GAME NOTES SPORTING KANSAS CITY vs MANCHESTER CITY FC Sporting Park (Kansas City, Kansas) 8 p.m. CT English TV: ESPN2, WatchESPN Spanish TV: ESPN Deportes English Radio: Sports Radio 810 WHB Spanish Radio: La Gran D 1340 AM
WWW.SPORTINGKC.COM/MEDIA-GUIDE Sporting Kansas City International Friendlies (since 2010)
Date Opponent Venue Result July 25, 2010 Manchester United* Arrowhead Stadium W 2-1 July 20, 2011 Newcastle United* Sporting Park T 0-0 Oct. 12, 2011 Chivas Guadalajara Sporting Park T 2-2 July 24, 2012 Montpellier Sporting Park L 0-3 Aug. 1, 2012 Stoke City FC* Sporting Park T 1-1
*English Premier League club
SPORTING Kansas City roster No. Pos. 1 GK 2 DEF 3 DEF 4 DEF 5 DEF 6 MID 7 DEF 8 MID 9 MID 10 MID 11 FWD 12 MID 13 DEF 14 FWD 15 DEF 16 FWD 17 FWD 18 MID 19 MID 20 MID 21 GK 22 FWD 23 MID 24 MID 25 MID 30 GK 37 FWD 40 DEF 78 DEF 94 MID * - On loan
Name Pronunciation Eric Kronberg krawn-berg Erik Palmer-Brown Ike Opara^ oh-PAR-ah Kevin Ellis Matt Besler BEEZ-ler Paulo Nagamura POW-lo na-ga-MOO-ra Chance Myers^ Graham Zusi ZOO-see Antonio Dovale doh-VAH-lay Benny Feilhaber FAIL-hob-ber Sal Zizzo ZEE-zoh Mikey Lopez Lawrence Olum OH-lumm Dom Dwyer Seth Sinovic sin-OH-vick Claudio Bieler bee-AY-lurr C.J. Sapong sah-PONG Victor Munoz Peterson Joseph^ Jorge Claros hor-hay Jon Kempin Soony Saad SOO-nee sod Martin Steuble STOY-bleh Michael Kafari Christian Duke* Andy Gruenebaum GREEN-uh-BOHM Jacob Peterson Igor Juliao ZHOO-lee-ow Aurelien Collin au-REEL-ee-en Jimmy Medranda* muh-DRAHN-dah ^ - Disabled list
2014 Regular Season MLS Standings Through July 22
Eastern Conference 1. Sporting Kansas City 2. D.C. United 3. Toronto FC 4. New York Red Bulls 5. New England Revolution 6. Philadelphia Union 7. Columbus Crew 8. Chicago Fire 9. Houston Dynamo 10. Montreal Impact
P W L T GP 35 10 5 5 20 34 10 5 4 19 26 7 5 5 17 24 5 6 9 20 23 7 10 2 19 23 5 8 8 21 23 5 7 8 10 20 3 4 11 18 19 5 11 4 20 14 3 10 5 18
Western Conference 1. Seattle Sounders FC 2. FC Dallas 3. Real Salt Lake 4. LA Galaxy 5. Colorado Rapids 6. Vancouver Whitecaps 7. Portland Timbers 8. Chivas USA 9. San Jose Earthquakes
P 38 29 29 27 27 27 24 23 17
W L 12 4 8 7 7 4 7 4 7 6 6 4 5 6 6 8 4 8
T 2 5 8 6 6 9 9 5 5
GP 18 20 19 17 19 19 20 19 17
MANCHESTER CITY FC ROSTER No. 2 6 8 11 12 13 14 15 17 19 22 29 35 36 38 48 52 60 67 68 71 ---
Pos. DEF MID MID DEF MID GK MID MF MID DEF DEF GK FWD MID DEF GK MID FWD DEF DEF DEF FWD
Name Micah Richards Fernando Samir Nasri Dedryck Boyata Scott Sinclair Willy Caballero Javi Garcia Jesus Navas Jack Rodwell Gael Clichy Karim Rekik Richard Wright Stevan Jovetic Bruno Zuculini Aleksandar Kolarov Ian Lawlor Emry Huws John Guidetti Matthias Bossaerts Matija Nastasic Jason Denayer Kelechi Iheanacho
Nationality England Brazil France Belgium England Argentina Spain Spain England France Netherlands England Montenegro Argentina Serbia Ireland Wales Sweden Belgium Serbia Belgium Nigeria
About Manchester City fc Founded: 1880 as St. Mark’s West Gorton (1894 as Manchester City) Manager: Manuel Pellegrini (second season) 2013-14 season:
English Premier League: Champion (27-6-5, 86 points, 102 GF, 37 GA) English FA Cup: L 2-1 vs Wigan Athletic (quarterfinals) English League Cup: Champion (W 3-1 vs Sunderland in Final) UEFA Champions League: L 4-1 aggregate vs Barcelona (Round of 16)
Honors:
English Premier League/First Division: 1936-37, 1967-68, 2011-12, 2013-14 English FA Cup: 1904, 1934, 1956, 1969, 2011 English League Cup: 1970, 1976, 2014 FA Community Shield: 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup: 1970