Courtesy of the Hillcrest Road the outstanding blog of KC Wizards The Wizards waived defender Rauwshan McKenzie and dropped defender Ofori Sarkodie, midfielder Eric Gehrig and forward Kyle Brown from their preseason roster this weekend. A fourth round draft pick by the Wizards in 2008, McKenzie started five contests for Kansas City last season. McKenzie also made [...]

From the outstanding Hillcrest Road the Official Blog of the Kansas City Wizards a Stadium Update from Robb Heineman Robb took some time out after this week’s design meeting to update everyone on the construction and design processes taking place on the Stadium Complex at Village West. Watch, enjoy, and pass along to your friends:

D.C. United acquires forward Adam Cristman 25-year old Virginia native acquired from from Kansas City Washington, D.C. (February 3, 2010) – D.C. United today announced the club has acquired forward Adam Cristman from the Kansas City Wizards and in return sent one of its international roster spots to the Wizards until December 31, 2011. “We are pleased [...]

Courtesy of http://www.mls-daily.com/ Kansas City Wizards midfielder Roger Espinoza has reportedly had his request to be loaned to a team in the Honduran league turned down by Wizards head coach and technical director Peter Vermes. Espinoza had been pushing for a loan that would have allowed him to play in his home country in the months [...]

According to Thad at The Back Post (click here for the original article, some nice photos, and all the details), 38 year old 6ft 2 inch former Tottenham Hotspir and Bolton Wanderer English National Team is participating in the Kansas City Wizards tryouts. What do you think? Is Walker to old to make a contribution [...]

Pablo Escobar 22 year old Colombian Defender to KC Wizards. The central defender played for the Deportivo Cali where he played in 12 matches, 10 in Liga Postobon II and 2 in Copa Sudamericana competition. He scored a goal in a 3 – nil match against CC Deportes Tolima.

From the excellent Hillcrest Road blog the official blog of KC Wizards. . Latest rendering of KC Wizards stadium in KCK Yellow Machines on Site This morning, equipment from Clarkson Construction showed up at the future site of Wizards stadium in KCK. Six machines on site The first dirt-mover pulls onto the stadium site in KCK. The first two machines with a [...]

If you live in Kansas City it will be hard to not know there is a professional soccer club in your town. You will be reminded, every time you consult the yellow pages. More on this over at the excellent Hillcrest Road blog, the official blog of the Kansas City Wizards.

Recently the excellent Kansas City Wizards blog Down the Byline reported the following transfer rumors regarding potential incoming players to Kansas City club: According to Wizards president, Robb Heineman, the Wizards have made their first two signings of the offseason. Heineman on Twitter said that the team has signed two new international players, a defensive midfielder [...]

And there are many more over at BackPost.net

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“>Editor’s note: Glenn Davis appears on MLSR every week. Today he returns toquestion the sacking of Curt Onalfo. Feel free to leave him your thoughts in the comments section below. When the Kansas City Wizards removed head coach Curt Onalfo after a 6-0 loss to FC Dallas one had to wonder if management was jumping [...]

“> Technical Director Peter Vermes Named Kansas City Wizards Interim Head Coach (August 4, 2009) – Kansas City Wizards President Robb Heineman announced Tuesday that Technical Director Peter Vermes will serve as the team’s Interim Head Coach through the end of the 2009 season. Vermes was a founding member of Major League Soccer and a standout [...]

“>When looking on paper one would thick that Red Bull New York’s Juan Carlos Osorio or FC Dallas’s Schellas Hyndman might have won the sack race. Ah, but the sack race does not play out on paper but in board rooms. Here’s the press release from Kansas City/MLSNet: The Kansas City Wizards announced Monday that the [...]

“> From the Kansas City Wizards Front Office, the team announced Monday that the team has dismissed Head Coach Curt Onalfo. The Wizards will announce an Interim Head Coach Tuesday at the team’s Swope Park Training Center after the players have been addressed following an off-day Monday. “Our shareholder group is thankful for Curt Onalfo’s service over [...]

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“> Following the Kansas City Wizard’s loss to Seattle in the Quarterfinals of the US Open Cup, Wizards coach Curt Onalfo had some harsh words for Seattle’s star striker.Courtesy of the Kansas City Kansan: “It’s a bitter taste for us,” Onalfo said. “It was devastating to get the penalty call in the 90th minute. It was a [...]

“>The excellent Kansas City blog, Down the Byline has figured out the mystery player who may be coming to the team. It is Zoltán Hercegfalvi a 29 year old Hungarian striker who has and last played for Budapest Honvéd FC scoring 13 goals in 51 appearances. Here is an excerpt from Down the Byline: So [...]

“> With last nights Houston Dynamo victory over the Charleston Battery and Seattle Sounders defeating the Kansas City Wizards, it sets up a second match between the 2 teams within 10 days to be played in Seattle. They will be meeting on Saturday at Qwest Field at 1:00 pm PDT for their regular season match. Then [...]

“> The following match report excerpt comes courtesy of MLSR partner, Prost Amerika Soccer. You can read it in it’s entirety here.July 7 – Seattle A very late Seb Le Toux penalty enabled Sounders to progress to a semi final date with Houston after a hard fought battle against the Kansas City Wizards. In doing so they [...]

“> Kansas City Wizards Remain Undefeated in SuperLiga with Comeback Draw Wednesday at New England Revolution Wizards Will Advance to SuperLiga Semifinals with Win Sunday Versus Santos Laguna SuperLiga Game 2Wednesday, June 24, 2009 – 6:00 p.m. (CT)English TV: SuperLiga2009.comEspañol TV: TeleFuturaEspañol Radio: ESPN Deportes RadioGillette Stadium – Foxborough, MassachusettsWeather: 63 and cloudyAttendance: 5,378 Score: [...]

“>According to this interesting article by Ryan Young at the Kansas City Star (click here for original and all the details), it looks like the Kansas City Wizards might be interested in a mid-tier Spanish player and a Hungarian player. The Spanish player would be at a position that they need an upgrade. Any thoughts or [...]

“>Kansas City Wizards, Heartland Soccer Association Announce Strategic Partnership Wizards, Heartland Soccer Join Together to Promote Soccer from Youth Ranks to Professional Level; Entire Kansas City Wizards Roster will Appear Sunday at Heritage Soccer Park to Launch Partnership (May 21, 2009) – The Kansas City Wizards and Heartland Soccer Association (Heartland) announced a major strategic partnership [...]

“> According to this article in the Kansas City Buisness Journal the stadium that was due to open in 2011 looks increasingly unlikely to open then: A developer working on the $1 billion mixed-use redevelopment of the Bannister Mall area said hopes of getting the proposed $130 million Kansas City Wizards soccer stadium opened there by 2011 [...]

“> Another MLSR rumor confirmed…. Courtesy of St Louis Today: Talks have been going back and forth for a long time, but it looks as if the Kansas City Wizards will be playing a Superliga game in St. Louis at Hermann Stadium on June 21 (which is Father’s Day). The Wizards can’t use their minor-league ballpark home on [...]

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“>More Kansas City content.. According to a loyal MLSR reader; “Gary Lezak with his dogs and in a Wizards uniform. He’s a big dog fan and will likely be at the dog night that the Wizards are having.).” Guess that’s enough to add him to the Celebrity Fan Gallery. —-http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_plt_LafzKm0/Sfsq1sUmaBI/AAAAAAAABO8/qNDi6WWnBII/s400/gary_wizards.jpg—-http—-//

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