After successful season ended in disappointment, Sporting KC regroups for another run at title
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Sporting KC opens the season Saturday at Philadelphia with a slightly retooled lineup that manager Peter Vermes believes can finally help the club win an elusive MLS Cup title.
The club had a successful campaign last year, winning the U.S. Open Cup and the regular-season Eastern Conference championship. But it was ousted by Houston as the No. 1 seed when the MLS Cup playoffs rolled around, providing the club a little extra motivation this offseason.
The club will have to chase a title, for now, without midfielder Roger Espinoza and forward Kei Kamara. Espinoza transferred to Wigan Athletic and Kamara is on loan to Norwich in the English Premier League.
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The club hopes that newcomers such as Claudio Bieler and Benny Feilhaber will help absorb their loss.