Sporting Kansas City closes out the 2025 season this weekend when the staff performs host to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park within the membership’s season finale on Saturday evening. Kickoff is about for 8 p.m. CT and will probably be obtainable to stream on MLS Season Pass through Apple TV, whereas the sport can even be broadcast regionally on the radio through Sports Radio 810 WHB. Tickets can be found through SeatGeek.com.
1. PUTTING 2025 SEASON TO REST
Sporting Kansas City is about to place their 2025 season to relaxation this weekend with a regular-season finale in opposition to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on Major League Soccer’s Decision Day.
Sporting can finish a forgettable season no increased than 14th place within the West and twenty fifth within the Supporters’ Shield standings, however the membership is assured to keep away from ending in final place – as Thirtieth-place D.C. United and Twenty ninth-place Atlanta United face off in opposition to each other on the ultimate day to see who will win the dreaded Wooden Spoon. Sporting stays the one MLS unique that has by no means completed in final place.
Saturday’s match is a dead-rubber for each groups as neither Sporting nor Houston have an opportunity to make the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2025 and either side will probably be seeking to flip their fortunes round heading into 2026.
Following Saturday’s curtain name, President of Soccer Operations & GM David Lee will lead the membership into a brand new period heading into 2026 and past as he brings his experience from a extremely profitable tenure as New York City FC’s Sporting Director to the Midwest.
2. CONCLUDING WITH HOUSTON
Sporting Kansas City will conclude the membership’s 2025 marketing campaign this weekend when the staff performs host to the Houston Dynamo at Children’s Mercy Park on Saturday evening.
Saturday’s matchup will probably be all about trying towards 2026 as each Sporting and Houston have been eradicated from postseason competition within the Western Conference. Sporting will probably be seeking to sweep the Dynamo for the primary time since 2018 when the 2 sides meet this weekend, as Sporting already topped their Texan foes 3-1 at Shell Energy Stadium on May 31 following a brace from Dejan Joveljic and a primary purpose in Sporting Blue for Santi Munoz.
Sporting final hosted Houston at Children’s Mercy Park on May 11, 2024, struggling a 2-1 defeat. Hector Herrera’s gorgeous purpose gave Houston the lead within the first half earlier than Daniel Salloi equalized for Sporting, just for Ibrahim Aliyu to tally a late winner for the guests.
Sporting leads the all-time regular-season collection in opposition to Houston 15-14-16, together with a 9-6-7 mark on at dwelling. Sporting can be 5-1-3 of their final 9 regular-season matches in opposition to the Dynamo courting again to the center of 2021.
3. JOVELJIC LOOKING TO END BRILLIANT SEASON ON A HIGH
Sporting Kansas City ahead Dejan Joveljic will look to shut out his sensible 2025 season on a excessive this weekend when Sporting hosts the Houston Dynamo of their common season finale on Saturday evening.
Joveljic has loved a shocking first season in Sporting Blue and at the moment ranks fourth within the Golden Boot rankings with 18 targets. He has tied Preki for the second most targets in a single common season in membership historical past – solely trailing Dom Dwyer’s 22 from the 2014 season.
Coming off an excellent marketing campaign the place he helped lead the LA Galaxy to the 2024 MLS Cup, Joveljic has been price each penny for Sporting and has tallied 39 MLS targets because the begin of 2024 season, solely trailing Lionel Messi (47) and Denis Bouanga (45).
4. SPORTING ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
Sporting Kansas City introduced the recipients of the 2025 Sporting Club Awards on Friday, Oct. 10. Votes forged by Sporting gamers, followers and media decided the next award winners:
- Most Valuable Player: Dejan Joveljic
- Offensive Player of the Year: Dejan Joveljic
- Defensive Player of the Year: John Pulskamp
- Newcomer of the Year: Manu Garcia
- Goal of the Year: Shapi Suleymanov (6/14 vs. DAL)
- Save of the Year: John Pulskamp (5/10 at POR)
Sporting Kansas City additionally chosen award winners within the following classes:
- Golden Boot: Dejan Joveljic
- Neal and Jeanne Patterson Humanitarian of the Year: Mason Toye
- Sporting KC II Most Valuable Player: Shane Donovan
- Bob Gansler Academy Player of the Year: Jacob Molinaro
- Sporting Club Network Member of the Year: Sporting Columbia
5. BASSONG REPRESENTS HIS COUNTRY
Sporting Kansas City midfielder Zorhan Bassong returned to the Canadian National Team for a pair of pleasant matches in the course of the FIFA worldwide window in October.
Bassong was an unused substitute as Canada fell 1-0 to Australia at Saputo Stadium in Montreal on Oct. 10 earlier than incomes his seventh cap with a late sub look in a 0-0 draw in opposition to Colombia on Oct. 14 at Sports illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey.
Bassong has loved a busy 2025 along with his nationwide staff after competing for the Reds on the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup this summer time and rejoining head coach Jesse Marsch’s facet in September. He made two appearances within the Gold Cup group stage – serving to the staff to an emphatic 6-0 victory over Honduras and enjoying the total 90 minutes at left again in a 1-1 draw in opposition to Curacao – earlier than incomes his sixth and most up-to-date cap in a 3-0 pleasant win at Romania on Sept. 5.