The locker room was quiet Saturday, the typical aftermath of a Sporting Kansas City defeat inside Children’s Mercy Park. In the east corner of the room, midfielder Soni Mustivar slowly packed his belongings, slipped on a suit coat and walked toward the exit.
Before he pushed open the set of double doors, a teammate stopped to wish him good luck in his next adventure — Copa America Centenario.
Mustivar was called up to represent Haiti in Copa America, a premier tournament that begins next month in the United States. Sporting KC captain Matt Besler and winger Graham Zusi will play for the U.