The United States men’s national team coaching change will undoubtedly entail a series of ripple effects, and it seems more and more likely that Sporting Kansas City will among the clubs most impacted.
How so? Player call-ups.
In his opening few weeks on the job, new national team boss Bruce Arena has already spoken with Sporting KC coach Peter Vermes “a couple of times.” The topic of those conversations has centered on the prospective player pool.
“I think there’s a chance a lot of our guys could be selected,” Vermes said. “I think at the end of the day, he’ll whittle his numbers down.