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At CommunityAmerica Ballpark (1800 Village West Parkway, 913-328-2255), the Kansas City Wizards face off against the New York Red Bulls, a team that, while based in New York, just opened its new Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, which is in an entirely different state. More confusion: If you can’t get taurine, glucuronolactone, caffeine, B vitamins and glucose out of your head, it’s because the Metrostars were sold to energy-drink company Red Bull GmbH back in 2006. What a weird Idiocracy world we live in. The Wizards are coming off a pair of tie games earlier in the month, against the Philadelphia Union on June 10 and Toronto FC the week before. They face a Red Bulls team led by new Head Coach Hans Backe, whose recruitment strategy (more European players) has sharply improved the team’s performance over an abysmal 2009 season. The game starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $25 through Ticketmaster.

Sat., June 26, 7:30 p.m., 2010