tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33826754770784735882024-03-13T13:50:14.604-05:00Ad Astra SKCAd Astra SKC is a supporters group for Sporting Kansas City focused on social media. We were established before the 2011 season. Our home is in the South Stands at LSP. Our in-person activities include banners, chants, and tailgating with a family friendly atmosphere.Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-18594303157966550062015-03-30T00:08:00.001-05:002015-03-30T00:08:27.568-05:00Ad Astra SKC is shutting downWell it has been a long time coming, but we finally decided to end our active work with our group. 2014 was a year that saw many people in the group start to have different work/life responsibilities that made it harder to manage the group as we had initially sought out to do. There are many great places to share you SKC spirit online and in person. Please don't be a stranger as the majority of us are still going to the games home and away. Thanks to everyone who supported our effort from the time we were very small in Section 102. We loved the past 5 years and would not trade it for anything. The website, Twitter and Facebook page will all stay up for links and posterity. It's the least we could do. And maybe someday when we retire and our kids are away in college, we can get this started up again!<br />
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Go SKC!Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-65784695918341652922013-08-05T23:17:00.005-05:002013-08-05T23:26:15.207-05:00FC Kansas City Playoffs at Sporting Park: Pipe dream or possibility?<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>If you think this is a capital idea, <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/sporting-club-and-top-of-the-arc-have-fc-kansas-city-playoff-games-at-sporting-park">sign the petition.</a></b> </div>
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Congratulations to FC Kansas City on clinching a playoff spot in the inaugural season of the NWSL last night with a 3-2 win against Alex Morgan, Christine Sinclair (no relation!) and the Portland Thorns. I have been to three FC Kansas City games this year at <strike>Shawnee Mission NW stadium</strike> Verizon Field. I'm a soccer fan and a Kansas City fan and I'm hopeful that all of our teams can succeed here including the Brass, KC Shock, and the Comets. If we are going to <a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2013/07/soccer-capital-of-america.html">proclaim our city "Soccer Capital of America" as Sporting KC has over All-Star Week</a> and with the <a href="http://www.ussoccer.com/news/federation-services/2013/04/us-soccer-and-sporting-club-to-consider-center.aspx">courting of the US Soccer training facility here</a>, we need all of our teams to flourish even if they don't belong to Sporting Club.<br />
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And how do we show our region and our country that soccer is flourishing here and that we deserve to have the US Soccer (Men's and Women's) training facility here? We show case our winning teams in the best venue suited for them. Right now <a href="http://equalizersoccer.com/2013/08/05/nwsl-attendance-watch-week-17/">FC Kansas City is drawing 75% (4,597) capacity crowds at Verizon Field which is decent enough for second in the league</a>. But now that they are in the playoffs one would expect some increased attention and potential increased ticket sales. But if you have been to one game at Verizon Field and seen the football lines and the turf, you might wish that when the stakes are really high that our Kansas City team can play on the best field available. <br />
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The best field available right now that can hold more than 6,150 max capacity of Verizon Field is Sporting Park. BUT there are potential objections and I would like to address them here in the naive hope that we the fans can better support our clubs.<br />
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<b>But this is business</b>: Yes <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/club/ownership">Sporting Club</a> (owners of Sporting KC) and <a href="http://www.cometsindoorsoccer.com/page/index.php?pageid=101">Top of the Arc</a> (TOTA) (owners of FC Kansas City and the Missouri Comets) are different business entities, but in reality them working together makes great business sense to both sides, to the city, to the growth of the sport and to the fans. I don't have any insider information of they get along or they hate each other, because frankly I don't see much interaction between the two groups in the media. It seems like a distant acknowledgement of each other from the front offices. <br />
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The TOTA business case for FC Kansas City playing at Sporting Park is easy.<br />
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<li>Potential for a very high visibility match in KC and nationwide</li>
<li>Higher attendance, potentially higher revenue</li>
<li>New eyeballs that might never come to Verizon Field</li>
<li>Treating their players and opponents to a first tier field/facility</li>
<li>Potential to make a case longer term for a first class 6,000-12,000 seat stadium for the team in the future that benefits the team and the city</li>
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The Sporting Club business case for FC Kansas City playing at Sporting Park is a little more indirect:</div>
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<li>Back up the claim that KC is the "Soccer Capital of America"</li>
<li>Chance to show how the facility is can be the frame/environment that makes any match look good</li>
<li>Follow-up on the promise for other teams using Sporting Park</li>
<li>Show US Soccer that it is committed to the Women's game and cooperation in soccer which may help solidify the Training Facility potential</li>
<li>Create more goodwill among soccer fans in Kansas City</li>
<li>Make a case for one day fielding their own Women's team (here or even in an nearby city like Omaha, OKC, or St. Louis even - Sporting Club does not have to be tied to KC if it wants to be a global brand.)</li>
<li>Take a healthy guaranteed share of the gate revenue and even merchandise/food/parking revenue</li>
<li>Staff a SKC STH booth and get more people signed up on the waiting list</li>
<li>Have SKC players do autograph/photo ops.</li>
<li>And potentially make the argument that someday big Sporting KC games should take place at Arrowhead.</li>
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No one in KC but the owners care that there are two different owners. The players show up at each others games. I stood in line for a Port-a-John with Sinead Farrelly and Desiree Scott in the Parking Lot of Sporting Park. SKC players have been seen at FCKC games. The fans for both teams overlap as well. Sure there are many many more SKC fans as attendance and apparel numbers will tell you, but there is plenty of overlap. And we as fans don't really care that you are owned by different organizations.<br />
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Just because SKC is wildly successful now, they need to be a little more humble and remember what it was like to be struggling and help out other soccer teams that are trying to make a mark on our city. It will attract more talent and more attention to the city and I doubt that NWSL and FC KC will take over popularity from Sporting KC and MLS just because they let FC Kansas City play a few games at Sporting Park.<br />
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Come on Robb Heineman and Brian Budzinski...work this out for Kansas City and the fans for both your teams.<br />
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If you think this is a capital idea, sign the petition: <a href="http://www.change.org/petitions/sporting-club-and-top-of-the-arc-have-fc-kansas-city-playoff-games-at-sporting-park">http://www.change.org/petitions/sporting-club-and-top-of-the-arc-have-fc-kansas-city-playoff-games-at-sporting-park</a>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-24538841324010686482012-04-17T22:28:00.001-05:002012-04-17T22:43:34.153-05:00Gameday Previews: Match 07 Sporting KC at Vancouver Whitecaps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 18th, 2012 at BC Place<br />
Sporting KC (6-0-0, 18 points) at Vancouver Whitecaps (2-1-2, 8 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Win<br />
Sporting KC 2-1 Vancouver Whitecaps at Livestrong Sporting Park June 25th, 2011 - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/06/recap-sporting-kc-2-whitecaps-fc-1">Recap</a><br />
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<b>Previous match highlights:</b><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
<b>Opponent Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/preview-sporting-kc-takes-vancouver-whitecaps-fc-9-pm-ct-wednesday-live-ksmo-tv">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/heading-west.html">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)
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<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/17/2955928/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-vancouver-whitecaps-heres-to-hoping-it">Daily Wiz KC</a> Three Questions (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>) - Preview</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/04/16/sporting-kc-roster-starting-lineup-vancouver-whitecaps-portland-timbers/">Talkin' Touches</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>) </li>
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<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/17/3561224/sporting-kc-hugely-improved-and.html">KC Star/ The Full 90</a> - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/17/3561307/road-tests-injuries-could-force.html">2nd preview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-vancouver.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
<li>SB Nation KC</li>
<li>Global Football Today SKC Blog</li>
<li><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1147043-sporting-kansas-city-hits-the-road-to-take-on-vancouver-and-portland">Bleacher Report KC</a></li>
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<b>From Opponent/Other Sources:</b><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.whitecapsfc.com/news/2012/04/whitecaps-fc-host-top-major-league-soccer-club-sporting-kansas-city-wednesday">Whitecaps FC Official Preview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-04-18-van-v-kc/preview">MLS Preview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://whitecapsfan.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/sporting-kc-a-test-of-martin-rennies-tactical-abilities/">Whitecaps Fan Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://pacificblvd.squarespace.com/blog/2012/4/16/know-thy-enemy-sporting-kansas-city.html">PacificBlvd</a></li>
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<b>Ad Astra Gameday News:</b><br />
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<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/adastraskc.org/goals-for-good-2012/home" target="_blank">Goals for Good</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/WhitecapsFC">Vancouver Whitecaps</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23WhitecapsFC">#WhitecapsFC</a><br />
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<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
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<b>Facebook</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 54.5k defeat Vancouver Whitecaps 29.6k</div>
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Sporting Kansas City 28.7k defeat Vancouver Whitecaps 22.0k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-69195415142819976862012-04-15T23:36:00.002-05:002012-04-15T23:38:12.184-05:00Gameday Recap: Match 6 Real Salt Lake at Sporting KC<br />
