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Willy Agada, Memo Rodríguez propel Sporting KC to 3-2 victory over Dallas
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Willy Agada scored twice in the first half, Memo Rodríguez had an early assist and scored the winner late, and Sporting Kansas City survived an own goal by keeper Tim Melia in a 3-2 victory over FC Dallas on Sunday night. Agada gave Sporting KC (5-13-5)...
LAFC beats Galaxy 2-1 before 70,076 at Rose Bowl to take over Western Conference lead
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kei Kamara and Denis Bouanga scored four minutes apart late in the first half, and Los Angeles Football Club beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Thursday night in front of 70,076 at the Rose Bowl in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference. It was the...
LAFC beats Galaxy 2-1 before 70,076 at Rose Bowl to take over Western Conference lead
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Kei Kamara and Denis Bouanga scored four minutes apart late in the first half, and Los Angeles Football Club beat the LA Galaxy 2-1 on Thursday night in front of 70,076 at the Rose Bowl in a matchup of the top two teams in the Western Conference. It was the...
Mihailovic scores on PK in second-half stoppage time to lift Rapids to 2-1 victory over Sporting KC
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic had an assist on Oliver Larraz's first career goal and then scored on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time to rally the Colorado Rapids to a wild 2-1 Fourth of July victory over Sporting Kansas City on Thursday night. Neither...
Leibold, Afrifa score to lift Sporting KC to a 2-0 victory over Austin FC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Tim Leibold and Stephen Afrifa scored goals and Sporting Kansas City held Austin FC without a shot on goal in a 2-0 victory on Saturday night. Leibold put Kansas City ahead 1-0 in the 26th minute with a strong shot from the left side that ricochet off the...
Kansas City of MLS hires longtime New England general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City hired longtime New England Revolution general manager Mike Burns as its sporting director Friday as the MLS club tries to turn around a freefall that has left it near the bottom of the Western Conference. Burns will oversee Sporting...
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Longtime Sporting KC midfielder Roger Espinoza officially retires from pro soccer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza, who appeared in a pair of World Cups and at an Olympics for Honduras, has retired from professional soccer. Espinoza, whose last game with Kansas City was in the Western Conference semifinals last...
Brian Bliss leaves as Sporting Kansas City technical director
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Sporting Kansas City technical director Brian Bliss has left the team after nine years with the club. The team said Monday the decision was mutual. Bliss, a 58-year-old former defender who played for the U.S. at the 1990 World Cup and 1988...
Cucho's hat trick helps Crew beat Sporting KC 4-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Juan “Cucho” Hernández scored three goals — his first multi-goal game of the season — to help the Columbus Crew beat Sporting Kansas City 4-0 Saturday night. Cucho opened the scoring when he cut back to evade a defender near the...
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Andrés Gómez helps Real Salt Lake up club-record unbeaten run to 15 with 4-3 win over Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Andrés Gómez scored a goal in each half and added an assist as Real Salt Lake held off Sporting Kansas City 4-3 on Wednesday night, extending club-record unbeaten runs to 15 overall and 10 on the road. Real Salt Lake (10-2-7) has moved to the top of the...
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