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World-class Children's Mercy Park will raise its curtains on the 2021 MLS season on Friday when Sporting Kansas City (1-0-0, 3 points) hosts Orlando City SC (0-0-1, 1 point) in a highly anticipated and long-awaited home opener at 6:30 p.m. CT. The marquee inter-conference clash will be shown nationally on FS1, FOX Deportes and the FOX Sports app in addition to airing live locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB and La Grande 1340 AM.