Former KC goalkeeper Tony Meola voted into Hall of Fame
Sporting KC schedule two exhibitions
Sporting Kansas City remains unbeaten in preseason
Individual match tickets for Olympic qualifiers on sale Friday
Sporting Kansas City duo take national team stage today
Sporting Kansas City to host open tryouts
Single-game tickets available now
Sporting Kansas City releases half-season ticket packages
Sporting KC unveils boys and girls youth soccer camps for 2012
Follow Sporting Kansas City online
2012 home opener set for March 17
Season tickets on sale for 2012 season at LSP
FORMER KC GOALKEEPER TONY MEOLA VOTED INTO HALL OF FAME
The National Soccer Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2012 on Wednesday, featuring former Kansas City goalkeeping great Tony Meola on the Player ballot. A three-time FIFA World Cup veteran, Meola played in Kansas City from 1999-2004 and holds several club records at the goalkeeping position.
Meola received more than 90 percent of votes for the Class of 2012 and will be inducted along with Claudio Reyna from the Player ballot. He becomes the third former Kansas City player to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame as a Player, joining Preki (2010) and Alexi Lalas (2006). Former Kansas City Managers Bob Gansler (2011) and Ron Newman (1992) were each inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on the Builders ballot.
Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes received 35.29 percent of votes in his final year on the Player ballot and will be available for election on the Veteran ballot, beginning in 2013.
Meola spent 125 of his 250 MLS matches in a Kansas City uniform and will forever be remembered for his contributions to the club's historic 2000 season, in which he was named MLS MVP and Goalkeeper of the Year. His spectacular play led KC to the Supporters Shield as he recorded an MLS-record 16 shutouts in the regular season. The team then won the 2000 MLS Cup with Meola named the MLS Cup MVP for a 10-save performance in the 1-0 victory over the Chicago Fire.
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SPORTING KC SCHEDULE TWO EXHIBITIONS
Sporting Kansas City will continue their pre-season preparations on Thursday with a scrimmage against the United States Under-17 National Team at 10:00 a.m. CT at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Coupled with the club’s match on Wednesday night against Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Thursday’s match will allow Sporting Kansas City Manager Peter Vermes the opportunity to provide minutes for the majority of players on the team’s pre-season roster.
Sporting Kansas City will also host an exhibition match against Rockhurst University on Tuesday, March 13 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park. The game will be Sporting’s first of 2012 inside their state-of-the-art stadium and will serve as a tune-up for the team’s MLS home opener on Saturday, March 17 against the New England Revolution. Sporting Kansas City will also host the team’s annual media day, as well as a special Season Ticket Member event in conjunction with the scrimmage on March 13.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY REMAINS UNBEATEN IN PRESEASON
Sporting Kansas City’s pre-season is producing positive results as the team continues its unbeaten streak. Sporting Kansas City drew 1-1 with expansion side Montreal Impact on Sunday in the club’s second match of the Disney Pro Soccer Classic at the ESPN Wide World of Sports in Orlando. 

Impact forward Mike Fucito opened the scoring in the first half, but Soony Saad was able to produce an equalizer for Sporting Kansas to earn a draw with 20 minutes to play.
Sporting Kansas City will now face Vancouver Whitecaps FC tonight at 5p.m. CT in their third and final match of pool play at the Disney Pro Soccer Classic. Two wins already for Vancouver means that Sporting cannot advance to Saturday’s championship, but a win over the Whitecaps could see them advance to the consolation match against the second-placed side from Pool 2.
For all media inquiries and interview requests during Sporting Kansas City’s stay in Orlando, please contact Josh Whisenhunt at (802) 558-1874 or by email at jwhisenhunt@sportingkc.com.
Fans can follow the team at the tournament as every group stage match will be streamed live on MLSSoccer.com and ESPN3.com broadcasting the consolation and championship matches.
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INDIVIDUAL MATCH TICKETS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS ON SALE FRIDAY
Individual game tickets for the semifinals and final matches of 2012 Men’s Olympic Qualifying at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park will go on sale at 10 a.m. CT on Friday, March 2.
The semifinal matches that determine CONCACAF’s two entrants to the 2012 Olympic Games in London will be played as a doubleheader event on Saturday, March 31, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. CT. The U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team will play in the second semifinal match should the team advance out of Group A. The championship game will take place on Monday, April 2, at 7 p.m. CT.
