Tag: Sporting Kansas City
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH (Day 9): Roger Espinoza dazzles on both ends of the field for Honduras in 2012 Olympics
As Roger Espinoza started to walk off the field in the 90th minute at the St. James’ Park, the crowd rose up in unison and cheered for the Honduran. Even the Brazilians and coach Mano Menezes applauded the midfielder’s epic effort in the game of his life.
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CHANGING OF THE GUARD: MLS Players Association adds 3 new board members
The Major League Soccer Players Association Thursday announced that three players have been elected to serve on its executive board.
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VIDEO: Watch Vitiello make game-winning PK save
Watch Massapequa, N.Y. native Danny Vitiello saved Graham Zusi’s penalty kick in the shootout to lift Sacramento Republic FC to a win over Sporting Kansas City in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals on Wednesday night.
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OH, DANNY BOY: Massapequa’s Vitiello pulls out heroics to lift Sacramento into Open Cup final
Massapequa, N.Y. native and goalkeeper Danny Vitiello made a vital save on former U.S. international Graham Zusi to boost during the shootout to lift Sacramento Republic FC into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final on Wednesday night.
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AN OPEN AND SHUT CASE: Red Bulls endure 2nd-half meltdown down, are routed, eliminated in the cup semifinals
The Red Bulls’ drought to win the Lamar Hunt Open Cup continued on Wednesday night as they went down to a 5-1 semifinal drubbing by Orlando City SC at a rainy Exploria Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
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10-GAME SUSPENSION: MLS sanctions KC’s Ford for drug abuse
Major League Soccer announced Friday that Sporting Kansas City defender Kortne Ford has been suspended for 10 league games and fined 20 percent of his annual salary for violating the MLS Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health (SABH) Policy.
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WAIT UNTIL SEPTEMBER: USWNT to play Nigeria twice
The U.S. women’s national team will kick off its fall schedule with two match-ups against perennial African champions Nigeria, U.S. Soccer announced on Wednesday.
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A HEADY PLAY: Here’s Long’s game-winning goal for the Red Bulls
Here is Aaron Long’s game-winning goal for the Red Bulls in their 1-0 victory at Sporting Kansas City
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SWEATING ONE OUT: 10-man Red Bulls survive red card, defeat KC, move into Eastern Conference lead
In baseball, there once was an unwritten tradition that teams that are in first place on July 4 would win the pennant or World Series.
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ON THE ROAD: Red Bulls will play at Orlando City-Nashville winner in Open Cup semis
The draw to determine the semifinal hosts and hosting priority for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup final resulted in lone second-division side Sacramento Republic FC winning the right to host Sporting Kansas City (MLS) in the West semifinal, while the East semifinal will see Red Bulls (MLS ) hosted by the winner of the last quarterfinal to be played between Orlando City SC and Nashville SC (both MLS).
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NO CONTEST: Sporting KC rolls over Union Omaha in Open Cup quarterfinals
Sporting Kansas City surged into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals with a 6-0 quarterfinal victory over Union Omaha on Wednesday night at festive Children’s Mercy Park, matching the largest margin of victory in club history.
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AND THEN THERE WERE EIGHT: Cupsets, drama punctuate Open Cup Round of 16 matches
The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 served up another night of dramatic cupsets and wild rivalries as the race for U.S. Soccer’s National Championship continues to heat up. Two lower division sides will join six Division I clubs in the Quarterfinals on June 21, 22 and 29.
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