KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

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 back-to-back wins in the Teal Rising Cup, the amazing performance of Hopkins and w...

Sporting KC was embarrassed when they crashed out of the Open Cup in a loss to a lower division team. We discuss the loss, reasons, Wicky, the Current, the USWNT and more on the latest episode. S9:E14 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 year, thanks to our new friends. Learn more ab...

So much soccer in town, Sporting KC is back home after another road loss. The Current ended a losing streak and now competes in the "prestigious" Teal Rising Cup. The Comets made the post season and more! S9:E13 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 year, thanks to our new friends. Lear...

Sporting Kansas City midfielder (defender, winger) Jake Davis sat down to chat with Thad Bell. Jake talks about being the second-longest tenured player (or is it really the longest) on Sporting KC, the club turning around, coach Wicky, the support of the fans and his unique middle name. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our fourth official episode of the new pod! The World Cup is getting closer and fans are worried about the latest results. We talk about the games and we rate the players. Did anyone's stock go up? Did coach Mauricio Pochettino's job get harder? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team, and Thad Bell from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ recorded the latest episode from the "World Famous Soccer Dome." The Comets host the Ambush in the first match in the first round of the playoffs before heading across state for the second game. We discuss the season a little bit, what we expect from the playoffs, possible...

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 trip under new head coach Chris Armas. It did not go well... Three matches......

Two terrible weekends in a row for Kansas City soccer fans. Sporting KC, the Current, the Comets, and the USMNT have all been disappointing. So, we start off with the 2027 MLS Sprint Season announcement. Thad tells us how even when MLS gets it right... they still get it wrong somehow. S9:E12 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is sponsored by CORE Outdoor Equipment! Keep an eye out for giveaways a...

John Pulskamp had a couple howlers in Sporting KC's 4-1 loss to the Rapids. It's unfortunately a known occurrence for the Homegrown Player now in his sixth season. But the Big Bear is a free agent after this season and SKC are in the process of rebuilding. Is Pulskamp still the guy for the future? S9:E11 The 2026 Shades of Blue Soccer Show is officially sponsored by CORE Outdoor Equipment!  Learn...

Our third official episode of the new pod! The World Cup is getting closer, the roster competition is fierce and coach Mauricio Pochettino announced the roster for the March camp. Robert and Thad discuss the roster, any surprises and the injuries. 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 game under new head coach Chris Armas. With new players, coach, and injuries fans were a l...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team, and Thad Bell from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ recorded the latest episode remotely this time. The Comets have struggled with consistency lately, falling from first to fifth. In their latest matches they earned a point at home and a win on the road against San Diego. That would be considered a good result if reveresed bu...

Sporting Kansas City earned their first win under coach Wicky. We discuss the performance, the standouts and the Core moment of the game. The Current opened their season with a win under new coach Chris Armas. The Comets made a statement about a referee moment. And much more... S9:E11 ⁠CORE Outdoor Equipment⁠ is the 2026 Official Sponsor of the Shades of Blue Soccer Show! Learn more about your ad...

Our second official episode of the new pod! The World Cup is getting closer and we know the roster competition is fierce to make that cut. Robert and Thad discuss the latest US news, the SheBelieves Cup and what we thinl the roster for the next window might be for the USMNT. 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 roster ahead of the 2026 season, make some predictions, and have fun talking soccer and hailstones. Learn more about...

WE HAVE AN OFFICIAL SPONSOR! Chat, we made it! Sporting KC are at the bottom of the West. We analyze the 1-0 loss to San Diego to find out what Wicky is doing to keep this team competitive. Have your expectations changed after 3 matches? Can we find some fun in this team in 2026? Cody explains in vivid detail why he's right about goalkeepers... and everyone else is wrong. S9:E10 CORE Outdoor Equip...

Our first official episode of the new pod! With the World Cup getting close, we started the new pod to cover the US National team both men and women. Why not start with a special guest? Diego Gutierrez was part of Kansas City Wiz/Wizards and MLS history. He is a champion, the original Colombian homegrown, has a PhD, and has worked with U.S. Soccer and MLS in various capacities, amongst a number of...

Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team, and Thad Bell from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ recorded the latest episode of The Blue Turf at "The World Famous Kansas City Soccer Dome". The Comets dropped to fourth place as other teams closed the games-in-hand gap. We talk about the last six matches in the season, what the Comets need to do and how they might finish. L...

Sporting KC fought back from a mistake that cost them a goal and even took the lead. It ended up a fair 2-2 draw. We continue to learn the Wicky Way. His thoughts and phrases are new and we have a couple of soundbites from the press conference. S9:E9 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠⁠Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Robert Rusert from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ were at Sporting KC media day. We had the opportunity to chat with new players Justin Reynolds, Taylor Calheira, Lasse Berg Johnsen, and coach Dominic Kinnear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

⁠Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by President of Soccer Operations & General Manager David Lee during Sporting KC media day. It was a busy day but David was able to sit down for a few minutes.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We thought we were prepared for a rough season, but that didn't make a 3-0 loss on Matchday 1 any easier. It was the first look at the Wicky Way and how he will approach this season. For the first 40 minutes, they showed a bit of that. But the wheels quickly fell off. Sporting KC wasn't done burning things down and just before the first game they traded away Daniel Salloi to Toronto FC. There are...

The 2026 MLS Season is here and we've got your Sporting KC Season Preview! In order to properly find expectations for Sporting KC in 2026, you really need to understand just how bad it was in 2025. We wanted them to burn everything down... they did it. And here we sit in a pile of ash. It's going to be a long rebuild. You'll get a full Roster Rundown. Well... as 'full' as it can get when talking a...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We react to the trades of Hutton and Bethune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sporting KC fans were able to see a preseason game! Robert, Carrie, David and Thad discuss the game. Bright spots? Are fans justified in being angry with the team right now? In the third segment, there is a World Cup trivia game hosted by Robert. See how any you knew without looking it up! Rapha Wicky led SKC fell 3-0 to Minnesota, a better result than last year. S9:E6 Learn more about your ad cho...