KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

S2E3 - Sporting Kansas City and the KC Current had another busy week. SKC made two signings, Peter Vermes dropped a lot of knowledge that we'll catch you up on and the Current made a huge trade and added eight (!) draft picks in the 2023 NWSL Draft. Tim Leibold Signing - 4:55 Danny Flores Signing - 16:15 Lots of updates from Peter Vermes - 21:40 Lynn Williams trade, the draft and more - 31:00 The...

The first images have been coming in from Arizona and things are heating up as in the season inches closer. Sporting KC added Tim Leibold & Danny Flores, but there are still two roster spots available. Are there more signings on the way? Are you saying Lee-bold or Lie-bold? Robert has never said the word RB Leipzig out loud. We dive into the new battle at left back with the addition of 29-year-old...

The KC Current made a big trade during the draft, moving National Team vet Lynn Williams in order to grab the number two pick. Daniel Sperry of the KC Star and Thad Bell of The Blue Testament break down the craziness, the picks and take twitter questions. Round 1 ·        2. Kansas City Current -- Michelle Cooper, FWD (Duke University)  ·        10. Kansas City Current -- Alexa Spaanstra, MID/FWD...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament have a lot to talk about in this episode. The Comets outshot Tacoma by a large margin but could not find the net. Was it former KC keeper or the poor shots by the Comets? Or a bit of both? The Comets got a couple of players back from visa issues and they brought a lot of energy. Too much energy? Headed to...

S2E2 - Preseason started and it's a busy week on the rumor mill. We catch up on all the quotes and news from preseason and try to make sense of all the guys that are rumored to be coming to the first team (and one to the second). We also talk through all the moves the KC Current made with the signing of Debinha, then the trade of Elyse Bennett and other Current news. Plus, Cindy Lara from The Tea(...

The Kansas City Current landed THE biggest free agent in the first-ever NWSL free agent class. Brazilian International Debinha will be with the Current through 2024 with an option for 2025. Thad Bell from the Blue Testament and Daniel Sperry from the KC Star break down what this means for the Current. Debinha earned 2022 NWSL Best XI honors, was an MVP candidate for the 2022 season (she was the MV...

The ball is officially rolling as Sporting KC is back on the training ground in Arizona. We daydream about what is happening in the first days of training. Just think, somewhere Alan Pulido is hiking his shorts up right now. All five matches are behind closed doors this year, so we won't get to see much. But we take a swing at pronouncing the trialist's names. The KC Current are absolutely killing...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament went to the KC Soccer Dome (practice facility for the Comets) to record this pod and get some post-practice interviews in as well. Practice is wrapping up but plenty of ambiance from training. We start off with some breaking news at that moment about the just announced MASL Offensive player of the Month,...

This week we discuss how Sporting Kansas City can fit Cristiano Ronaldo into their budget (or any Designated Player for that matter). Plus, all this crazy controversy surrounding US Soccer and the USMNT with the whole Gregg Berhalter/Gio Reyna scandal. And we make our wishes for Sporting KC, SKC II and the KC Current for 2023. More details on Ronaldo - 7:40 The roster complexities of signing anoth...

Sporting KC came "very close" to signing international superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. That's a real sentence. One that poses an endless list of questions. How is that even possible? Did the man himself truly consider moving to Kansas City? Why would my team want to sign a guy like that? How long until Vermes benched him for not running? Would SKC finally be able to score on corner kicks? But perhaps...

Emergency Podcast! Twellman, Bogert and Sperry all had sources that Sporting Kansas City were "very close" to signing Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. It didn't happen, but let's discuss the madness and how Daniel Salloi, Johnny Russell and even Patrick Mahomes fits in to this story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about how to plan the perfect trip to Arizona for preseason, the healthy of Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido, KC Current roster moves and MLS Expansion possibly coming to San Diego. Alan Pulido Update - 5:43 Why you should go to preseason in Phoenix - 15:28 KC Current roster moves - 34:45 The pros and cons of San Diego MLS Expansion - 42:04 Digital Crawl (all those other news bits!...

