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Kansas City Comets • 1st March 2024

Retro Night: Vandegriffe motivated in historic rivalry vs hometown

The Kansas City Comets will celebrate Retro Night on Saturday when they host historical rival St. Louis Ambush at Cable Dahmer Arena. It will be the 164th all-time I-70 Series matchup in the regular season. If there is anyone who knows something about the I-70 Series, it is Comets defender Chad Vandegriffe. The 6-1 St. Louis native has competed in the rivalry at various levels, from youth and high school to college and professional ranks. He now sees the rivalry from Kansas City’s perspective a

The Kansas City Star • 26th February 2024

Kansas City Comets' playoff hopes alive after upset victory at San Diego Sockers

The Kansas City Star • 13th February 2024

KC Comets snap eight-game losing streak: ‘We needed this one more than they did’

Kansas City Comets • 4th February 2024

Gibson sets record for most goals in KC indoor history

Leo Gibson has shattered a 22-year-old record for most career goals in the history of Kansas City professional indoor soccer. Gibson now stands at the peak of the all-time scoring charts in the 38th season of Kansas City professional indoor soccer after passing previous record holder Kevin Koetters. Gibson previously tied the old record of 333, which Koetters set in 2002, last week with two goals against Utica City FC. Koetters scored his 333 goals across nine seasons spent in various stints w

Kansas City Comets • 24th January 2024

Rookie Class: Comets trio shining in 1st season

The future of the Kansas City Comets is in good hands thanks to the outstanding play of rookie trio Michael Lenis, Leo Acosta and Phillip Ejimadu this season. Lenis and Acosta both have scored seven goals, tied for the second most on the team alongside veterans John Sosa, Ray Lee and Nacho Flores. Ejimadu has also impressed in his five games with some extraordinary saves. "It doesn't just come down to talent," said Stefan Stokic, Comets head coach. "It comes down to how focused those three are

The Kansas City Star • 4th December 2023

Kansas City Comets smash St. Louis in front of record crowd at Cable Dahmer Arena

The Kansas City Comets defeated the St. Louis Ambush 7-2 on Sunday, December 3, in front of 6,159 fans, setting a record for the largest crowd at Cable Dahmer Arena in franchise history. After leading the MASL in average attendance last season, the Comets have now broken a 10-year-old record of 5,893 fans who saw a match in November 2013, when the facility was known as Independence Events Center. Sunday’s game now stands as the team’s second-largest crowd ever, only behind a matchup at then-Spr

Kansas City Comets • 20th November 2023

Comets sign former M2 standout Leo Acosta

The Kansas City Comets are delighted to announce the signing of 21-year-old former M2 prospect Leonardo Acosta to a three-year contract. Per league and team policies, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Acosta is the third MASL newcomer signed by the Comets ahead of the 2023-24 season, joining midfielder Cisco Lopez and goalkeeper Phillip Ejimadu. Acosta joined the Comets in preseason and shined in the team's closed-door exhibition against the Dallas Sidekicks. "I'm super happy to b

Kansas City Comets • 16th November 2023

Comets trade for 2021 MASL Defender of the Year

The Kansas City Comets have acquired another elite defender in a trade with the Empire Strykers. MASL all-time blocks leader Robert 'Berto' Palmer has returned to the Comets for a first-round pick in the 2024-25 MASL Pro Combine Draft, a third-round pick in the 2023 MASL College Draft and cash considerations. Palmer returns to the Comets for the 12th season of his professional career following a three-year stint with Empire. Palmer won 2021 MASL Defender of the Year as he helped Empire, then kn

Kansas City Sports Magazine • 15th November 2023

I-70 Series Part VI: Soccer is the past, present, and future

kc sports magazine wraps up the i-70 series with a glimpse into the kc-stl soccer rivalry and what is to come in the years ahead. The I-70 Series may be struggling in football, hockey and baseball, but it is thriving in the soccer communities. The newest rivalry in Major League Soccer is one many years in the making. It features two cities that claim to be the Soccer Capital of America. St. Louis CITY SC boasts of their city’s long and proud soccer history and culture. Sporting Kansas City boa

Kansas City Sports Magazine • 25th October 2023

I-70 Series Part III: True Rivals Indoors

KC Sports Magazine digs into the only sports realm where the KC-STL rivalry has truly developed: indoor soccer. The rivalry between Kansas City and St. Louis has often only occurred outside of sports. That is not the case between the two cities regarding indoor soccer. The Major Arena Soccer League, and indoor soccer historically, is filled with compelling rivalries. Kansas City and St. Louis indoor franchises are no strangers to that list. Perhaps the only sport where the Kansas City-St. Loui

Kansas City Comets • 19th October 2023

Comets announce 2023-24 technical staff

The Kansas City Comets are delighted to welcome four new members to the technical staff for the 2023-24 season. Coming to the aid of head coach Stefan Stokic will be assistant coaches Kye Martey and Matt Gordon as well as sports performance coaches Lainey Horn and Jason Belz. Alan and Kenny Mayer will continue working with the goalkeepers while Shawn Dumers will continue as the head athletic trainer with Timothy and Angela Hasting serving as equipment managers. Entering his first season as Com

