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Sports Medicine Report: Sporting hosts expansion side San Diego FC | August 9, 2025

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Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by Children’s Mercy Kansas City.

All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match.

Sporting Kansas City is back in action this weekend with a home match against Western Conference leaders San Diego FC at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night.

Sporting are set to be without Joaquin Fernandez (hamstring) and Erik Thommy (hip), while Tim Leibold is suspended with yellow card accumulation. Manu Garcia and Khiry Shelton, who both missed Sporting’s last match in Vancouver, are removed from the club’s Sports Medicine Report.

#SKCvSD Sports Medicine Report

Sporting Kansas City

Questionable

  • None

Out

  • Defender Joaquin Fernandez (Hamstring)
  • Defender Tim Leibold (Suspended)
  • Midfielder Erik Thommy (Hip)

San Diego FC

Questionable

  • None

Out

  • Goalkeeper Pablo Sisniega (Lower Body)
  • Defender Willy Kumado (Lower Body)
  • Defender Paddy McNair (Lower Body)
  • Defender Oscar Verhoeven (Lower Body)
  • Forward Marcus Ingvartsen (Lower Body)
  • Forward Anisse Saidi (Lower Body)

Kickoff is set for 7:45 p.m. CT (7:55 actual kick) and will be nationally televised on FS1 and FOX Deportes, as well as available to stream on MLS Season Pass. The game will air on local radio on Sports Radio 810 WHB and tickets are available via SeatGeek.com.