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Media Roundup: March 15-21, 2021
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"It has to come from within." Johnny Russell, Sporting Kansas City footballer, on ambition
The Blue Testament
Johnny F Russell talks ambition: His own. His family’s. And Sporting KC in 2021.
Six Preseason Observations from Sporting KC versus Colorado Rapids (+ Highlights)
The Blue Testament
Another game, another set of Tweets and other forms of text to "observe." Oh, and highlights!!
MLS Preseason 2021: Drew Moor bags winner for Colorado Rapids vs. Sporting Kansas City
MLSsoccer.com
Drew Moor scored the late winner, heading in a Nicolas Mezquida corner kick to lift the Colorado Rapids to a 1-0 win over Sporting Kansas City at Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, Ariz. Saturday.
Sporting KC Season Preview 2021- with Special Guest Jimmy from No Other Pod

i80 Sports
Bob and Alex are joined by Jimmy Mack of No Other Pod covering Sporting Kansas City. We preview the 2021 season by discussing the culture of SKC, their history, coach, and projected starting 11s.
Mellinger podcast: Sporting KC CEO Jake Reid

The Kansas City Star
Fair warning, this week's lead is essentially me drooling over the fact that you and I and everyone else can watch actual, real, NCAA Tournament games. Then we do questions on who the heck I think I am, whether gambling is good for sports, what Ballly's Kansas City will be like and whether KU screwed up its infractions case.
Remi Prieur featured in Diablo Magazine
diablomag.com
Kendall McIntosh has fought for everything he's gotten in soccer ... with ample support

The Kansas City Star
Whenever Kendall McIntosh is feeling down on himself, he thinks about a saying his mother has repeated to him his whole life. "How do you make your own luck, Kendall?" Sonja McIntosh would ask. She'd keep asking him until he gave the correct answer: "Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity."
MLS Western Conference roster build status | Armchair Analyst
MLSsoccer.com
NOTE: This column was first published on February 4, with an update on March 17. The final update will come in early April. As it's the silly season, it's thus an appropriate time to take a look through every team's current roster build situation and depth chart.
MLS, U.S. soccer trying to make pathways for hiring more Black and minority coaches

The Kansas City Star
Rumba Munthali wasn't accustomed to seeing many coaches who looked like him when he was growing up as a soccer player. Black coaches were hard to come by at the youth level in Toronto. They were even harder to come by at the professional level in North America.