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April 15th at Livestrong Sporting Park<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 1 (Collin) - 0 Real Salt Lake<br />
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<a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/04/match-06-real-salt-lake-at-sporting-kc.html">Ad Astra SKC Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-04-14-kc-v-rsl/recap">MLS Match Center Recap</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li>Sporting Kansas City Official <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/its-getting-real">Stats/Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/set-piece-perseverance-pays-zusi-and-skc">Narrative</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/15/2950027/match-report-sporting-kc-vs-real-salt-lake-skc-sit-alone-at-top-of-mls">Daily Wiz KC</a> - @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li>The Full 90 (KC Star) - (@TheFull90) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/14/3555142/sporting-kc-stays-perfect-beats.html">Recap</a> - Leftovers - XI Thoughts</li>
<li>The Oz Blog - <a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/skc-rsl-14apr12-2">50/50 Ball</a> - (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/were-best-in-league-for-now.html">Down The By Line</a> - (@DowntheByline) - <a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/win-was-kcs-200th-in-league-play.html">Sunday After Stats</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/04/15/sporting-kc-claim-their-rightful-place-as-mlss-best-for-now/">Talkin' Touches</a> (@AndyEdwardsSKC)</li>
<li>SB Nation KC (@SBNKansasCity)</li>
<li><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1145774-mls-sporting-kansas-city-defeats-real-salt-lake-1-0-move-to-6-0-0-in-2012">Bleacher Report</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/postgame-reaction-sporting-kc-vs-real.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li>The Sporting Post (@SklyarRolstad)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.footychronicles.com/2012/04/press-conference-skc-rsl.html">The Footy Chronicles</a> (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li><a href="http://hartmanboys.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/sporting-wins-again-extending-to-6-0/">Hartman Boys Journalism</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
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<li>Aurelien Collin - Down The By Line (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>Roger Espinoza - Sporting KC Reports (@GraceReportsSKC)
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<li>- Talkin Touches (@AndyEdSKC)</li>
<li>- The Full 90 (@TheFull90)</li>
<li>- Daily Wiz KC (@The DailyWizKC) </li>
<li>- The Oz Blog (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li>- Isaac Knopf (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li>- Joseph Landis (@SBNKansasCity)</li>
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<b>From Opponent/Other sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/04/collin-header-helps-lead-unbeaten-sporting-kc-past-rsl.html">Collin header helps lead unbeaten Sporting KC past RSL</a> (Soccer by Ives)</li>
<li>RSL Soapbox - <a href="http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/4/15/2950549/real-salt-lake-0-sporting-kc-1-recap-match-facts">Recap and Match Facts</a> - <a href="http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/4/14/2949401/real-salt-lake-loses-1-0-at-sporting-kansas-city-quick-thoughts">Quick thoughts</a> - <a href="http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/4/14/2946610/real-salt-lake-vs-sporting-kansas-city-match-thread">Match Thread</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.realsoccernation.com/sporting-kansas-beats-real-salt-lake/">Real Nation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://underthecrossbar.com/content/290/rsl-wins-wide-battle-loses-midfield-1-0-loss-sporting-kc">Under the Crossbar</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/53915307-77/rsl-sporting-game-goal.html.csp">Salt Lake Tribune</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765568775/In-defensive-matchup-Real-Salt-Lake-falls-to-Sporting-KC.html">Deseret News</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.kall700sports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/RSL-@-Sporting-KC-Highlights.mp3">ESPN 700 (RSL) Radio highlights - Listen to the crowd!</a></li>
<li><a href="http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/14/drilling-down-on-at-sporting-kc-1-real-salt-lake-0/">NBC Sports Drilling Down</a> </li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights:</span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o3-7x6wGKK0" width="560"></iframe>
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<b>Post-Game Interviews:</b><br />
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<b>Photo collections:</b><br />
KC Star Mingle Photos<br />
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Sodagraphics<br />
The Backpost</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-37805398079152442082012-04-12T10:48:00.000-05:002012-04-15T22:57:20.201-05:00Gameday Previews: Match 06: Real Salt Lake at Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(links added as they get posted online- check back often)<br />
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April 14th at Livestrong Sporting Park<br />
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Real Salt Lake (5-1-0, 15 points) at Sporting KC (5-0-0, 15 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Loss<br />
Sporting KC 1 - 0 Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium September 17, 2011 - <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2011/09/gameday-recap-match-29-at-real-salt.html">Recap</a><br />
<b>Previous match highlights:</b><br />
<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span><br />
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<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/real-salt-lake-brings-toughest-test-kc-young-season">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li>Daily Wiz KC <a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/12/2944813/three-questions-with-rsl-soap-box-ahead-of-real-salt-lake-game">Three Questions</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>) - <a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/14/2948361/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-real-salt-lake">Preview</a></li>
<li>Talkin' Touches (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>) <a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/04/10/sporting-kc-are-they-the-best-in-mls/">Sporting KC - Are they the best in the MLS?</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/game-of-week-again.html">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/12/3551489/sporting-not-overhyping-match.html">KC Star/ The Full 90</a> - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) </li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-real-salt.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/byline2backpost/z7tQAahuPN6AkGljrFiYMnQHFKr2yvL83AHvD6lYrbaqFVupbj8xbW9WFiih/Podcast_2012_Episode_10.mp3">Byline to the Backpost Podcast</a></li>
<li>SB Nation KC</li>
<li><a href="http://sportingkc.globalfootballtoday.com/2012/04/real-salt-lake-preview.html">Global Football Today SKC Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.610sports.com/Audio--Showdown-at-LSP/12822172">Interviews with Peter Vermes and Roger Espinoza (610 Sports)</a> </li>
<li><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1145225-preview-sporting-kansas-city-real-salt-lake-is-a-matchup-of-conference-leaders">Bleacher Report KC</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<b>From Opponent/Other Sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/4/13/2946699/real-salt-lake-vs-sporting-kansas-city-match-preview">RSL Official Preview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/blogsRSL/53910143-49/road-lake-salt-season.html.csp">Salt Lake Tribune - RSL Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.realsoccernation.com/podcast-getting-ready-for-skc/">Real Nation Podcast - Getting Ready for SKC</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rslsoapbox.com/2012/4/13/2946699/real-salt-lake-vs-sporting-kansas-city-match-preview">RSL Soapbox - RSL vs SKC Match Preview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ec.libsyn.com/p/b/5/9/b59ef5bd93151cd2/120410_MttM_1-2.mp3?d13a76d516d9dec20c3d276ce028ed5089ab1ce3dae902ea1d01cb8335d1cb54f549&c_id=4439903">March to the Match podcast (MLS) (starting at minute 25)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.kall700sports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Kei-Kamara-4-9-12.mp3">ESPN 700 Salt Lake City - Pregame interview with Kei Kamara</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.kall700sports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Jason-Kreis-4-11-12.mp3">ESPN 700 Salt Lake City - Interview with Jason Kreis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/sports/53895019-77/team-sporting-season-kreis.html.csp">RSL Sees worthy opponent in unbeaten Sporting KC</a> - Salt Lake Tribune</li>
<li><a href="http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/ussoccerplayers/2012/04/real-salt-lake-or-sporting-kc.html">Real SaltLake or Sporting KC?</a> via US Soccer Players</li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheRslShow">The RSL Show (podcast) (also starting at minute 25)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/04/who-will-win-the-big-sporting-kcrsl-showdown.html">Who will win the big Sporting KC/RSL Showdown? (Soccer by Ives) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.goltv.tv/en/node/33098">Sporting vs Real: An MLS Clasico? (Gol TV)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/04/12/quest-shield-skc-vs-rsl-head-head">Quest for the Sheild: SKC vs RSL head to head</a> (MLS Soccer)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/04/who-will-win-the-big-sporting-kcrsl-showdown.html">Who will win the big Sporting KC/RSL Showdown? (Soccer by Ives)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/04/13/armchair-analyst-skc-vs-rsl-promises-clash-styles">SKC vs RSL (MLS Soccer Armchair Analyst)</a></li>
</ul>
<b></b><br />
<b></b><br />
<b>Ad Astra Gameday News:</b><br />
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/adastraskc.org/goals-for-good-2012/home" target="_blank">Goals for Good</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/2012/04/sssc-activities-home-game-4-vs-real.html">South Stand SC activities</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="http://bit.ly/nSe8No">Real Salt Lake</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/pC46Fs">#RSL</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#ClaretandCobalt</a> (rare)<br />
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<div>
<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
<div>
<b>Facebook</b></div>
<div>
Real Salt Lake 87.3k defeat Sporting Kansas City 53.8k</div>
<div>
<b>Twitter</b></div>
<div>
Sporting Kansas City 28k defeat Real Salt Lake 15.8k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-88512976675257627882012-04-09T10:32:00.000-05:002012-04-12T21:22:09.143-05:00Potential Chants: C is for Collin<div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-hdVXs6BZs/Tnil4sKtOqI/AAAAAAAAAG8/iT2gsPTScuo/s1600/potential+chants.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="248" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Q-hdVXs6BZs/Tnil4sKtOqI/AAAAAAAAAG8/iT2gsPTScuo/s320/potential+chants.png" width="320" /></a><b>Name of Song/Chant: C is for Collin</b><br />
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<b>To the tune of:</b> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8mB6VsUHw">C is for Cookie by Cookie Monster</a><br />
