KC Reporter

Sporting Kansas City is set to play Orlando City SC at 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Inter&Co Stadium in Florida. This will be the team's final cross-conference match of the regular season. The game, which opens MLS Matchday 29, can be viewed through Apple TV with an MLS Season Pass subscription. Local fans can also attend watch parties at Meat Mitch Barbecue in Leawood, Kansas, and The Soccer Lot in Kansas City, Missouri.

Children's Mercy Park will host a funeral service for Wyandotte County Sheriff's Deputy Elijah Ming today at 11 a.m. The event is open to the public, with parking lots opening at 9 a.m. and stadium gates opening at 9:30 a.m. The service will also be streamed live on the Unified Government's YouTube channel.

Fans have until 10:59 p.m. CT tonight to receive a 25% discount on orders from MLSstore.com using code 25MLS. This includes Sporting Kansas City's new United We Play pre-match top available in both adult and youth sizes.

On Thursday, Sporting Kansas City will deliver backpacks filled with school supplies to The Hope Center for students in Kansas City Public Schools. As part of this back-to-school initiative, Sporting KC staff donated supplies for K-12 students along with care packages containing water bottles, shirts, and handwritten notes of encouragement.

Registration for the fall season of Sporting Rec League for Kindergarten through Second Grade divisions closes Friday. Games are held at Garmin Olathe Soccer Complex in Olathe, Kansas. More information is available at SKCrecsoccer.com.

Sporting Kansas City Season Ticket Members and supporters group members can request complimentary tickets starting Friday for the club’s away match against LA Galaxy on September 27 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.

A new six-week session of Sporting Stripes—a soccer program designed for children ages two to five—will begin Saturday at Legacy Park Soccer Fields in Lee's Summit, Missouri. Details are provided on SportingKCYouth.com.

Sporting KC II continues its MLS NEXT Pro campaign Sunday against Houston Dynamo 2 at Children's Mercy Victory Field in Swope Soccer Village, Kansas City, Missouri. Kickoff is scheduled for noon CT and tickets are available via SeatGeek; coverage will be available on MLS Season Pass through Apple TV and updates can be followed @SportingKCII on X.