"Sounders face Sporting KC in crucial match-up"
The Seattle Sounders will face Sporting KC in an MLS match, with the Sounders missing six players due to international duty. Sporting KC may still be without their three Designated Players due to injury, but Alan Pulido and Johnny Russell have been upgraded to questionable. Sporting KC has yet to win this season, while the Sounders have not won on the road since July 4.