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Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Sporting Kansas City faces Real Salt Lake with three players sidelined

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Children's Mercy Park | Sporting Kansas City

Children's Mercy Park | Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City will play against Real Salt Lake at America First Field on Saturday night. According to the team’s Sports Medicine Report, three players from Sporting Kansas City will be unavailable for the match. Defender Andrew Brody is out with a quad injury, Ian James will miss the game due to a head injury, and midfielder Zorhan Bassong is suspended after receiving too many yellow cards.

Manu Garcia, one of Sporting's Designated Players, has returned to training following his recovery from a quad injury. The update comes as Sporting looks to maintain its roster strength for the away match.

The league’s official Player Status Report submitted before the match also lists Austin FC’s player availability. For Austin FC, Kobi Henry (head) and Pablo Ruiz (quadriceps) are questionable. Zac MacMath (shoulder), Javain Brown (knee), and Matthew Bell (hamstring) are out, while DeAndre Yedlin is suspended.

Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. CT with streaming available on MLS Season Pass via Apple TV and local radio coverage on Sports Radio 810 WHB.

"Sports Medicine Report is SportingKC.com’s look at the latest health update around the team ahead of upcoming matches and is presented byChildren’s Mercy Kansas City."

"All details listed are from the league’s official Player Status Report that is submitted the day prior to the match."