For the Glory KC - A Sporting KC Podcast

For the Glory KC is back with the 134th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City went on the road and picked up a massive three points in a statistically defiant weekend. It was their first win in Houston since October 3, 2020. They had been 0-3-3 in their prior six visits in all competitions. The victory also broke a 19-game winless streak when they gave up the first goal in a game. Adding to al...

For the Glory KC is back with the 133rd episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City had a very heavy week. After the unexpected passing of former teammate Gadi Kinda , the team had to try to find a way to host the New England Revolution . It looked grim early as the team fell down 2-0 before staging a wild eight minutes in the second half where they scored three times to take the lead. Ultimately, t...

For the Glory KC is back with the 132nd episode of the show after an unexpected week off.  Sporting Kansas City had a very busy week loaded with (frankly, ridiculous) travel. After nearly 5,000 miles, they picked up two hard fought points against St. Louis City SC and San Diego FC . The draw against their cross-state rivals definitely felt like a victory as they snatched the point from the jaws of...

For the Glory KC is back with the 131st episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City made Major League Soccer history this week. While it's not the history that anyone really wants to make, taking zero shots in a game, the part that is historic is they won . No team in the 30 years of MLS has ever failed to take a single shot and still found a way to win. The 1-0 win over the basement dwelling LA...

For the Glory KC is back with the 130th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City continued their up and down form with a loss to FC Cincinnati after a fun win last weekend against the San Jose Earthquakes . Even though the results didn't go their way, it was a pretty competitive game. Many pundits are picking Cincy to win the Supporters Shield, MLS Cup or both and Sporting KC hung right there...

For the Glory KC is back with the 129th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City played a wild, eight goal thriller over the weekend against the San Jose Earthquakes . We celebrated the double KC win too hard and had to push podcast recording until Monday and it got weird. Welcome to For the Glory KC After Dark III. When we stayed on topic, we moved through all the delightful, exciting goals from...

For the Glory KC is back with the 128th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City returned to their struggling ways, at least in terms of results. If Twitter were the judge, fire everyone, cut the whole team. But it's less than two weeks into Kerry Zavagnin being the coach and there was absolutely promise (at least on offence) in the second game under his leadership. Sheena and I work through...

For the Glory KC is back with the 127th episode of the show! Our long national nightmare is over! Sporting Kansas City have  finally won a game. New interim coach Kerry Zavagnin is a perfect 1-0-0 and he got the best of Sporting KC's rival, St. Louis City SC . It put an exclamation point at the end of a tumultuous and emotional week for anyone in and around Sporting KC. Sheena and I work throu...

Episode 126 a day after 125? It's an emergency people! After nearly 16 years in charge, Sporting Kansas City announced they had "mutually parted ways" with Chief Soccer Officer and Manager, Peter Vermes. Sheena and I get together for an impromptu podcast about one subject: Peter Vermes. But there is a lot of meat on that bone. We get into: Initial Reactions Peter's Accolades The...

For the Glory KC is back with the 125th episode of the show! We were all set to talk about another Sporting Kansas City loss when Sunday the KC Cauldron and South Stand "demanded" Peter Vermes resigns his jobs . We started there and  then moved into discussing another loss. In terms of the cries for Vermes' resignation, Sheena and I get into whether we actually think this will happen...

For the Glory KC is back with the 124th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City dropped their most recent match with LAFC 2-0. It was their 11th loss in their last 12 games with the only other result being last week's draw against Minnesota United . Of course, we have to discuss what happened in the game and what needs to change. But the biggest question, other than the job security of Peter...

For the Glory KC is back with the 123rd episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City came back to life on Saturday night. When it looked like they were dead and destined to extend their 10-game losing streak, they clawed back for a 3-3 draw against Minnesota United . A draw isn't a win, but it's a step in the right direction. That first point of 2025 also keeps them out of the basement of the...

