For the Glory KC - A Sporting KC Podcast

For the Glory KC is back with the 159th episode of the show and the final episode of season four unless we need an emergency new coach podcast this week! Sporting Kansas City had another quiet week. We try not to rehash the silence (though it's unavoidable to a certain extent) but instead focus on the one rumor that trickled out. Sporting KC were tied to Albanian midfielder Juljan Shehu. If yo...

For the Glory KC is back with the 158th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City made a little noise this week with their four selections in the MLS SuperDraft, including Kwaku Agyebeng, who was signed a contract as a part of his selection. But the biggest question of the week is, are Sporting KC taking too long to hire a coach and build a roster? Sheena and I debate it, and it is a subject that...

For the Glory KC is back with the 157th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City and the  KC Current didn't have a ton going on this week, so instead we did a mailbag episode of the podcast. Apologies to those who asked questions we didn't get to, weren't equipped to answer or who we took so long to answer news has come out on your questions. For a decent junk of the mailbag, we playe...

For the Glory KC is back with the 156th episode of the show! The headline for Kansas City soccer this week is the World Cup! The FIFA World Cup draw went down last Friday with games announced on Saturday. Kansas City get six games in the 2026 World Cup, and the first four matchups are now known: 1st: Argentina vs. Algeria on June 16th at 8PM  2nd: Ecuador vs Curacao, June 20th at 7PM 3rd: Tunisia...

For the Glory KC is back with the 155th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City and the KC Current did literally nothing this week, so we are filling in with offseason content! Sheena and I did our first ever "For the Glory KC Awards" and gave out many fake prizes to players on both teams. From MVP to Newcomer of the year to strange categories like best hair and best personality. There...

For the Glory KC is back with the 154th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City were back in the news with the earliest schedule release in recent memory. And it's a compressed schedule with the 2026 World Cup causing a nearly two-month break. Sheena and I give our thoughts on the all the midweek games, particularly the two St. Louis City SC games being midweek. We also try to figure out the...

For the Glory KC is back with the 153rd episode of the show! Before you do anything else, can you take our Sporting KC and MLS fan survey ? Thanks! The main event, for the second straight week, are the KC Current who shook up the soccer world. First, Vlatko Andonovski is out as the coach but is promoted? It felt weird to us as well. Sheena and I talk through the sudden change and shed some light o...

For the Glory KC is back with the 152nd episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City 's 2025 MLS season is over and we're in that news lull where it's unclear if anything major is going to happen anytime soon. That said, we have a ton of tiny Sporting KC stories that could easily fall through the cracks if you aren't on social media. Before we get to that, if you haven't yet, plea...

For the Glory KC is back with the 151st episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City 's 2025 MLS season has mercifully come to an end. On a points per game basis, it was the worst season in team history. This past week brought about the biggest series of offseason changes in recent memory. Of the 17 players David Lee and his staff had to decide on, only four are guaranteed to be back in 2026 (wit...

For the Glory KC is back with the 150th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City didn't play, so they can't break our hearts this week. In fact, it's pretty optimistic with Wednesday's press conference with new President of Soccer Operations, David Lee. He introduced himself to the fanbase and media and made a strong first impression. For a deeper dive on that press conference, we...

For the Glory KC is back with the 149th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City did what we've been asking for and hired a new President of Soccer Operations . David Lee is in charge of all things soccer over at Sporting KC, and he'll report directly to ownership. That's actually the first (serious) subject on the pod. CSO? PoSO? General Manager? Sporting Director? Technical Director...

For the Glory KC is back with the 148th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City put up one of the worst performances in recent memory when they went on the road and lost 4-1 to the LA Galaxy . The dead-last-in-all-of-MLS Galaxy. They gave up a hattrick in the first half to Designated Player, Joseph Paintsil, and he frankly could have scored four or five goals on the night. It's a worrying tr...

