Sporting Kansas City is hoping its massively disappointing 2019 season was nothing more than a fluke.
Aiming for a serious bounce-back in 2020, visiting Kansas City opens play on Saturday night against the overhauled Vancouver Whitecaps.
In 2018, Sporting Kansas City finished atop the Western Conference with 62 points and reached the semifinals. However, a rash of injuries and an overwhelming amount of frustration led to SKC finishing second-to-last in the West with just 38 points to see its eight-year playoff run come to an end.
"The pride was wounded a little bit," coach Peter Vermes told Sports Radio 810 about last season.