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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: July 24-30, 2017

<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong>
<strong>EVENT</strong>
Mon., July 24
VOTE: You decide the Klements Sporting Sausage
Sporting KC single-game tickets on sale at SeatGeek.com
Tue., July 25
7pm
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Wed., July 26
8pm
Gold Cup Watch Party at No Other Pub<br> (1370 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO)
<strong>8:30pm</strong>
<strong>Gold Cup Final: USA (Besler, Zusi) vs. Jamaica<br> (FS1, Univision, UDN)</strong>
Sat., July 29
6:30pm
Bud Light Pregame Show on<br> (FSKC Plus, FS Midwest Plus)
<strong>7pm</strong>
<strong>Sporting KC vs. Chicago Fire<br> (FSKC Plus, FS Midwest Plus, 810 AM, 1340 AM)</strong>
9pm
Sporting KC postgame shows<br> (FSKC Plus, FS Midwest Plus, 99.3 FM)
Sun., July 30
<strong>4pm</strong>
<strong>Swope Park Rangers vs. Reno 1868 FC<br> (SportingKC.com)</strong>

Sporting Kansas City (8-4-9, 33 points) pushed their unbeaten run to 10 games in all competitions with a 1-1 draw at rivals Real Salt Lake on Saturday. Manager Peter Vermes' men return to Children's Mercy Park this Saturday at 7 p.m. CT for a marquee interconference matchup against the Chicago Fire (11-4-5, 38 points). FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports Midwest Plus will broadcast three hours of live coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m. CT, while listeners can follow the action live on Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish). The Final Whistle Postgame Show will air immediately after the match on ESPN 99.3 FM.


A limited number of tickets for Saturday's match are available at SeatGeek.com as Sporting KC prepares to face a Chicago side that boasts four MLS All-Stars in German World Cup champion Bastian Schweinsteiger, Golden Boot leader Nemanja Nikolic, MLS veteran Dax McCarty and defender Johan Kappelhof.


Sporting Kansas City defenders Matt Besler and Graham Zusi played 90 minutes for the U.S. Men's National Team in Saturday's 2-0 win over Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Semifinals. Besler and Zusi will remain with the U.S. MNT for Wednesday's CONCACAF Gold Cup Final against Jamaica, set for 8:30 p.m. CT at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The match will air live on FS1, Univision and UDN as the Americans seek their sixth Gold Cup title. 


All supporters are welcome to attend a Gold Cup watch party on Wednesday at No Other Pub in the Kansas City Power & Light District (1370 Grand Blvd.). Beginning at 8 p.m., No Other Pub will offer $4 Bud Light drafts, $5 Boulevard drafts and Corona cans, and $6 Till Vodka cocktails.


A new episode of the Sporting KC Show will air at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday on Sports Radio 810 WHB. Hosts Nate Bukaty and Carter Augustine will look ahead to Sporting KC's home test against the Chicago Fire and preview Wednesday's CONCACAF Gold Cup Final between the United States and Jamaica.


The Swope Park Rangers (12-4-2, 38 points) have used a club-record seven-game winning streak to climb to second place in the USL's Western Conference. Led by head coach Nikola Popovic, the Rangers are back at Children's Mercy Victory Field on Saturday to host Reno 1868 FC (7-4-6, 27 points) inside Swope Soccer Village. Tickets for the 4 p.m. CT matchup can be secured at SeatGeek.com or at the venue box office on matchday. The game will also stream live on SportingKC.com with further updates available through the club’s TwitterFacebook and Instagram accounts.


Sporting KC fans can cast their votes for the Klement’s Sporting Sausage creation that will be sold in Children’s Mercy Park from Aug. 6 through the end of the season. Each entry will receive a Klement’s coupon in the mail prior to the contest’s conclusion. A grand prize will include a year supply of Klement’s products, a $50 Price Chopper gift card, two match tickets to a Sporting Kansas City match, a team-signed soccer ball and the opportunity to watch warm-ups from the field level at Children’s Mercy Park. Visit SportingKC.com/Klements for more information and to vote.


Single-game tickets for the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinal between Sporting Kansas City and the San Jose Earthquakes are now on sale via SeatGeek.com. The match at Children's Mercy Park will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT on Aug. 9 as Sporting KC continues its pursuit of a fourth U.S. Open Cup title.


Additionally, Single-game tickets for all Sporting Kansas City regular season home matches in 2017 are on sale to the general public at SeatGeek.com, the club’s official ticketing provider that allows supporters to buy, share and sell tickets easier than ever before. Away ticket requests are also open for the following road matches: Seattle Sounders FC (Aug. 12), Houston Dynamo (Aug. 26), New York City FC (Sept. 6) and Columbus Crew SC (Sept. 10). Visit SportingKC.com/awaytickets for easy navigation, and call 888-4KC-GOAL for more ticket information.


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