Look at that beautiful surface.
We'll give you the press release on this one so we don't miss anything important...props to Jay, Justin, Michael and anyone else who helped them along the way!
The Kansas City Wizards announced Monday that the Sports Turf Managers Association (STMA) has named CommunityAmerica Ballpark's playing surface the Professional Soccer Field of the Year. Click to continue reading...

MARSHALL 27´ HERCEFALVI 51´ WOLFF 53´ LEVESQUE 69´ JAQUA 76´ ¡Play-Offs! Fue casi predecible. Mas de un fanático de Los Sounders FC debió alzar los brazos y gritar el gol que nació de los pies de Freddie LJUNGBERG. Freddie se desbordó por la banda derecha tan rápido que al entrar al área de Kanas City y girar hacia su izquierda para acercarse [. Click to continue reading...

He's feeling hot, hot hot!
Saturday night, folks from the KC Renessaince Festival joined us for a halftime performance. You can see the fire-breathing above. The festival runs through October 18 on weekends from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. rain or shine. For more information on the festival, our neighbor to the west of CommunityAmerica Ballpark, visit www. Click to continue reading...

Claudio Lopez scored his first goal in a Wizards uniform in his first-ever game last year against DCU in the season opener at CAB.
That's right, as most of you have seen by now, we will host D.C. United next year for our home opener (which is also the season opener). The game will be played Saturday, March 27, 2010 at 7:30 p. Click to continue reading...

After Saturday night's contest, a couple hundred local Boy Scouts camped out on the field at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, completing their 2009 events with the Wizards. Earlier in the year, we hosted the Scouts for a match and helped them administer a food drive. At that game, the Scouts received the first half of their Wizards patch, with the second half coming after taking part in Saturday night's camp out. Click to continue reading...

The Kansas City Wizards first played in Arrowhead Stadium (home of the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri), and created quite the echo chamber with attendance barely in five figures in a stadium holding 80,000. Then in 2007, they moved to a stadium that barely holds five figures, CommunityAmerica Ballpark (home of minor league baseball team the T-Bones in Kansas City, Kansas), an oddly angled fit for soccer and too small for the Wizards.

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Just a reminder to everyone that the rain won't stop the match (unless it's CRAZY lightning non-stop for the whole afternoon). Come on out to CommunityAmerica Ballpark rain or shine for our 2 p.m. showdown with Cuauhtemoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire. Speaking of the Fire, check out this story from Ives regarding Head Coach Denis Hamlett and defender Bakary Soumare. Click to continue reading...

Whitney Mathews, local blogger and social media extraordinaire, came out to our match against the Galaxy on Saturday, talked to some fans in the stands and got the full Wizards experience (plus some Beckham-induced mania). She (and her boyfriend/camera helper) had a great time and could be coming out more often to look at different parts of the experience at CAB. Click to continue reading...

The Kansas City Wizards, M&I Bank and 94.9 KCMO are teaming up this year to assist the Kansas City School District and City Union Mission in providing school supplies for children less fortunate in the greater Kansas City area. Collection bins will be staged at all three gates for Kansas City's match Saturday versus the Los Angeles Galaxy at 8 p. Click to continue reading...

Landon Donovan and David Beckham will be at CommunityAmerica Ballpark Saturday as the Wizards host the Galaxy at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.
With Landon and David on good terms and playing well together in the last two matches, Galaxy will provide a formidable task this weekend for our boys in blue. Click to continue reading...

As you know, Mr. David Beckham is back in the U.S. and some people are going crazy again. NBC had on Mr. Becks and he appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly. He's scheduled to play tomorrow night for Galaxy against New York, then next Saturday for the Wizards against the Galaxy at CAB. The match kicks off at 8 p. Click to continue reading...

KANSAS CITY WIZARDS vs CHIVAS USA
COMMUNITYAMERICA BALLPARK, Kansas City, Kan.
May 23, 2009 (WEEK 10) / MLS Game #71
7:30 p.m. CT (FSC/FSE)

Western Conference leaders Chivas USA travel east to take on the Kansas City Wizards Saturday in Major League Soccer. Chivas remains the top team in MLS with 23 points and a 7-1-2 record.

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What, and no promo video like in 2007, or in 2008?

MLS, SUM, you're slackin'.

BTW: Someone needs to update this video with the 2009 teams...

Nevertheless Superliga 2009 has been announced.

The SuperLiga field of teams is divided into two groups, each with two representatives from the respective leagues:

Group A Group B Chicago Fire(US1) New England Revolution (US2) Chivas USA (US3) Kansas City Wizards (US4) San Luis (MEX1) Santos Laguna (MEX2) Tigres UANL (MEX3) Atlas (MEX4)

SUPERLIGA™ 2009 SCHEDULE*
(All Times Eastern) / * Subject to change

Saturday, June 20
Chicago Fire vs.

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The annual SuperLiga schedule has been announced, the Revs will compete in Group B along with Santos Laguna, Kansas City Wizards and Atlas. The schedule will be as follows:

(All Times Eastern)

Saturday, June 20
Chicago Fire vs. San Luis (Toyota Park – Bridgeview, Ill) 8 p.

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It is an absolutely gorgeous night out at the ballpark. The teams are out for pre-game warm-ups, and the fans are starting to file in for tonight's battle for 1st place. D.C. enters tied with Toronto FC atop the Eastern Conference standings. The Wizards will assume the top spot with a victory tonight. Click to continue reading...

St. James after their 2008 State Title.
We've told you a million times that we have a million things going on before tonight's match. Here's another one! St. James Academy, last year's Kansas State Champions in Girls Soccer, will be taking on Incarnate Word, last year's Missouri State Champions in Girls Soccer (from St. Click to continue reading...