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<b>Lyrics:</b><br />
C is for Collin, he's good enough for me CLAP CLAP<br />
C is for Collin, he's good enough for me CLAP CLAP<br />
C is for Collin, he's GOOD enough for me OHHHHHHHH<br />
Collin, Collin, plays for SKC CLAP CLAP CLAP<br />
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<b>Chant video (coming soon hopefully):</b><br />
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<b>Original Song:</b><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ye8mB6VsUHw" width="420"></iframe>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Chant Origins:</span><br />
Calvin L suggested this in the Facebook group for New Songs on March 31st, 2012. A couple variations were suggested and this is the version most people agreed upon. The song is well known in America among people aged in their 30's since originating in 1972 on Sesame Street. <a href="http://wrexhamfan.wordpress.com/2012/04/07/i-cannot-disrespect-ze-cat/">Seen referenced by a UK blogger as well.</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Heard at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park:</span> Being tried starting with the April 7th game against LA.<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Heard from other MLS supporters groups:</span> None - an original! Although their was talk in 2008 of Rapids fans using it for the Rapids player Terry Cooke. I cannot find any recordings or evidence it went beyond just talk.<br />
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<b>Why it works: </b>simple well known children's song, minimal lyrics, fan favorite player reference, positive and supportive, incorporates clapping which keeps everyone closer to the beat<br />
<b>Why it might not: </b>Never been done before, a little change on the bumber of Collin/Cookie references on the last line to get SKC to fit may throw off people learning it for the first time.<br />
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<a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2011/09/submit-chant.html">Got an idea for a chant? Submit it to us!</a>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-35118558906201061952012-04-08T10:35:00.000-05:002012-04-11T23:22:59.134-05:00Gameday Recaps: Match 05 LA Galaxy at Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 7th at Livestrong Sporting Park<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 1 (Kamara) - 0 LA Galaxy<br />
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<a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/04/gameday-previews-match-05-la-galaxy-at.html">Ad Astra SKC Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-04-07-kc-v-la/recap">MLS Match Center Recap</a><br />
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<a href="http://refrefs.com/match/bz8xf-bmjx-3y80-343k#8b00353f0593ba764d1c6b5d340008cf">Review the Ref via RefRefs</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li>Sporting Kansas City Official <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/recap-kamara-header-gives-sporting-kc-fifth-straight-win">Stats/Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/sporting-kc-chalk-win-unexpected-shifts">Narrative</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/8/2934240/match-report-sporting-kc-1-la-galaxy-0">Daily Wiz KC</a> - @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li>The Full 90 (KC Star) - (@TheFull90) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/07/3541692/sporting-kc-beats-la-galaxy-improves.html">Recap</a> - Leftovers - XI Thoughts</li>
<li>The Oz Blog - 2 and 2 - (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/staying-on-top.html">Down The By Line</a> - (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>Talkin' Touches (@AndyEdwardsSKC)</li>
<li><a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/sporting-kansas-city/2012/4/8/2934217/kamara-goal-enough-to-keep-sporting-kc-perfect/in/2696400">SB Nation KC</a> (@SBNKansasCity)</li>
<li><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1136745-sporting-kansas-city-5-keys-to-their-fast-start-in-mls">Bleacher Report</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/postgame-reaction-sporting-kc-vs-la.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li>The Sporting Post (@SklyarRolstad)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.footychronicles.com/2012/04/press-conference-skc-lag.html">Footy Chronicles</a> (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li>The Soccer Observer</li>
<li>MLS Soccer Opta Spotlight: <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/04/09/opta-spotlight-numbers-behind-sporting-kcs-pressure">The stats behind Sporting's pressure</a> </li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
<ul>
<li>- Down The By Line (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>- Talkin Touches (@AndyEdSKC)</li>
<li>- The Full 90 (@TheFull90)</li>
<li>- Daily Wiz KC (@The DailyWizKC) </li>
<li>- The Oz Blog (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li>- Isaac Knopf (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li>Aurelien Collin - Sporting KC Reports (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li><a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/sporting-kansas-city/2012/4/8/2934487/skc-man-of-the-match-and-player-ratings-for-la-game/in/2696400">Kei Kamara</a> - Joseph Landis (@SBNKansasCity)</li>
</ul>
<b>From Opponent/Other sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Soccer By Ives "<a href="http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/04/kamaras-winner-keeps-sporting-kc-perfect-galaxy-struggles-continue.html">Kamara's winner keeps Sporting KC Perfect, Galaxy struggles continue</a>" - <a href="http://www.soccerbyives.net/soccer_by_ives/2012/04/sporting-kc-vs-la-galaxy-match-day-commentary.html">Match Day Commentary</a></li>
<li>ESPN LA <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_1046723156"></span>"D Better, but KC dominates"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/mls/story/_/id/7787097/kel-kamara-goal-lets-sporting-kc-beat-la-galaxy">LA Times </a></li>
<li>LAG Confidential <a href="http://www.lagconfidential.com/2012/4/7/2933267/galaxy-vs-sporting-new-loss-same-as-the-old-loss">"New Loss, same as the Old Loss"</a> - <a href="http://www.lagconfidential.com/2012/4/7/2932827/galaxy-vs-sporting-game-thread-as-la-sets-to-face-kansas-city">Game Thread</a></li>
<li>Global Football Today Galaxy Blog <a href="http://lagalaxy.globalfootballtoday.com/2012/04/hangover-pt-2.html">"The Hangover pt. 2?"</a></li>
<li>USA Today <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/mls/story/2012-04-07/Sporting-stays-perfect-with-win-over-Galaxy/54104148/1">"Sporting stays perfect with win over Galaxy"</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/apr/07/sporting-kc-la-galaxy-live-mbm?newsfeed=true">Guardian UK play by play recap</a></li>
<li>ESPN <a href="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/mls/story/_/id/7787097/kel-kamara-goal-lets-sporting-kc-beat-la-galaxy">"Sporting KC edges LA Galaxy"</a> (Ed. Seriously!? Edges?)</li>
<li><a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/writers/avi_creditor/04/07/mls.snap.judgments/">Sports Illustrated</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.presstelegram.com/moresports/ci_20351008/sporting-kc-has-goods-galaxy-are-just-bad">Long Beach Telegram</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights</span><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QMwQ5sQBl-I" width="560"></iframe><br />
<b>Post-Game Interviews</b><br />
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<b>Photo collections:</b><br />
<a href="http://mingle.kansascity.com/photos/2012/sporting-kc-vs-la-galaxy/">KC Star Mingle Photos</a><br />
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<a href="http://sodagraphics.blogspot.com/2012/04/photos-sporting-kansas-city-1-la-galaxy.html">Sodagraphics</a><br />
The Backpost</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-42935248435546879562012-04-06T10:50:00.000-05:002012-04-07T10:00:13.401-05:00Gameday Previews: Match 05 LA Galaxy at Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(links added as they get posted online- check back often)<br />
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April 7th at Livestrong Sporting Park<br />
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Los Angeles Galaxy (1-2-0, 3 points) at Sporting KC (4-0-0, 12 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Draw<br />
Sporting KC 2 - 2 Los Angeles Galaxy at Livestrong Sporting Park September 5, 2011 - <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-09-05-sporting-kansas-city-vs-los-angeles-galaxy/recap">Recap</a><br />
<b>Previous match highlights:</b><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/T3n32o3FT4s" width="560"></iframe>
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<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<b>ESPN Preview:</b><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/lqmzzo1UCM4" width="560"></iframe>
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<b>Opponent Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/oA2XMc8vx-A" width="560"></iframe>
<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/match-preview-skc-vs-lag">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/5/2929067/three-questions-with-lag-confidential-ahead-of-la-galaxy-game">Daily Wiz KC Three Question</a>s (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>) - <a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/6/2931081/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-la-galaxy-wait-whos-the-underdog-again">Preview</a></li>
<li>Talkin' Touches (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>)</li>
<ul></ul>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/game-of-week.html">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li>KC Star/ The Full 90 - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-la-galaxy.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://byline2backpost.posterous.com/byline-2-backpost-podcast-2012-episode-10">Byline to the Backpost Podcast</a></li>
<li>SB Nation KC</li>
<li><a href="http://sportingkc.globalfootballtoday.com/2012/04/la-galaxy-preview.html">Global Football Today SKC Blog</a></li>
</ul>
<div>
<b>From Opponent/Other Sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Global Football Today - LAG - <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1444879227">Will the sleeping giant awake on LA's first road trip?</a><b><a href="http://lagalaxy.globalfootballtoday.com/2012/04/will-sleeping-giant-awake-on-las-first.html"> </a></b></li>
<li>LAG Confidential - <a href="http://www.lagconfidential.com/2012/4/5/2928736/galaxy-vs-sporting-three-questions-with-the-daily-wiz">Three Questions</a> - <a href="http://www.lagconfidential.com/2012/4/6/2931297/galaxy-vs-sporting-david-beckham-is-out-so-who-is-in">Preview</a><b></b></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thesection108.com/2012/04/04/new-episode-69-corner-of-the-galaxy/">Corner of the Galaxy podcast with SKC preview</a><b><br /></b></li>
<li><a href="http://marchtothematch.libsyn.com/march-to-the-match-ccl-semis-mls-week-5">March to the Match podcast</a> (Starts near the 22nd minute)</li>
<li><a href="http://lagalaxyblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/la-galaxy-vs-skc-lineup-prediction.html">Unofficial Galaxy Blog</a></li>
</ul>
<b></b><br />
<b>Ad Astra Gameday News:</b><br />
<div>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/adastraskc.org/goals-for-good-2012/home" target="_blank">Goals for Good</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/2012/04/sssc-activities-home-game-3-vs-la.html">South Stand SC activities</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/LAGalaxy/galaxy-players/members">LA Galaxy</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23LAgalaxy">#LAGalaxy</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search/%23ThisIsLA">#ThisIsLA</a> (rare)<br />
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<div>
<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
<div>
<b>Facebook</b></div>
<div>
Los Angeles Galaxy 364.4k defeat Sporting Kansas City 52.8k</div>
<div>
<b>Twitter</b></div>
<div>
Los Angeles Galaxy 83.9 defeat Sporting Kansas City 27k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-85716249734180194942012-04-02T22:46:00.002-05:002012-04-11T22:34:13.501-05:00Gameday Recaps: Match 04 Sporting KC at Chivas USA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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April 1st at Home Depot Center<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 1 (Sapong) - 0 Chivas USA<br />
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Ad Astra SKC <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/03/gameday-previews-match-04-sporting-kc.html">Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-04-01-chv-v-kc/recap">MLS Match Center</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li>Sporting Kansas City Official <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/fantastic-4-0">Stats/Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/04/historical-start-doesnt-interest-sporting-kcs-vermes">Narrative</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/4/2/2920920/match-report-cj-sapong-leads-sporting-kc-as-they-beat-chivas-usa-1-0">Daily Wiz KC </a>- @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li>The Full 90 (KC Star) - (@TheFull90) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/01/3529629/sporting-tops-chivas-usa-1-0.html">Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/02/3530703/leftovers-theres-a-first-time.html">Leftovers</a> - XI Thoughts</li>
<li>The Oz Blog - <a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/skc-chiv-01apr12">2 and 2</a> - (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/04/make-it-four.html">Down The By Line</a> - (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>Talkin' Touches (@AndyEdwardsSKC)</li>
<li>Bleacher Report</li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/postgame-reaction-sporting-kc-vs-chivas.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li>The Sporting Post (@SklyarRolstad)</li>
<li>Footy Chronicles (@FottyChronicles)</li>
<li>The Soccer Observer</li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Kei Kamara - Down The By Line (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>- Talkin Touches (@AndyEdSKC)</li>
<li>- The Full 90 (@TheFull90)</li>
<li>Graham Zusi - Daily Wiz KC (@The DailyWizKC) </li>
<li><a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/mm-skc-chiv-01apr12">Graham Zusi</a> - The Oz Blog (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li>- Isaac Knopf (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li>Kei Kamara- Sporting KC Reports (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
</ul>
<b>From Opponent sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.thegoatparade.com/2012/4/2/2920111/sporked-sporting-kansas-city-1-chivas-usa-0">The Goat Parade - Sporked</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/04/recap-chivas-usa-fall-sporting-kansas-city">Official Chivas USA</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/los-angeles/soccer/post/_/id/15609/chivas-usa-same-old-same-old-in-defeat">ESPN LA - Same old, same old in defeat</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights</span><br />
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<b>Post-Game Interviews</b>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-48534612973823833102012-03-30T11:14:00.000-05:002012-04-02T22:57:34.228-05:00Gameday Previews: Match 04 Sporting KC @ Chivas USA<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(links added as they get posted online- check back often)
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April 1st at Home Depot Center<br />
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Sporting KC (3-0-0, 9 points) at Chivas USA (1-2-0, 3 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Draw<br />
Sporting KC 1 - 1 Chivas USA at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park July 9, 2011 - <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-07-09-sporting-kansas-city-vs-chivas-usa/recap">Recap</a><br />
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<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<b>Chivas USA Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Byline to the Backpost Podcast</li>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/preview-sporting-kc-chivas-usa">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/30/2914626/three-questions-with-the-goat-parade-ahead-of-chivas-usa-game">Daily Wiz KC Three Questions</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>)</li>
<li>Talkin' Touches (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/back-on-road.html">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li>KC Star/ The Full 90 - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/31/3526692/pre-match-ramble-on-the-road-again.html">Pre match ramble</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/04/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-chivas-usa.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://kansascity.sbnation.com/sporting-kansas-city/2012/3/30/2913356/sporting-kansas-city-heads-out-west-to-face-chivas-usa">SB Nation KC</a></li>
</ul>
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<b>From Chivas USA/Other Sources</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.thegoatparade.com/2012/3/31/2915375/preview-chivas-usa-vs-sporting-kansas-city-april-1-2012">The Goat Parade</a> - <a href="http://www.thegoatparade.com/2012/3/26/2904027/formation-talk-ahead-of-the-skc-match">Formation talk ahead of SKC Match</a> (@TheGoatParade)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.cdchivasusa.com/news/2012/03/preview-chivas-usa-look-keep-rolling-against-skc">Chivas USA official</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=newssearch&cd=1&ved=0CC0QqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmsn.foxsports.com%2Ffoxsoccer%2Fmls%2Fstory%2FSporting-Kansas-CityChivas-USA-Preview-33486491&ei=KZp3T63mB8aW2QW7qYy2Bg&usg=AFQjCNG0EXumTe8XTUBAXwvyOYoHKaEhPA">FOX Sports</a></li>
<li><a href="https://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct2=us%2F0_0_s_15_0_t&usg=AFQjCNEPxAOiQEPb6FoYdkkwN9dMdoU_jg&did=e5c00f37c734912a&cid=17594017385928&ei=OZp3T4DSOIfksQKS_gE&rt=STORY&vm=STANDARD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.guardian.co.uk%2Ffootball%2Fblog%2F2012%2Fmar%2F30%2Fmls-le-toux-philadelphia-union-vancouver">The Guardian (UK)</a></li>
</ul>
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<b>Ad Astra Gameday News:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/adastraskc.org/goals-for-good-2012/home" target="_blank">Goals for Good</a></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Video Commentary</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/cdchivasusa/travel-team/members">Chivas USA</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/%23ChivasUSA">#ChivasUSA</a><br />
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<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
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<b>Facebook</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 52.8k defeat Chivas USA 21.2k</div>
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<b>Twitter</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 27k defeats Chivas USA 20.3k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-53302386193381011312012-03-29T21:47:00.003-05:002012-03-29T21:47:43.189-05:00Gameday Recaps: Match 03 FC Dallas @ Sporting KC<br />
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March 25th at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 2 (Collin, Kamara) - 2 (Villar) NE Revolution<br />
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<a href="http://refrefs.com/match/bz8v5-bmjx-3y80-1sio">Referee Report via RefRefs</a><br />
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Ad Astra SKC <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/03/gameday-previews-match-03-fc-dallas.html">Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2012-03-25-kc-v-dal/recap">MLS Match Center</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li>Sporting Kansas City Official <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/recap-kamara-leaves-it-late-skcs-2-1-win-over-dallas">Stats/Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/sporting-show-resilience-comeback-win-over-fc-dallas">Narrative</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/26/2903181/match-report-sporting-kc-2-fc-dallas-1-were-on-top-of-the-east-and-i">Daily Wiz KC</a> - @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li>The Full 90 (KC Star) - (@TheFull90) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/25/3512960/kamaras-late-goal-lifts-sporting.html">Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/26/3513820/leftovers-sporting-kc-taking-shots.html">Leftovers</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/28/3519705/xi-thoughts-a-win-is-a-win-is.html">XI Thoughts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/sportingkc-fc-dallas-25mar12">The Oz Blog - 2 and 2 -</a> (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/kamara-scores-late-winner-to-beat.html">Down The By Line</a> - (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/25/podcast-late-winner-over-fc-dallas-sporting-kc-2-1-fcd-2012-game-3/">Talkin' Touches</a> (@AndyEdwardsSKC)</li>
<li>Bleacher Report</li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/03/postgame-reaction-sporting-kc-vs-fc.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li>The Sporting Post (@SklyarRolstad)</li>
<li>Footy Chronicles (@FottyChronicles)</li>
<li>The Soccer Observer</li>
</ul>
<ul></ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Roger Espinoza - Down The By Line (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>Chance Myers - Talkin Touches (@AndyEdSKC)</li>
<li>Chance Myers - The Full 90 (@TheFull90)</li>
<li>Chance Myers - Daily Wiz KC (@The DailyWizKC) </li>
<li>Not published - The Oz Blog (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li>Not published - Isaac Knopf (@FootyChronicles)</li>
<li>Chance Myers - Sporting KC Reports (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
</ul>
<b>From FC Dallas sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li>Big D Soccer <a href="http://www.bigdsoccer.com/2012/3/26/2902653/kei-kamara-gives-sporting-kc-2-1-win-over-fc-dallas">Recap</a> - <a href="http://www.bigdsoccer.com/2012/3/26/2904404/game-grades-sporting-kansas-city-2-fc-dallas-1">Player Ratings</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2012/03/fcd-disappointed-loss-sporting-kc">FC Dallas Official Recap</a></li>
<li>ESPN Dallas <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/id/14865/shorthanded-fc-dallas-loses-to-sporting-kc-2-1">Recap</a> - <a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/ihttp://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/soccer/post/_/id/14867/report-card-fc-dallas-v-sporting-kcd/14867/report-card-fc-dallas-v-sporting-kc">Report Card</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights</span><br />
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<b>Post-Game Interviews</b><br />
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<b>Photo collections:</b><br />
<a href="http://sodagraphics.blogspot.com/2012/03/photos-sporting-kansas-city-2-fc-dallas_26.html"><b></b>Sodagraphics</a><br />
The Backpost</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-17186411518584602852012-03-23T23:22:00.000-05:002012-03-25T09:47:58.532-05:00Gameday Previews: Match 03 FC Dallas @ Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 25th at LiveStrong Sporting Park<br />
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FC Dallas (1-0-1, 4 points) at Sporting KC (2-0-0, 6 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Sporting KC 2 - 3 FC Dallas at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park August 27, 2011 - <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2011/08/recap-sporting-kc-falls-3-2-fc-dallas">Recap</a><br />
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<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span> (links added as they get posted online- check back often)<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/new-byline-to-back-post_22.html" target="_blank">Byline to the Backpost Podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/sporting-kansas-city-hosts-fc-dallas-sunday" target="_blank">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/23/2898266/3-questions-about-fc-dallas-with-big-d-soccer" target="_blank">Daily Wiz KC Three Questions</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/23/podcast-preview-sporting-kc-vs-fc-dallas-2012-game-3/" target="_blank">Talkin' Touches</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/now-season-really-gets-going.html" target="_blank">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/23/3508823/pre-match-ramble-the-season-starts.html" target="_blank">KC Star/ The Full 90</a> - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/25/3511318/sporting-kcs-defense-is-stepping.html" target="_blank">KC Star/ The Full 9</a>0 - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) (part 2) - Sporting Defense is Stepping it Up</li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/03/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-fc-dallas.html" target="_blank">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
</ul>
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<b>From FC Dallas/Other Sources</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2012/03/fc-dallas-ready-challenge-sporting-kc" target="_blank">FC Dallas Official Preview</a> - <a href="http://www.fcdallas.com/news/2012/03/know-your-enemy-sporting-kc" target="_blank">Know Your Enemy</a> - <a href="http://www.bigdsoccer.com/2012/3/22/2893636/fcd-rewind-recent-history-in-kansas-city" target="_blank">FCD Rewind: Recent history in KC</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bigdsoccer.com/2012/3/23/2897235/behind-enemy-lines-scouting-sporting-kc" target="_blank">Big D Soccer</a></li>
</ul>
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<b>Ad Astra Gameday News:</b><br />
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/2012/03/sssc-activities-home-game-2-vs-fc.html" target="_blank">South Stand Gameday Activities</a></li>
<li><a href="https://sites.google.com/a/adastraskc.org/goals-for-good-2012/home" target="_blank">Goals for Good</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Video Commentary</span> (from Sporting KC)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Highlights (from YouTube)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/FCDallas/travelteam/members" target="_blank">FC Dallas</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23FCDallas" target="_blank">#FCDallas</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23DTID" target="_blank">#DTID</a> (rare)<br />
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<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
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<b>Facebook</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 52.2k defeat FC Dallas 45.5k</div>
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<b>Twitter</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 26.6k defeats FC Dallas 14.4k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-195025890663597842012-03-18T11:59:00.000-05:002012-03-22T00:17:26.617-05:00Gameday Recap: Match 02 NE Revolution @ Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 17th at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 3 (Zusi, Kamara, Sapong) - 0 NE Revolution<br />
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<a href="http://refrefs.com/match/bz8uy-bmjx-3y80-6d34">Referee Report via RefRefs</a><br />
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Ad Astra SKC <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/03/gameday-preview-match-02-ne-revolution.html">Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/recap-skc-shuts-out-revs-home-opener-3-0">Sporting Kansas City Official</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/18/2882947/match-report-sporting-kc-beat-new-england-revolution-3-0-at-lsp">Daily Wiz KC</a> - @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/17/3498464/sporting-kc-wins-home-opener-3.html">The Full 90 (KC Star)</a> - (@TheFull90) - Part 2</li>
<li><a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/sportingkc-revolution-17mar12">The Oz Blog - 2 and 2</a> - (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/living-up-to-hype.html">Down The By Line</a> - (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/18/podcast-sporting-kcs-3-nil-st-pattys-party/">Talkin' Touches</a> (@AndyEdwardsSKC)</li>
<li><a href="http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1109201-mls-sporting-kansas-city-punishes-10-man-revolution-with-3-0-win">Bleacher Report</a></li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/03/postgame-reaction-sporting-kc-vs-new.html">Sporting KC Reports</a> (@GraceReportsSKC)</li>
<li><a href="http://sportingpost.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/107/">The Sporting Post</a> (@SklyarRolstad)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.footychronicles.com/2012/03/delayed-reaction-skc-dominates-revs-as.html">Footy Chronicles</a> (@FottyChronicles)</li>
<li><a href="http://thesoccerobserver.com/2012/03/20/sportings-movement-too-much-for-shorthanded-revs/">The Soccer Observer</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Seth Sinovic - Down The By Line (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li>Seth Sinovic - The Full 90 (@TheFull90)</li>
<li>Seth Sinovic - Daily Wiz KC (@The DailyWizKC) </li>
<li>CJ Sapong - The Oz Blog (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li>Roger Espinoza - Isaac Knopf (@FootyChronicles)</li>
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<b>From NE Revs sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2012/03/17/sapong_helps_sporting_kc_win_home_opener/">Boston Globe</a></li>
<li>New England Soccer News Today - <a href="http://nesoccertoday.com/?p=10454">Recap</a> - <a href="http://nesoccertoday.com/?p=10478">Player Ratings</a></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights</span><br />
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<b>Post-Game Interviews (via MLS)</b><br />
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<b>Photo collections:</b><br />
<b></b><a href="http://sodagraphics.blogspot.com/2012/03/photos-sporting-kansas-city-3-new.html">Sodagraphics</a><br />
<a href="http://www.backpost.net/2012/03/sporting-kc-3-0-new-england-photos.html">The Backpost</a></div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-47433419404649466222012-03-17T01:34:00.000-05:002012-03-22T00:17:56.850-05:00Gameday Preview: Match 02 NE Revolution @ Sporting KC<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 17th at LiveStrong Sporting Park<br />
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New England Revolution (0-1-0, 0 points) at Sporting KC (1-0-0, 3 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Sporting KC 1 - 1 NE Revolution at LiveSTRONG Sporting Park July 30, 2011 - <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2011-07-30-sporting-kansas-city-vs-new-england-revolution/recap">Recap</a><br />
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<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<b>Sporting KC Video Preview with Interviews:</b><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews (from SKC sources):</span> (links added as they get posted online- check back often)<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/kansas-city-hosts-new-england-revolution-home-opener-saturday" target="_blank">Official Sporting Kansas City Preview</a> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/16/2872851/match-preview-sporting-kc-vs-new-england-revolution-skc-fans-ready" target="_blank">Daily Wiz KC</a> (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/15/podcast-previewing-sporting-kc-vs-new-england-revolution-2012-game-2/" target="_blank">Talkin' Touches Podcast</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>)</li>
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<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/home-opener.html" target="_blank">Down The By Line</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/16/3495199/pre-match-ramble-the-revs-are.html" target="_blank">KC Star/ T</a><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/16/3495199/pre-match-ramble-the-revs-are.html" target="_blank">he Full 90</a> - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) Part1</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/15/3493908/sporting-is-ready-for-a-party.html" target="_blank">KC Star/ The Full 90</a> - (
<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>) Part 2</li>
<li><a href="http://skcreports.blogspot.com/2012/03/pregame-post-sporting-kc-vs-new-england.html" target="_blank">Sporting KC Reports</a> - (<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/gracereportsskc" target="_blank">@GraceReportsSKC</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
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<b>From Revs/Other Sources</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.thebentmusket.com/2012/3/16/2877613/realistic-expectations-sporting-kansas-city">The Bent Musket</a> (SBNation)</li>
<li><a href="http://nesoccertoday.com/?p=10426">New England Soccer Today</a></li>
<li><a href="http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-revolution/post/_/id/1292/keys-to-the-game-revs-at-k-c">ESPN Boston</a></li>
<li><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/mls/story/RevolutionSporting-Kansas-City-Preview-43743848" target="_blank">Associated Press</a></li>
<li>Boston Globe</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Video Commentary</span> (from Sporting KC)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Highlights (from YouTube</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#!/NERevolution/players-and-staff/members" target="_blank">New England Revolution</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/search/%23revs" target="_blank">#Revs</a><br />
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<b>Social Media Match Up</b></div>
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<b>Facebook</b></div>
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NE Revolution 64.5k defeat Sporting Kansas City 51.7k</div>
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<b>Twitter</b></div>
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Sporting Kansas City 26k defeats NE Revolution 17.2k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-47647568329673569022012-03-15T00:30:00.002-05:002012-03-15T01:05:07.612-05:00Goals For Good 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The home opener is almost upon us and we are proud to announce the <a href="http://sg.sg/Goals4Good">return of the Goals for Good program for the 2012 MLS campaign.</a> This year we have 5 organizations to choose from covering a broad area of interests with local connections.<br />
<ul>
<li>HEALTH - <a href="http://livestrong.org/">LiveSTRONG</a> - Since Sporting Club gives proceeds from Sporting Kansas City to LiveStrong they seemed to be a very appropriate partner.</li>
<li>HUMANITY - <a href="http://www.harvesters.org/">Harvesters</a> - A well respected KC based organization helping fight hunger.</li>
