A Return to Soccer Coverage?!

S03E03 - For the Glory KC is back with the 68th episode of the show! Sporting Kansas City, against everything I personally expected, did the right thing and moved on from Gavin Wilkinson. But somehow, they still got that wrong. From the non-apology given by Mike Illig to Peter Vermes' refusal to even entertain answering questions about the whole situation in Saturday's press conference. We have thoughts! We do get to actually talking soccer this time out though, getting into all the Sporting KC preseason news. From the roster to the schedule and the results of the first game. Plus, we catch up on that Kortne Ford signing that got lost last week. And did Roger Espinoza officially retire?  The KC Current are back in the news for many reasons. We catch up on their two trades and weigh in on yet another player being caught out by their trade. We also catch up on their rumored signings (Desiree Scott and Bia) as well as the 2024 NWSL College Draft. In the Digital Crawl, we touch on the following topics: 2026 World Cup Final location Former KC players/coaches update (Busio, Nguyen) A couple smart MLS trades from rivals St. Louis City and Real Salt Lake KC Current staff announcements Sam Mewis retiring More NWSL Expansion for 2026 Here is a quick rundown of topics (and approximate start times): Wilkinson is gone - 5:09 New controversy from the Wilkinson hire - 13:38 Sporting KC Preseason - 36:12 Sheena wants signings! - 44:29 Espinoza officially retired? - 50:48 Kortne Ford to SKC II - 53:40 Gautrat and Kizer Trades - 57:12 A Rumored three Current signings - 1:08:32 The NWSL draft - 1:12:28 Digital Crawl - 1:16:46 Spotify took away our ads, so we turned on "Listener Support." Don't feel obligated, but if you have a few spare bucks and a fan of the pod, we'd appreciate your donation. Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.