Jimmy Nielsen, a man well known among Sporting Kansas City fans, will make his return to Children’s Mercy Park on Wednesday. Rather than stepping between the pipes as he did in 51 regular-season games at Children’s Mercy Park, he will be facing the Swope Park Rangers from the Hartford Athletic technical area.
After winning the 2013 MLS Cup with Sporting KC, the White Puma hung up his gloves after 19 years of professional soccer that took him around the world. But he wasted no time to get back into the game.
Less than two weeks after bringing a championship to Kansas City, he became the first head coach of OKC Energy FC.