For the Glory KC is back with the 173rd episode of the show!

Before we get to the Kansas City Current and the safety (or lack thereof) of Chris Armas' job, there is a little bit of other KC soccer news to handle.

Sporting Kansas City had the week off, but new owner Peter Mallouk kept them in the headlines with a response that he plays to spend "a lot" on the SKC roster. We delve into that. We also have to talk about the rough 5-2 loss the United States Men's National Team experienced against Belgium. Is it a wakeup call or a sign of things to come at the 2026 World Cup?

Then we get to the main event of this week's podcast. While Sporting KC were resting, the KC Current had no rest and one of their worst weeks in recent memory. They piled up two more losses, bringing their total to three in four tries. Their third loss came on March 28th this season, when it took until October 18th in 2025. That's almost a seven-month swing!

I brought in guest host and regular KC Soccer Journal contributor, Xander Kennedy, to help me break down what the heck is going wrong with the Current. Sure, they are a little banged up and missing back-to-back NWSL MVP in Temwa Chawinga, but the roster is still absolutely loaded with talent.

We have to ask, is Chris Armas on the hot seat?

We delve into what we know about how the team is performing and try to discern what is coaching versus what is on the players, the NWSL schedule makers, etc. That means we have to analyze the two brutal losses to the Seattle Reign and the Portland Thorns from this past week.

Xander and I also try to answer a few extra questions I have about the team:

• Is Ally Sentnor a bad fit for KC?
• Is Armas misusing Croix Bethune?

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

• KC Comets come up short on the Shield
• SKC II drop another result
• Denver Summit are breaking records

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Sporting KC - 1:57
• USMNT/Belgium - 17:03
• KC Current - 27:16
• Digital Crawl - 1:35:15

Upcoming Games

• Kosovo vs. Turkiye - TUES, March 31st @ 2:45PM CT
• USMNT vs Portugal - TUES, March 31st @ 6:00PM 
• KC Current vs. Gotham - SAT, April 4th @ 3:00PM
• Sporting KC @ Real Salt Lake - SAT, April 4th @ 3:30PM

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