Sporting KC’s role in World Cup bid and what it’s like covering world’s biggest event

Four years from now, the World Cup will be winding down in North America, and Kansas City will have been a part of it. On today’s SportsBeat KC, we continue to examine how our selection as one of the host cities came to be.Star columnist Sam McDowell breaks down the role of Sporting Kansas City and principal owner Cliff Illig in the World Cup process. The city’s soccer culture, which undoubtedly played a major role in the choice of Kansas City as a site, is due in large part to the presence and success of Sporting KC.After a break, we speak to The Star reporter who has covered a World Cup to get an idea of what to expect in Kansas City. Pete Grathoff spent a month in Germany in 2006 and took in not only the games but the sites and sounds. He shares that experience on today’s show.Story links:Can’t miss this opportunity: How Kansas City is thinking big as World Cup hosthttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/sam-mcdowell/article262786973.htmlThis is how it will look and feel when the World Cup comes to Kansas Cityhttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article262552327.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices