Daniel Sperry
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Covering Sporting KC and KC Current for the Kansas City Star. Got tips? Email: sperry.danielkc@gmail.com
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Most of the (genuine) arguments I'm receiving on this hinge on a read of roster quality in KC and Louisville that I don't think holds up.
Obviously KC & Spirit have stronger & deeper squads than Louisville, but the size of the gap required for that argument to work don't exist in the NWSL.
Obviously KC & Spirit have stronger & deeper squads than Louisville, but the size of the gap required for that argument to work don't exist in the NWSL.
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Most of the (genuine) arguments I'm receiving on this hinge on a read of roster quality in KC and Louisville that I don't think holds up.
Obviously KC & Spirit have stronger & deeper squads than Louisville, but the size of the gap required for that argument to work don't exist in the NWSL.
Obviously KC & Spirit have stronger & deeper squads than Louisville, but the size of the gap required for that argument to work don't exist in the NWSL.
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Hate to go all "we have food at home" but it's Vlatko by a mile, & González 2nd.
KC had the best reg. season in NWSL history. A 21-pt gap atop the table is Lyonnes-in-France dominance, & KC's roster is not 21 points better than the rest.
Yanez showed real future CotY potential, but again: future.
KC had the best reg. season in NWSL history. A 21-pt gap atop the table is Lyonnes-in-France dominance, & KC's roster is not 21 points better than the rest.
Yanez showed real future CotY potential, but again: future.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Hate to go all "we have food at home" but it's Vlatko by a mile, & González 2nd.
KC had the best reg. season in NWSL history. A 21-pt gap atop the table is Lyonnes-in-France dominance, & KC's roster is not 21 points better than the rest.
Yanez showed real future CotY potential, but again: future.
KC had the best reg. season in NWSL history. A 21-pt gap atop the table is Lyonnes-in-France dominance, & KC's roster is not 21 points better than the rest.
Yanez showed real future CotY potential, but again: future.
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#NWSL awards season shenanigans is an annual tradition, and the Midfielder of the Year shortlist having NEITHER Taylor Flint NOR Sam Coffey is egregious, baffling stuff.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
#NWSL awards season shenanigans is an annual tradition, and the Midfielder of the Year shortlist having NEITHER Taylor Flint NOR Sam Coffey is egregious, baffling stuff.
Stunned Taylor Flint wasn't a finalist for Midfielder of the year.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Stunned Taylor Flint wasn't a finalist for Midfielder of the year.
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an all time Taylor Flint snub in the NWSL Midfielder of the Year ballot
November 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
an all time Taylor Flint snub in the NWSL Midfielder of the Year ballot
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BREAKING: The NWSL is awarding its 17th franchise to Atlanta and will join the league for a record expansion fee of $165 million, sources tell The Athletic.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
November 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
BREAKING: The NWSL is awarding its 17th franchise to Atlanta and will join the league for a record expansion fee of $165 million, sources tell The Athletic.
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Details: www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
Press conferences are terrible for getting full quotes and context out quickly. So here's the whole of what Vlatko Andonovski had to say about Bia playing through injury today:
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Press conferences are terrible for getting full quotes and context out quickly. So here's the whole of what Vlatko Andonovski had to say about Bia playing through injury today:
Vlatko said that yesterday they were testing Temwa and they could see that it wasn't going to be good to go. They were worried it would lead to a much more significant injury. #KCBaby
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Vlatko said that yesterday they were testing Temwa and they could see that it wasn't going to be good to go. They were worried it would lead to a much more significant injury. #KCBaby
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November 9, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A lot will be said and written about this team. Some from myself too. The Current were far and away the better team in the NWSL. Maybe not today. But that's the playoffs. Can't show up and get bounced. Despite the absences, they didn't quite look like themselves throughout today. Credit to Gotham.
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A lot will be said and written about this team. Some from myself too. The Current were far and away the better team in the NWSL. Maybe not today. But that's the playoffs. Can't show up and get bounced. Despite the absences, they didn't quite look like themselves throughout today. Credit to Gotham.
FINAL. Gotham win 2-1.
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
FINAL. Gotham win 2-1.
GOTHAM GOAL. 2-1. OH WOW. SECONDS LEFT FOR KC
November 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
GOTHAM GOAL. 2-1. OH WOW. SECONDS LEFT FOR KC
OH MY GOD ELLIE WHEELER! 1-1
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
OH MY GOD ELLIE WHEELER! 1-1
Gotham will ensure as little soccer is played until the end of this game. Think the ball has been in play for 90 seconds in the last ten minutes. Berger has mysteriously gone down after a shot wide. #KCBaby
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Gotham will ensure as little soccer is played until the end of this game. Think the ball has been in play for 90 seconds in the last ten minutes. Berger has mysteriously gone down after a shot wide. #KCBaby
Midge Purce gets cracked in the head with a long ball, ref stops play rightfully so. But the CPKC crowd is not happy...unrightfully so. #KCBaby
November 9, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Midge Purce gets cracked in the head with a long ball, ref stops play rightfully so. But the CPKC crowd is not happy...unrightfully so. #KCBaby
Elizabeth Ball is down. Haley Hopkins came in already for Nichelle Prince. It seems like Ball may be unable to continue. So Wheeler is coming in and Mace switching to CB. #KCBaby
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Elizabeth Ball is down. Haley Hopkins came in already for Nichelle Prince. It seems like Ball may be unable to continue. So Wheeler is coming in and Mace switching to CB. #KCBaby
GOAL. Jaedyn Shaw puts Gotham in front. She turned and beat Sharples and placed her shot very well past Lorena. Current on the ropes. 1-0 Gotham.
November 9, 2025 at 7:11 PM
GOAL. Jaedyn Shaw puts Gotham in front. She turned and beat Sharples and placed her shot very well past Lorena. Current on the ropes. 1-0 Gotham.