With the trade yesterday for Abe Thompson, the Wizards had to make room on their senior roster for him. To make room, the Wizards waived 3rd year midfielder, Ryan McMahen. Most of you are probably saying "Who?", well I'm going to give you some information on what McMahen's been doing with us the past almost 3 years. Click to continue reading...

A few days after acquiring Herculez Gomez from Colorado, the Wizards have made another trade. This time, the Wizards acquired FC Dallas forward, Abe Thompson for allocation money. Thompson gives the Wizards another option up front along with Gomez. Is it too late for the Wizards this season? Possibly. Click to continue reading...

It seems that headlines of athletes and other stars screwing up are often above the fold but praise of good efforts are buried near the back of the paper. Here's a story from a few weeks back from a mother of an autistic child who participated in a clinic put on by Jimmy Conrad, Kerry Zavagnin, Davy Arnaud and Ryan McMahen. Click to continue reading...

Sorry for the late notice everyone, but hopefully you still have time to get prepared for tomorrow's "Stuff the Bus" activity. As some of you have heard on 94.9 KCMO, we're collecting extra school supplies at tomorrow's match to assist the City Union Mission in providing school supplies for those less fortunate. Click to continue reading...

Below is today's press release. Pizarro's goal was a serious rocket. I couldn't describe it as such in the release quite enough, and the own goal was created by Pizarro's great ball that would have been converted by Kraus even if the defender didn't touch it. At one point in the game, we kept the ball for over two minutes and completed at least 35 straight passes (they were counted) without New York touching the ball. Click to continue reading...

The Wizards bowed out of the US Open Cup to the Seattle Sounders 0-0 (5-6) on penalty kicks tonight. Misses by Jimmy Conrad and Tyson Wahl during the spot kicks gave Seattle the edge, as Sebastian Le Toux hit the cross bar as well to keep it even. In the PKs, Ryan Pore, Ryan McMahen, Roger Espinoza, Kerry Zavagnin, and Michael Harrington all put their chances away. Click to continue reading...

The word is out about the KCW Reserves. Don't relax if you jump out to an early lead. For the third time this season, our reserves fell behind. For the third time this season, we earned a result. This time, after trailing 2-0, we rallied for a 3-2 win on the strength of a late Jonathan Leathers goal. Click to continue reading...

While the first team could not come back from a 2-0 deficit, the Wizards reserves could, coming from behind to beat Toronto FC 3-2 today after the first team game. TFC grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first 26 minutes, before Ryan McMahen scored a blast from 30 yards out right before half time. In the second half, the Wizards continued to fight back, with Scott Sealy grabbing the equalizer in the 70th minute. Click to continue reading...

As we posted yesterday, five Wizards players (Jack Jewsbury, Ryan McMahen, Kurt Morsink, Michael Kraus and Jonathan Leathers) took on a group from St. Gabriel's Middle School. Our players could only use legal soccer touches, while those from St. Gabriel's played with standard volleyball rules. The Wizards won the best-of-three series two games to one. Click to continue reading...

Moving on to the next part: the midfield. The Wizards midfield oozes quality and skill, as well as a wealth of experience. They'll be the foundation and will carry the team to whatever level they reach this season.

Part Two: Midfield

Kerry Zavagnin: One of the rocks of the midfield, has played .

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Good morning from gorgeous Bradenton. The weather was impeccable this morning during training. Today was a lighter session and marked the two-week spot for pre-season. Coach told the players that this is the final week of the initial three-week cycle and will be the most intense so far. Then, training intensity will drop down a level and build through another three-week cycle so that our players are at optimum performance when the season starts. Click to continue reading...