We've mentioned this before, but it's time to get a little more serious. The earlier start time (7 p.m.), the Jimmy Conrad Bobblehead (only to the first 5,000 fans), the pre-game fly over by a B2 Bomber and a parking situation dictate that all fans should arrive as early as possible to our game this Thursday against the New York Red Bulls. Click to continue reading...

IRL drivers Dan Wheldon (2005 Indy 500 champion and champion at Kansas Speedway in 2007 and 2008) and Mario Moraes (20-year-old from Brazil) will join us at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for our next home match on Thursday, April 23 at 7 p.m. CT. Wheldon and Moraes will be in the stadium with their cars, signing autographs from 5:30 p. Click to continue reading...

Those of you at the match know just how windy it was. For those of you not watching and not inside the stadium, this clip below gives you an idea. The Claudio Lopez/Time Warner Cable banner that has been a staple of CommunityAmerica Ballpark for Wizards games the last two years nearly blew away. Click to continue reading...

div style="text-align: justify;"Two days from kickoff in MLS match 3 (Sunday at 2 p.m. CT at CAB), we've got the latest injury report. Once again we'll be without some players above and beyond the three who opened the season on the Disabled List. If you're interested in the game guide, check out a href="http://web. Click to continue reading...

div style="text-align: justify;"The boys are training out at the stadium today, and boy does the field look good. Aside from the cutouts for 2nd base and 3rd base, the field is a very bright color of green. Major kudos to the grounds crew for their work in making this field truly flawless in advance of the game Saturday. Click to continue reading...

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It's now public. What do you think? We play every team twice, with three games against New England and D.C. United. Over at www.kcwizards.com, we have wallpapers available with the 2009 schedule and a PDA/Outlook calendar download that should be up soon.
Schedule Highlights:
· Kansas City plays 12 of 15 home games on Saturday. Click to continue reading...

First of all, let us wish all of our Jewish readers a very happy Hanukkah. It starts today (sunset last night) and runs through sunset on Dec. 29. If you're looking for last-minute Hanukkah gifts, some of these might strike your fancy. For those of you observing Christmas, Festivus or Kwanzaa (Dec. 26 through Jan. Click to continue reading...

Josh Wolff poses for a picture with some fans. Josh signed some autographs for about an hour during the day's event.
Adam Cristman does an interview for kcwizards.com. Adam wanted to take time out of his day hunting for a new place to live to stop by and meet some of his new fans. Thanks for coming Adam! Click to continue reading...

Wizards Wonderland starts in 10 minutes. If you haven't already solidified plans to come out today, we certainly encourage you to. Your kids can get their pictures taken with Santa Claus and you can select your seats for the 2009 season. If you're an existing season ticket holder, no worries, your seats are reserved unless you choose to move them. Click to continue reading...

Don't forget about the Wizards Wonderland event this Saturday at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. From 1-5 p.m., we'll host our new season ticket holders, potential season ticket holders and current STHs who are interested in upgrading or changing their seat locations. Santa Claus and Dynamo will be on hand for pictures with the kiddos, so bring the whole family out. Click to continue reading...

Wizards fans out there, make sure to join us on December 13 (it's a Saturday) out at CommunityAmerica Ballpark for this year's version of a seat-selection event. We will be winter holiday themed, with door prizes and Dynamo the Dragon and Mr. Santa Claus available for pictures with the kiddos. If you've already put down your season ticket holder deposit, make sure you come out between 1-5 p. Click to continue reading...

The full slate of games for MLS Week 1 is now available (below), as is the fact that we're switching our start times to 7:30 p.m. CT next year. Our first match will come Saturday, March 21, 2009 against Toronto FC at the CAB at 7:30 p.m. Single-game tickets won't go on sale until 2009, so the only way to guarantee a ticket to the opener against Mo Johnston's side will be with season tickets. Click to continue reading...

Hey all, just wanted to let you know about the sweet season-ticket-holder discount for this Saturday's match. Usually we have a special for season ticket holders on one or two items, but this time, we will offer across-the-board savings on Fan Appreciation Night. One more great reason to be a Wizards season ticket holder. Click to continue reading...

Hello all, after a comment in a post below, I wanted to come on and remind everyone that Saturday's game will be played at 4 p.m. CT at Arrowhead Stadium. The match was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. CT at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, but it was moved in mid-July. Tell all your friends and family who may be planning to attend to make sure they know of the change. Click to continue reading...

For the second straight year, the Wizards will partner with the Kansas City Irish Festival, coming up next weekend at Crown Center. Some Irish-Fest themed events will take place at our match tomorrow night. The Gaelic Athletic Association will be out in a tent, showing off the sport of "hurling" for all to see. Click to continue reading...

To everyone that came out yesterday, a huge THANK YOU. Though we didn't get a victory, the atmosphere was outstanding. Chicago supporters forced The Cauldron to be as loud and boisterous as ever. I sat outside the press box for most of the match and enjoyed the sights and sounds, including this view currently up at kcwizards. Click to continue reading...

One day after we face Red Bull New York in MLS action, the Wizards will be back at it against Mexican partner club Atlas AC at CommunityAmerica Ballpark. Tickets are on sale now for the event. Season ticket holders will use "Special Game B" tickets and parking passes. Buy tickets here or call us at 913. Click to continue reading...

Hey everyone, thanks a million for all the suggestions about what to name our newest favorite celebration. I don't think the Digital Crawl is coming back, but if you guys tell Jimmy that's what you want the next time he nets two, he just might oblige. We'll whittle those down to five choices and post another poll on the site. Click to continue reading...