The keepsakes from Sporting KC’s most treasured accomplishments were long tucked away in an office inside Children’s Mercy Park, a collection of trophies typically just sitting on the floor. Recently, Peter Vermes insisted on a permanent home, and so the club constructed a trophy case inside its new training facility. As an employee was installing the cubbyholes, one per trophy, Vermes interrupted.
“And what if we get another one?” Vermes asked.
The final leg of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday afforded Sporting KC an unwanted element to solve that dilemma.
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Portland ended Sporting Kansas City’s best playoff run in five seasons, marching out of Children’s Mercy Park with a 3-2 victory Thursday in the Western Conference Finals.