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  Kansas City Wizards Tickets - Kansas City Wizards Ticket Broker
Kansas City Wizards tickets are sold above face value.
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Once your Kansas City Wizards tickets are received, they cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
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 Kansas City Wizards Tickets at StubHub!
The Wizards are from Kansas City, but the Wonderful Wizard was of Oz.
The first MLS tickets sold to a Wizards game were bought in 1996, the inaugural season of Major League Soccer.
The best Kansas City season on record was in 2000, when K.C. won the Supporters' Shield and the MLS Cup.
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 www.kansascity.com | Kansas City Wizards
They’ve been a thorn in the collective side of the Wizards all season, and Saturday night — in front of a frenzied standing-room-only crowd of 30,972 at Robertson Stadium — one led to the end of their season.
Kansas City’s Major League Soccer club will announce today that it will play its home games for the next two seasons at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas City, Kan. — home to the T-Bones minor-league baseball team.
A Wizards team that emphasized attacking all season used its newest strength, defense, to place itself one victory away from a berth in MLS Cup 2007.
www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/sports/soccer/mls/kansas_city_wizards   (765 words)

  
  Write On Sports LLC - "Kansas City Wizards 2006: Going All-In with a High Card" by Jeff Bull
The Wizards have a long reputation for sturdy defending; this was the team, after all, that introduced the 1-0 victory to MLS Cup by making Miklos Molnar’s early goal stand up in 2000.
Though they were rarely blown out, Kansas City’s penchant for allowing wins to slip to ties and ties to bumble into losses ultimately kept them out of their second consecutive post-season.
With the Wizards overall offense/defense statistics resting comfortably within league tolerances, it’s clear the so-called role-players did their job; it was the stars, the players brought in specifically to put them over the top, who failed to produce.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kansas City Wizards   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kansas City is a city in Clay, Cass, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri.
Kansas City took the initiative in the opening stages of the second half, resuming their grip on the momentum and playing like team that began the match.
The city is adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri, with which it has a high degree of economic interdependence; the cities together are at the core of one of the principal metropolitan regions of the central United States.
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Despite a valiant effort from every member of the Wizards team and taking the lead twice in the match, the Wizards were unable to stop a tremendous run by Donovan inside the box in overtime.
Kansas City concludes their 2003 regular season next weekend with a trip to the Nation’s Capital when they take on D.C. United at RFK Stadium.
Kansas City will then face the Colorado Rapids in the first round of the playoffs, once at home and once on the road.
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 Kansas City Wizards (1996-Present)
In the conference final, the Wizards would fall behind 4 points to 1 to the LA Galaxy and their magical season seemed to be coming to an end.
Looking to build on their momentum from the previous year, the Wizards would be mediocre out of the gate before turning hot in the summer and contending for the conference championship.
However, amazingly, the Wizards did just that by scoring 2 goals in the first half, while little known Jack Jewsbury scored the deciding goal in second half stoppage time to move KC onto the conference final for the second year in a row.
www.sportsecyclopedia.com /mls/kansascity/kcwizards.html   (1421 words)

  
 Kansas City Wizards News - MLS Latest
The Kansas City Wizards once again proved to be adaptable to soggy field conditions as they blitzed past visiting Toronto FC 3-0 on a rainy opening night at Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City Wizards forward Eddie Johnson on Tuesday was named Major League Soccer Player of the Week.
On a wet night in the nation's capital, the Kansas City Wizards got their 2007 campaign off to a lightning-quick start as Eddie Johnson notched two assists and a goal and strike partner Scott Sealy added a goal and an assist en route to a decisive 4-2 victory against D.C. United at RFK Stadium.
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 Kansas City, Kansas   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The city is adjacent to Kansas City, Missouri, with which it has a high degree of economic interdependence; the cities together are at the core of one of the principal metropolitan regions of the central United States.
Kansas City is a commercial, manufacturing, and distribution center for the surrounding crop-farming and livestock-raising area.
Kansas City is named for the state, which in turn took its name from the Kansa people.
www.thecityofkansascity.com /kansas   (436 words)

  
 American Soccer News - Kansas City Wizards
Kansas City played three games last week, and they found a different way to fail to secure three points in all of them.
It appeared that Kansas City would finally grab a victory, but those dreams were dashed when Cobi Jones scored a brace off the bench to salvage a draw for the home side.
Kansas City must look at this game as a must win, and they should be expected to press the issue from the opening kickoff.
www.americansoccernews.net /mls/wizards/070713_kc-rsl_adv.shtml   (923 words)