<li>*INTERNATIONAL - <a href="http://www.hearttoheart.org/">Heart to Heart International</a> - A KC based organization helping in medical crises around the world and in the United States.</li>
<li>ANIMALS - <a href="http://www.hsgkc.org/">Humane Society of Greater Kansas City</a> - Well rated on Charity Navigator and broad support in the Kansas City area.</li>
<li>*EDUCATION - <a href="http://www.kclibrary.org/">Kansas City (MO) Public Library system</a> - doing great things across the KC Metro for kids and adults and those with literacy challenges. </li>
</ul>
The basic idea is SKC fans like to see our team score goals, especially at home when we are cheering them on. If we harnesses the excitement and passion about Sporting scoring and tied it to supporting important endeavors in our community we could have a championship team AND a make a big charitable difference. With 18,500+ people attending each game, just imagine the power of each person pledging $1 (yes, you can pledge more!) per KC goal. With 29 goals scored at home last year that could be $536,500! <br />
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Well we know that is the optimal situation and not the reality in front of us. <a href="http://sg.sg/Goals4Good">But we can start</a>. <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2011/12/goals-for-good-2011-recap-and-2012.html">In 2011, this campaign got started late in the season and we still managed to pledge $725</a>. And we confirmed that all $725 was actually donated. Because these are pledges (not donations) we never take your money. We also do NOT give away your email information to these organizations.<br />
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<a href="http://sg.sg/Goals4Good">So won't you join us in making a difference</a>? <br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.- Margaret Mead</i></span></blockquote>
<a href="http://sg.sg/Goals4Good">Goals for Good Pledge Form</a><br />
<a href="http://sg.sg/zhjlW7">Goals for Good FAQ</a><br />
<a href="http://sg.sg/xDQV4E">Goals for Good Pledge Totals</a><br />
<a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2011/09/goals-for-good.html">Original Goals for Good 2011 post</a>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-43582621404059201102012-03-11T11:38:00.000-05:002012-03-17T01:57:15.755-05:00Gameday Recap: Match 01 Sporting KC @ DC UnitedMarch 10th at RFK Stadium<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Result:</span> Win<br />
Sporting KC 1 (Sapong) - 0 DC United<br />
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<a href="http://refrefs.com/match/bz8ur-bmjx-a074-3y80">Referee Report via RefRefs</a><br />
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Ad Astra SKC <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/03/gameday-preview-match-01-sporting-kc-dc.html">Gameday Preview Compilation</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Recaps:</span> (links added as they get posted online)<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/03/recap-skc-opens-2012-dramatic-1-0-win-dc">Sporting Kansas City Official</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.thedailywiz.com/2012/3/11/2862703/match-report-sporting-kc-beats-dc-united-1-0-sets-the-standard-for">Daily Wiz KC</a> - @The DailyWizKC</li>
<li><a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/10/3482883/late-strike-gives-sporting-1-0.html">The Full 90 (KC Star)</a> - Tod Palmer (@TheFull90) - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/13/3489484/xi-thoughts-on-a-dramatic-opening.html">Part 2</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fromthelandofoz.com/sporting-dc-united">The Oz Blog - 2 and 2</a> - Bryan McBeth - (@I_am_McBeth)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/sapong-goal-gives-kc-all-3-points.html">Down The By Line</a> - Mike Kuhn (@DowntheByline)</li>
<li><a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/12/dc-united-sporting-kc-six-degrees-of-last-nights-game-2/">Talkin' Touches - 6 Degrees</a> - Andy Edwards (@AndyEdwardsSKC) </li>
<li><a href="http://byline2backpost.posterous.com/byline-2-backpost-podcast-2012-episode-8">Byline to the Backpost Podcast</a></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Man of the Match Selections:</span><br />
<ul>
<li>Graham Zusi - Daily Wiz KC - Alex Englen - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>)</li>
<li>Roger Espinoza - Down The By Line - Mike Kuhn (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li>Graham Zusi - The Full 90 - Charles Gooch (@TheFull90)</li>
</ul>
<b>From DCU sources:</b><br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.blackandredunited.com/2012/3/12/2863025/dc-united-reax-sporting-kansas-city-game-1-everything-went-as-expected">Black and Red United - Everything went as expected</a> - <a href="http://www.blackandredunited.com/2012/3/10/2861407/dc-united-vs-sporting-kansas-city-bill-hamid-cj-sapong-goal-mls-first-kick">Thwarted by Sapong</a></li>
<li><a href="http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/click.phdo?i=fcf35e673e9dd69bae6fbf0b673c8faa"><b></b>Washington Post Soccer Insider</a> - <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/soccer-insider/post/soccer-outsider-united-vs-kansas-city-match-diary-player-ratings/2012/03/12/gIQAAHWc7R_blog.html?wprss=rss_soccer-insider">Soccer Outsider</a><b><br /></b></li>
<li><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/fullbackfiles/~3/8HsID8Syuv0/staggering-out-of-gates-dc-united-match.html">The Fullback Files</a></li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Match Video Highlights</span> (from MLS)<br />
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<b>Post-Game Interviews (via MLS)</b><br />Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-37090913329699961632012-03-07T09:28:00.000-06:002012-03-07T09:28:00.619-06:00Gameday Preview: Match 01 Sporting KC @ DC United<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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March 10th at RFK Stadium<br />
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Sporting KC (0-0-0, 0 points) at DC United (0-0-0, 0 points)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous 2011 match</span><br />
Sporting KC 1 - 0 DC United at RFK Stadium October 22, 2011 - <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2011/10/gameday-recap-game-34-at-dc-united.html">Recap</a><br />
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<b>Referee Preview:</b> TBD via <a href="http://refrefs.com/">RefRefs</a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Links to Previews:</span> (links added as they get posted online- check back often)<br />
<ul>
<li>Official Sporting Kansas City Preview (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/sportingkc">@SportingKC</a>)</li>
<li>Daily Wiz KC (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheDailyWizKC">@The DailyWizKC</a>)</li>
<li>Talkin' Touches Podcast (<a href="http://bit.ly/o22Gb4">@AndyEdSKC</a>)</li>
<ul></ul>
<li>Down The By Line (<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline">@DowntheByline</a>)</li>
<li>Byline to BackPost Podcast </li>
<li>The Full 90 - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/TheFull90">@TheFull90</a>)</li>
<li>The Footy Chronicles - (<a href="http://twitter.com/#%21/FootyChronicles">@TheFootyChronicles</a>)</li>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Video Highlights</span> (from MLS - Microsoft Silverlight)<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Match Highlights (</span>from MLShighlights2011 - YouTube<span style="font-weight: bold;">)</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Twitter Rosters & Hashtags</span><br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/SportingKC/sporting-kc-players/members">Sporting Kansas City</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/rfeeNI">#SportingKC</a> - <a href="http://bit.ly/nkE8Zb">#SKC</a> (rare)<br />
<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/dcunited/team/members">DC United</a> - <a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/search?q=%23DCU">#DCU</a><br />
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DC United 58.6k defeat Sporting Kansas City 50.7k</div>
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DC United 36.8k defeats Sporting Kansas City 25.3k</div>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-19942204310362316272012-03-05T23:26:00.001-06:002012-03-17T02:41:32.076-05:00Sporting Kansas City 2012 Season PreviewsBecause I like to read all things Sporting, I wanted to collect all the season previews/predictions/depth charts I came across from known SKC sites and outside sources as well. If you see one that I do not have send it my way. I will add them as they get posted to their sites. And at the end of the year we can see what came true and what did not.<br />
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<b>Sporting-centric Blogs/Sites/Podcasts</b><br />
<a href="http://www.talkintouches.com/2012/03/05/podcast-2012-sporting-kc-season-preview/">Talkin Touches Season Preview </a>(podcast)<br />
<a href="http://sportingtimes.net/articles/2012-sporting-kansas-city-season-preview/">Sporting Times</a><br />
<a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/09/3479521/skc-12-preview-defense-has-quality.html">The Full 90</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/08/3478660/sporting-kc-only-has-eyes-for.html">Part 2</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/08/3476918/skc-12-preview-the-white-puma.html">Part 3</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/08/3478980/a-closer-look-at-sporting-kcs.html">Roster</a> - <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/07/3474439/the-full-90s-sporting-kc-season.html">Overview</a><br />
<a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2012/03/sporting-kc-season-preview.html">Down the Byline</a><br />
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<b>National Media</b><br />
MLSsoccer.com <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/03/01/2012-depth-chart-sporting-kansas-city">Depth Chart</a> - <a href="http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/03/01/2012-sporting-kc-preview-mls-cup-or-bust">Preview</a> "MLS Cup or Bust"<br />
ESPN <a href="http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/mls/story/_/id/7558216/mls-2012-preview-sporting-kansas-city">Preview :Terror of the East?</a><b></b><br />
TSN <a href="http://www.tsn.ca/soccer/mls/feature/?id=59766">Eastern Conference Preview</a><b></b><br />
<b><br /></b>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-8444027834344443772012-03-05T20:44:00.002-06:002012-03-05T20:44:31.674-06:00The new T-shirts are here! The new T-shirts are here!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kbApkgfpD8k/T1V3il5BOII/AAAAAAAAAMM/M-_h9SiZeqU/s1600/ad_astra+shirt+%281%29.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kbApkgfpD8k/T1V3il5BOII/AAAAAAAAAMM/M-_h9SiZeqU/s320/ad_astra+shirt+%281%29.JPG" width="320" /></a>We were waiting to unveil the Ad Astra SKC shirts once the <a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/">South Stand SC</a> finally hit 80 founding members. And today it happened. We have had these in hand for almost a week and it has been killing us to release them before the home opener.<br />
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The design was donated by Mike Gravito and David Streeter fans of Sporting Kansas City. More on that story later.<br />
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You can order them online in the <a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/p/store.html#ecwid:category=1970483&mode=category&offset=0&sort=normal">South Stand SC store today</a> and pick them up at home games or South Stand watch parties (Watch the <a href="http://www.southstandsc.org/">South Stand blog</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/271701066194329/">Facebook group</a> for details.)
