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Sporting Kansas City's highly anticipated resumption of the regular season arrives Sunday when Manager Peter Vermes' side faces Minnesota United FC in the Group D curtain raiser of the MLS is Back Tournament at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Kickoff at the ESPN Wide World of Sports is slated for 7 p.m. CT with live coverage on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, the ESPN app, Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.