⁣The hiring of Olof Mellberg is proof St. Louis CITY SC and the MLS as a
whole live in an imperfect world. I attempt to look past the surface
imperfections to find if and how he fits into the culture Lutz
Pfannenstiel and Co. are building in STL.

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⁣It was a night of monumental moments as Marta adds a capstone to her
legendary career, Barbra Banda nets a masterpiece goal, and the
first-ever women's soccer specific stadium in the WORLD hosts the title
match of the world's best women's league.

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And SPECIAL shoutout to Brad Whiteside for driving and Jake Henry and
Geri Hayes for joining me on yet another amazing footy adventure!

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⁣When my broker said I should diversify my investments, investing in County Donegal, Ireland's only professional football club was probably not what he had in mind...

#weownfinnharps...and you can too! https://finnharps.ie/we-own-finn-harps/

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⁣It's unclear what the future holds for Indy Eleven and its stadium
situation. But for now, if you ever find yourself in Indy, go check out
an Indy Eleven game!

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0:00 - Intro
1:45 - Stadium review
3:24 - Game Quality review
5:23 - Value review
7:36 - Vibes review
9:39 - Final score
10:27 - 2024 Standings/conclusion

⁣He defeated cancer, but he couldn't get along with his gaffer at
Schalke. Can rumored signing Timo Baumgartl revive his career in St.
Louis?

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⁣EDIT: I meant mid-October, not mid-December. You'll know when you hear it.

I recently visited the Kansas City Current at CPKC Stadium for their September 28th match against Gotham FC.

And I'm convinced I saw the future right before my eyes.

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?St. Louis CITY is not done adding reinforcements this summer. But is Jannes Horn the long-awaited answer at left back, or does he have too many questions about his performance and injury history?

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?Why on Earth would Eintracht Frankfurt pick Louisville, Kentucky as a stop on its North American Tour?

I went there to find out...and came away VERY impressed with Lynn Family Stadium!

Note: I guess my Rode microphone doesn't like when I talk directly into it. It's a sensitive little thing, but apologies for the audio issues when I'm flapping my gums.

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?Like Johnny Klein, Simon Becher has gone from SLU to St. Lou! The talented striker joins St. Louis CITY SC from AC Horsens on a loan-to-buy option.

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?There is absolutely no way I can be objective about my rival's stadium...is there?

Tighten your seatbelts, we're going in!

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?How does a man as talented and physically gifted as Sam Adeniran barely net St. Louis CITY SC a profit when he's traded to Philadelphia Union?

Short answer: It's complicated.
Long answer: Watch the video

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?St. Louis CITY SC unfortunately cannot play San Jose every game, and were drowned in the Colorado Rapids Sunday night.

This is a quick recap of my watchalong that night, along with highlights from every goal and other key moments.

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?The only coach in St. Louis CITY SC was sacked after a poor run of form and questions over locker room issues and injury management.

I react to the news and look at just what went wrong for Bradley Carnell.

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?**RE-UPLOAD DUE TO AN AUDIO ISSUE IN ORIGINAL VERSION**

The name Klein means "small". As in, 5-foot-7 professional soccer player small. As in, "chances of MLS success" small.

Don't tell that to Johnny Klein. He plays like a giant! And through hard work and defying the odds, has earned himself a St. Louis CITY SC main roster contract!

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?While we wait for the Marcel Hartel transfer to St. Louis CITY SC to become official, Matthew Karagich of the 2.Bundesliga Podcast sits down to explain what he's seen from Hartel during his time in Germany, and why he's picking St. Louis over some bigger European clubs.

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?I'm going to introduce you to quite possibly the weirdest lower league club in North America, and try to rate the gameday experience!

Can Forward Madison's vibes overcome a drab 0-0 game?

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Chapters:

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2:44 - Why St. Louisans should be interested
3:49 - Pregame march/chant
4:46 - Inside Breese Stevens
7:03 - In the Flock end
7:49 - Introducing: Away Day Ratings
8:49 - Review: stadium
10:24 - Review: game quality
11:13 - Review: value
13:23 - Review: vibes
16:42 - Final rating/conclusion

?St. Louis CITY SC is settling all family business and that includes a BIG bit of rumored business that's being imported from Germany.

Matthew from the "2. Bundesliga Podcast" joins me to analyze the potential signing of Marcel Hartel, and I look at the two names departing to make space (and cash) for him.

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The Life and Death of a Certain K. Zabriskie, Patriarch by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Game clips compiled from "Be Surprised by Marcel Hartel in 2024!" by SilvaSkills

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?Imagine a rural town with lots of trees but nothing resembling anything urban within an hour's drive.

Now imagine a football club in that town. Probably nothing special, right?

Not if you're Heidenheim. Because this town of about 50,000 people is not just succeeding in Germany's highest level, but is going to play some of the best teams around Europe in 2024/25.

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?Saturday night, St. Louis and Miami slugged it out in a 3-3 thriller that saw some familiar faces score and Burki getting some DAP from Messi himself!

This is from my watchalong, with clips of the big moments!

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What happens when you have a Scottish father and a Jewish mother, and they happen to have a child in Australia?

You don't get a kangaroo...you get future Socceroo in Jake Girdwood-Reich, the newest rumored signing for St. Louis CITY SC!

Here's what you need to know about the 20-year-old and what he can bring stateside!

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