MLS today announced the home openers for all 28 teams for the 2022 season. For the fourth straight year and tenth time 12 years since the rebranding to Sporting, Sporting KC will open the season on the road. Sporting will have the earliest league game in their history when they travel to Mercedes-Benz Stadium to take on Atlanta United at 2pm on Sunday, February 27th. According to Atlanta United’s announcement of the game, it will be on national television that day.
It’ll be Kansas City’s second trip to play at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Sporting won their only other game there 2-0 in 2018 thanks to goals from Daniel Salloi and Gerso Fernandes.