For the Glory KC is back with the 147th episode of the show! The KC Current are the headliners this week, and probably should be each week, because they had themselves a marvelous weekend! After the Washington Spirit dropped points to Angel City FC on Thursday night, that opened the door for the Kansas City Current to lift the shield on Saturday night. All they had to do was win. And of course the...

For the Glory KC is back with the 146th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City really wasted our time this weekend. Sure, the game was close, only losing 2-1 to Real Salt Lake . But any idiot could see this lineup wasn't going to work. A midfield three of Nemanja Radoja, Jacob Bartlett and Jake Davis. Where is the offense coming from? Why is Radoja playing the 8? He has a single position, b...

For the Glory KC is back with the 145th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City failed once again to do what they haven't been able to do all season. String together back-to-back wins. That leaves them all but eliminated from the 2025 playoffs, simply seeking to avoid a slide that puts them at the bottom of the table. We spend just a little time on the Austin FC game (but we still had a few...

For the Glory KC is back with the 144th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City broke a nearly two-month winless streak on Saturday night against the Colorado Rapids. The streak went back to their last win, also against the Rapids, on July 4th in Commerce City. And while "winless" is technically right, it was worse than that. Between victories over Colorado, Sporting KC were 0-5-1, wit...

For the Glory KC is back with the 143rd episode of the show! Weather was top of mind in the two Kansas City versus Orlando matches as both games experienced three plus hour delays. Sporting Kansas City initially looked like they were going to keep some of the positive vibes from the San Diego game going when they had a solid first half against Orlando City . Then the second half happened. While th...

For the Glory KC is back with the 142nd episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City didn't get the much-needed win against San Diego FC . It's not unexpected when a team well below the playoff line plays the best team in the conference it may not work out. Sure, they lost 2-0 , but I'm here to tell you they actually executed their gameplan exceptionally well. Their chances just didn'...

For the Glory KC is back with the 141st episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City are slipping. Both in results and down the table. Their latest loss, a 3-0 shelling at the hands of the Vancouver Whitecaps , leaves them back in 13th place in the Western Conference and six points out of the final playoff spot with just 10 games to go. In fact, the team has won just three times in their last 13 atte...

For the Glory KC is back with the 140th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City returned home to a not very warm welcome from the Seattle Sounders . After getting out to a 3-0 lead in the first half, Sporting KC managed to claw their way back and nearly earn a point but ultimately fell 3-2 . Kerry Zavagnin made some halftime adjustments, and his strikers went out and earned penalty kicks and dra...

For the Glory KC is back with the 139th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City went on the road and picked up their first win in the Rocky Mountain State since March of 2014. The Colorado Rapids were caught napping early and despite obscenely high expected goals (xG), couldn't find a way back into the match, losing 2-1. The game had its ups and downs, but even with a few down moments, John...

For the Glory KC is back with the 138th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City returned to action for a double game week, but before we get to the games, we have to talk about the MLSPA salary release that included a lot of new numbers for Sporting KC players and a lot of updates to existing players. Needless to say, there are some shocking numbers that are both too high and frankly, too low. A...

For the Glory KC is back with the 137th episode of the show! The KC Current lead off the show today with Sporting KC taking the weekend off. They played their last NWSL game until August 1st when they welcomed Angel City FC to town this past Friday night . While it was a closely contested match-up, the depleted Kansas City squad was able to put together their sixth consecutive win and stretch thei...

For the Glory KC is back with the 136th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City have lost back-to-back games for the first time in the Kerry Zavagnin era. While results haven't been perfect, it's a testament to how much better this team is. Against FC Dallas , it felt like an opportunity to avoid this very result as Dallas entered the game on a six-game winless streak. And it really felt...

For the Glory KC is back with the 135th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City came back down to earth this week with a tough loss against Los Angeles Football Club on the road. Things looked bright early when Dejan Joveljic scored his 10th goal of the season off a Manu Garcia assist. But the lead didn't even last until halftime. Calamitous set piece defending led to a 1-1 halftime score an...