Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: March 28 - April 3, 2016

All times CT, subject to change
Swope Soccer Village is located at 6310 Lewis Rd., Kansas City, MO

After a weekend off during the FIFA international window, Sporting Kansas City will carry a perfect 3-0-0 record into Saturday’s MLS regular season match against unbeaten Real Salt Lake (1-0-2) at Children’s Mercy Park. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live television coverage on 38 The Spot and SKCTV beginning at 7 p.m. CT. Listeners can also follow the action on 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish), and The Final Whistle: Sporting KC Postgame Show will air on 99.3 FM immediately after the match.

A limited number of tickets for Saturday’s 2013 MLS Cup rematch are available via Ticketmaster.com, and the first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive free spirit sleeves courtesy of UMB Bank. Supporters are also encouraged to donate new or gently used soccer gear to provide for youth in underserved communities. In exchange for donating gear, fans will receive a 10 percent off coupon at SportingStyle locations inside the stadium.

All day Monday, supporters can cast their vote for Sporting Kansas City’s Player of the Month for March on the Sporting KC Uphoria mobile app. Those who vote will be entered to win tickets to Sporting KC’s highly anticipated 20th Anniversary match against the Colorado Rapids on April 13 at Children’s Mercy Park.

Sporting Kansas City winger Graham Zusi was named to the U.S. Men’s National Team’s roster on Sunday ahead of a crucial FIFA World Cup qualifier against Guatemala on Tuesday at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. The match will kick off at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN2, UniMas and UDN. Zusi will then rejoin Sporting KC prior to the club’s meeting with Real Salt Lake.

Midfielder Roger Espinoza and Soni Mustivar remain with their respective national teams for FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Espinoza and Honduras will host El Salvador at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula at 8 p.m. CT, while Mustivar and Haiti will travel to face Panama at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City at 8:30 p.m. CT.

The Swope Park Rangers won their inaugural match on Saturday at Children’s Mercy Park, defeating Portland Timbers 2 by a 2-1 scoreline. The Rangers will next hit the road for their first road match in the United Soccer League on Saturday, facing Tulsa Roughnecks FC at 7:30 p.m. CT at ONEOK Field. The game will be streamed live on SportingKC.com.

A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine will cover club and country as MLS regular season play resumes this weekend and Zusi, Espinoza and Mustivar compete at the international level. Fans are encouraged to join the discussion by calling 913-3-810-810.

The Sporting Kansas City Academy will host a triple-header in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy on Saturday, facing Real Colorado at the Swope Soccer Village Championship Field. The U-18s kick off the action at 10 a.m. CT, followed by the U-16s at 12:30 p.m and the U-14s at 2:30 p.m. All matches are open to the public and free to attend. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter and Instagram for updates.

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