  
 Kansas City Wizards Tickets
The Kansas City Wizards are a professional soccer club based in Kansas City, Missouri that participates in Major League Soccer.
During the 1996 season, The Wizards were known as the Kansas City Wiz but changed names due to a copyright dispute.
The Wizards have been seeking sites for a soccer-specific stadium, with the most likely location initially considered to be across the state line in Johnson County, Kansas.
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 Kansas City Chiefs Tickets - Kansas City Chiefs Football Tickets - Chiefs Tickets
The Kansas City Chiefs are based in Kansas City, Missouri, and is a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference.
The Texans then changed their name to the Kansas City Chiefs, in honor of Mayor Bartle, who was given the nickname “The Chief,” when he founded the The Tribe of Mic-O-Say.
Offense wasn’t and hasn’t been the problem for the Kansas City Chiefs in recent times, including last season it was the defense which was hit by injuries in '05 and a lack of team speed is also an issue.
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 ScienceDaily: MLS: Kansas City 3, Salt Lake City 3
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Neither team got what they wanted as the Kansas City Wizards and Real Salt Lake played to a 3-3 draw at Arrowhead Stadium.
MLS: Kansas City 4, Colorado 1 (September 10, 2006) -- Davy Arnaud scored twice to lead the Kansas City Wizards to a 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids at Arrowhead Stadium Saturday night.
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As Kansas City is located in the center of the United States, it does not usually have the cold winters of the states in the northern U.S. or the hot summers of the states in the southern U.S. Museums
Kansas City is large enough so that there are many activities, cultural events, and places for you to visit, but small enough so that you can avoid some of the problems of larger cities such as traffic jams.
Kansas City is home to several professional sports teams including the Kansas City Chiefs (U.S. football), the Kansas City Royals (baseball) and the Kansas City Wizards (soccer).
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 Kansas City Wizards
The Kansas City Wizards are Kansas City, Missouri's Major League Soccer (MLS) club.
Although early speculation toward the name centered around the obvious connection with the "Wizard of Oz," that was never the intention of the club.
The Kansas City Wizards’ home field is Arrowhead Stadium, which they share with the Kansas City Chiefs.
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 USATODAY.com - Wizards sold to Kansas City-area investment group   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Extensive renovations planned for Arrowhead would have forced the Wizards to look for a new home anyway, and MLS also is pushing for its teams to play in soccer-specific stadiums.
The Wizards are clinging to the conference's final playoff spot, one point in the standings behind New England and one point ahead of New York.
Wizards forward Josh Wolff, who earlier this season called the drawn-out sale process a "joke" and a distraction, said he was relieved to see a deal reached to keep the team in the Kansas City area.
www.usatoday.com /sports/soccer/mls/wizards/2006-08-31-wizards-sale_x.htm   (760 words)

  
 American Soccer News - Kansas City Wizards
Against Kansas City on Wednesday, Blanco wreaked havoc on the Wizards’ backline, feeding defense-splitting passes to Justin Mapp, Chad Barrett and Chris Rolfe.
Once Kansas City did that, they opened up space for speedy players like Johnson and Arnaud to break through and be dangerous.
The Wizards, having broken out earlier this season, are redoubling their efforts to secure their own spot and challenge for the Cup final itself.
www.americansoccernews.net /mls/wizards/070823_kcw-chi_adv.shtml   (718 words)

  
 Kansas City Ticket Brokers - Kansas City Tickets, Venue Information, Event Schedules
Whether you live in Kansas City or are visiting Missouri as a tourist, contact Coast to Coast Tickets any time to find tickets, schedules, and information for all entertainment events.
If you would like to attend a concert in Kansas City to experience the live music scene, Coast to Coast Tickets is your source.
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 Kansas City Wizards MLSM Team Guide
The offensive seven for the Wizards are awesome, especially the midfield.
The Wizards also need to add some depth, as there is a big gap between the starters and the bench.
The Wizards also need youth pretty bad, as most of their best players are over 30.
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 Kansas City Wizards Weekly Update - Wednesday, October 22 - Soccer News Story - WKMG Orlando
The Kansas City Wizards (11-10-8, 41 points) conclude their 2003 regular season schedule this weekend when they take on D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday, October 25th.
With a one point lead in the standings, Kansas City now controls their own destiny and needs a win or Colorado loss this weekend to clinch second place in the West and gain home field advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Kansas City would then host the second match of the series at Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, November 8th at 7:00 p.m.
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 SKVermin's Kansas City Wizards | Wizards' Magical Season Ends With Cup Win
Kansas City Wizards defeat Dallas 3-1 to advance to the MLS Cup Final against the MetroStars.
Kansas City Wizards defeat the Los Angeles Galaxy by a 3-0 aggregate score to advance to the MLS Cup Semi-Final against Dallas.
Kansas City Wizards are handed their first loss of the season, 2-0 by Dallas, ending their 23-game unbeaten streak.
www.dynastymanager.com /dm360.cgi?u=SKVermin&s=mls   (867 words)

  
 kenn.com > soccer > mls attendance analysis > kansas city wizards   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Wizards capped it with a hand-to-hand combat blitz in 2003 that resulted in them nearly doubling their average attendance of five years earlier.
The difference between Kansas City's weekday and weekend numbers is either the biggest or second-biggest in the league, depending on what you do with Fridays.
The Wizards didn't even approach their inaugural game crowd for the next five years or so, and now they've had six crowds over 20,000 in the last two years.
www.kenn.com /soccer/mls/kansascity.html   (301 words)

  
 Kansas City Wizards - Kansas City Attractions - Kansas City major league soccer team tickets season sports ...
The Kansas City Wizards are the premier soccer club in the Midwest and a great attraction for the sports lovers of the region.
In 2000, Kansas City won the MLS Cup, defeating the Chicago Fire 1-0 for the organization’s first piece of major hardware.
In 2004, Kansas City captured the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, again defeating the Chicago Fire 1-0 in the finals.
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 Kansas City Wizards | VisitKC.com Official Travel Source
The Wizards ushered in a new era in 2000, bringing in new General Manager Curt Johnson, assistant coach Brian Bliss, goalkeeper coach Tim Mulqueen to join Bob Gansler's staff in his first full season, and moving the team offices and training site to Arrowhead Stadium.
Kansas City nearly reached the MLS Cup again in 2003 before suffer ring a loss to the eventual Champion San Jose Earthquakes in overtime of the Western Conference Final.
And in 2004 the Wizards accomplished one of U.S. Soccer's most coveted goals, claiming the 2004 U.S. Open Cup that is named after Kansas City's founding father Lamar Hunt with a 1-0 overtime win over the Chicago Fire in Arrowhead Stadium.
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