Kansas City has two professional teams, the Wizards, in Major League Soccer (outdoor), and
the Comets, in the Major Indoor Soccer League. Some Italy-KC connections:
Jamar Beasley, forward for the Comets. He was the first high school player to sign a contract
with the MLS. His little brother, DaMarcus, is on the U.S. national team. Prior to joining the
Comets, Jamar made the national under-20 team and participated in an apprenticeship with
AC Milan. He was coached by former Italian great Walter Zenga while playing for the New
England Revolution. In 2002, he played a season with Puetolana, a Serie C Italian team.
Some former players still in the Kansas City area (last time we checked):
Tony Meola, former goalkeeper for the Wizards.
Gino Schiraldi, formerly of the original Kansas City Comets.
Bocce
Yes, if golf is a sport, bocce is a sport. Nice article on the local scene, but you sort of grimace
when the author chastises Americans for mispronouncing the name of the sport as bah-chee
and then proceeds to tell people, incorrectly, to say bo-chee. Sorry, it's bo-cheh.
