Former Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gadi Kinda died, his club Maccabi Haifa FC announced on Tuesday. He was 31. Kinda was hospitalized while "going through a complex medical battle in recent weeks," Maccabi Haifa announced two weeks ago.
Attacking midfielder Gadi Kinda announced he is leaving Sporting Kansas City for Maccabi Haifa FC of the Israeli Premier League. Sporting KC previously announced that the 29-year-old Israeli international, whose contract had expired, was sent a bona fide offer.
Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City and St. Louis City SC may share a home state of Missouri, but beyond that, the clubs couldn't be more different.