St. Louis, MO - The St. Louis Lions hit the road this weekend hoping to rebound from their season opening 4-1 loss to the Des Moines Menace. The Lion travel to Canada this weekend to face off against WSA Winnipeg in back to back matches. The first match is Saturday at 7:00pm, and the second match is Sunday at 2:00pm.
Well, I’m back from a much needed vacation and what better time to report on how our St.Louis guys did in the MLS this past week, May 9- May 13. If you missed it, Brad Davis scored for Houston on Saturday which not only ended up the game winner and an amazing shot, but will also go down in history as the 1st goal scored at BBVA Compass Stadium, the Dynamo’s new home! Here’s how the rest of the guys representing St.Louis did:
St. Louis, Mo. – The St. Louis Lions have announced the signing of three players to the 2012 roster. Kenny Kranz is returning for his third year with the club and will be joined by a couple of newcomers Diego Dos Santos and Marcelo Carreiro both from Brazil.
Kenny Kranz, Midfielder from Northern Illinois University, will be orchestrating once again in the Midfield for the Lions. In 2011 for NIU Kranz played in 19 matches, recording five points (1 goal and 3 assists). Kranz had two assists against Western Illinois in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Last year with the Lions, Kranz played in 13 games registering 7 points (3 goals and 1 assist) Continue reading
St. Lous, Mo. – Alen Bradaric is returning to the St Louis Lions for his seventh season. Bradaric has been with the Lions since their inception in 2006 when he joined the club immediately after his senior year at Affton High School.
Another week in the books and once again a few guys from St.Louis stole the limelight, while a few others saw some more playing time.
Here’s this week’s notes on players from St.Louis, April 25-28: Continue reading
Week # 8 for the MLS has come and gone over this past weekend and once again a few pro names from St.Louis played prominent roles. Here are this week’s St.Louis players that saw action: Continue reading
With the large number of St.Louis professional soccer players that are out there, I’ve decided to try something new here on the Floodplain Footy and start covering St.Louis natives who are in the MLS and in particular, what they did over the past week. I’ll put up the name, team, any stats they compiled and the final score. If I happen to miss any players, please comment and I’ll be sure to include the players in the future.
The following are this week’s players: Continue reading
The St Louis Soccer Hall of Fame has announced its Class of 2012 and “The Pocket Rocket” Tony Glavin will be among those inducted on Sept 27th at the Annual St Louis Soccer Hall of Fame Banquet.
“I am honored to be recognized,” said Tony Glavin “Soccer has such a rich heritage in St Louis and the Hall of Fame is a great organization that keeps reminding us how important soccer is to St Louis and the influence we have all had on soccer in the United States.”
If you are familiar with soccer in St.Louis, you know that it’s history runs deep. For more than 135 years St.Louis has been known as a soccer city, producing generations of world class players and coaches. The city has also hosted some great teams and important games. If you aren’t familiar with just how rich our history is in the sport, I highly recommend you purchase “Soccer Made In St.Louis” by David Lange. You will be blown away by the information and feel a sense of pride in the city’s past and present.
But what about the present? Many soccer fans throughout the nation will tell you that St.Louis no longer matters, that our days as a soccer city have passed. Are they right? Or have we just hit a bump in the road? Continue reading
*ST. LOUIS – *Saint Louis men’s soccer hosts Creighton Sunday, April 1, in an exhibition spring soccer match at Robert R. Hermann Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m., and admission is free.
