Minnesota prepares to meet familiar foes Sporting Kansas City for the second time this season on Saturday. The two midwestern rivals closely connected, despite the heated matchups on the pitch.
Bernardo Anor played the 2015 season with Sporting KC and was then loaned out to Minnesota in 2016.
Ike Opara and Sam Cronin were teammates at Wake Forest in 2007 and 2008.
Kevin Ellis and Dom Dwyer were loaned from Sporting KC to Orlando City in 2013, where they played with Kevin Molino and were coached by Adrian Heath. Orlando won the USL Championship that season.