We hope you like them and wear them proudly.If you would like to send us a picture with you in your shirt we would be happy to post it here or in the store.<br />
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In the past few weeks we have <a href="http://bit.ly/zZaVHq" target="_blank">covered Twitter</a> and <a href="http://bit.ly/AlnmpU" target="_blank">Facebook for Major League Soccer Teams </a>to see how they engage their fans. We will use these stats as a baseline to compare who makes the biggest gains this year and figure out why some clubs shine and others fall. All of this is done without a sense of competition, but more out of a sense that successful clubs who engage their fans, get more attention for MLS and soccer as a whole in the US and therefore indirectly bring more value to the games that we love as hopefully stadiums continue to sell out.<br />
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One caveat with these stats is the MLS site does not always use YouTube as the source video. They use Microsoft Silverlight, therefore some teams may have high views on the MLS website that are not captured in these stats.<br />
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These stats were gathered in January 1, 2012, and as before we will start by tying them to the Metro Population as a way to reduce the impact size that a large or small metro may have on eyeballs checking out your team's content.<br />
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This first table is sorted by Metro Population (as described previously), so that you can see how the large cities generally outperform the smaller ones. But you also can see some interesting anomalies here, like the <b>San Jose Earthquakes</b> getting 4 million views (which I'll explain in a bit.). I took two basic stats for this table (views and subscribers). In later editions I will also be including # of videos uploaded. <br />
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Here is the same table sorted by views.<br />
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The top 5 teams have a few different reasons why they are at the top of the list by raw numbers of views.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/sanjoseearthquakes/videos?sort=p&view=u" target="_blank"><b>San Jose</b></a>: <i>Fluke goal.</i> They have <a href="http://youtu.be/05VhDBSQ8JQ" target="_blank">one video with 3.9M views. And it deserves a lot of views. SJ Goalies scores a goal in a friendly against West Bromwich</a>. Take that away and they are a still respectable 8th on this table for a team that has not done to well with Twitter or Facebook.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/FCDCommunications?ob=0&feature=results_main#p/u/0/X6NI8sk2_kE" target="_blank">Dallas:</a></b> <i>Moral outrage.</i> Has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6NI8sk2_kE&feature=channel_video_title" target="_blank">one video with 300k views about cheerleaders</a>, that seems to be getting negative attention because the dance team leader talked about testing them for body fat in tryouts. Take that out and they still top 1M for a club that has not been a leader in attendance in a crowded local sports market. The majority of their other top views are from 3-4 years ago.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/VancouverWhitecapsFC?feature=watch" target="_blank">Vancouver:</a></b> <i>Sex sells</i>. Has one video with 458k views. Why so popular?<a href="http://youtu.be/fEKhV5c0MAE" target="_blank"> It features their 2011 kit unveiling...being painted on a naked female.</a> But again you take that away and they still have a near the top 800k views. and they are second in number of subscribers. So there is some success there. Probably helped with them being a new MLS club too.<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLAGalaxy/videos?sort=p&view=u" target="_blank"><b>Los Angeles Galaxy: </b></a><i>Beckham Plus.</i> The addition of many international stars and being near the top of most lists on social media engagement in MLS and the recent Supporter's Shied and MLS champs are cleary the reasons to see LAG so high.<br />
<b><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/sportingkansascity/videos?sort=p&view=u" target="_blank">Kansas City:</a></b> <i>Rebranding works</i>. Plus a charismatic rookie serenading women's soccer most recognized personality helps to (405k views). Savvy marketing department helps get views beyond a smaller market. (Hometown bias a bit here, but they are onto something.) Plus it should be noted these counts do not include the Wizards96 You Tube Account (abandoned Nov 2010), which would add 750k views.<br />
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On the other hand, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/torontofc/videos" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Toronto FC's</a> pathetic showing here has a simple explanation: no videos. Since their inception in 2007 they have contributed around 80 videos. Vancouver meanwhile has almost 700 videos. Maybe TFC is using another platform? I cant find another explanation.<br />
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Now lets sort accounting for metro population to see if any new patterns emerge:<br />
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So now the top 5 are slightly different. <b>San Jose</b> stays at the top with the popular Goal by Goalie video. <b>Vancouver</b> with the smaller population shows how significant those 1.2M views are now. <b>KC</b> stays near the top and moves up a few spots. And <b>Real Salt Lake</b> rockets up from 10th, similar to other big improvements on previous posts on <a href="http://bit.ly/zZaVHq" target="_blank">Twitter</a> and Facebook.<br />
<b>Biggest Winners:</b> +6 Spots: <b>Columbus</b> 12->6, <b>RSL</b> 10->4<br />
<b>Biggest Losers:</b> -7 spots: <b>Chivas USA</b> 7->14, <b>New York</b> 9->16<br />
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(<b>Side note:</b> if you wanted to calculate the YT Views per 10k for SJE, I already did it for you. 3,235 putting them in between SKC and RSL).<br />
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Having a lot of subscribers probably helps, but it didn't seem to tell a lot of stories so I did not incorporate it in the analysis except to show you.<br />
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So it pays to have at least one video go viral (hopefully for good reasons, not like FC Dallas), but as we go through the season I hope to be able to bring you other good tactics being utilized by teams using social media. What patterns do you see?<br />
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If you would like access to this data on Google Docs or are interested in this project please email me at <a href="mailto:Christian@adastraskc.org">Christian@adastraskc.org</a><br />
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I'll leave you with a great example of YouTube marketing from Sporting Kansas City to their fans for the 2011 Winter Holidays.<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jAZ-kj5y8qc" width="560"></iframe>Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489890082570491672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-11987692219607098212012-02-18T23:12:00.001-06:002012-02-19T13:53:26.001-06:00Year in Review DVD'sToday, Mike Kuhn of <a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/" target="_blank">Down the Byline</a> tweeted about the lack of season review DVD for Sporting Kansas City.
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but see would more people be interested in a cycling jersey (as @<a href="https://twitter.com/SportingStyle">SportingStyle</a> has mentioned) or a season review DVD for <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523SportingKC">#SportingKC</a> ?<br />
— Mike Kuhn (@downthebyline) <a data-datetime="2012-02-18T23:38:06+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/downthebyline/status/171015663828205569">February 18, 2012</a></blockquote>
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He had <a href="http://www.downthebyline.com/2011/11/year-end-review.html" target="_blank">previously wrote a post about this at the end of the season which grabbed my attention</a>. Frankly I was a bit shocked that year in review DVD's (YIR-DVD) would not be fairly commonplace for any sports club. The overall cost should not be that great with production and packaging being the highest costs. But with a little foresight, they should be relatively easy to produce at low cost. Encourage your video crew to be keeping a collection of highlight clips to be used at the end of the season. Have the video crew and leadership always thinking "Would this clip by great to help tell a story at the end of the year?"<br />
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Have your PR team thinking and writing through the whole season about the narrative arcs along a few different themes. Of course you can use the natural order of games to anchor the story, and in addition you can add in special vignettes on players as they look back on the season (a common technique in reality TV shows) as sub-plots. At the end of the season you grab a few key staff to write the script, book some time for your team voices to record the narration and voila you have a product to sell and keep your fans interest stoked in the offseason.<br />
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Here is the closest we have to a summary video of the 2011 season:<br />
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(<b>Update</b>:<a href="https://twitter.com/#%21/downthebyline/status/171284656698826752" target="_blank"> Mike Kuhn of @DownTheByline tweeted me this video Sunday AM</a>. 2011 Season Highlights - 13 minutes of soccer action. A great start but with a little more time and some narrative you could get to the finished project. Aim for 23 minutes and it mkaes for a half hour of broadcast time. <br />
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Now of course I understand video production of high quality takes some time, especially if you start de novo at the end of the season. But think of all the quality outcomes from the making of this video:<br />
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1. A succinct in the moment historical record of the season for future reference<br />
2. A DVD to be watched over and over by young fans to solidify their love for the team (I did this with Chargers and Padres VCR tapes as a kid)<br />
3. Filler for your affiliated TV stations to show during the offseason at 2am<br />
4. Something for passionate fans to show their friends and turn them into passionate fans<br />
5. Surplus DVD's could be given to season ticket holders or used for contest raffles<br />
6. Printing volumes decreases the individual cost<br />
7. Excerpts could be posted on YouTube for content and drive more interest via social media<br />
8. Already produced content could be packaged as extras and bonuses (Behind the scenes of the Holiday Video Shoot)<br />
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Any other ideas you can add?<br />
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So Sporting Club it is not too late to document the first year as Sporting KC. And don't forget Sporting Kansas City, it is not to late to prepare for 2012 and make this a reality and reduced cost and high yield to the club.<br />
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Sporting Kansas City <a href="http://www.sportingkc.com/news/2012/02/sporting-kc-launches-live-it-campaign">unveiled the first TV ad for the 2012 season, titling the campaign "Live for It."</a> As I posted on the Ad Astra FB page, I was neutral on this ad. It was solid but it didn't inspire me as much as the I Believe That We Will Win or even the (slightly overplayed) Omar Bravo/Kei Kamara ads with the High Noon Standoff/Drum soundtracks. Both of those seemed to have a different level of creativity, artistic direction and passion then the most recent one. Now I am no videographer, and I realize they take a lot of work. Maybe it was my high expectations with the great work SKC marketing has done so far.One thing I would love to see is a chance for fans to remix footage and soundtracks to make their own ad.</div>
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2011 Omar Bravo
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2011 Kei Kamara
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2010 New Stadium with Kei Kamara and Teal Bunbury
