Saint Louligans – Supporting Soccer in the St. Louis Area

Author: Matthew Bird

  • Exciting developments for USLPRO in Louisville

    Exciting developments for USLPRO in Louisville

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    2015 has rung in the new year in more ways than one for USLPRO expansion franchise Louisville City. After signing 3 players in December 2014, the club are delighted to announce the acquisitions of Kentucky soccer veterans Cletus and Bobby Ray Davenport. The Davenports, who grew up together in the Paintsville area of eastern KY,…

  • FC Bordo, thanks for a wonderful Spring 2014

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    “I enjoyed the night games, and getting together before the games at iTap for a few. Also liked how friendly everyone at the club was. By far the best was the first game where the opposing team’s players warmed up right next to us and we gave them a laugh” ~ St Louligan Chris Amdur. “I…

  • Emanuel Forbes

    Emanuel Forbes

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    He received the ball just inside his own half on the left. His pace was obvious, as he left his marker in his tracks running down the field, he cut inside the right back at the top of the 18 yard box and with one deft moment with his right foot curled in a low shot…

  • Soccer Royalty

    Soccer Royalty

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    We don’t have much going on right now; we’re all waiting on spring for the next chapter in our city’s soccer life. Also I purchased FIFA 15, so obviously my writings and articles have tapered off of late. With Landon Donovan announcing his retirement recently, I saw a question posed on twitter to name the…

  • Give Me an International Break

    Give Me an International Break

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    Hi…… Not penned anything for awhile. My bad, been busy with normal person stuff. Not that there was much going on. The Premier League didn’t play for two weeks, and didn’t we hear about it? All across England (and some in the USA) fans of Premier League teams are upset that the International break was…

  • Get over yourselves….

    Get over yourselves….

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    I like Alexi Lalas. I like Taylor Twellman. Everytime I have met them either through AO or in St Louis I have enjoyed their wit and discourse. So I don’t mean to call them out, especially when I am sometimes guilty of the crime myself.   “You can’t call yourself a US Soccer fan, if…

  • Well my predictions sucked…….

    Well my predictions sucked…….

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    The anticipation was worth it no? probably the best world cup ever, and I am writing this before the knockout rounds have even begun. I like to think of myself of a man of the game, a connoisseur of the finer points of the global sport. I believe I am a student to whit the…

  • 5 lads from Saint Louis.

    5 lads from Saint Louis.

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    I get it. The irony isn’t lost on me. I’m English, the England team are about to play another CONCACAF minnow in Belo Horizonte. The story of 1950 and the USA’s unlikely win against England is well known, but is only half known. It should be as famous as the Lisbon Lions. However, outside my…

  • Qatar 2022

    Qatar 2022

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    Let me for a minute, take my American cap off, and don my citizen of the world cap instead for just a moment and play some devils advocate. Qatar…. the world cup, man, you guys are pissed! the world cup is actually happening there, even though Sepp Blatter came out on Swiss TV this week…

  • Friday Night Lights

    Friday Night Lights

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    My, isn’t the Itap in Central West End very nice, almost too nice for the likes of me, wearing my USA home golf shirt among the business suits. It’s Friday, 6pm and I feel kind of out of place, until I see Chris Byron walk in with an MLS in STL shirt on. Slowly the…