Injury Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest injury news ahead of upcoming matches and is presented by The Sports Medicine Center at Children's Mercy.
Sporting Kansas City has to new names on the club’s injury report ahead of this afternoon’s match against the LA Galaxy at Children’s Mercy Park.
Forwards Latif Blessing and Gerso – who both exited Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup Final victory through injury – are listed as questionable. Blessing has a thigh injury while Gerso sustained a shoulder injury during the game.
Also on the injury report is Soni Mustivar who continues to nurse a hamstring strain, while Cameron Porter is out for the remainder of the season with a broken fibula.
The LA Galaxy have a lengthier injury list and will be missing defenders Robbie Rogers (ankle injury), Daniel Steres (transverse process fracture) and Pele van Anholt (torn ACL/meniscus), along with midfielders Baggio Husidic (fractured fibula) and Sebastian Lletget (foot injury). In addition, Bradley Diallo is listed as questionable with a hamstring issue.
This afternoon’s match will kick off at 1 p.m. CT on FOX Sports Kansas City Plus and FOX Sports Midwest Plus, as well as FOX in select markets. ESPN 99.3 FM (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will have the call on the radio.
<strong>PLAYER</strong> |
<strong>GAMES MISSED</strong> |
<strong>DATE</strong> |
<strong>INJURY</strong> |
Diego Rubio |
15 |
March 4-June 10 |
Torn ACL |
Cameron Porter |
8 |
Aug. 6-present |
Broken Fibula |
Erik Palmer-Brown |
2<br>
4 |
March 11-March 18<br>
June 10-June 24 |
Ankle Sprain<br>
Thigh Injury |
Cameron Iwasa |
3 |
March 4-March 18 |
Hamstring Strain |
Benny Feilhaber |
2<br>
1 |
March 31-April 9<br>
June 28 |
Thigh Strain<br>
Lower Leg/Ankle Injury |
Dom Dwyer |
2 |
May 20-June 3 |
Knee Injury |
Soni Mustivar |
2 |
Sept. 16-present |
Hamstring Strain |
Saad Abdul-Salaam |
1 |
March 18 |
Thigh Strain |
Soony Saad |
1 |
May 17 |
Ankle Sprain |
Kevin Ellis |
1 |
June 3-June 10 |
Quad Strain |
Latif Blessing |
1<br>
0 |
June 10-June 14<br>
Sept. 24-present |
Hip Injury<br>
Thigh Injury |
Ike Opara |
1 |
July 22-July 29 |
Concussion |
Daniel Salloi |
1 |
Sept. 16-Sept. 20 |
Hip Injury |
Gerso |
0<br>
0 |
July 6<br>
Sept. 24-present |
Dislocated Shoulder<br>
Shoulder Injury |
Roger Espinoza |
0 |
June 10 |
Lower Back Injury |
