Why a time machine would complete KC Current’s new $18 million training center: SportsBeat KC podcast

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With team owners, the league commissioner, some players on hand, the Kansas City Current cut the ribbon and opened their new training facility in Riverside, Mo. The $18 million structure includes the essentials except one, according to veteran midfielder Kristen Edmonds.“A time machine,” Edmonds said, “for me to get five years younger so I could play a little bit longer.”The facility is believed to be the first built exclusively for a women’s professional soccer team - in the U.S. or anywhere else.Owners Angie and Chris Long, along with Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League and Edmonds spoke to setting the bar for women’s teams and you’ll hear their interviews on today’s SportsBeat KC.“People are talking about Kansas City in Europe,” Berman said.Finally, you’ll hear from Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes. I asked about Kansas City landing the FIFA World Cup in 2026 after the team’s U.S. Open Cup victory over Omaha Union on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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With team owners, the league commissioner, some players on hand, the Kansas City Current cut the ribbon and opened their new training facility in Riverside, Mo. The $18 million structure includes the essentials except one, according to veteran midfielder Kristen Edmonds. “A time machine,” Edmonds said, “for me to get five years younger so I could play a little bit longer.” The facility is believed to be the first built exclusively for a women’s professional soccer team - in the U.S. or anywhere else. Owners Angie and Chris Long, along with Jessica Berman, commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League and Edmonds spoke to setting the bar for women’s teams and you’ll hear their interviews on today’s SportsBeat KC. “People are talking about Kansas City in Europe,” Berman said. Finally, you’ll hear from Sporting KC’s Peter Vermes. I asked about Kansas City landing the FIFA World Cup in 2026 after the team’s U.S. Open Cup victory over Omaha Union on Wednesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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