July 22, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Sporting Kansas City News Release
Sporting Kansas City (5-12-5, 20 points) will host MLS Supporters’ Shield leaders Los Angeles FC (13-4-3, 42 points) at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park. Tickets are available online at SeatGeek.com and the first 3,500 fans in attendance will receive Sporting KC sunglasses courtesy of match sponsor Sun Solar.
In anticipation of high temperatures, all ticket holders will be permitted to bring one bottle of water into Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday. The bottle must be sealed and no larger than 20 ounces, and the bottle’s cap will be removed at the gate upon entry.
Prior to kick off, Sporting Legend Jimmy Conrad – a MLS Defender of the Year and four-time MLS Best XI selection during his 13-year MLS career – will sign autographs on the Mazuma Plaza. The World Cup veteran will also lead the I Believe chant prior to kick off and will make a guest appearance on the match broadcast with Nate Bukaty and Jacob Peterson.
The Western Conference clash will be locally televised on 38 The Spot with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT. The broadcast will also stream live on SportingKC.com and in the Sporting KC app for viewers in Kansas and Missouri (excluding the St. Louis area per MLS policy), as well as ESPN+ for out-of-market subscribers. In addition, the match will air live on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.
Saturday’s match kicks off a high-profile week of matches for Sporting KC, who host the top two teams in the league on back-to-back Saturdays in addition to a mid-week trip to Sacramento for the U.S. Open Cup Semifinal. Sporting sit seven points outside playoff position with 12 regular season matches remaining, eight of which will be played at Children’s Mercy Park.
Sporting has lost the team’s last three regular season home matches and will be aiming to snap the skid on Saturday to avoid the team’s first four-game regular season home losing streak in the non-shootout era of Major League Soccer (2000-present). Manager Peter Vermes’ squad has been bolstered by the arrival of 22-year-old Nigerian striker Willy Agada and 27-year-old German attacking midfielder Erik Thommy. Both players trained with Sporting for the first time this week and could make their club debuts on Saturday.
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