Peter Vermes’ Cup conundrum and who’s the best soccer player on earth?

To be or not to be—at full strength. That was the question for Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes this week as his team was assigned at Leagues Cup contest in the heart of a busy stretch of MLS games. Sporting lost to Club Leon of Liga MX 6-1 at Children’s Mercy Park and on today’s SportsBeat KC, Shaun Goodwin, who covers soccer for The Star, speaks to the Cup conundrum with host Blair Kerkhoff.After a break, we discuss how close KC NWSL is to grabbing its first victory, and the transfer of Lionel Messi from Barcelona to Paris Saint-Germain opens the door to this discussion: Is he the best soccer player in the world...and of all-time?Story links:Was Sporting KC right to field young tam for Leagues Cup? Let’s analyze pros and conshttps://amp.kansascity.com/sports/mls/sporting-kc/article253429509.htmlKC NWSL loses on the road 3-1 to Racing Louiville: analysishttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/fc-kansas-city/article253352138.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices