Sporting Kansas City (4-4-0, 12 points) ends a three-game road swing Wednesday against Vancouver Whitecaps FC (3-4-1, 10 points) at BC Place. The match will kick off at 9:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live television coverage on 38 The Spot and SKCTV beginning at 9 p.m. CT. Local radio broadcasts will also be available on 99.3 FM and La Grande 1340 AM, and The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show will air on Sports Radio 810 WHB immediately following the contest.
Following Wednesday's fixture in Canada, Sporting Kansas City will return home and face LA Galaxy (4-1-2, 14 points) at 7 p.m. CT Sunday at Children's Mercy Park. The game will be televised nationally on FS1 and FOX Deportes, with live radio broadcasts airing on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM. A limited number of tickets for the marquee matchup are available via Ticketmaster.com or by calling 888-4KC-GOAL, and the first 10,000 fans through the gates on Sunday will receive free sunglasses courtesy of Sabates Eye Centers. The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show will air after the match on 810 AM.
The Swope Park Rangers will play their first-ever game at Children's Mercy Victory Field at Swope Soccer Village on Wednesday, hosting Vancouver Whitecaps 2 as action resumes in the United Soccer League. The match will kick off at 7 p.m. CT and tickets, starting as low as $12, are available at Ticketmaster.com and 888-4KC-GOAL.
All fans in attendance Wednesday can take advantage of $1 hot dogs and complimentary coffee, while those of age can enjoy $5 beers courtesy of Boulevard and Budweiser. In addition, the first 1,000 supporters to Children's Mercy Victory Field will receive a commemorative Swope Park Rangers poster. Gates open at 6 p.m. CT. To learn more about the festivities surrounding the first USL match at Swope Soccer Village, visit SportingKC.com.
The Swope Park Rangers will train at 9 a.m. CT Tuesday and Friday this week, with players and coaches available to the media upon the completion of each session.
Tickets will go on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. CT for the international friendly between the United States Men’s National Team and Bolivia on May 28 at Children's Mercy Park. All tickets for the match can be secured via Ticketmaster.com. The United States will visit Children’s Mercy Park for its final tune-up before hosting the Copa America Centenario, a prestigious international tournament headlined by the U.S., Mexico, Argentina and Brazil that runs from June 3-26.
A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air Tuesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Host Dave Borchardt will speak with Sporting KC assistant coach Kerry Zavagnin, defender Saad Abdul-Salaam and Swope Park Rangers head coach Marc Dos Santos in addition to previewing this week's matches. Supporters are encouraged to join the discussion by calling 913-3-810-810.
Sporting Kansas City supporters can visit SportingKC.com/copa100/trivia and answer trivia questions for a chance to win two tickets to see the United States Men's National Team play Costa Rica in the Copa America Centenario on June 7 at Soldier Field in Chicago. The sweepstakes closes today at 5 p.m. CT, and official rules can be found at SportingKC.com.
On Thursday, voting will open for the Westlake Ace Hardware Helpful Moment of the Month. Those who vote at SportingKC.com/helpful will receive a $5 coupon to area Westlake Ace Hardware locations and be entered to win a $300 Westlake gift card, a Sporting KC replica jersey and two tickets to an upcoming Sporting KC match.
The Sabates Eye Centers sweepstakes is giving Sporting Kansas City supporters the chance to win a free trip to see Sporting KC play at LA Galaxy on June 2. The prize includes two game tickets, round-trip air fair, a two-night stay in Los Angeles, a rental car and Sporting KC gear. All entries at SportingKC.com/Sabates must be received by 5 p.m. CT Saturday.
Beginning Sunday and during the entire month of May, supporters can visit SportingKC.com/kcsteak and enter the Kansas City Steak Company Meat and Greet SweepSteaks. A winner will receive a one-year supply of steaks from the Kansas City Steak Company and a dinner with a Sporting KC player for up to six people at the Three Points Club, Sporting KC's rooftop event space in downtown Kansas City.
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