Episode Details

Sporting Kansas City and KC NWSL are about to become very busy. This weekend both teams start stretches of three games during a week. Sporting will look to keep alive its recent run of fortune and Woso looks for its first victory. The Star’s Shaun Goodwin and Aly Trost of WHB 810 AM and the new Sporting KC sideline reporter break it down on SportsBeat KC with host Blair Kerkhoff.

Also, with the soccer world watching the UEFA European Football Championship and U.S. teams heading toward international competitions, we talk about an alternate universe where soccer was the nation’s dominant sport and what might be the best soccer fits from athletes who went on to star in football, basketball, baseball and other sports. Shaun and Aly came up with some excellent teams.

Story links:

In Kansas City and beyond, wave of female ownership has washed over women’s pro soccer

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article252116783.html

What’s in a name? A lot. So brand-conscious KC NWSL is testing some out in focus groups

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article252061763.html

Sporting KC gets plenty of shots on goal, but comes away with 1-1 tie vs. Austin FC

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/sporting-kc/article251898058.html

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