Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the third episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. The Comets have a win over the rival Milwaukee Wave and looked good doing it. We discuss the game, who stood out, where the team still needed to improve, and what we can look for going forward. Next up is the St Louis Ambush.

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It was an ugly end to a beautiful story this season for Sporting KC. We're back at it again with a quick reactions pod immediately following the 1-0 loss in Houston.

But we wanted to create a safe space to vent and work through this. So Thad tries to walk us through the five stages of grief... although it might be too early for stage five.

The handball, the missed chances, the substitutions... we're airing all the grievances this Festivus season.

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Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the second episode of The Blue Turf for the 2023-24 season. We talk about who is in camp, the new faces, and the returning players. Also a look at the difference in styles between last year and this. Which positions are set and which needs more depth are discussed.

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Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. With the expansion draft coming up in the middle of December, the expansion teams (Utah Royals and Bay FC) are making trades to start their rosters. The biggest carrot the expansion sides have to entice teams to make trades is protection from selecting a player in the expansion draft.

The Current made a deal with Bay FC to send Alex Loera there in exchange for allocation money and protection. That still leaves Utah with the opportunity to select a pair of players, so a protection list of nine players is not easy to determine. Sperry and Bell take a swing at a rough cut, talking out why and in what order they would protect those players.

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We start off with the US Men's National Team and their embarrassing loss at Trinidad & Tobago. Sergino Dest picked up an all-timer red card and Gregg Berhalter came to his defense after the game. Plus we talk about an exciting few years to come for soccer in America.

Sporting KC are facing off with a Houston Dynamo team they beat two months ago. We pick a few players and matchups to keep your eyes on as the old rivalry is brought back to life.

Results from Predict The Lineup for SKC this weekend are split on the midfield. The KCSJ community can't decide between Erik Thommy and Gadi Kinda. Who are you starting?

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Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes joins Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal in this episode of One Shots. Vermes talks about the 2023 season. It was a rough start, a very rough start. Vermes reveals his thoughts on fans wanting him out, his confidence in the team and if he ever doubted himself.

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Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal is joined by Daniel Sperry from the KC Star for a new episode of Keeping Current with Kansas City. The big news was a trade between the Current and Bay FC sending Alex Loera from KC to Bay FC. Kansas City received $175,000 and protection from Bay selecting a player in the expansion draft.

This would have been big news by itself but it seems that Loera was not happy with the process.

We discuss.

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Round 1 of the MLS Cup Playoffs is (finally) complete. What do you think of the format so far? We'll wait for your answer... because the next round is still almost two weeks away.

Vermes puts an end to any Antoine Griezmann "rumors".

Did the "Vermes Out" pressure on the club force the changes that turned the season around?

We don't talk about the camping trip enough.

Why are there no good soccer movies?

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Erik Bergrud from the Kansas City Comets broadcast team and Thad Bell from the Kansas City Soccer Journal recorded the first episode of The Blue Turf for the upcoming season. We talk about who is in camp, the new faces, and the returning players. Also a look at the difference in styles between last year and this. Which positions are set and which needs more depth are discussed.

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We brought in a HOARD of KC Soccer Journal voices to help celebrate Sporting KC's 2-1 win over sT. lOuIs CiTy Sc! We re-live the atmosphere inside CMP for the fire capacity crowd, talk about tactics from Peter Vermes, and debate whether or not a three-week is a good thing for this team.

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Broadcaster Anna Witte joins Thad Bell from the KC Soccer Journal in this episode of One Shot. Anna calls games for NWSL matches and other leagues around the US.

Anna talks about her move to a new area and the opportunities that brings for her before we dive into more specific NWSL topics. With Anna's view from around the league calling games including a number of Kansas City Current matches, she breaks down what she saw go wrong for the Current.

We also talk about the Current bringing in Vlatko Andonovski as their new head coach after he left the U.S. Women's National Team. What will that mean for the Current?

With the next round of the playoffs quickly approaching we give our thoughts on which teams will win and go to the final.

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