For the Glory KC is back with the 127th episode of the show!

Our long national nightmare is over! Sporting Kansas City have finally won a game. New interim coach Kerry Zavagnin is a perfect 1-0-0 and he got the best of Sporting KC's rival, St. Louis City SC. It put an exclamation point at the end of a tumultuous and emotional week for anyone in and around Sporting KC.

Sheena and I work through the big moments of the game. From our pre-game emotions and expectations to Dejan Joveljic's breakout performance. We also talked about John Pulskamp stepping up on the night Tim Melia retired. There were post-game antics with Jake Davis and the St. Louis players as well as Jansen Miller shushing the road support. Considering he's from STL, it's even more endearing to local fans.

The week wouldn't be complete without going back and reflecting on all the change and the news we got from Mike Illig and Kerry Zavagnin's pressers. Weaved into that conversation is a mini dive into my editorial about how ownership may have still botched the Peter Vermes firing.

We honor Tim Melia on the week of his retirement (listen to Thad's exclusive podcast with Melia) and discuss a trade that snuck under the radar potentially for Sporting KC fans.

Finally, the KC Current had the week off, but still made a bit of news on the international front and with five (!!) of the 11 players of the month coming from KC: LaBonta, Temwa, Cook, Debinha and Lorena.

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

• The future of the Women's World Cup (USA & UK)
• The Des Moines Menace being bounced from the US Open Cup
• And FC 25 jersey updates for SKC and the Current

Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times):

• Sporting KC finally win, and soccer is fun again! - 6:46
• Mike Illig and Kerry Zavagnin pressers - 40:19
• SKC Round-up - 1:08:33
• KC Current Round-up - 1:13:44
• Digital Crawl - 1:16:04

Upcoming Games

• USA vs. Brazil, Tues. April 8th at 9:30PM CDT
• SKC II vs. Minnesota United 2, Wed. April 9th at 6:00PM
• KC Current @ San Diego Wave, Sat. April 12th at 9:00PM
• Sporting KC vs. Portland Timbers, Sun. April 13th at 1:15PM

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

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

Episode 126 a day after 125? It's an emergency people! After nearly 16 years in charge, Sporting Kansas City announced they had "mutually parted ways" with Chief Soccer Officer and Manager, Peter Vermes.

Sheena and I get together for an impromptu podcast about one subject: Peter Vermes. But there is a lot of meat on that bone. We get into:

• Initial Reactions
• Peter's Accolades
• The Cauldron/South Stand Letter
• Replacement Candidates (including the Vlatko Andonovski rumor)
• When do they hire a coach?
• And a bit of Peter Vermes appreciation

Big thanks to Splitter Conspiracy for our theme music made with the permission of the KC Cauldron.

For the Glory KC is back with the 125th episode of the show!

We were all set to talk about another Sporting Kansas City loss when Sunday the KC Cauldron and South Stand "demanded" Peter Vermes resigns his jobs. We started there and then moved into discussing another loss.

In terms of the cries for Vermes' resignation, Sheena and I get into whether we actually think this will happen and the case to be made for and against him leaving. It's also worth remembering, he's just entering this second year of a five-year extension. That contract continues to age poorly, which feels like yet another indictment of ownership.

Turning our attention to the game, despite a losing effort, Sporting KC actually showed some promise against FC Dallas. There were significant changes to the lineup that paid off immediately with another Daniel Salloi goal. He's scoring 0.71 goals per 90 after only scoring 0.13/90 in 2024. Another spark may have come from the first start of Jake Davis in the midfield. We also learn Davis' unique middle name during this week's podcast.

Finally, the KC Current rescue the soccer weekend yet again with a great performance back home against the Utah Royals. While it was a great day for the Current, it was a tough outing for old friend Kate Del Fava who was involved in all three goals KC scored.

In other KC Current news, they had an immense number of international call-ups, and we played a mini game about how they would fare with those nine players missing. Luckily, it was just a thought experiment, as the Current have the next weekend off since NWSL doesn't play through international windows. As for those call-ups, let's list them:

• United States: Claire Hutton, Michelle Cooper, Alana Cook
• Brazil: Lorena
• Canada: Nichelle Prince
• Costa Rica: Rocky Rodriguez
• Kenya: Jereko
• US U-18s: Mary Long, Katie Scott

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

• SKC II winning in penalty kicks
• Boston's NWSL rebrand
• Denver's NWSL side announcing new facilities
• US Open Cup broadcast rights on Paramount+

Here is a rundown of topics (and approximate start times):

• Calls for Peter Vermes to Resign - 5:32
• Sporting KC make progress, but still falter against Dallas - 29:17
• The KC Current continue to dominate - 53:13
• KC Current round-up - 1:01:20
• Digital Crawl - 1:08:50

Upcoming Games

• Des Moines Menace vs. Union Omaha, Wed. April 2nd at 7:30PM CDT
• USWNT vs. Brazil, Sat. April 5th at 4:00PM
• Sporting KC vs. St. Louis City SC, Sat. April 5th at 7:30PM
• USA vs. Brazil, Tues. April 8th at 9:30PM
• SKC II and KC Current have no games

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

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