Sporting Kansas City’s 2025 Major League Soccer campaign began with a setback at Children’s Mercy Park on Sunday, 2 March 2025, as they fell 1–2 to the San Jose Earthquakes on Matchday 2. The match kicked off at 01:30 UTC under the supervision of Ukrainian referee Sergiy Boyko, and the visitors carried a 1–2 lead into the half-time interval.

For Sporting Kansas City, this defeat on home soil represented an early stumble in their pursuit of a strong start to the regular seaso...