Sporting KC: Top 10 Moments of the Decade

By Nathan Dunn | Dec 28, 2019

Sporting KC head coach Peter Vermes, right, joins the team in celebrating in the locker room after defeating Real Salt Lake in the MLS Cup Final at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan., Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013. Sporting won on penalty kicks. (John Sleezer/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) /

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ZAPOPAN, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 23: Alan Pulido #09 of Chivas celebrates first goal during the 19th round match between Chivas and Veracruz as part of the Torneo Apertura 2019 Liga MX at Akron Stadium on November 23, 2019 in Zapopan, Mexico. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images) /

5. SKC spend big

To close out the decade, Sporting KC did something they have never done before: they splashed the cash. Earlier this offseason, SKC unveiled the signing of Alan Pulido for a reported $9.5 million. This comes after a 2019 season that was a trainwreck after a promising start.

It was clear that Krisztian Nemeth and Erik Hurtado are not the answer to the question hanging over SKC’s striker position, and with MLS increasingly welcoming a high-spending strategy to build an elite team, it was time the ever-tight Kansas City hopped on board and began to back Peter Vermes in the transfer window.

Hurtado remains with SKC, but Nemeth’s contract has been declined, making the Hungarian international a free agent. The Pulido signing is a signing that will change the dynamic of the club’s future. SKC are now spending big, and that is massive.

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