As Sporting Kansas City concluded the initial wave of its preseason camp with a scrimmage Tuesday, it had three MLS All-Stars saddled on the bench.
But the club expects the absences to be short-lived. Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes said Tuesday that Graham Zusi, Benny Feilhaber and Dom Dwyer are each expected to be ready for the second leg of camp, which opens Sunday in Tucson, Ariz.
None of the three appeared in the club's second scrimmage of the preseason, a 2-1 loss to New England. Nansel Selbol scored the only goal for Sporting KC.
"There was a lot of good stuff on the field, especially going forward.