Sporting Kansas City announced on Friday a formal partnership with Brazilian club Fluminense FC that extends through 2016 that will directly facilitate cooperation between the two clubs for player loans/transfers, academy exchanges and commercial opportunities.“When we started the initial discussions of forming a partnership with a club outside of the United States, we were looking for a very specific set of qualities and opportunities,” Sporting KC Manager Peter Vermes said. “We did not want this to
Philadelphia Union looked to put a halt to their losing streak today as they played host to Sporting Kansas City. Sporting made it four games without a loss, playing to a 1-1 draw midweek with Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday evening. Sporting KC came into tonight’s match in second place in the Eastern Conference with 29 points from 13 matches. On the other hand, the Union came into the match in ninth place with 8 points from 12 matches.