For the Glory KC is back with the 122nd episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City played their first game on full rest for the 2025 MLS season, and it seemingly didn't matter. D.C. United pulled off a 2-1 come from behind victory at home. Maybe it's rest plus chemistry that Sporting KC need. Plus, Jake Davis in the midfield. Plus... something else? Sheena and I open the episode looking for...

For the Glory KC is back with the 121st episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City had another poor week with two more games played and two more losses. Sheena and I try to work through if the team is truly bad or if it's a combination of a lot of other factors. Sporting KC did play four games in 11 days, and two of the games were against Inter Miami who are loaded with stars. The team also jus...

For the Glory KC is back with the 120th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City  played their first two competitive games of 2025. While we warned you not to overreact to the initial results, it hasn't stopped a slice of the fanbase from getting quite worked up. We work our way through both the freezing cold of the Inter Miami game and the slightly less cold, but rainy Austin FC game to talk...

For the Glory KC is back with the 119th episode of the show!  This weeks' episode ventured into the "a little bit more in depth" as we break down Sporting Kansas City's media day and how all the information we learned impacts the roster. The team has said they are still looking to make a big signing. My  KC Soccer Journal colleague, Josh Wallace helps breakdown the roster and we...

For the Glory KC is back with the 118th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City had a very busy week with two more preseason games under their belts. Before that they locked down the signings of Designated Player Manu Garcia and Russian winger Shapi Suleymanov. Sheena and I discuss where they fit into the team and if it makes us more confident going into CONCACAF Champions Cup and the 2025 MLS s...

For the Glory KC is back with the 117th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City kept us on our toes through an entire phase of preseason, but they finally got a blockbuster deal over the line on Saturday night. The team announced they paid the LA Galaxy $4 million for star striker Dejan Joveljic to make him their newest Designated Player. We break down his history (he's just 25) in Los Angel...

For the Glory KC is back with the 116th episode of the show!  Sporting Kansas City have not one, but two rumored signings coming to town. While it's two rumored players, they are both from the same team. The first one we learned about early last week appears to be the Designated Player #10 the team has been saying they are chasing. That's Manu Garcia ( learn more about Manu here ). The sec...

For the Glory KC is back with the 115th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City have folks a bit worried after a 1-0 loss to Florida International University . We talk through the concerns of the fans and weigh in on if we are concerned at all. Sheena and I also take a look at who did and who didn't play against FIU. After the game the media talked to Peter Vermes, Mason Toye and Stephen Afrifa....

For the Glory KC is back with the 114th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City had a lot of news this week. Two signings were made. The first was the addition of 19-year-old Homegrown Jacob Bartlett who was followed by veteran MLS striker Mason Toye . We break down what the signings mean, and what they don't. Then Sheena and I get into the numerous quotes from the press conference with Chief So...

For the Glory KC is back with the 113th episode of the show and the first one of Season Four! Sporting Kansas City lead off the show, as is almost always the case. Just like the last episode two weeks ago, there are no signings but there is actually news. The biggest of the stories broke today with the rumor that Alan Pulido may be departing Sporting KC to head back to Chivas in Liga MX. There are...

For the Glory KC is back with the 112th episode of the show. While there weren't any signings (don't worry, we address that too), Sporting Kansas City did have a fairly big week. The 2025 MLS schedule came out, Sporting KC had a rumored signing, they drafted three players and announced a section of preseason is open to the public with a couple games that you can actually go watch. On the schedule...

For the Glory KC is back with the 111th episode of the show. The 2024 MLS season just came to an end eight days ago, but we've already got Sporting Kansas City dates for 2025. This past week the draw for Sporting KC's CONCACAF Champions Cup opponent happened and the team drew fellow MLS club Inter Miami. Shortly after, the Feb 18th and 25th dates were announced for the two-legged competition. As a...

For the Glory KC is back with the 110th episode of the show. Sporting Kansas City got their offseason started with not one, but two signings . The club added two 16-year-old Homegrown players in defender Ian James and goalkeeper Jack Kortkamp. We learn a little about the new signings and talk about where they fit into this ongoing roster build. Any conversation around these signings is colored sli...