KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

No time to dwell on a disappointing loss in Portland with the Rapids coming to town on Wednesday. Are you happy with this centerback pairing? Where's Izzy? Cody is recording from Estonia and we talk a little about traveling the world and watching soccer. Also, we accidentally turn existential for a second. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The White Puma is back at it again on Shades of Blue! He's fresh off the news of his induction as a member of the Sporting Legends, we hear what Jimmy Nielsen thinks about the hall of honor for Sporting KC and details about the selection process. Just kidding. Jimmy barely knew of the existence of the club! But he does an amazing job of guessing it's current members. As well as making picks of fut...

The only Sporting KC player to be on the field for every minute of the season so far, Andreu Fontas, spoke with us this week. The Catalan centerback has faced quite a few struggles since arriving in Kansas City, including a serious injury. But now the world is restarting after Covid and Fontas finds himself at the top of Peter Vermes' defensive depth chart. He shared how difficult that time was fo...

Cindy and Thad talk about Kansas City NWSL's first regular season match and break down the starting lineup, what went well and where it was not so good. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Kansas City Wizards midfielder & current Assistant Coach with Austin FC, Sporting KC's opponent this weekend, Davy Arnaud, joins the show. He gives us his best memories of his time in Kansas City, talks about Matt Besler, and the transition from player to coach in MLS. And of course, he weighs in on a fierce food debate that is taking the country by storm. Learn more about your ad choices....

Thad talks with SKC II head coach Paulo Nagamura about what to expect from Sporting Kansas City's second team as they are about to start the USL Championship regular season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RSL... we meet again. They won their first match, but are they any good? We wanted to give injury updates, but Peter Vermes gave essentially no updates on his star players being injured. Will Johnny Russell or Alan Pulido get their first starts of the season? Who is more likely to play? Plus, Isimat-Mirin went off injured last game. We don't know if he is match fit or not. So we're left with a lot...

20-year-old Sporting KC goalkeeper John Pulskamp talks with us ahead of his third straight MLS start. He talks about the crew he hangs out with on the team, his planning for a goal celebration, and the 100% confidence that he'd be a good striker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kansas City soccer staple Doug McLagan joins the show after Sporting KC's 2-1 win over New York Red Bulls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We heard from former player Jimmy Nielsen, current player Jaylin Lindsey, and from Aly Trost in the media, and now we wrap up our Sporting KC season preview series with the fan's perspective. Loyal listener & Blue Testament community member David Greenwald joined the show to give us his thoughts on the team this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Cindy Lara and Thad Bell finally get to discuss an actual game. KC NWSL played their first match in history at Portland and there was no shortage of topics. Players missing for International duty, injuries and then the match itself. A record setting four red cards were handed out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Shades of Blue Season Preview continues with Part 3 from a current player's perspective. Jaylin Lindsey tells us what it's like in Peter Vermes' classroom, and which of his teammates are good students. Fresh off his 21st birthday, he is expecting to take on a larger role with more minutes this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We have more evidence and new testimony regarding tacos & burritos. What does a burrito mean to you? Aly weighs in and we learn she's not normal when it comes to food. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After looking ahead to the Sporting KC & MLS season through the eyes of a former player in the last episode, it's time to hear a preview from the media's perspective. That means it's time for a reunion! 810 Sports Radio's Aly Trost returns to her KC roots to provide some much needed professionalism on Shades of Blue. The whole gang is back together! How does the media view this upcoming season? Wh...

Sporting KC Legend Jimmy Nielsen joins the show to kick of our MLS Season Preview series! We look at the season from the perspective of a former player in this episode. We talked good centerback pairings, time wasting, and the dynamics of putting a young player like Gianluca Busio in such an important role. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the difference between a taco & a burrito? Does mowing the lawn bring you moments of clarity? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're just 10 days from the start of the MLS regular season! Are you tingly yet? We talk (tried to) KC Women's Soccer which kicks off this weekend and wrap up the preseason for you. Thad gives a Sporting KC injury update as well. Plus Kaveh Rad's first team contract & the newly released retro gear. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking about two industries struggling to stay afloat, radio & indoor soccer. Would pads & checking save arena soccer? Thad thinks cryptocurrency is a scam. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sporting KC have kicked off preseason! We can't watch it but still.. it's soccer you know? We're joined by Mike Kuhn so he can run through all the numbers and analyze the 2021 Major League Soccer schedule. Only six Saturday home games? Plus, SKC will have to squeeze in the Leagues Cup as well. Which is sure to create a few issues along the way. It's international soccer time right now with Olympic...

We continue our conversation with Sporting KC Creative Director Chad Reynolds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're joined by Chad Reynolds, Creative Director for Sporting KC, to discuss the new kit release. He gives us some really great insight into the long and difficult process of kit design in Major League Soccer. Chad is always a great guest as a KC native that's been with the team for over a decade now. We could - and did - talk with him for hours. Make sure to check out the 'extra time' from our ta...

The Sporting KC players are back together this week for unofficial preseason and we got to hear from them for the first time this year. Peter Vermes doesn't sound overly optimistic that a we'll see a new signing on the front line before the regular season begins. But Gianluca Busio sounds ready to step up and THAT dude for SKC. We also talk about all the new kits being released around Major League...

While Peter Vermes & Co. have brought in new players in the midfield and the defense, the departures of Felipe Gutierrez, Gerso Fernandes, & Erik Hurtado mean Sporting Kansas City has a lot of questions on the front line beyond the three starters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Rodriguez has returned to Kansas City with the return of the NWSL. She spoke with Thad Bell about her time with the now disbanded FC Kansas City, as well as her excitement about being back with KC WOSO. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Women's soccer is BACK in KC! The newest contributor to The Blue Testament, Cindy Lara, joins Thad Bell for a brand new show covering KC WOSO. She is our resident expert on the NWSL and we're very happy to have her on board. The team may not have a real name yet, but we're very excited for the inaugural season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices