The offseason spanned just 83 days, the shortest in Sporting Kansas City history. That’s twice as brief as the Royals’ and nearly three times as concise as what awaits the Chiefs.
Sporting KC will open its 2019 schedule Thursday with a home match against Deportivo Toluca (Mexico) in the CONCACAF Champions League. The MLS regular season begins March 3, after a return trip to Toluca next week.
In other words, there’s a lot happening in 2019. Here’s how you can expect it all to unfold.
1. Sporting KC will own the West (again).
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Kansas City went four years without seeing the MLS playoffs before they finally returned to Children’s Mercy Park last fall.