KC Soccer Journal: A Sporting KC Podcast

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". We talk about the two matches versus the Empire Strykers and how the Comets performed. Stick around at the end for a short interview with coach Stokic. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We discuss the preseason match, Teal Rising Academy and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The entire first segment is dedicated to all the offseason offseason activity, moving and shaking, and roster building from Sporting KC so far. Spoiler... it's a very short segment. Rapha Wicky has his visa in-hand and he's begun coaching his new team! They kicked things off with a 1-0 loss to Charlotte FC. Former Assistant Coach Zoran Savić is suing Sporting KC's parent company concerning their c...

Another interesting transfer saga has come to an end with Sporting KC missing out on Cesar Inga. The roster is a bit lean right now. What is the ONE position where a new signing would have the biggest impact? The coaching staff has finally been filled out for the year. Dominic (Not Greg) Kinnear looks like a great addition. Three of the most electric fan bases in international soccer are coming to...

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 Kanas City Soccer Dome". We talk about the two matches last weekend and how the Comets perfromed. Stick around at the end for a short interview with coach Stokic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

The 317th richest person in the world, Peter Malouk, is set to become the new majority owner of Sporting KC. When SKC said they were rebuilding... they meant literally everything. Meanwhile, they need a team to play. We're talking Cesar Inga and the other roster activity and rumors. We've been seeing things move in a positive direction, but is it too late for the actual team on the field this seas...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. We discuss the preseason roster and the schedule release. 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 of The Blue Turf. We talk about the last three matches and the Comets have not earned the results they wanted in those three. We also talk about the first half of the season and stick around at the end for a short interview with coach Stokic. Learn more ab...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Surprising pick for coach. We discuss the presser and our impressions of the Current's new leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sporting KC have their man. Raphael Wicky was named the new Manager in a press conference on Tuesday, and the whole gang gets together to discuss what we learned and what we saw from the new Head Coach. For even more on Wicky and our reactions, check out the previous episode! S9:E2 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first episode of Season nine of The Shades of Blue podcast. Carrie, Robert, David and Thad get together for our first reactions to the news that Raphael Wicky is the head coach of Sporting Kansas City. Thoughts, reactions and what we think might happen. 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 of The Blue Turf. We talk about the first third of the season, the latest game at the Ambush and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sporting KC fans woke up on Christmas morning to stockings that had neither exciting player signings nor a new head coach. Thad tells us if we should be worried or not. One thing that does seem to have Thad worried right now, is the KC Current. We're talking through some very strange decision making from the top brass so far this offseason. In the final segment, Thad has another nameless game for...

The Miami Messi's have been crowned MLS Cup Champions, and we have an unpopular opinion. Sporting KC has reportedly narrowed the search for a new Head Coach down to three candidates. The World Cup draw well for the yanks AND Kansas City as host. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The crew covers a lot of ground around the world of soccer right now, in spite of there being ZERO news out of Sporting KC. We're talking MLS Cup and how poor the scheduling for this league is. The KC Current may be thinking of expanding the stadium as Kansas City bid for the 2031 World Cup is released. Plus the rumor Bia could be headed back to Brazil. In segment 3 we discuss the rumors around a...

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. We talk about the season starting, playoffs, schedules and much more. After Erik and Thad chats, coach Stokic stops by for an interview. 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 of The Blue Turf. We go through the preseason roster line by line and give our thoughts. After Erik and Thad chats, there are a pair of interviews. Marcel Berry is up first and then Zach Reget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start off talking about the US Men's National Team after two friendly wins including a 5-1 beat down of Uruguay. Alex Freeman may be cementing himself on the back line. Does Gio deserve a spot on the World Cup roster? The second segment covers the MASSIVE changes coming to Major League Soccer in 2027. The owners have voted to flip the calendar to align with the rest of the world. We run through...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Shocking news dropped when KC Current head coach Vlatko Andonovski stepped away from coaching to focus on being the global sporting director. Learn more about your ad choice...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Kansas Current fell in the first round. Should this have been expected? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An historic season for the KC Current came to a quick end with a loss in their first game of the playoffs. Did they take their foot off the gas? The US Men's National Team is gearing up for a couple of friendlies this month. We're talking Gio Reyna and the rest of the squad who got called up. The conversation devolves into a debate about the best striker, keeper, and the true GOAT of the USMNT. Pl...

The debut of a new game from Thad.... THAD'S CONNECTIONS! First we go through everyone is out, and everyone who is in. We tell you how to feel about all the decisions and some reasoning from David Lee as to why they were made. In Thad's Connections he begins naming players that were on rosters of a mystery game in the history of KC soccer. We have to guess which game it was. Plus we are talking ab...

Thad is breathing a big sigh of relief as a long, ugly season for Sporting KC has finally come to an end. The KC Current lost an actual game of soccer and Temwa Chawinga got hurt. We'll tell you why you shouldn't be panicking. We're talking David Lee and the task he has ahead of him. Plus, some way-too-early expectations for next season. S8:E46 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...

Thad Bell⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Kansas City Soccer Journal⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is joined by regular co-hosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Daniel Sperry⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Carrie Robinson⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The Kansas Current keep on rolling over the competition. This time, the Current chalks up another 2-0 win at home over Gotham FC. We break down the game and much more! Learn more about yo...

The new President of Soccer Operations, David Lee, is a breath of fresh air and the hiring marks the start of a new era for Sporting KC. ... at least we hope it is. SPOON WATCH! What exactly do SKC need in order to avoid the Wooden Spoon? (Spoiler: We could be saved by tiebreakers.) The KC Current need just one point in order to set the NWSL record with three matches remaining. I LIKE THAT BUN-BUN...