Sporting Kansas City defender Michael Harrington participated in a live chat with fans on Wednesday from the Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park. Harrington has started seven MLS matches for Sporting KC in 2011, as well as both Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifiers which secured Sporting's spot in the tourament's third round behind shutout performances.
Harrington has 127 MLS appearances, including postseason, in five seasons since being drafted third overall in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft out of the University of North Carolina. He signed a new contract with the team prior to the 2011 season and is now 109 minutes from surpassing the 10,000 minutes played mark in MLS regular season play. He has five goals and 13 assists in his MLS career.
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