Sports Medicine Report is a feature on SportingKC.com that provides the latest health update on the team ahead of upcoming matches, and is sponsored by Children’s Mercy Kansas City. The information given is sourced from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day before the match.
Sporting Kansas City has a demanding schedule of five matches in 15 days, with a game against Minnesota United FC at Allianz Field on Saturday night. Despite this, the team still has five players sidelined due to injuries. However, midfielder Memo Rodriguez will be returning to the team after serving a one-game suspension for accumulating yellow cards on Wednesday.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT (7:40 p.m. CT actual kick) and will be available to stream in both English and Spanish on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV. Sports Radio 810 WHB (English) and La Grande 1340 AM (Spanish) will be broadcasting the game locally on the radio.