Drew VanderPloeg

@alvanderp.bsky.social

Soccer nerd. Sneaker addict. Army Veteran. Extremely amateur podcaster. Bulldog dad. Half of the Home and Away SKC Podcast https://linktr.ee/homeandawaypod

This is something I just wanted to point out (and shoutout Daniel for clarification) but just because a deal is done doesn’t mean the team gets the money to be used as GAM instantly. They must actually receive the payment before it can be converted; you can’t have money that you don’t have yet

Daniel Sperry@danielsperrykc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here is #SportingKC's roster profile following the summer transfer window. Gam total down ~ $1.8 million. Sources tell me the GAM from Dejan Joveljic's transfer to Seattle hasn't been converted yet and will be when an installment from Seattle hits this offseason.

Kansas City Current just matched a dubious NWSL record—falling from 62 points to 38 points in 24 games. That’s a drop of exactly 1 point per game year-over-year. Only the 2018 Sky Blue FC suffered a regression this severe.

Largest Point Drops in Consecutive Seasons Through 24 Games					
Team		Year-over-Year	Points in Prior Year	Points in Following Year	Net Point
			(24 Games)	(24 Games)	Drop
1	Sky Blue FC	2017 → 2018	33	9	-24
1	KC Current	2025 → 2026	62	38	-24
3	Orlando Pride	2018 → 2019	30	16	-14
4	North Carolina	2018 → 2019	57	49	-8

It's not hard to note when SJ's season started going to shit and when its recent renaissance began. Tsakiris is driving the bus on that team, and now that he's fully fit from his injury he's cooking again. We have some really exciting young domestic talent coming through the league rn.

futi@futi.live · 2w ago

Sullivan is the second-highest rated American in MLS right now after the Quakes’ 21-year-old playmaker Niko Tsakiris. Both could get their first USMNT call-ups this month.

This is good stuff from Sperry, especially the additional details he got from Meyer on how much they drilled rest defense positioning during the week. SKC's rest defense was candidly terrible during the away match earlier this season, and as Daniel notes, much improved Saturday night.

Daniel Sperry@danielsperrykc.bsky.social · 2w ago

Three observations from a surprise #SportingKC victory over LAFC last night: danielsperryonsoccer.substack.com/p/sporting-k...

One great season makes not a dynasty, but the possibility of the start of one. Ditching all the people that got you to that starting line will sabotage the race before it starts. Because brands don’t win trophies—people do. On the Kansas City Current: equalizersoccer.com/2026/09/11/t...

The Kansas City Current can’t rest on its laurels

The departure of former coach Vlatko Andonovski highlights doubts about the club's direction

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