Soccer Team News, Analysis, History, Schedule, Rumors
And now the games come fast and furious. Some MLS teams, like Vancouver, played on last Wednesday before jetting to weekend matches. Many played this Wednesday before heading to more matches on the first weekend in June. It’s almost more than a poor, overburdened, underpaid and ridiculously good-looking St. Louis City soccer writer can keep […] READ MORE
When one looks up the words “soccer coach” in the dictionary you see a picture of Peter Vermes. The jutting jaw, the gym teacher crew cut, the mouth perfectly formed to shout the words “nice shot princess; drop and give me fifty”. And for 14 years he’s roamed the sidelines of Sporting Kansas City as […] READ MORE
Fans are used to strange things happening in MLS. Odd calls, peculiar weather, ghost transfers. But St. Louis City have had a week that even Don Garber would call weird. And it ain’t over yet as we get one more Chicago Fire v St Louis City match on Saturday. So let’s dig in. It’s Been […] READ MORE
It’s been a slow start to the season for New Mexico United. They currently sit ninth in the USL Championship Western Conference. However, things have started to turn around in recent games as the Black and Yellow start to find their footing. Much of the team’s recent success can be attributed to first-year New Mexico […] READ MORE
They lost their second home game. And they lost for the third time this season. To a team that even with that win is only one point away from missing the playoffs. A team that they had beaten convincingly a scant six weeks ago. St. Louis City lost. And losses suck. St. Louis City Lost […] READ MORE
In sport, we seek the comfort of consistency. Our days are full of disappointment and the often unintelligible, so we flock to stadia and arenas all over the world for the reliable, the dependable, the steady. Yes, yes, we love underdogs and upsets and the shock of the feat we never imagined possible. But we […] READ MORE
The Cardinals and the Rockies. The Blues and the Avalanche. The Hawks and the Nu… no, wait, they never crossed paths. Whatever. On Saturday, fans get to see this particular rivalry played out on Colorado’s mountain green. How will it go? Let’s fire up the magic eight ball and find out… Will St. Louis Beat […] READ MORE
St. Louis City SC return to CityPark on Saturday to face arguably the best team in MLS (well, they have the most points; that counts for something, right?). But after two straight losses – and more than 180 minutes without a goal – questions and concerns are swirling around the club. Well, okay, maybe not […] READ MORE
What could be better than this: a Western Conference showdown seven weeks into the season? One is a perennial playoff side (except last year – more on that in a second) that is a two-time MLS Cup winner and the first (and as yet, only) CONCACAF Champions League winner. And the other, a Midwest upstart […] READ MORE
They are the only expansion team to start a season 4-0. They are one of the only three teams to start an MLS season 5-0. And on April first, they lost to Minnesota United FC. So what does that mean? “We are not superhuman after all,” said head coach Bradley Carnell after the match. “All […] READ MORE
Martin Bihl was born in New York City the year William Faulkner died. He writes long sentences, reads old books, drinks rare whiskies, travels widely, listens to Bill Evans, and does not suffer fools, liars, or frauds. In addition to writing about sport, he creates advertising, teaches it at a variety of Universities, writes about it at the-agency-review.com, speaks on it at conferences, and consults with companies about doing it better than they are. Reach him via twitter.