After concluding the season with a 1-0 road win at San Diego FC on Saturday, Sporting Kansas City begins a 10-week offseason highlighted by several roster-building events announced by Major League Soccer earlier today including the MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 21, free agency opening on Dec. 22 and end-of-year waivers closing on Dec. 23 as well as re-entry drafts on Dec. 23 (Stage 1) and Dec. 30 (Stage 2).
Major League Soccer clubs not competing in the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs have until Nov. 25 to submit bona fide offers and exercise or decline options for players. Sporting Kansas City roster decisions are set to be announced on Tuesday with seven players entering option years on their contracts and two players out of contract with the club.
Sporting Kansas City players under contract for 2027 will return in mid-January for five weeks of preseason preparations before kicking off the club's 14-game MLS Sprint Season schedule on Feb. 20 in Houston.
ANDRE LUIZ UP FOR MLS GOAL OF THE YEAR
Fan voting is now open for the 2026 AT&T MLS Goal of the Year with Andre Luiz's sensational goal in the fifth minute against the Philadelphia Union on Sept. 19 selected as one of 18 finalists for the annual award. Voting will close at 10:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Nov. 16.
UP TO 50% OFF AT MLSSTORE.COM ENDS TONIGHT
Fans can take advantage of up to 50% off savings at MLSstore.com  until 10:59 p.m. CT tonight with the code 30MLS (terms and exclusions apply), including hundreds of Sporting Kansas City items  in youth, men's and women's sizes.
SKC TO ANNOUNCE AWARD WINNERS ON TUESDAY
The recipients of Sporting Kansas City's annual team awards will be announced at 12 p.m. CT on Tuesday, revealing winners in the following categories: MVP, Golden Boot, Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Neal and Jeanne Patterson Humanitarian of the Year, Goal of the Year, Save of the Year, Sporting KC II MVP, Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year and Sporting Club Network Member of the Year.
38 THE SPOT TO AIR SDvSKC REPLAY ON WEDNESDAY
Sporting KC earned a 1-0 road result in San Diego on Saturday thanks to Andre Luiz's second-half penalty kick and fans can tune in to 38 the Spot  to watch a full match replay of the season finale as KMCI-TV will re-air the broadcast at 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday for viewers free over the air or via cable and satellite providers in the region.
SKC PLAYERS JOIN NATIONAL TEAMS THIS WEEK
Three Sporting Kansas City players, as well as an SKC Academy player, are on international duty this week during the FIFA window. SKC Academy defender Sam Worcester has joined the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team , who will play Canada at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday in San Jose, Costa Rica with a live stream available on FIFA+. Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jack Kortkamp has earned his first invitation to the U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team , who will play Jordan at 7 a.m. CT on Saturday at Regnum Football Center in Antalya, Turkiye. Sporting Kansas City forward Ruben Ramos Jr. has returned to the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team , who will play Japan (7 p.m. CT on Thursday) and Colombia (6 p.m. CT on Saturday) at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia with both games streaming live on U.S. Soccer's YouTube channel. Sporting Kansas City midfielder Zorhan Bassong was added to the Canada Men's National Team roster today ahead of their Conccaf Nations League Quarterfinal match-up with Guatemala at 8 p.m. CT on Friday at Estadio Manuel Felipe Carrera in Guatemala City.
SPORTING STARS/STRIPES SESSIONS BEGIN SATURDAY
New four-week sessions of Sporting Stripes and  Sporting Stars , early childhood soccer programs for 2-8 year olds, will start on Saturday morning at The Soccer Lot (2525 Jefferson St.) in Kansas City, Mo., and Homefield (2115 E. Kansas City Rd.) in Olathe, Kan. as well as a new session of Sporting Stripes at Maranatha Christian Academy (7055 Silverheel St.) in Shawnee, Kan. For more information, visit  SportingKCYouth.com.
SKC ACADEMY HOSTS CHICAGO ON SATURDAY AT SWOPE
The Sporting KC Academy  will continue the 2026-27 MLS NEXT campaign on Saturday with a tripleheader at Swope Soccer Village (6310 Lewis Rd.) in Kansas City, Missouri. The U-18's (9 a.m. CT), U-16's (11:15 a.m. CT) and U-15's (1:30 p.m. CT) will all be in action against the Chicago Fire and fans can follow @SKCAcademy on X for updates.
SPORTING PARK TO HOST NCAA DII FOOTBALL ON SATURDAY
For a second straight year, Sporting Park will host a NCAA Division II football match-up between Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri State at 1:30 p.m. CT on Saturday. Tickets are available via SeatGeek as the Bearcats, ranked No. 4 in the NCAA Division II NPI Super Region 4 Rankings, look to capture the MIAA championship outright in their regular season finale against the No. 21 ranked Gorillas.
