal. Along with Rapha Wicky's job security a mere 18 games into the season. Also, what's up with Manu Garcia not starting?

But there were bright spots. The defense looked good in this back four's first start together and the mistakes could hardly be pinned on them. Moises Mosquera got his first start, and Jake Davis had a good night. Plus, it was Harry Potter night, so that brought some interesting conversation. And there were injury updates on Zorhan Bassong, Taylor Calheira, Justin Reynolds and Diego Borges.

In other Sporting KC news, there were rumor updates on Andre Luiz and Mo Salah, as well as a loan for Cielo Tschantret and Tim Leibold finds a new home. In news that came out after recording, another rumor, with even more detail, that the Andre Luiz deal is just pending a medical.

The KC Current knocked out two home games and came away with four points. First, a 5-1 win over Racing Louisville followed by a 1-1 draw against Angel City FC. Why doesn't it feel like enough? Are we just super spoiled from the 2025 Kansas City Current's regular season? Probably.

We talk through Haley Hopkins finally slotting in at center forward and going off for three goals and an assist over two games. Plus, all the missing players and the news that Michelle Cooper and Lorena are still "a few weeks away."

In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few more topics:

• FIFA tries and fails to sell the World Cup
• SKC II results
• MLS rule changes
• Save the Caps!
• NWSL 2027 calendar

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Intro - 0:00
• Sporting KC - 10:25
• KC Current - 49:31
• Digital Crawl - 1:08:41

Upcoming Games

• KC Current @ Houston Dash, SAT, Aug. 8th at 7:45PM CST
• SKC II @ Austin FC II, SUN, Aug 9th at 7:30PM
• No Sporting KC -- it's the Leagues Cup and they aren't in it

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.