S2E33 - For the Glory KC is back with the 40th episode of the show! It's not 50, but that's a milestone.

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City have a no good, very bad week. Eight days, three games, but just one (!) point. Instead of talking about all the moments from the game, we take a different approach this week and Sheena and I ask each other questions (including questions we saw from you dear readers/listeners).

The Kansas City Current at least gave us some positives for KC soccer this week. It was pretty shaky at times, but they got the job done against the Orlando Pride and the rest of the league is about to be very depleted with National Team callups.

Plus, some bonus USMNT and USWNT content. The United States National Team has had the Nations League and the Gold Cup for the men and the roster is out for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. We've got thoughts!

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S2E32 - For the Glory KC is back with the 39th episode of the show!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City let a golden opportunity slip through their fingers to beat a depleted Los Angeles FC team at Children's Mercy Park. There is plenty of blame to go around, between the referees, Khiry Shelton, missed chances and ultimately Peter Vermes.

Not sticking just to Kansas City soccer, we discuss the United States Men's National Team and their epic CONCACAF Nations League wins over the last week. First defeating Mexico 3-0 in a wild, at times horrifically handled, game. Then, with another shutout, but this time over Canada 2-0 to claim the trophy in a much more competitive game.

Finally, the Kansas City Current gives us highs and lows from the week with a big 4-0 pounding of the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL Challenge Cup before blowing a 2-0 lead against the USWNT filled Washington Spirit who come all the way back to win 2-3 in Debinha's World Cup sendoff game. I have to ask the question, is it time to blow it all up in the front office and coaching staff? Plus, a rumor came out (apparently via an agent, though the Tweets don't make that clear) that multiple KC Current players have asked for trades.

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S2E31 - For the Glory KC is back with the 38th episode of the show!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City pound out another victory, this time over Austin FC by the tune of 4-1. We talk about our favorite moments from the match, some locker room exclusives and post-match presser gems from Peter Vermes and others.

We didn't get deep into the recent Sporting KC trade, though I wanted to go into the MLS roster rules weeds (being short on time saved you all of this). If you are still interested, I wrote an article about it.

Instead, we made time for many mailbag questions, including: if we could have any MLS player in the league on SKC, who would we sign? Will John Pulskamp ever start over Kendall McIntosh again? And what is Sporting KC's ceiling? Can they win the West? The entire league?

Then, we absolutely had to talk about Lionel Messi. He's coming to Inter Miami and MLS and there is so much to unpack and understand.

Finally, the Kansas City Current falter again and it has to be discussed. This time against the OL Reign. I have some thoughts on what is wrong with this team, and it might not be something anyone wants to hear.

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As mentioned in the Digital Crawl, Marinos Tzionis is getting called up by Cyprus and may miss the next two MLS games.

S2E30 - For the Glory KC is back with the 37th episode of the show (and 30th of 2023)!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City play twice in four days. They get the job done against FC Dallas but give up a late goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps. We point out some moments from both games that stood out to us, as well as some inside information from talking to Peter Vermes and some insights from the locker room.

The Kansas City Current finally find the back of the net and a victory comes with it. We give our thoughts on our first-hand experience from Pride Night.

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S2E29 - For the Glory KC is back with the 36th episode of the show!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City demolish the Portland Timbers, so we celebrate and break down our favorite moments from the match. We talk about all four beautiful goals (the type of goals this team should have been scoring all year), Sporting KC's inability to defend the long throw, the rough schedule coming up and all the injuries the team is dealing with.

The Kansas City Current were back in action and unfortunately, they lost again. They've now played nine of their 22 league games and have a big hole to dig out of. The defense remains a problem, but we look at what else could be the problem.

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S2E28 - We recorded our latest podcast after the Sporting KC loss in St Louis, but don't worry it's all PG over here. We do use a few inappropriate letters out of anger.

For the Glory KC is back with the 35th episode of the show.

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City have another up and down week. LAFC forward Denis Boaunga called them the hardest team they'd faced all year in a 1-1 draw and then they were obliterated in the first game against St. Louis City SC three days later. Sheena and I have plenty of thoughts on STL and few about LA as well.

The Kansas City Current also had a double game week with less success. They managed to lose twice against Racing Louisville and we've got some concerns, particularly about the defense. Plus, Sheena and I come up with who we'd trade to get a starting quality CB.

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(Here is Peter's suit that the color was in question.)

S2E27 (Bonus Episode!) - For the Glory KC is back with the 34th episode of the show!

On this week's BONUS episode, Sporting Kansas City and the rest of MLS have their salary data released. First, to follow along, I recommend reading the Sporting KC salary release (and the MLS full salary release wouldn't hurt either). Sheena and I go over a bunch of salary related topics, including:

No timestamps on this one since it's just an entire podcast dedicated to one subject. We hope you enjoy the bonus content so we can focus on LAFC and St. Louis City SC on Sunday's episode.

S2E26 - For the Glory KC is back with the 33rd episode of the show!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City have an up and down week. They were eliminated from the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup when their backups failed to defeat the Houston Dynamo. But they ended the week strong with their first home win of the season against Minnesota United in a blowout (that felt weird to type).

We also talked about the rumor that Alan Pulido could be sold to Chivas (Liga MX) and the article from Sam McDowell in the KC Star interviewing one of Sporting KC's owners, Mike Illig. Plus, we discuss Peter Vermes' comments to both the KC Cauldron and to the media after the game, including this doozy.

The Kansas City Current proved that KC soccer cannot have nice things when they proceeded to then lose at home against the San Diego Wave. Though they did break an attendance record, so that's a plus at least.

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Here is the Chicharito article that Sheena referenced in the Digital Crawl.

S2E25 - For the Glory KC is back with the 32nd episode of the show! Now with one Sporting KC regular season win... finally!

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City finally find a way to win a game and do it in unexpected ways by going on the road against the first place Seattle Sounders to take all three points on awful turf in the Pacific Northwest.

In addition, we talk about the letter from the KC Cauldron to Sporting KC Ownership, the front office, the coaching staff and the players (see it below if you missed it).

And because we can't have too nice of things, we discuss the Kansas City Current losing to Angel City FC on the road, despite seemingly being hot on their way into that game.

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S2E24 - For the Glory KC is back with the 31st episode of the show! Still with ZERO Sporting KC wins in regular season play since this podcast has existed. It's obviously not our fault, but I love to joke about it to get Sheena fired up. 

On this week's episode, Sporting Kansas City find a way to lose again, this time at home to the next worst team in the league, CF Montreal. Sheena and discuss the game, of course, but also the multiple chants that broke out in The Cauldron, including "Vermes Out" and "Hey, Peter, it's all your fault."

Despite the loss, it's still not the worst start in MLS history. A distinction that seems to belong to the Colorado Rapids in 2019 who had just two points through 11 games. But SKC's schedule is only getting harder, so just give it time.

Thankfully, it's not all downer news as I get the chance to discuss the Kansas City Current and their big win over NJ/NY Gotham FC in a relatively dominant performance. Plus, Sporting KC II gets some love on this week's episode, even if the results didn't go their way.

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