Felipe Gutiérrez: Sporting Kansas City Star Sets the Bar High for New Season

Chilean midfielder, Felipe Gutiérrez, who joined Sporting Kansas City last year from La Liga club Real Betis in a Designated Player deal, was among the influential players who helped steer the club to the MLS Western Conference title last season.
Thereafter Sporting Kansas City’s conference title triumph, the club subsequently reached the MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals before witnessing a 2-0 elimination at the hands of eventual 2018 MLS Cup runners-up Portland Timbers.
Gutiérrez, who has won 35 international caps for Chile, has played a part in two of Sporting Kansas City’s MLS season fixtures this season under Head Coach, Peter Vermes.
Furthermore, three games into Sporting Kansas City’s 2019 MLS season, the club currently stand 6th in the MLS Western Conference after registering four points from their opening three fixtures.
Elsewhere, Sporting Kansas City’s next five MLS season fixtures are against: Montreal Impact (March 30), FC Cincinnati (April 7), New York Red Bulls (April 15), San Jose Earthquakes (April 21) and New England Revolution (April 28).

Sporting Kansas City’s one on one interview with Felipe Gutiérrez, exclusively for FOX Sports Radio 96.9/1340 AM, touched on the Chilean midfielder’s goals for the 2019 MLS season, as well sharing detailed insight into the club’s training camp and philosophy.

Dean Perretta
Dean Perretta is a 2x SEA Award-winning creative, Broadcast Journalist, Reporter, Courtside Analyst for BBC televised London Lions and Executive Producer who currently contributes to FOX Sports Radio, FourFourTwo Magazine and Muscle & Fitness Magazine.