For the Glory KC is back with the 174th episode of the show!

Sporting Kansas City had another down week after coming off the international break. They travelled to the elevation of Salt Lake City, where they consistently struggle, and they did not look good against Real Salt Lake. Sheena and I worked through the moments of the game, the lineup choices and changes, the goals (and that freakin' golazo from Gozo) and what Wicky may need to do as guys get healthy or continue to join the team.

We also talked about Capita Capemba officially arriving, Zorhan Bassong's extension and the sudden departure of Mike Burns as Sporting Director. We reflect on his brief time with the team and if it can be deemed a success.

The KC Current rescued the KC soccer weekend by looking more like the team we remember from that dominant 2025 season. They got a tiny bit of revenge on NJ/NY Gotham FC after they eliminated them from the playoffs last year. Temwa Chawinga returned and had an instant impact and Croix Bethune moved to a new position and immediately showed her quality.

We also talk about the news from the Keeping Current podcast where KC Soccer Journal Editor, Thad Bell, shared some pretty interesting thoughts about Vlatko Andonovski's involvement (or lack thereof) in some recent roster moves.

In the Digital Crawl, we hit on a few more topics, including:

• USMNT losing to Portugal
• SKC II fall to North Texas SC
• World Cup updates on Turkiye, Italy and ticket prices

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Sporting KC - 6:02
• KC Current - 40:31
• Digital Crawl - 1:07:38

Upcoming Games

• KC Comets vs. St. Louis Ambush, MON, April 6 @ 7:00PM CT
• KC Comets @ St. Louis Ambush, WED, April 8 @ 7:05PM
• KC Current vs Corinthians SC, THUR, April 9 @ 8:00PM (Teal Rising Cup - ION)
• SKC II @ North Texas, FRI, April 10 @ 7:30PM
• USWNT vs. Japan, SAT, April 11 @ 4:30PM
• USA U-20s vs. Brazil U-20s, SAT, April 11 @ 6:30PM (CPKC Stadium)
• Sporting KC vs. San Jose Earthquakes, SAT, April 11 @ 7:30PM
• KC Current in the 3rd place or 1st place Teal Rising Game (depending on results Thursday)

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.

For the Glory KC is back with the 173rd episode of the show!

Before we get to the Kansas City Current and the safety (or lack thereof) of Chris Armas' job, there is a little bit of other KC soccer news to handle.

Sporting Kansas City had the week off, but new owner Peter Mallouk kept them in the headlines with a response that he plays to spend "a lot" on the SKC roster. We delve into that. We also have to talk about the rough 5-2 loss the United States Men's National Team experienced against Belgium. Is it a wakeup call or a sign of things to come at the 2026 World Cup?

Then we get to the main event of this week's podcast. While Sporting KC were resting, the KC Current had no rest and one of their worst weeks in recent memory. They piled up two more losses, bringing their total to three in four tries. Their third loss came on March 28th this season, when it took until October 18th in 2025. That's almost a seven-month swing!

I brought in guest host and regular KC Soccer Journal contributor, Xander Kennedy, to help me break down what the heck is going wrong with the Current. Sure, they are a little banged up and missing back-to-back NWSL MVP in Temwa Chawinga, but the roster is still absolutely loaded with talent.

We have to ask, is Chris Armas on the hot seat?

We delve into what we know about how the team is performing and try to discern what is coaching versus what is on the players, the NWSL schedule makers, etc. That means we have to analyze the two brutal losses to the Seattle Reign and the Portland Thorns from this past week.

Xander and I also try to answer a few extra questions I have about the team:

• Is Ally Sentnor a bad fit for KC?
• Is Armas misusing Croix Bethune?

In the Digital Crawl, we hit on a few more topics, including:

• KC Comets come up short on the Shield
• SKC II drop another result
• Denver Summit are breaking records

Here is a rundown of sections and start times:

• Sporting KC - 1:57
• USMNT/Belgium - 17:03
• KC Current - 27:16
• Digital Crawl - 1:35:15

Upcoming Games

• Kosovo vs. Turkiye - TUES, March 31st @ 2:45PM CT
• USMNT vs Portugal - TUES, March 31st @ 6:00PM
• KC Current vs. Gotham - SAT, April 4th @ 3:00PM
• Sporting KC @ Real Salt Lake - SAT, April 4th @ 3:30PM

As a special gift to For the Glory KC listeners and KC Soccer Journal readers, Backheeled.com is giving away 30 days of their amazing, independent American soccer coverage for free. If you decide you want to turn that into a paid membership, they'll give you 10 percent off too. Just follow this link!

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy (listen to them here) for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.