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1. Sound It Out
The Western Conference leaders will host the reigning Western Conference champions on Sunday as Sporting Kansas City (4-1-1) welcomes Seattle Sounders FC (0-3-0, 0 points) to Children's Mercy Park for a 3 p.m. CT kickoff on ESPN, Sports Radio 810 WHB and ESPN Deportes KC 1480 AM.
Tickets for the match are available via SeatGeek.