KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

Cody and Thad are joined by Matt Foster from KSHB 41 to US Men's National Team and the World Cup. We talk about the US vs Belgium game, how to fix US Soccer and World Cup predictions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody, Robert and Thad discuss all the soccer teams. The US Men's National Team crashed out and we have thoughts. What were the Core reasons the US looked so bad in their final match? Sporting KC is getting ready to start back up and the Current are already back in action! S9:E25 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is officially sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠CORE Outdoor Equipment⁠⁠⁠! Keep an eye out f...

Cody, Robert, and Thad are back to talk the US Men's National Team and the World Cup. Poch's squad handled Bosnia but not without a little controversy and red card. Up next is Belgium and they will be missing a key piece. How will the US adapt? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The KC Current lost in the Challenge Cup versus Gotham and now go back on the road...

Cody, Robert, and Thad have an amazing guest. Former US Nat, KC Wizards player Dr. Diego Gutiérrez. We talk about Diego's birthplace Colombia, what he expects from them when they fave Ghana in Kansas City. The next match for the U.S. Men's National team is against Bosnia in the Round of 32. Diego and the crew discuss that match and the team overall, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...

Cody, Robert, Carrie and Thad discuss the games in Kansas City, the US Men's National Team, Sporting KC and the Current! There have been some great World Cup games in Kansas City and the experiences have been amazing. Each game is memorable in different ways. What have been our Core memories? S9:E24 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is officially sponsored by ⁠⁠CORE Outdoor Equipment⁠⁠! Keep an...

Cody, Robert, Carrie and Thad discuss the World Cup in Kansas City, the US Men's National Team, Messi, Sporting KC and more! S9:E23 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody, Robert, and Thad have an amazing guest. Former US Nat, Sporting KC player and coach Kerry Zavagnin joins to talk World Cup. The US Men had a fantastic group opener against Paraguay. Can they keep it up? What is making Poch succesful in his first World Cup? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The whole crew joined in to talk about a rumor for Sporting KC. Is it real? Possible? What does it mean? The World Cup is in full swing and the US came out strong in a win over Paraguay. We talk about the US and how the World Cup is going so far. S9:E22 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is officially sponsored by ⁠CORE Outdoor Equipment⁠! Keep an eye out for giveaways and other fun things we wil...

Cody is joined by Robert Rusert and Thad Bell to talk US Soccer. The World Cup is about to start. We breakdown what we learned in the Germany game and what we expect versus Paraguay. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thad sat down a couple of weeks ago to talk with Sporting KC II head coach Lee Tschantret. Coach took the reins of SKC II this season, and the team has shown some solid progress with young players developing. . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cody is joined by Robert Rusert and Thad Bell to look at the win over Sengal and the last match before the World Cup. Germany will not be easy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Major League Soccer and Sporting KC have taken a much need break, for the latter, that is. It's time to lock in for the World Cup, Kansas City. Argentina have arrived, the US roster is set, and they took the field for a nice 3-2 win over Senegal this weekend. Also, the KC Current have won five of their last six. But we aren't quite excited just yet. S9:E21 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is of...

David, Carrie, Robert, and Thad discuss the latest results. Sporting KC's result in the first segment, more about SKC and what they may do after the World Cup in the second segment. KC Current is winning and we disccuss in the third segment. S9:E20 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is sponsored by ⁠CORE Outdoor Equipment⁠! Keep an eye out for giveaways and other fun things we will be doing this...

The World Cup is getting closer, and the gang makes their final predictions and thoughts on the US roster. Cody is back and is joined by David Greenwald, Robert Rusert and Thad Bell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The KC Current have played twice since our last pod with mixed results. A win at home bef...

David, Carrie, Robert and Thad finally get a chance to discuss the last week of good results. Sporting KC notched two, yes TWO wins in a row and the Current are on a roll and Temwa is scoring. We discuss the mostly good results in Kansas City Soccer. S9:E19 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We take a look at the KC Current's first regular season hat trick. Temwa healed Carrie. Learn mo...

The World Cup is getting closer. Fans are worried, players are getting hurt and we talk all things US National team and World Cup. We rate the players. Did anyone's stock go up? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The ugly results keep pouring in for Sporting KC. Most recently, a 6-0 dismantling in which SKC scored an own goal where three of their players were the last to touch the ball. Truly, utterly, embarrassing. So how long does Wicky have? No, he isn't the entire problem. No, this roster won't be great with a different coach. But Raphael Wicky simply MUST show he is capable of stopping the bleeding, o...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We take a look at the KC Current's first road win of the season, the upcoming match versus the Chicago...

The full Shades of Blue crew was in attendance and we even had a guest. Lori Thomas, the Director of Volunteer Operations and Workforce in Kansas City joined us to tell us about the volunteers in Kansas City. A much better weekend for Kansas City. Sporting KC earned a draw against Seattle, the Current finally got a win on the road and even SKC II earned a draw. A S9:E17 Learn more about your ad ch...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We take a look at the KC Current's loss at the Spirit and the upcoming match in North Carolina. Learn more abo...

Sporting KC is historically bad. The KC Current are not good. With most of the pod staff on the road or on a MUCH DESERVED getaway, David Greenwald and Thad Bell are joined by Mike Kuhn to discuss the pitiful state of soccer in Kansas City. S9:E16 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 matches in 7 days. 3 losses. 9 goals conceded. And a shutout loss against a lower league opponent. Sporting KC are bottom of the West and level on points with Orlando for the Wooden Space race. Unsurprisingly, we find time to talk about things not soccer related. S9:E15 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices