The LA Galaxy play at home for the second straight week, hosting Sporting Kansas City, presented Kinecta Federal Credit Union, at 7:30 p.m. PT (MLS Season Pass) on Saturday, September 27 in the next match of the 2025 MLS Regular Season at Dignity Health Sports Park.
LA Galaxy Against Sporting Kansas City:
Saturday’s match marks the 83rd meeting across all competitions between the LA Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City (74th in regular season play), with LA leading the all-time series 33-31-18. Against Sporting Kansas City, the Galaxy hold a 28-27-18 record in league play and a 5-3-1 record in the MLS Cup Playoffs. In 35 all-time regular season matches played at Dignity Health Sports Park against Kansas City, LA holds an 18-8-9 record. The last meeting between the two sides came on May 4, 2025, when Sporting earned a 1-0 home win at Children’s Mercy Park. The Galaxy enter Saturday’s match unbeaten in three of their last four league games (0-1-3), with their last home win coming in a 3-0 shutout of the Colorado Rapids on Aug. 23.
The match on Saturday will be coached by First Assistant Coach Dan Calichman, an original member of the founding LA Galaxy team in 1996 and an assistant coach to Greg Vanney since 2014. Calichman represented the LA Galaxy from 1996-1998, debuting for the club during the LA Galaxy’s first-ever match, a 2-1 win over the New York/New Jersey MetroStars at the Rose Bowl on April 13, 1996. In total, he made 113 appearances – all starts – during his time in MLS, appearing for the Galaxy, New England Revolution and San Jose Earthquakes. He captained the team for three seasons, earning All-Star recognition in 1996.
In addition to his distinguished career in MLS as a player, Calichman served on staff at Toronto FC as an assistant coach from 2014 to 2020. Prior to his time with Toronto FC, he was the head coach of the men's soccer team at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, Calif., from 2004-2014. Originally from Huntington Station, NY, he and Vanney were teammates serving the LA Galaxy’s backline together during his three seasons with the club. He has been an Assistant Coach with the LA Galaxy since 2021.