Kansas City Comets • 17th October 2023

Comets sign goalkeeper Phillip Ejimadu

The Comets have signed former U.S. youth international goalkeeper Phillip Ejimadu to a three-year contract. Per team and league policies, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Ejimadu makes the transition to indoors after gaining vast experience in the outdoor game. His confidence is something that immediately caught head coach Stefan Stokic’s attention. “He’s confident, but not overconfident. He has great ability and talent with the saves that he makes. He’s very vocal and we hope he

Kansas City Comets • 12th October 2023

Comets announce full 2023-24 regular season schedule

The Kansas City Comets are elated to release their full 2023-24 regular season schedule as a new era of Hot Winter Nights returns to Cable Dahmer Arena. The new era under first-year head coach Stefan Stokic will have a 24-game slate beginning with a highly-anticipated matchup at home on Sunday, November 26 at 5:05 p.m. CT when the Comets play host to the reigning Eastern Division champion Milwaukee Wave for the rivals’ only meeting this season. That Comets-Wave matchup is just the first of man

Kansas City Comets • 6th October 2023

Comets extend forward Junior Kazeem for 2 more years

The Comets have announced that forward Junior Kazeem has signed a two-year contract extension through the 2025-26 season. The contract is pending immigration and visa approval and per team and league policies, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Kazeem is back for his third season with the Comets after joining the team towards the end of the 2021-22 campaign, where he scored once in three games. The target forward returned last season to tally three goals and an assist in 11 games.

KC Soccer Journal • 20th June 2023

Sporting KC vs LA Galaxy: Match Preview, Predictions, How to Watch

After getting a short taste of how much more comfortable it is to occupy a playoff position, Sporting Kansas City is eager to get back above the playoff line when they visit the struggling LA Galaxy on Wednesday evening. The Galaxy, in their 79th-ever meeting with Sporting, will be motivated to win at home against SKC for the first time since 2019 while head coach Greg Vanney is looking for his first-ever win against Peter Vermes. The Sporting KC manager has five wins and five draws against his

Kansas City Comets • 3rd April 2023

Comets face road play-in game on Monday

The Kansas City Comets finally know their path to the Major Arena Soccer League’s Ron Newman Cup Finals after concluding their roller-coaster 24-game regular season schedule with 11 wins and 13 losses. That path begins on the road next Monday, April 10, when they visit Utica City FC for the Eastern Conference play-in game. While the Comets were hoping to win the East at the beginning of the season, they are still hopeful of making another deep playoff run and chasing championship glory after a

The Kansas City Star • 27th March 2023

Comets clinch playoff spot, MASL attendance crown

The Kansas City Comets clinched a playoff berth on Sunday when they defeated the Harrisburg Heat 9-4 at Cable Dahmer Arena in Independence. With Sunday’s win, the Comets officially qualified for the 2023 Ron Newman Cup Playoffs and eliminated the St. Louis Ambush from postseason contention. Leo Gibson also scored his 300th regular-season goal as the Comets concluded their home schedule with league-leading attendance. Sunday’s contest started well for the Comets. They went in front 2-0 with goa

Kansas City Comets • 27th March 2023

Comets clinch playoff berth with win over Heat

The Kansas City Comets are headed back to the Ron Newman Cup Playoffs for the third straight year after clinching a playoff berth with a 9-4 win over the Harrisburg Heat on Sunday evening at Cable Dahmer Arena. With pressure heaping on with the playoffs near, the Comets came away with a much-needed victory in their final regular season game on home turf this season. The Comets came flying out of the gates when Mads Falck recorded his first point in his Comets return with an assist to Christian

Kansas City Comets • 20th March 2023

Coming off 2-loss weekend, playoff spot is on the line for Comets this weekend

With the playoffs looming, the Kansas City Comets faced the most important weekend of their season ... and lost twice. The Comets fell 6-5 at home Saturday and 7-4 on the road Sunday. Saturday night’s loss at home against the Florida Tropics was the Comets’ second consecutive defeat at Cable Dahmer Arena. The Comets were scoreless in the first half and trailed 5-1 after three quarters. They eventually clawed their way back before Leo Gibson’s 299th regular-season goal brought the Comets withi

Kansas City Comets • 17th March 2023

Comets bring back European futsal star Mads Falck

The Kansas City Comets have announced the signing of Denmark National Futsal Team player Mads Falck to a one-year contract. Per team and league policies, the terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Falck returns to the Comets for the remainder of this season after playing for the Comets in the 2012-13 MISL season. In that season, Falck helped the Comets to a deep playoff run tallying 10 goals and eight assists in 31 games before falling to the Baltimore Blast in the MISL Finals. He most rece