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Sports Medicine Report: Sporting set to host Whitecaps without three players | Sept. 20, 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 returns home for the team’s penultimate home match of the 2025 season this weekend when the squad hosts the third-place Vancouver Whitecaps at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday night.

Sporting will be without the injured trio of Andrew Brody, Joaquin Fernandez and Daniel Salloi for the match, while Ian James is set to return from a head injury.

#SKCvVAN Sports Medicine Report

Sporting Kansas City

Questionable

  • None

Out

  • Defender Andrew Brody (Quad)
  • Defender Joaquin Fernandez (Hamstring)
  • Forward Daniel Salloi (Ankle)

Vancouver Whitecaps

Questionable

  • None

Out

  • Defender Sam Adekugbe (Achilles)
  • Defender Tristan Blackmon (Knee)
  • Defender Joedrick Pupe (Hamstring)
  • Defender Sebastian Schonlau (Achilles)
  • Defender Ranko Veselinović (Knee)
  • Midfielder Ryan Gauld (Knee)
  • Forward Thomas Müller (Adductor)
  • Forward Brian White (Hamstring)

Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. CT (7:40 actual kick) and will be available to stream on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV, while the game will also air on local radio on ESPN 94.5 FM. Tickets are available via SeatGeek.com.