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Sporting KC Weekly Schedule: Feb. 18-23, 2019

<strong>DATE</strong>
<strong>TIME (CT)</strong>
<strong>EVENT</strong>
Mon., Feb. 18
9am
GA Cup: Sporting KC U-15s vs. Chicago Fire U-15s in Houston
10am
Twitter Q&amp;A with Sporting KC President &amp; CEO Jake Reid
1pm
GA Cup: Sporting KC U-17s vs. Toronto FC U-17s in Houston
SportingStyle pre-orders open at SportingStyle.com
Tue., Feb. 19
5:30pm
Women in Business of Sports at Three Points Club
7pm
Sporting KC Show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Thu., Feb. 21
<strong>7pm</strong>
<strong>Champions League: Sporting KC vs. Toluca<br> (YahooSports.com, Yahoo Sports app, Univision Deportes, 810 AM, 1480 AM)</strong>
9pm
The Final Whistle postgame show on Sports Radio 810 WHB
Sat., Feb. 23
3:30pm
Preseason: Rangers at Creighton University
4pm
Centers of Excellence Camp at Swope Soccer Village

Sporting Kansas City will open the club's 2019 season on Thursday with a highly anticipated showdown against Mexican side Deportivo Toluca FC in the first leg of the Scotiabank Concacaf Champions League Round of 16, slated for 7 p.m. CT at Children's Mercy Park. Tickets for the marquee matchup are included in Sporting KC Season Ticket Member packages and remain available to the general public at SeatGeek.com.


Thursday's contest, the earliest competitive match in Sporting KC history, will stream live in English on YahooSports.com and the Yahoo Sports app, while a Spanish-language telecast will air live on Univision Deportes. In addition, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM will carry the game over the radio, with 810 WHB airing The Final Whistle postgame show immediately after the match.


On Monday, SportingStyle will open matchday pre-orders for pickup at Thursday's match between Sporting and Toluca. Fans can shop a limited assortment of items between now and Thursday, including the club's new primary jersey in men’s, women’s and youth sizes as well as the primary jersey scarf. The SportingStyle Pop-In Store is also open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Budweiser Brew House at Children's Mercy Park. Follow @SportingStyle on Twitter and Instagram for sneak peeks of all the latest club apparel.


Sporting KC President and CEO Jake Reid will conduct a question and answer session with fans on Twitter at 10 a.m. CT Monday. Supporters can submit their questions by tagging the @SportingKC or @JakeReid33 Twitter handles or by using the hashtag #AskJake.


The Sporting Kansas City Academy U-15s and U-17s will conclude their 2019 Generation adidas Cup qualifying campaigns Monday at Houston Sports Park in Houston, Texas. The U-15s will face the Chicago Fire at 9 a.m. CT before the U-17s meet Toronto FC at 1 p.m. CT. Follow @SKCAcademy on Twitter for live updates.


Sporting Club Events will host a Women in the Business of Sports Happy Hour at 5:30 p.m. CT Tuesday in the Three Points Club, located at the top of the historic Lowe & Campbell Building at 1511 Baltimore Ave. in downtown Kansas City, Missouri. The event welcomes all professionals in the sports industry for an evening of drinks, snacks and networking.


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 preview the Concacaf Champions League battle, review Sporting's successful preseason campaign and welcome multiple club guests to the program.


The Swope Park Rangers will continue their preparations for the 2019 USL Championship season on Saturday, traveling to face Creighton University in a scrimmage at 3:30 p.m. CT at Morrison Stadium in Omaha, Nebraska. Follow @SwopeRangers on Twitter for live updates.


Lastly, the Sporting KC Academy will host a free, one-day Centers of Excellence camp for boys age 11 and under from 4-6 p.m. CT Saturday at Swope Soccer Village. For more information and to register a player, click here.


For news, videos, photos and instant updates throughout the 2019 season, follow SportingKC on TwitterInstagramFacebook and Snapchat (sportingkc), and download the new Sporting KC App on the App Store or Google Play.