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For the Glory KC

By: Chad and Sheena Smith
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  • A Kansas City Soccer podcast covering Sporting Kansas City, the KC Current, SKC II and more! Hosted by Chad and Sheena and co-published on KCSoccerJournal.com. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/support
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  • Sporting KC Owners Say Peter Vermes' Job is Safe

    Sporting KC Owners Say Peter Vermes' Job is Safe
    Jun 11 2024
    S3E23 - For the Glory KC is back with the 88th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City ended the streak! For the second straight season (let's not make it three, please) Sporting KC ended a 10-game winless run with a victory over the Seattle Sounders. This time, it was seven straight losses, so a win was a massive relief. The question is, can Sporting KC sustain this success? They got the game winning goal against a 10-man Seattle side and their expected goals (xG) was actually lower than Seattle's. Then again, confidence can do wonders. The release of emotions from the players both on and off the field showed how much it meant to all of them. The victory comes on the same day that Sam McDowell put out a fantastic story in the KC Star about a sit-down interview with managing owner Mike Illig. Mike, son of Cliff Illig, told Sam that he had no plans to fire Peter Vermes and wanted him to run a rebuild over the next three transfer windows (through the summer of 2025). Infamously, Peter Vermes signed a five-year contract extension after missing the playoffs in 2022 that just kicked in this year. He's signed through the 2028 season, and it always sort of felt like they wouldn't pay him for four-and-a-half years of nothing, plus pay another coach. Sheena and I weigh in on the story, Peter handling the rebuild, the targeted positions of center back and winger (no midfielders?) this summer. Fontas and Russell are probably approaching the end of their SKC careers, so replacing them makes sense. Ignoring the midfield is concerning though. Before listening, I encourage you to read the whole story over at the Star. We also address the rumor that Robert Castellanos has interest from Chivas (Liga MX). And the Kansas City Current just keep winning! This time 5-2 at home over the Seattle Reign to climb back to the top of the NWSL standings. There were new starters, new goal scorers, a testing of the team's depth and the return of orchestrated celebrations by captain Lo LaBonta. In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few other topics, including: SKC II keep winningImportant moments for Pulskamp and RussellGianluca Busio gets promotedTwo more coaches are fired in MLSand an NWSL attendance record Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times): Sporting KC defeated the Sounders(again) - 7:21Vermes’ job is safe - 25:16Robert Castellanos Transfer Rumor - 47:47KC Current crush the Reign - 55:43Digital Crawl - 1:09:53 Upcoming Schedule: USA U-23s vs. Japan, Tuesday, June 11th @ 7:00 PM CTUSMNT vs. Brazil, Wednesday, June 12th @ 6:00 PMSporting KC II at Real Monarchs, Wednesday, June 12th @ 6:00 PMEuros 2024 Starts Friday at 2:00 PM - Germany vs. ScotlandKC Current vs. Chicago Red Stars, Friday, June 14th @ 7:00 PMSporting KC at LA Galaxy, Saturday, June 15th @ 9:30 PM We recently turned on "Listener Support." Don't feel obligated, but if you have a few spare bucks and are a fan of the pod, we'd appreciate your donation. As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled dot com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link! Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/support
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Is it Time for Peter Vermes to Go?

    Is it Time for Peter Vermes to Go?
    Jun 2 2024

    S3E22 - For the Glory KC is back with the 87th episode of the show! And it's a controversial one.

    Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times):

    • Media Game - 3:46
    • Sporting KC Lose Two More Games - 10:54
    • Is it Time for Peter Vermes to Go? - 41:25
    • Digital Crawl - 1:35:25

    We recently turned on "Listener Support." Don't feel obligated, but if you have a few spare bucks and are a fan of the pod, we'd appreciate your donation.

    As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled dot com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

    Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.

    Upcoming Schedule:

    • SKC II @ Minnesota United 2 - Sunday, June 2nd @ 6:00 PM CT
    • USWNT vs. Korea Republic - Tuesday, June 4th @ 7:00 PM
    • SKC II vs. Houston Dynamo 2 - Friday, June 7th @ 6:00 PM
    • Sporting KC vs. Seattle Sounders - Saturday, June 8th @ 7:30 PM
    • KC Current vs. Seattle Reign - Sunday, June 9th @ 5:00 PM
    --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/support
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    1 hr and 42 mins
  • Two Wins and a Loss but Things Still Feel Bad in KC Soccer

    Two Wins and a Loss but Things Still Feel Bad in KC Soccer
    May 27 2024
    S3E21 - For the Glory KC is back with the 86th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City have extended their losing streak to five games. But before we get to the bad results, they did have a good result this week. They did what a Major League Soccer team should have done and downed FC Tulsa, a second division foe, 4-0 in the US Open Cup. That sets Sporting KC up to play FC Dallas in the quarterfinal where they only need three more wins to lift a trophy in an otherwise abysmal year. While Sheena sneaks some negativity in that Open Cup conversation, we do eventually switch gears to talk about the 2-1 loss to the Portland Timbers on the road. The "starters" were all back except Remi Walter, who was replaced by the goal scorer Memo Rodriguez. The game went poor from a chance creation perspective, results perspective, and an injury perspective. Erik Thommy appeared to pull his hamstring and had to sub out early and then Memo Rodriguez picked up a suspension for yellow card accumulation. That led to a conversation of what the midfield could possibly look like against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday. I think it's time for an SKC II loan over playing someone out of position. The Kansas City Current did what they often do and kept winning! This time in the first ever meeting against the Utah Royals. Despite the win, it wasn't all good news as Gabby Robinson went down with an injury and we fear the worst. And of course, we have to talk about the surprise resignation of General Manager Camille Ashton from the KC Current. In the Digital Crawl, we hit a few topics, including: Gianluca Busio on the verge of Serie A againKC Current have so many international call upsSKC Academy have a couple as wellAnd a clarification on pay "raises and cuts" Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times): Sporting KC advance in the Open Cup - 7:23But lose their 5th straight in MLS play - 24:16Clarification on a new MLS rule - 53:43KC Current win! - 55:01Camille Ashton resigns - 1:02:32Digital Crawl - 1:06:41 Upcoming Schedule: Sporting KC vs Vancouver Whitecaps, Wednesday, May 29th @ 7:30 PM CDTUSWNT vs. South Korea, Saturday, June 1st @ 4:00 PM (TNT/Max/Peacock)Sporting KC at Minnesota United, Saturday, June 1st @ 7:30 PMSKC II at MNUFC 2, Sunday, June 2nd @ 6:00 PMThe KC Current are off for the international break We recently turned on "Listener Support." Don't feel obligated, but if you have a few spare bucks and are a fan of the pod, we'd appreciate your donation. As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled dot com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link! Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fortheglorykc/support
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    1 hr and 18 mins
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