After nearly three weeks away from home, Sporting Kansas City returns to Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday to host the Chicago Fire. And to celebrate the marquee matchup, Sporting KC Uphoria is rolling out multiple perks for users of the mobile app
To start, download Sporting KC Uphoria on the App Store or Google Play and register a free account if you haven’t done so already. That’s the only way you’ll be able to enjoy the wide variety of benefits that Uphoria has to offer.
So what can fans look forward to on Saturday? We begin with a photo overlay on MySKC Cam that allows users to take a virtual selfie with the best goalkeeper in Major League Soccer — none other than Tim Melia.
MySKC Cam is located within the “Sporting KC” tab on Uphoria, giving fans the opportunity to share photos on social networks and even appear on the Children’s Mercy Park videoboard. After taking a photo with Tim, click “Send to Sporting KC” and your image will enter a queue to appear in the stadium. MySKC Cam will give users five different overlays to choose from, including another recently released filter that tributes an immortalized movie quote from Will Ferrell’s “Step Brothers.”
Several hours before kickoff on Saturday, Uphoria users will also receive an offer card for free Dannon Greek yogurt at Kansas City-area Price Chopper locations. Offer cards are a lot like Groupons and just as easy to use: simply visit your local Price Chopper, show the offer to the cashier at checkout and enjoy your free four-pack of Dannon Greek yogurt. Offers will appear in the "Alerts" tab on matchday.
Finally, all fans will be able to put their Sporting KC trivia to the test beginning tonight for a chance to win two tickets to Saturday’s match. The trivia question, which will be deployed with a push notification to Uphoria users’ smartphones, will revolve around Sporting Kansas City’s head-to-head history with Chicago, and all correct respondents will be entered as a potential winner.
Additional features of Sporting KC Uphoria allow fans to track in-game statistics live, receive breaking news and lineup information, and use the app as their ticket into the match with convenient SeatGeek integration.
