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Weekly Schedule: July 13-18, 2015

<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Mon., July 13</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">6pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Gold Cup: Haiti-Honduras at Sporting Park</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">8:30pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Gold Cup: USA-Panama at Sporting Park</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">MLS All-Star Fan XI announced on FOX Sports 1</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Vote: #VANvSKC BurgerFi Man of the Match</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Tue., July 14</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">7:30pm</font>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Canada (de Jong) vs. Costa Rica in Gold Cup</span>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Wed., July 15</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">12:30pm</font>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Espinoza/Lopez at Sprint Center (Turn the Page KC)</span>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">10:59pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Gold Cup &quot;Text to Win&quot; sweepstakes ends</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Thu., July 16</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">5:30pm</font>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Ike Opara at Jack in the Box (Overland Park, KS)</span>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Fri., July 17</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">5pm</font>
<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">Fiery Stick Open at National World War I Museum</span>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">11:59pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Voting ends for 2015 Sporting Legends inductee</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Sat., July 18</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">4pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">USA (Zusi) vs. TBD in Gold Cup quarterfinals</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">7pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Sporting KC pre-game show on SKCTV</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">7:30pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Sporting&nbsp;KC&nbsp;vs. Montreal Impact at Sporting Park</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">9:30pm</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">Sporting KC post-game shows on SKCTV, 810 WHB</font>
<font face="Times New Roman" size="3">MLS All-Star gameday roster announced</font>

All times listed as CT, subject to change

After a 1-0 road win at the first place Vancouver Whitecaps FC last night that produced three BurgerFi Man of the Match nominees, Sporting KC (8-3-6, 6th in West) returns home to host the Montreal Impact (6-7-3, 8th in East) at 7:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Sporting Park. A limited number of tickets are available for the match via Ticketmaster.com and the first 10,000 fans inside the stadium will receive a commemorative Graham Zusi poster courtesy of Blue Cross Blue Shield of KC.


Saturday's match - the first of three in seven days for the team -- comes against a Montreal side that reached the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League finals as Sporting KC looks to keep the team's unbeaten home record across all competitions (8-0-3) in 2015 intact. Live broadcasts will be available on KMCI-TV 38 the Spot locally and on SKCTV affiliates across the Midwest with three hours of coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT. In addition, Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will provide in-game radio commentary.


Tonight, Sporting Park will host a 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup doubleheader featuring Haiti-Honduras at 6 p.m. CT and USA-Panama at 8:30 p.m. CT in a rematch of the 2013 final. Parking lots open at 3 p.m. CT and ticket holders can enter the Sprint Plaza at 4 p.m. CT for the free Futbol Fiesta interactive fan zone before accessing their seats starting at 5 p.m. CT. Due to the heat advisory in effect, all fans are permitted to bring one, 20-ounce or smaller sealed bottle of water into the stadium (caps will be removed at the gates).


The opening match features three former Sporting KC players with Mechack Jerome and James Marcelin available for Haiti, while Jorge Claros is on the Honduras roster. Sporting KC midfielder Graham Zusi has appeared for the United States in each of their first two Group A games, helping the U.S. secure the group's top spot and a berth in Saturday's quarterfinal at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.


Both of tonight's international matches will be nationally televised on FOX Sports 1, UniMas and UDN. During the FOX Sports 1 broadcast of USA-Panama, the MLS All-Star Fan XI will be revealed to announce the first 11 MLS All-Stars eligible to compete against Tottenham Hotspur FC during the 2015 MLS All-Star Game on July 29 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado. Major League Soccer will unveil the MLS All-Star gameday roster -- as picked by head coach Pablo Mastroeni -- on Saturday. 


In other Gold Cup action, Sporting Kansas City defender Marcel de Jong has started each of Canada's first two matches of the tournament ahead of tomorrow's group stage finale against Costa Rica. The match will air live on FOX Sports 1, UniMas and UDN at 7:30 p.m. CT from BMO Field in Toronto.


Fans can text "SPORTING" to SOCCER (762237) for a chance to win a trip for two to the 2015 Gold Cup Final weekend. The prize package includes two flights to Philadelphia, a three-night hotel stay and two tickets to the third place (July 25) and championship (July 26) matches. The sweepstakes ends on Wednesday with the winner to be selected on Friday.


On Wednesday, Sporting Kansas City midfielders Roger Espinoza and Mikey Lopez will join Kansas City Mayor Sly James at the Sprint Center from 12:30-1:45 p.m. CT for a special Turn the Page KC event. "Every Hero Has A Story: A Summer Reading Celebration" is free and open to the public with tickets available online for an afternoon of activities that includes crafts, a superhero obstacle course and free literature.


On Thursday, Sporting Kansas City defender Ike Opara will make a special appearance at the Jack in the Box location at 10317 Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park, Kansas from 5:30-7 p.m. CT to meet customers, sign autographs and take photos with fans. All season long, Sporting KC fans can receive a free breakfast biscuit sandwich with any purchase at area Jack in the Box locations on the day after Sporting KC attempts four shots on goal. 


Voting ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on Friday for the this year's Sporting Legends inductee. Four 2015 nominees -- Mo Johnston, Chris Klein, Ron Newman and Kerry Zavagnin -- are on the ballot with votes cast online at SportingKC.com. Six individuals have been inducted into Sporting Legends since the initiative launched in 2013 and this year's honoree will be unveiled at a Sporting KC home match later this season.


The Fiery Stick Open returns to north lawn of The National WWI Museum and Memorial (100 W. 26th Street) in Kansas City, Missouri on Friday featuring a million dollar hole-in-one shootout, a live performance by Girl Talk, lawn games, food trucks, bars and more. General admission tickets are available online for $20 for entry to the one-of-a-kind event, hosted by LiveKC and scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. CT.


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