Fans can order Kansas City individual tickets online at ussoccer.com, by phone at 1-800-745-3000, at local Ticketmaster ticket centers in Kansas City and at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park’s ticket office (open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT). The two-date series ticket for the events in Kansas City will remain on sale until Wednesday, Feb. 29, at 2 a.m. CT and can be purchased through the same channels as individual tickets.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY DUO TAKE NATIONAL TEAM STAGE TODAY
Sporting Kansas City forward Teal Bunbury (United States) and midfielder Roger Espinoza (Honduras) will be available for international action tonight for their respective national teams.
Bunbury is currently with the United States Under-23 Men’s National Team for a training camp in Frisco, Texas leading up to the team’s match against the Mexico Under-23 Men’s National Team tonight at 9 p.m. CT. The game will be broadcast on Telefutura live from FC Dallas Stadium.
Midfielder Roger Espinoza has also joined his national team, Honduras, for an international friendly against Ecuador today. Espinoza has been capped 23 times for the Honduran senior team, including the 2009 and 2011 Gold Cups and the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Espinoza has scored three goals for Honduras.
Both players will return to Sporting Kansas City in Orlando, where the is participating in the 2012 Disney Pro Soccer Classic.
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY TO HOST OPEN TRYOUTS
SportingKansas City will hold open tryouts for prospective players on Saturday, June 9 and Sunday, June 10 at the team’s Sporting Club Training Center in Swope Park. The tryouts are open to players who are 18 years of age and older, and are among the first 300 registrants.
This year’s event marks the fifth consecutive year the club has held an organized open tryout. The previous occasions have drawn scores of players from more than a dozen different countries.
Interested individuals can register for the 2012 open tryouts at SportingKC.com. Players must pay the tryout fee, ranging from $200-$208 depending on payment method, for the opportunity to participate and also must be able to providetheir own transportation, lodging and food for the weekend.
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SINGLE-GAME TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW
Single-game tickets for Sporting Kansas City’s first eight home matches of the 2012 MLS season at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park are available now.
Individual match tickets for each of the opening eight home games on the Sporting KC schedule -- beginning with the highly anticipated home opener on Saturday, March 17 and continuing through the visit from rivals Chicago Fire on Friday, June 29 -- will be available for purchase on Ticketmaster.com or at the LIVESTRONG Sporting Park Box Offices (open Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. CT).
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SPORTING KANSAS CITY RELEASES HALF-SEASON TICKET PACKAGES
Sporting Kansas City has released half-season ticket packages for the 2012 Major League Soccer season at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.
The packages, which start at just $210,include access to a total of 10 matches at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park and are offered in six different seating categories throughout the state-of-the-art stadium.
Fans can reserve their seats by calling888-4KC-GOAL or by visiting Ticketmaster.com
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SPORTING KC UNVEILS BOYS AND GIRLS YOUTH SOCCER CAMPS FOR 2012
Sporting Kansas City and the Sporting Kansas City Juniors youth development academy will again offer a series of youth soccer camps in 2012 for boys and girls of all ages. Please see the list of scheduled camps below:
• Spring Break Camp: March 12-14 for boys ages 9-16 ($130)
• Invite-Only Sessions: April 2 – May 1 (Monday’s only) for U11 – U14 boys ($255)
• Pre-Tryout Camp: June 4-6 for U11-U14 boys ($130)
• Boys & Girls Development Camp: June 18-20 for boys and girls ages 8-12 ($130)
• Sporting Youngsters Camp: June 11-14 for boys and girls ages 4-7 ($100)
• Sporting Development Camp: June 11-14 for boys and girls ages 8-12 ($150)
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FOLLOW SPORTING KANSAS CITY ONLINE
Sporting Kansas City fans looking to keep up with the club on the worldwide web now have a place to go. The new social media page on SportingKC.com features Twitter account information for the club, its players as well as many staff members. Additionally, fans may take advantage of the Media Recap page for all the latest independent news coverage available online.
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2012 HOME OPENER SET FOR MARCH 17
Sporting Kansas City will play their first home match of 2012 at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park on Saturday, March 17 against the New England Revolution. Thematch comes one week after Sporting Kansas City opens the 2012 season on the road at D.C. United on Saturday, March 10. Visit SportingKC.com/schedule to see all 34 games on Sporting Kansas City's regular season slate.
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SEASON TICKETS ON SALE FOR 2012 SEASON AT LSP
Season tickets for the 2012 Sporting Kansas City season at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park are now on sale. Fans ages 21 and older now have the option to purchase season tickets in the Budweiser Corner at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, an all-inclusive terrace area which provides stadium-style food options and draft beer choices.
