Coming off a narrow 2-1 defeat to the Houston Dynamo, the San Jose Earthquakes return to Avaya Stadium in search of three points against one of Major League Soccer’s top teams.
Sporting Kansas City have been the epitome of continuity in MLS. The Midwest side seem to constantly bring in new international players that fit their system and marry them with team staples and young homegrown talent. For every departure, a la Benny Feilhaber and Latif Blessing, they acquire a Johnny Russell and Gianluca Busio. Head coach Peter Vermes has proven to be an MLS mastermind.
SKC started the year strong in MLS play (2-1-1), along with consecutive Concacaf Champions League aggregate victories over Toluca and Independiente.