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Each year, Sporting Kansas City players and coaches make appearances at community and corporate events. Although Sporting is eager to reach every fan, their availability due to training, travel, and games is limited. If you are interested in having a member of Sporting participate in your event, please review the guidelines and submit a request below.

Guidelines

Please refer to the Sporting Kansas City schedule prior to submitting your request, as appearances will not be scheduled on the following:

  • Game days
  • Day before games
  • Travel days
  • Player "Off" days
  • No appearances before 1:30 p.m. during training
  • All player appearances are limited to a MAXIMUM OF 90 MINUTES. If you ask him to stay longer you will be charged an additional fee.

Promoting Player Appearances

Use of the Sporting Kansas City name, logos and trademarks and/or any advertising that implies the support or sponsorship of an event or organization by Sporting Kansas City, Kansas City Soccer Foundation, or Major League Soccer must be approved in writing by Sporting Kansas City. Before promoting a Sporting player appearance, please contact the Community Relations Department for approval at CommunityRelations@SportingKC.com. This policy pertains to all forms of advertising, including all print, television and radio promotion.

When considering appearance requests, we adhere to the criteria listed below:

  • Incomplete requests will not be considered.
  • All requests must be received two (2) weeks prior to the event.
  • NO Career days
  • NO Birthday Parties or in-home personal appearances
  • NO External events (not at Children’s Mercy Park during pre-game) that fall on Sporting KC home match days, during scheduled trainings or the day before a game (for dressing players).
  • Wide reaching impact (to maximize player time)
  • Clearly defined role for the player (i.e. speak to the school, hand out awards, etc.)
  • No activities with risk of injury
  • Purpose separate from player's attendance. We recommend that your event NOT center on a player's attendance, but have them serve as a complement to the overall event.
  • Players may attend and participate in clinics or camps but cannot run the event 


Appearance Types and Fees

  • Ticket Sales (Promotional) - $500
  • Team Marketing (Promotional) - $500
  • Sporting Style - $500
  • Argyle Events (3rd party) - $600
  • Victory Project - no cost
  • Charitable - varied
  • Corporate Partner (Local) and any other event with Sponsors tied to it - $600 minimum
  • Corporate Partner (National/League) - $1100 minimum

PLEASE NOTE: Any appearance with an actual drive time either to or from the event that is more than one hour will be subject to an additional $50 fee per leg. (e.g., if the drive to the appearance takes 1h25 and the way home takes 50 minutes, then only $50 will be charged. If the drive home is 1h10, then $100)

Player appearance costs DO NOT INCLUDE mileage and food expenses. Every appearance (including free appearances) will have expenses associated with them. Mileage will be calculated from the player’s home. Food will be based on the current CBA standards (Breakfast: $23; Lunch: $33; Dinner: $44)