It was retro night. A jersey from each year was worn in the front row of the Cauldron...Singing during the game...After the Wizards first goal...The Cauldron was here...A little smoke...The Big A.. Flag after a goal...Always good to see kids in the Cauldron...More shots here Click to continue reading...

Marquess and Besler chasing down Gomez who is sporting the huge bandage.Kevin Hartman directing the defense...Shot goes wide past the KC goal...Wolff taking a shot while being tackled in the box...Fred blocks the shot with his arm. This only feeds the Wizards fans calling them Handball United...The ball just bounced off of Fred's arm and Roger already asking for the call. Click to continue reading...

The US U-17s are playing the Wizards reserves tonight at the Wizards Swope Park Training Facility. They will be on the turf field with the lights. Open to the public, free of charge and a good chance to see some of the future stars. Hillcrest Road has the U-17s roster. See you there!! Click to continue reading...

I had to keep this secret until now but I was invited to do something that I thought was really cool. John Kristick from the USA Bid Committee visited Kansas City last week and I was asked to go along to document the day in photos. I did so and along the way got a glimpse into the plans behind the very real possibility that Kansas City could be hosting the World Cup in 2018 (or 2022). Click to continue reading...

From the KC Star comes word of new discussions regarding the location of a KC Wizards soccer specific stadium

The Kansas Speedway area has emerged as the new choice for a long-sought Wizards soccer stadium in a sweeping proposal that would include at least 4,000 new Cerner Corp. jobs.

The developer working for OnGoal LLC, the owner of the Kansas City Wizards, has prepared a stadium plan for a site owned by Nebraska Furniture Mart.

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From the KC Star comes word of new discussions regarding the location of a KC Wizards soccer specific stadium

The Kansas Speedway area has emerged as the new choice for a long-sought Wizards soccer stadium in a sweeping proposal that would include at least 4,000 new Cerner Corp. jobs.

The developer working for OnGoal LLC, the owner of the Kansas City Wizards, has prepared a stadium plan for a site owned by Nebraska Furniture Mart.

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Well it seems the Three Trail Project is either dead or very close. Kansas City Kansas is quickly moving to make the Wizards Stadium a reality out at the Legends at Village West. An open space in between Nebraska Furniture Mart and the Kansas Speedway is being targeted to build the Wizards new home. It is very close to Community America Ballpark where the Wizards have been playing since last Click to continue reading...

Wizards at DC United on Metro Sports - The Wizards need to win (or at least tie) to maintain their slim playoff hopes. Kansas City is 9 points back from DC but they have two games in hand so a win would pull the Wizards into striking distance.USA vs. Trinidad & Tobago on ESPN Classic - The US Men should win but they need to make sure they do tonight. Click to continue reading...

From the press release: "The USA Bid Committee Inc. announced Thursday that Kansas City and Arrowhead Stadium are one of 27 cities and 32 venues, down from 70 initial stadia in 52 cities, on the short list to be included in the United States' bid to host the FIFA World Cup™ in either 2018 or 2022. The USA Bid Committee will submit their bid to world soccer's governing body, Fédération Click to continue reading...

The Kansas City Wizards announced Monday that the team has dismissed Head Coach Curt Onalfo. The Wizards will announce an Interim Head Coach Tuesday at the team's Swope Park Training Center after the players have been addressed following an off-day Monday. "Our shareholder group is thankful for Curt Onalfo's service over the last two-and-a-half seasons, but we felt a change needed to be made," Click to continue reading...

The Wizards lost the Open Cup game with Seattle Tuesday night. You can read Mike's write up or Hillcrest Road's post for some details. The key play that night was a PK awarded to Seattle for Kevin Hartman tripping Montero in the box. Since there was not a lot of video there (why?) we only have 1 or 2 angles to review the play. Click to continue reading...

There was a new face with the Wizards in practice today. I believe they are working on signing him and I think we will hear something soon (the next 48 hours). My understanding is he is European and a striker.(Yes I do know his name but I was asked to not reveal it yet)I will add a photo a little later today. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards fell to Santos Laguna ending Kansas City's first appearance in Superliga.Santos Laguna fans filled the stadium.Oswaldo Sanchez making a save...A couple Santos Laguna fans were in the Cauldron?Herculez Gomez goes for the bicycle while Jorge Estrada goes to head the ball...With the result being Estrada is kicked in the head. Click to continue reading...

The Menace keeper played well despite giving up a couple goals before the other keeper came in the game.Harington looked good while he was in. Running up and down the left side at will...Abe was dangerous as well. This is Abe putting a header away fora goal...Game writeupMore photos from game and practice Click to continue reading...

Another disappointing game. The game started off fairly even with the Crew maybe getting a little better of play but the Wizards had their chances.Herculez Gomez attempts to get off a shot...Then in the 14th minute Holhbein, Conrad and Hartman collide. It sounded like Kevin called off his defenders but they did not hear him. Click to continue reading...

Just wanted to share the photos from the Wizards/Demize game on Monday. Check out Mike's writeup ot the twitter feed from Kyle on Hillcrest Road for more details.One of Abe's 5 goals...Another shot by Abe...Another goal!!!McKenzie heading a corner back across the goal...Rauwshan was close on a couple occasions. Click to continue reading...

You can check out the write up by Mike on Down the Byline or by Kyle at Hillcrest Road for more detail but I wanted to post a couple observations and a few photos... I am not sure who the keeper was for the Brass in the first half but he did a good job. Yeah he gave up a goal but he was facing the Wizards first team (minus Wolff and Hirsig). Click to continue reading...

It was Dog's Night Out at the Wizards and there were numerous canines watching the game...The yellow team was not very popular by the end of the game...Captain Conrad leading his team onto the field...Kevin Hartman with bowed head during the National Anthem...The Cauldron was in good form that night. Click to continue reading...

You can read Mike's write up on the game or get the official Hillcrest Road post. I just wanted to post some images from the game.Lance Watson taking his position on the near post while Kevin Hartman watches the corner...Santiago Hirsig blocking shot by Jessie Marsch...Jimmy Conrad watches Mariano Trujillo's shot towards Kevin Hartman. Click to continue reading...

Disappointing.The Good:It was a win, 3 points is always good...A good crowd on a weeknight, the Wizards' staff did a great job to get people there...B-2 flyover, Little Jimmy bobble head dolls, Season Ticket Holder scarves, karate demos, race car drivers, race cars, goofy mascots, sign contests and beautiful weather all added up to great off the field activities. Click to continue reading...

Jimmy Conrad and Kevin Hartman collide, Kevin scrambles back into position while Jimmy does his best to block McBride's shot. Unfortunately it angled past Hartman.McBride shows why he is one of the best with his head when he receives the ball from Blanco and puts is past Hartman. Kevin had little chance on that ball. Click to continue reading...

April 23rd, the Wizards will be playing New York on ESPN2. There will be a pre-game flyover by a B-2 Stealth bomber. There is also a giveaway, the first 5,000 fans or so will receive their very own "Little Jimmy" (Jimmy Conrad bobblehead doll). On Wednesday, several Wizards players, coaches and staff traveled to Whiteman Air Force Base to get a close up look at a B-2 and conduct a soccer clinic Click to continue reading...

It was a cold, windy and wet day. Big Claudio almost blew away...Fortunately there were a few people to help him stay grounded...There were many story lines Sunday. The defense came together to hold San Jose scoreless. Lance Watson started his second game and first at right back. Lance played a very good solid game. Click to continue reading...

Having watched several practices so far this year, I try to compare this years Wizards to last years team. It is hard to do since this team is so different.A smaller roster means a smaller number of players, trades, less first year guys, lots of young players from last year are now vets all add up to a much changed team from the beginning of last year. Click to continue reading...

Kudos to the Wizards in general and our friends at Hillcrest Road blog specifically. Yes it is the official blog of the Wizards and it their job to do a good blog, but I still have to say well done. Not only to Kyle but to everyone else at the Wizards who are embracing the new media. Be it the new Firefox boom for Wizards fans, sending updates through twitter or using the social networking sites Click to continue reading...

Monday night, the Wizards Season Kick-off event was held at Paradise Park in Lees Summit. Coach Onalfo introduced each player and talked a little about each one. Somehow Jimmy sets the tone on and off the field... The players all waited patiently, is it obvious Kronberg is a bit tall?Michael Harrington sporting the cool shades. Click to continue reading...

The 2009 MLS draft is coming up soon. Mock drafts are starting to appear. Ives is on his 3rd iteration now. Mock draft 3.0, Mock draft 2.0 and Mock draft 1.0. So far he has the Wizards taking a midfielder in each version. Either Michael Stephens from UCLA or Baggio Husidic from Illinois-Chicago. Both of them are supposed to be creative skilled attacking mid type player. Click to continue reading...

From observation and a few questions, it looks like the lineup will be the same at New England. Abe Thompson is the possible exception to that. He did not train all week until Thursday. My guess is that he will be a go but Ivan will be ready to come in. Josh will still not be available. Wizards are in the playoff already so this game will mostly determine who Kansas City plays. Click to continue reading...