The Sporting KC Show

An in-depth conversation with Grant Wahl on all things USMNT, MLS broadcast rights and more

This week on the Sporting Kansas City Show, presented by Michelob Ultra, Nate Bukaty and Aly Trost and Conall McCourt are joined by American U.S. Soccer journalist Grant Wahl (GrantWahl.com) to discuss the new MLS broadcast rights deal, USMNT friendlies at the World Cup roster, potential 2026 World Cup host cities & more! Plus, a recap of Sporting KC's 1-0 loss to Vancouver over the weekend, thoughts on the international break & look ahead to the USMNT friendly vs Uruguay at Children's Mercy Park on Sunday!

Talking with John Pulskamp, recapping back-to-back results for SKC and an Open Cup Round of 16 preview

This week on the Sporting KC Show, Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Jacob Peterson break down two huge results for Sporting in the last week against the Colorado Rapids and San Jose Earthquakes. Then, Nate and Aly are joined by 21-year-old keeper John Pulskamp to talk about his game against FC Dallas in the Open Cup Round of 32, his role with the second team, his go-to karaoke song & more. Then, Jacob re-joins the show to preview Wednesday’s Round of 16 Open Cup match against Paulo Nagamura’s Houston Dynamo!

 

Get to know 19-year-old right back Kayden Pierre

This week on the Sporting Kansas City Show, presented by Michelob Ultra, Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Conall McCourt discuss a forgettable loss at Portland over the weekend and look ahead to Wednesday's midweek matchup against the Colorado Rapids. Then, young right back Kayden Pierre joins the show and talks about his growth as a pro athlete, his family, favorite things to do off the field, what he's worked on to improve his game & more. Lastly, the crew closes out the show by discussing roster news & the latest injury report ahead of Colorado and San Jose. 

Daniel ”Showtime” Salloi joins the show following his TOTW performance against FC Dallas

This week's show opens with Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Conall McCourt breaking down Sporting's 2-2 draw against FC Dallas, talking about what was learned during Tuesday's media availability after training and looking ahead to a tough road trip against NYCFC on 5/7. Then, forward Daniel Salloi joins Nate and Aly to discuss the team's come from behind draw, his role in both goals, NYCFC and more. Plus, Salloi gives Aly some tips ahead of NYC since it'll be her first time in The Big Apple. To close the show, analyst Jacob Peterson joins Nate and Conall to give his thoughts on the draw and the match ahead.

A conversation with Kortne Ford following his TOTW performance against Columbus

This week hosts Nate Bukaty and Aly Trost were re-joined by the third member of the SKC broadcast team, Jacob Peterson. The trio discussed Sporting's hard-fought 0-0 draw against Columbus at home last weekend, breaking down the team's solid defensive performance with center backs Kortne Ford & Robert Voloder playing big roles on a windy & rainy night at Children's Mercy Park. Then, Ford joined Nate and Aly to talk about his routine, journey to get back on the field following a devastating knee injury, what drives him and so much more. To close out the show, Nate and Aly quickly look ahead to next weekend's match against 4th place FC Dallas.

Open Cup talk, LAFC recap, Columbus Crew preview and a conversation with Nikola Vujnovic

This week on The Sporting Kansas City Show, Nate Bukaty and Aly Trost are joined by Conall McCourt to recap Sporting’s 3-1 loss at LAFC, discuss the return of the Open Cup & talk about some of what they heard at Tuesday’s SKC media availability with Peter Vermes, Daniel Salloi and Logan Ndenbe. Then, forward Nikola Vujnovic joined the show to talk some NBA, F1 & his impression of MLS & Kansas City. To close out the show, the trio looks ahead to Saturday’s home match against the Columbus Crew.

One-on-one with Ben Sweat, talk of tattoos, Nashville breakdown, Harry Potter and more

SKC broadcast crew member Conall McCourt comes off the bench to join Nate Bukaty & Aly Trost in this week’s show. The trio starts the show by recapping a frustrating 2-1 loss to Nashville SC over the weekend and then discusses some sights & sounds at Tuesday’s training session. Then, Nate and Aly sit down with left back Ben Sweat to talk about his journey back from an ACL tear last year, bad haircuts, tattoos & more. To close out the show, Conall rejoins & the crew talks some Harry Potter (?) and Nate does some voice impressions before seamlessly bringing the group back to next weekend’s match in LA against LAFC.

A convo with GK Tim Melia, preview of SKC vs Nashville SC, World Cup draw reaction & more...

Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Jacob Peterson open the show by recapping Sporting's 1-0 loss to Vancouver on the road last week & discuss the USMNT's World Cup draw. In segment two, Nate and Aly are joined by goalkeeper Tim Melia & close out the show previewing Saturday's match against Nashville SC at Children's Mercy Park.

USMNT talk, a conversation with captain Johnny Russell and more...

The show opens with Nate Bukaty, Aly Trost and Jacob Peterson talking all things USMNT. Then, captain Johnny Russell sits down with Nate and Aly to talk about family, backyard football in Scotland, mind games & more. Lastly, Jacob rejoins the show to preview Saturday's game in Vancouver against the Whitecaps. 

Previewing USMNT in WCQ, SKC vs RSL and a conversation with Roger Espinoza

This week hosts Nate Bukaty and Aly Trost sit down with Sporting broadcast analyst Jacob Peterson to talk (Nate off the ledge) about USMNT in World Cup Qualifiers & preview Sporting's match against Real Salt Lake this weekend. Plus, veteran midfielder Roger Espinoza joins Nate and Aly to talk about this season, the SKC's rivalry with RSL, married life & more!