"Five Things" is a season-long series presented by the Children's Mercy Sports Medicine Center that highlights the top storylines and players to watch ahead of each match. To visit the series archive, click here.
With 16 straight days of group stage action in the rearview mirror, soccer fanatics will now be treated to the thrills of the MLS is Back Tournament Knockout Stage presented by Audi. For Group D winners Sporting Kansas City, that means a Round of 16 clash with Group B third-place finishers Vancouver Whitecaps FC at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World.