The experts at MLSsoccer.com like Sporting Kansas City's chances of remaining a genuine title contender in 2019.
"Sporting Kansas City played some beautiful soccer last season en route to topping the west...and look to be the same juggernaut this season," the site reads in its comprehensive, team-by-team preview of the upcoming campaign.
All six of MLSsoccer.com's resident expertsāBen Baer, Calen Carr, Charlie Davies, Matt Doyle, Bobby Warshaw and Andrew Wiebeāpredict Sporting to end up among the top five in the Western Conference, and a few of them think they'll repeat as first-place finishers.