Peter Vermes was in an MLS kit on that opening day back in ‘96 – he wasn’t yet in KC, where he’d finish his playing days, but at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, as a member of the ...
That’s not to say Vermes and SKC will always win a trophy or they’re immune to hard questions. But they’re in the hunt more often than not, and again have a playoff spotlight to prove it.