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Making moves for 2023, Sporting KC adds defensive midfielder with European resume Sporting KC has signed Serbian Nemanja Radoja, a defensive midfielder with top-level European experience.

OCTOBER 26, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

MATCHDAY: Barcelona battling to avoid Champions League exit

Barcelona is facing a group-stage elimination from the Champions League for the second straight year while English teams Liverpool and Tottenham are among the teams who can seal a...

OCTOBER 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Champions League: Barça on brink of exit, Messi powering PSG

The Champions League enters the next-to-last round of games with five teams already qualified for the last 16

OCTOBER 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sporting Kansas City is girding for 2023 season as MLS Cup Playoffs begin. Here's how Sporting KC is sitting out of the MLS Cup playoffs this season, but that doesn’t mean the club is idle.

OCTOBER 14, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

MATCHDAY: Barcelona looks to avoid exit in Champions League

The fourth round of group matches in the Champions League wraps up with Barcelona looking to avoid another humiliating early exit from the competition

OCTOBER 11, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Erik Thommy - Records assist Thommy logged one assist during a 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on Sunday.

Impact Thommy logged three goals and an assist across his 12 regular-season games played (10 started) during 2022. Since transferring from Europe to Sporting Kansas City, he has been one of the team's most valuable midfielders despite its little success this year. Thommy should be promising for fantasy managers during 2023 though.

OCTOBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Graham Zusi - Rare goal during finale Zusi scored one goal during a 2-1 loss to FC Dallas on Sunday.

Impact Zusi logged his second goal of the 2022 MLS season. He recorded 37 clearances, 27 interceptions and 11 accurate crosses as Sporting Kansas City's preferred right-back this year.

OCTOBER 11, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Arriola's goal sends Dallas past Sporting KC 2-1

Paul Arriola scored in the 65th minute to send FC Dallas to a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City in a regular-season finale

OCTOBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sporting Kansas City closes out 2022 Major League Soccer season with loss at FC Dallas Sporting KC traveled to Texas to play its season finale against FC Dallas on Sunday. The trip south didn’t produce a win for Sporting, but t...

OCTOBER 9, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Cristiano Ronaldo scores 700th club goal of his career

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the 700th club goal of his career after coming on as a substitute for Manchester United against Everton in the Premier League

OCTOBER 9, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sporting Kansas City plays Dallas after shutout win

A game after shutting out the Seattle Sounders 1-0, Sporting Kansas City plays Dallas

OCTOBER 8, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alan Pulido pledges future to Sporting Kansas City following injury-hit 2022 Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido has confirmed he’ll be back at the club next year following an injury-ravaged 2022 MLS season.

OCTOBER 7, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Ozzie Cisneros - Ends season injured Cisneros (hamstring) has been ruled out of Sunday's Decision Day clash against FC Dallas, according to Kansas City's injury report.

Impact Cisneros suffered a hamstring injury during a U.S. Open Cup match in May and he hasn't featured at all since. The 18-year-old midfielder is still more of a reserve team player with Sporting KC in MLS NEXT Pro as he is still yet to make his MLS debut for the senior side.

OCTOBER 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Tim Melia - Ruled out in finale Melia (hamstring) is out for the season finale against Dallas, according to the Kansas City injury report.

Impact Melia is out for the regular season finale against Dallas. The keeper will end the season on the sideline with a hamstring injury that has kept him out since July. He kept four clean sheets and conceded 34 goals in his 21 MLS appearances this campaign before getting injured, but at 36 years old now he may not have much of a future in Kansas City. John Pulskamp will be the starter to close out 2022.

OCTOBER 6, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Champions League: Inter beats Barça; Napoli, Bayern win big

Barcelona’s high-powered attack faltered against Inter Milan and the Italian club has gained an edge in the battle for second place in their Champions League group

OCTOBER 4, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

MATCHDAY: Barca-Inter the standout game in Champions League

Barcelona visits Inter Milan in the standout match in the Champions League

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Johnny Russell - Takes two shots in win Russell took two shots and created two chances in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Sounders. He also won one of two tackles in the match.

Impact Russell was involved in his side's attack on Sunday as Sporting KC became the first team to ever eliminate Seattle from MLS playoff contention.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Graham Zusi - Starts in win Zusi made a clearance and two interceptions in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Sounders.

Impact Zusi returned to the pitch Sunday after missing all of September with a quad injury, and he helped his team to a big win over a desperate Seattle side. He will hope to close out the season strong against FC Dallas next weekend.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

John Pulskamp - Keeps clean sheet against Seattle Pulskamp made a save and kept a clean sheet in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Sounders.

Impact Pulskamp possibly had an easier game than he would have expected Sunday against a Seattle team that needed a result to stay in the playoff hunt. This was his third clean sheet in 11 starts this season, and next weekend will be the finale against FC Dallas.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Salloi - Records assist against Seattle Salloi took three shots (two on target) and assisted a goal in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Sounders.

Impact Salloi set up William Agada's winning goal Sunday with a cross for his third consecutive MLS game with a direct goal involvement (one goal and two assists). He will hope to extend that streak through next weekend's season finale against FC Dallas, which boast the Western Conference's best defense (36 goals conceded in 33 matches) but have already clinched a playoff spot so possibly won't be playing at full intensity.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

William Agada - Scores goal against Seattle Agada scored a goal and created a chance in Sunday's 1-0 victory against the Sounders. He took seven shots (five on target) overall in the match.

Impact Agada has been a revelation since joining Kansas City in the summer, with eight goals and two assists in 11 MLS appearances since making his debut in late July. Sporting KC has performed much better as a team in the last few months after a terrible start to the campaign, which will give them some confidence for 2023 after the season finale against Dallas next weekend.

OCTOBER 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sounders' 13-year playoff streak ends with 1-0 loss to KC

The Seattle Sounders’ streak of 13 consecutive playoff appearances ended with a 1-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City, which got a goal from William Agada in the 41st minute

OCTOBER 2, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Agada and Sporting Kansas City host the Seattle Sounders

William Agada leads Sporting Kansas City into a matchup with the Seattle Sounders following a two-goal outing against Minnesota United

OCTOBER 1, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS