Papering Over Cracks or Signs of Life? Breaking Down Sporting KC’s 3-3 Comeback

<p><a href="https://kcsoccerjournal.com/tag/for-the-glory-kc/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">For the Glory KC</a> is back with the 199th episode of the show!</p><p><em>Before we get to the podcast, if you&#39;d like to support us, we talked at the start of the episode about Upside. It&#39;s an app you can use to buy gas, eat out and in some cities buy groceries and get cash back for buying what you are going to buy anyways. If you want to support the podcast by doing what you are already doing, </em><a href="https://upside.app.link/CHAD93386">join Upside with our affiliate link</a><em>. You get $10 and we get $10!</em></p><p><a href="https://www.sportingkc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sporting Kansas City</a> pull off a comeback draw that almost felt like a win on Saturday night. After falling down 3-1 to the <a href="https://stumptownfooty.substack.com/">Portland Timbers</a>, a three-minute burst saw goals from Justin Reynolds and Andre Luiz level things up before Sporting KC limped to the finish line to <a href="https://kcsoccerjournal.com/10/10/2026/sporting-kc-comeback-from-two-goal-deficit-twice-to-steal-a-point-against-portland/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hold on to the draw</a>.</p><p>Sheena and I break down the happenings from the game all the way from the lineup changes (and injury updates) to the performances of Andre Luiz (duh!), Jansen Miller, Emir Karic, Taylor Calheira, Kwaku Agyabeng and more. And Sheena wants you to watch <a href="https://twitter.com/SportingKC/status/2107565513077399870" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">this video</a>.</p><p>We also do our weekly Wooden Spoon update, where SKC are now just two points behind <a href="https://x.com/TBIRMontreal">CF Montreal</a>. All the teams around Sporting KC faltered in the standings, but KC only made up a point. The <a href="https://massive-report.com/">Columbus Crew</a>, <a href="https://www.fivestripefinal.com/">Atlanta United</a> and <a href="https://thedistrictpress.com/">D.C. United</a>, joined Montreal in losing with only <a href="https://northlandsoccer.com/">Minnesota United</a> earning a point.</p><p>In other Sporting KC news, <a href="https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2026/10/02/sporting-kc-mallouk-mls-creative-planning-soccer.html">Peter Mallouk gave an interview to the KCBJ</a>, providing a small look behind the curtain of the rebuild. SKC are also rumored to be hiring Sebastian Stein from Eintracht Frankfurt. He was their top scout. And Sporti