The Kansas City Comets have another pair of games this week, hosting the Monterrey Flash on Thursday and traveling across the state to face their familiar foe on Saturday for a New Year's Eve clash with the Ambush. Erik Bergrud from the Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament preview these two games. Monterrey will be tough despite being a new/returning team. They sat out durin...

Daniel Sperry from the Kansas City Star and Thad Bell from the Blue Testament discuss the latest joint report from the NWSL and NWSLPA. It was the first mentions of misconduct involving the Kansas City Current. A difficult conversation and Daniel did a lot of the heavy lifting. Thad struggles with reconciling what he has experienced with what has been reported. On a more positive note, we also tal...

For the Glory KC - S1E5 - The Sporting KC schedule is out, what road trips are we all taking? Plus, Chad and Sheena address the controversy surrounding the Kansas City Current and their recent firing of former coach Huw Williams. Then there is a ton of other things that have happened in the last week from new signings for the KC Current and SKC II, a rumored signing for Sporting KC's first team, a...

Erik Bergrud from the Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament break down the players picked by the Kansas City Comets in the first MASL College draft. Round 1 - Midfielder John Klein III from Saint Louis University. Round 2 - Midfielder Arne Neufang from UMKC. Round 3 - Forward Jakib Jones from Park University. We recap the previous weekends games for the Comets and also discus...

Without two of their best players for the entire 2022 season, Sporting KC’s struggles were obvious. The most expensive player in club history, striker Alan Pulido, and star midfielder Gadi Kinda did not play a single minute last season.  Their impending return to this roster is a very exciting thought. Just imagine the potential next season! But what are the chances both players are able to regain...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament are back with episode four of The Blue Turf. The KC Comets are in between a pair of two-game weekends. After splitting the last weekend with a loss at the Mesquite Outlaws and an overtime win at home versus the Milwaukee Wave, the Comets travel to Milwaukee on Friday and come home to face St. Louis on the...

For the Glory KC is back with the sad news of Grant Wahl's passing. Then we move to the big question of the week around SKC's offseason priorities (right center back and a third striker were mentioned by Vermes). Also, up for discussion this week are some interesting quotes from Daniel Salloi (and his travel plans), an MLS schedule release rumor, SKC II’s new signing, the USMNT drama around Gio Re...

We start off with a heavy heart for the passing of Grant Wahl. But this show couldn't possibly tribute him any better than the collective outpouring of stories & love from everyone with whom he connected over the years. So do yourself a favor and head over to Twitter to read some of the stories and learn just how impactful Grant was to the game we love so much. And then we make fun of David becaus...

The Kansas City Current are not afraid of making a splash and setting a standard. With the first year of free agency under the new CBA, the Current signed not one, but two of the best free agents avaialble. Morgan Gautrat and Vanessa DiBernardo are now KC Current players. Daniel Sperry from the Kansas City Star and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament discuss the signings, the impact and what it mean...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets and Thad Bell from The Blue Testament are back with episode three of The Blue Turf. The Comets go on the road to face the Mesquite Outlaws on Saturday before returning home to play Milwaukee in a late Sunday afternoon match. So many storylines early so soon in the season. Neto is suspended for the Mesquite game so which keeper will get the start? Comets are...

We talk Sporting KC roster moves (and lack of turnover) and roster comings and goings for the KC Current. Plus the USMNT bowing out of the World Cup, the Chiefs moving to KS and the LA Galaxy being cheaters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The vets are back. Graham Zusi, Roger Espinoza, and Andreu Fontas will all three be returning for Sporting KC in 2023. It's safe to assume each of them is returning for less money. Fontas looks like the starter for next year, but what about Espinoza and Zusi? There are other healthy bodies in the midfield at the moment, but Roger always seems to find his way back into the starting lineup. How much...

The Americans fielded the youngest starting lineup of the 2022 World Cup against Iran and we were able to watch our boys grow up right in front of our eyes. They've been building the foundations for years now. But this is the World Cup. This isn't foundation. This is the real thing. Coming together and going to toe-to-toe with England, beating Iran with everything on the line, and surviving this t...