From NBA’s Lakers to NWSL’s Current, the water’s just fine for new KC team president
KC Current President Allison Howard and the mid-seaason state of Sporting KC
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Show Notes
Allison Howard left her job with one of the world’s most recognizable professional sports brands in the Los Angeles Lakers to become president of a team that’s looking to create its identity, the Kansas City Current.
On today’s SportsBeat KC, Howard sits down with host Blair Kerkhoff to discuss her move to the Heartland and the challenges she faces with the NWSL team in its second season.
After a break, Star soccer writer Daniel Sperry discusses the troubles of Sporting Kansas City. One of Major League Soccer’s most successful franchises finds itself at the bottom of the Western Conference standing. What’s gone wrong for Peter Vermes’ club and what must Sporting do to reverse fortune?
Story links:
In latest sign of ambitions, KC Current hires Los Angeles Lakers exec as president
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/vahe-gregorian/article261714712.html
Sporting KC falls into Western Conference cellar with 1-0 home loss to Vancouver
https://www.kansascity.com/sports/mls/sporting-kc/article261718137.html
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