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A lovely day and premium stadium helped set the stage for a tale of two completely different soccer matches between two local rivals. And it also gave a chance for yours truly to test out some new equipment!
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Soccer Zombie graphic: Kyle Van Kley of No Goal Patrol! https://twitter.com/nogoalpatrolstl
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Credits:
Aaron Leek: twitter.com/ahansen314
SLU
SIUE
DJI for making good stuff
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Chapters:
0:00 - Pregame
3:49 - SLU vs SIUE women
8:42 - Jersey hunting
9:30 - Bronze Boot match
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Soccer Zombie graphic: Kyle Van Kley of No Goal Patrol! https://twitter.com/nogoalpatrolstl
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Credits:
Louisville City FC
North Carolina FC
USL Championship
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April 27: Indy Eleven fans didn't know if their club had a future as they beat North Carolina FC days after their city's own Mayor dropped an MLS bombshell on them.
August 27: Indy Eleven fans show up to Sporting Kansas City's Children's Mercy Park to try to do the unthinkable: earn a CONCACAF Champions Cup qualification and a spot in the 2024 US Open Cup final!
"The Last of USL" graphic: Jason Wyrick - https://x.com/steagles1/status/1828450338896019518
Lightning photo in thumbnail: @Footballrsc on Twitter - https://x.com/FootballRsc/stat....us/18285999131875492
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Soccer Zombie graphic: Kyle Van Kley of No Goal Patrol! https://twitter.com/nogoalpatrolstl
8-Bit Zombie credit: "kindofblue" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPfCR1zIcA
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Credits:
Indy Eleven
The Brickyard Battalion for being awesome
Jason Wyrick (as mentioned above)
Katherine Reed
Sporting KC
Caleb Wilson
Nebraska Furniture Mart for the parking and the memes
The Messi fan in the Argentina shirt that saved my running gag
Jake Henry
Whataburger for being open 24 hours
Sections:
0:00 - Outside the stadium
1:05 - From Uncertainty to Underdog: the story of Indy Eleven in 2024
4:03 - Pregame/weather delay antics
15:30 - The match
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St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City
STL
St. Louis
Portland
Portland Timbers
Portland Oregon
Worst MLS teams
Best MLS teams
MLS reaction
MLS react channels
MLS watch along
MLS watchalong
St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers
St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers reaction
St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers watch along
St. Louis CITY SC vs Portland Timbers watchalong
St. Louis vs Seattle
Evander
Pacific Northwest
Soccer
Futbol
Football
I don't normally like baseball stadiums being used for soccer, but the Tampa Bay Rowdies' Al Lang Stadium is a shining exception to the rule!
Robb Zipp's Rowdies video: https://youtu.be/7KJ6xnPfFJo?si=j9l_snPxUT1fK2Vy
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Credits:
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Loudoun United FC
Jake Nutting from the Rowdies for the media credential!
Robb Zipp for being my wingman
Ralph's Mob
Brad from the Ralph's Mob
Simon the halftime fan
Cookie Fueled Mama
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Sections:
0:00 - Gameday experience
16:40 - Away Day Review
The Tampa Bay Sun lived up to their name...as a relentless sun beat down upon 5,000+ fans who couldn't be deterred from enjoying the debut of their professional women's soccer team!
Robb Zipp's review: https://youtu.be/Lrx7LG6UGYo?si=DlFwPd35dQXbhh5L
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Soccer Zombie graphic: Kyle Van Kley of No Goal Patrol! https://twitter.com/nogoalpatrolstl
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Credits:
Tampa Bay Sun FC
Dallas Trinity FC
USL Super League
USL Super League president Amanda Vandervort
Liz from "The Heatwave"
"Empamamas" at The Heights food market for a tasty take on a Cuban sandwich
Trinity Health for passing out water bottles
Robb Zipp for being my wingman
For 79 minutes, St. Louis CITY had the Apollo Creed of North American soccer on the ropes.
But unlike Rocky Balboa, St. Louis didn't QUITE go the distance against the Mexican giants.
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8-Bit Zombie credit: "kindofblue" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPfCR1zIcA
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St. Louis CITY SC
St. Louis City SC
St. Louis City
STL
St. Louis
Club America
Club América
Mexico City
Mexico City, Mexico
Worst MLS teams
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St. Louis CITY SC vs Club America
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club América
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club America reaction
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club América reaction
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club America watch along
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club América watch along
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club America watchalong
St. Louis CITY SC vs Club América watchalong
St. Louis vs Club America
St. Louis vs Club América
Marcel Hartel
Cedric Teuchert
I drove about 6 hours to experience $1 beer in America in 2024.
I drove back quite satisfied with my experience at FC Tulsa's Oneok Field...but not just for the cheap beer!
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Credits:
FC Tulsa
Whoever came up with the idea for soccer grab bags
Orange County SC
USL Championship
Jessica
Bella
Brandon
Denis of 83 United
The really aggro fan in the white shirt
Oneok Field
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and last and most certainly not least:
My cousin Ashley and her family
I had to go through the 6 Stages of Grief before I was able to post this video. Tim Parker will be dearly missed in St. Louis, but it's understandable why this trade had to happen.
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St. Louis CITY SC
New England Revolution
Sam Minton of The Blazing Musket: https://www.theblazingmusket.com/
MLS
Where mentioned
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Can a battle between two rivals at the top of the 3rd division table somehow outclass a game involving a Bundesliga club?
Somehow...yes!
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8-Bit Zombie credit: "kindofblue" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPfCR1zIcA
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Credits:
USL League One for the match highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61QrLmLFFY4
Union Omaha
Omaha Parliament
The Flock
Forward Madison
Hunter Fangmeyer
The fan at the tailgate whose name I forgot to get
@STLCITYEnjoyer on X/Twitter (the fan after the first goal)
Morgan O'Rear
The kid with the potty mouth
Mike (@skrrt_city_sc on X/Twitter) for getting me to and from Omaha safely
Chris Wicklund/Auroras on Threads: https://www.threads.net/@chris....wicklund_auroras?hl=
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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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St. Louis CITY SC
KMOX
Where mentioned
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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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Credits:
Louisville City FC (for the media credentials!)
"Hey Eintracht Frankfurt" podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/....3C8BHpPcHMyQedqhjqru
Eli Lesser for blazing the trail for US soccer content creators: https://x.com/elilessertv
Jake Henry (for riding shotgun this trip)
All fans I spoke to in this video
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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8-Bit Zombie credit: "kindofblue" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWPfCR1zIcA
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Credits:
St. Louis CITY SC
Where mentioned in the video
Flyover Footy
Manuel Veth
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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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Soccer Zombie graphic: Kyle Van Kley of No Goal Patrol! https://twitter.com/nogoalpatrolstl
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Credits:
St. Louis CITY SC
STL Santos for being awesome
@wesperkins on Twitter/X
JED Transportation
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
Soccer Dad Pod interview with Sam Adeniran: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlroLzJGIrg
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St. Louis CITY SC
Where mentioned in the video
Canva
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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Credits:
St. Louis CITY SC
Colorado Rapids
Streamyard
Canva
CapCut
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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St. Louis CITY SC
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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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Credits:
St. Louis CITY SC
Saint Louis University
Getty Images
Myself
ESPN Films
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Associated Press
Columbia Daily Tribune
Johnny Klein's Twitter
MLS
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Westnewsmagazine: https://www.westnewsmagazine.c....om/sports/slu-grad-c
CITY VOICE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIlqplzJ_s8
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.
2. Bundesliga Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/....5Tu2TwrcOVkHOPa6Qhui
Matthew on TwiXer: https://x.com/matthewkaragich?lang=en
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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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Credits:
Forward Madison
The Flock
St. Louligans
Kevin Marshall
Mitch of "The Flock"
Union Omaha *gasp*
The fan that got me a free scarf
USL League One
Isthmus
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
1:22 - Forward Madison background
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