Sporting KC celebrates the club's 25th season this year as one of 10 original teams when Major League Soccer kicked off in April 1996. SportingKC.com is looking back at 25 moments that led up to our inaugural match in a seven-part special series: Part I, Part II and Part III.
June 30, 1995
Major League Soccer was coming to Kansas City.
Lamar Hunt was invested in operating the franchise. The team would play at Arrowhead Stadium. And more than 4,000 fans had placed deposits for season tickets.
With 40 weeks until Major League Soccer’s first match, that was the state of affairs when Tim Latta became the club’s first hire and new general manager on June 30, 1995.
