"Welcome to the Blue Hell,” reads the famous banner draped at the supporters’ end of Children’s Mercy Park, home of Sporting Kansas City, and one of the most infamous stops in MLS for visiting teams. It’s not because the field or facilities prove treacherous, though — on the contrary, the stadium, which opened in 2011, offers some of the league’s smoothest grass and cleanest hallways.
Rather it’s the unwavering, thunderous crowd inside that makes this a truly special, must-see stop on the MLS circuit.