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2009 Getting to know Jack Jewsbury</div>
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2009 Getting to know Davy Arnaud</div>
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2008 Kerry Zavagnin "Say Anything" Spoof
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2008 Kevin Hartman "16 Candles" Spoof
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2008 Jimmy Conrad Crashes the Cauldron
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2008 Kevin Hartman Eric Kronberg Contract
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<a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/02/mls-twitter-engagement.html">Earlier this week we looked at the Twitter stats</a> of the 19 Major League Soccer (MLS) teams to see if there were any baseline trends. This week we will take a look at Facebook as a social media platform for reaching out to fans and the soon-to-be fans. I do have some updated stats from February but I thought the first set of stats would be good to keep them all in January so we get a similar baseline. So these were taken on January 2, 2012.<br />
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As with the Twitter stats <a href="http://www.adastraskc.org/2012/02/mls-social-media-stats.html">I used the metro area population as a reference point to normalize the widely variable populations</a> among all the different MLS cities. The two stats we took from the official Facebook MLS pages are Likes and 'people talking about.' Likes you should probably already comprehend, but it is important to realize that it can be a passive measure, since you could click once and forget you ever clicked a few days ever and never engage with the brand again. For a better understanding of the "<a href="http://mashable.com/2011/10/02/facebook-people-talking-about/">people talking about' (PTA) metric see Mashable's overview</a>. Basically 'talking about' means any time someone interacts or mentions your brand on Facebook or its' various platforms it will count you as a 'PTA'.<br />
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So looking at the Facebook stats sorted by likes, we can see the two teams (<b>LAG</b> and <b>NYR</b>) near the top based simply on the enormous population advantage. Also <b>LA</b> would likely be at the top on sheer numbers because of the recent MLS Cup win, ownership group AEG and the efforts put into securing world-renowned players giving it the likely top spot in most recognized MLS team.<br />
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But also impressive is Seattle being in the number 2 spot, likely reflective of the Northwest city enthusiastic embracing of the <b>Sounders FC</b> <a href="http://www.sounderatheart.com/2011/10/10/2474772/seattle-sounders-attendance-mls-record">as evident in the sheer numbers that attend matches.</a> Also at the bottom of the table, you can find <b>Chivas USA</b> as they are overshadowed by their neighbors/host at the Home Depot Center, the <b>Galaxy</b>. But to get a better sense of the degree which a team has made an impact we can calculate Facebook likes per 10,000 people:</div>
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<b>Biggest winner: </b> +8 <b>Columbus Crew</b> moving from 17 to 9 and <b>San Jose Earthquakes</b> moving from 14 to 6. <br />
<b>Biggest loser:</b> -14 <b>New York Red Bulls</b> from 3 to 17<br />
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Now we sea that 4 small-market teams (<b>Real Salt Lake, Seattle, Portland Timbers and Sporting Kansas City</b>) have jumped to the top with <b>Salt Lake</b> and <b>Seattle</b> having nearly twice the number compared to even the #3 spot. External factors that may help explain some of the high ratings here:<br />
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<li><b>Real Salt Lake:</b> 2009 MLS Cup champs, Strong CONCACAF run in 2011, Soccer Specific Sttadium (2008)</li>
<li><b>Seattle Sounders:</b> Breaking Attendance records every year, MLS expansion team ('09), strong Cascadia rivalry, Three time Lama Hunt US Open Cup Champs ('09,'10,'11), strong supporter culture with Emerald City Supporters</li>
<li><b>Portland Timbers</b>: MLS expansion team ('11), strong Cascadia rivalry, strong supporter culture in the Timbers Army</li>
<li><b>Sporting Kansas City:</b> Successful rebranding in 2011, new Soccer Specific Stadium (Livestrong Park), strong finish in 2011</li>
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Again some surprises at the bottom with <b>Chivas, FC Dallas</b>, and the <b>Red Bulls</b> being bested by newcomer <b>Montreal Impact</b>. The <b>Red Bulls</b> have a well known international brand with Red Bull but do not be able to capitalize on this locally with the diverse population, probably because of lackluster play on the field as of late and the wide range of entertainment options in New York. <b>FC Dallas</b> also is surprising to see near the bottom with entertaining players like Brek Shea and David Ferreira (injured in 2011) and a recent rebrand and soccer specific stadium (although it is pretty far from downtown.)<br />
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Now let's look at 'People talking about' abbreviated as either 'PTA' or 'Talking.' (See the beginning for the explanation).<br />
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Again the Galaxy are on top when sorting by raw number of PTA. But before analyzing this too much lets again adjust for population as we did before. (NB: I had to increase the per number from 10k to 100k to make the number a little more meaningful without resorting to decimal points.) <br />
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Again we see the rise of the small market clubs like Real Salt Lake and San Jose jumping up. But as I looked at this chart I began to think if this stat really captures engagement by fans on Facebook. Is population the best denominator here to even out different size cities? What if we looked at PTA in comparison to total likes? This would help weed out the effect of 'click and forget fans' who never log on to Facebook again or go see what DC United is up to. This shows a little bit better how well a team is able to keep fans coming back for more. This shows the teams that gets fans to like, comment, share and talk with their friends about the team, which is MUCH more valuable.<br />
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Why did I use this calculation instead of percentage? Because looking at 2.9% vs 0.8% of fans engaging wasn't very exciting. With this stat you can say for every 1,000 people who like the page, you can expect X number of people to talk about you. With this chart you can see the difference between teams that continue to engage fans at the top and those who are having a harder time capturing that same enthusiasm. Of course the PTA stat is related to time but I'm not sure how long it looks back. We will take a look how this evolves in the regular season on a day after all teams had played. But again this gives us a baseline.<br />
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Feel free to share your comments or ideas about other stats to compile!Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-9735218987244758382012-02-06T07:15:00.000-06:002012-02-06T07:15:01.127-06:00MLS Social Media Stats<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnBD1nygA2M/Ty7_TSBDaEI/AAAAAAAADaw/nOp4qFb7pw0/s1600/MLS+Social+Media.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vnBD1nygA2M/Ty7_TSBDaEI/AAAAAAAADaw/nOp4qFb7pw0/s320/MLS+Social+Media.jpg" width="320" /></a>MLS has typically had to fight to grab some attention on the mainstream sports and media outlets, so I have watched with interest how the different clubs have utilized social media to push their own content to fans and get them engaged in spreading the passion for one's club. Being in Kansas City I have been really lucky because Sporting Kansas City (as a team and as players) has been very active on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in addition to creating their own private social media site in Sporting Club.<br />
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At the beginning of each month starting with January 2012, I will collect the following pieces of data:<br />
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<b>Twitter:</b> Tweets, Followers<br />
<b>YouTube:</b> Uploaded videos, Subscriber, Views<br />
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I will be making the data available to anyone who is interested in analyzing it on their own, as long as they share the findings with the public. Just <a href="mailto:christian@adastraskc.org">email me</a> and I will send the link to you on Google Docs. I will also use this post to link to each analysis I do. Sometimes it will be an overview of a certain SM platform, other times it will be just picking up on interesting trends.Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3382675477078473588.post-47633672733979136642012-02-06T06:30:00.000-06:002012-02-06T06:30:04.195-06:00MLS Twitter Engagement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Let's start with some baseline numbers as we track social media stats through the season. Measuring engagement is not easy without using some sophisticated (read: expensive) tools, but there are some crude measures that may give us an idea of how some teams may stack up against others in utilizing various social media platforms to get their team in front of your eyeballs.<br />
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To give us an idea of a level playing field we need some baseline to compare different size markets against each other. You would think if you had more people in your market, say New York or Los Angeles, you would probably have higher gross numbers then a small market like Columbus. So using the census for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_United_States_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas">American</a> (2010) and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_areas_in_Canada">Canadian</a> (2006) metro areas (source: Wikipedia, OMB).*<br />
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Now lets include their Twitter stats (followers and tweets) for January 2012:<br />
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As you can see the <b>LA Galaxy</b> fresh off their 2011 MLS Cup win, 2nd largest metro area and arguably with the strongest international presence are at the top with number of followers. You would kind of expect that. So are they resting on their laurels? Also newcomers <b>Montreal</b> are near the bottom, but still doing pretty well for a new club given that <b>Colorado</b> and <b>San Jose</b> have been around long enough to make a splash. I'm especially looking at you <b>San Jose</b>, with all your tech savvy companies there I would expect a much higher presence.<br />
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Now we see a much different picture that drops the <b>LA Galaxy</b> down to 8th, and puts <b>RSL, Sporting, Seattle, Columbus, Portland and Vancouver</b> far ahead of the pack given their metro population. One could make a solid case that in a large metro area there are more opportunities for other sports and non-athletic interests, but it does show a different side of things. Especially seeing <b>New York</b> and <b>Chivas</b> way at the bottom in another class. So why the stark differnce? One hint might be the number of tweets. Some of the better performing clubs on Twitter engagement by this metric have considerably more tweets posted. But then even <b>Chicago</b> has a pretty high volume of tweets but lacks the following per 10k.<br />
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<b>Largest drop in position:</b> <b> </b><br />
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+14! <b>Real Salt Lake</b> going from 15th by Followers to number one when adjusted for metro population.</div>
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So if you are in the relegation zone of MLS Twitter accounts, you may want to start paying attention to the top 5 here because they are doing something you are not.<br />
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Here are the two charts side by side for easier comparison:<br />
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Do you see any other trends here? More to come on Facebook and YouTube later this week.<br />
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<br />Christian Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.com0