Stl Soccer Report

Olof Mellberg has been relieved of his duties as St. Louis CITY SC Head Coach and CITY Head Coach David Critchley has been named caretaker manager of CITY SC. In a shocking announcement late on Tuesday, and after leading training on Tuesday morning, CITY SC announced the move. We have a live reaction pod with Matt and Phill recorded immediately as the news broke to cover all angles of this massive move by CITY SC. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC lose to the Colorado Rapids 1-0 and are now at 11 games in a row winless in MLS play. Missed chances and more of the same in both performance and personnel used. We break it all down including discussing how much longer and why CITY would let this go without a change. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

It's deja vu for St. Louis CITY SC and fans as CITY drops a heartbreaker in the US Open Cup to Minnesota United after having the lead through 84'. Matt Baker pulls solo duty on this week's show w/a look at the match + takeaways that will impact our next opponent: the Colorado Rapids, and we have a full preview of them here as well. Then in the Wind Down: viewer Q&As from our livestream! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC drops another and is now on a 10 game winless streak in MLS play - their longest ever winless streak in MLS. Is this rock bottom? How long will the organization continue to trust Olof Mellberg with the reigns? We dig into these questions and more along with a recap of this match & a look ahead to the rematch on Wednesday in the US Open Cup Round of 16. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

A massive show for a massively underperforming club. We cover A LOT of ground here from the SKC recap & takeaways to a big MNUFC preview before we pull it back and look at how we got to this point so quickly in 2025. Who is to blame, what can be done, what are the options and more... all in this supersized episode. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

A special midweek episode focused solely on our Wednesday night rivalry match. SKC comes to town for the only time in 2025 to an anxious St. Louis CITY SC fanbase. With a head coach suspended, we have a full preview of what to expect from both sides in this Darbecue! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC lose in frustrating fashion after showing tenacity in their build up... but a familiar lack of goal scoring and individual mistakes cost them 3 points at home. In this special Fallout, Matt's joined by Justin Horneker and they were live post-game from Energizer Park to recap this and take viewer questions from the livestream. We apologize for any audio issues - new spot, new set up and first time from that location at Energizer. Always working to improve and offer innovative ways to cover the team and we hope you enjoy this show! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Bel

St. Louis CITY SC WINS! For the 1st time in 7 weeks, we have a win to talk about and it comes in the US Open Cup Round of 32 against Union Omaha! This double duty episode recaps that match + the important takeaways before we pivot to previewing San Diego FC for the 2nd of 2 matches against CITY in 2025. Plus, a special happy hour edition of our Wind Down that breaks down every single aspect of the newly released Club Roster Profile for CITY SC! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

A special edition Fallout that has to look at the 4-1 loss by St. Louis CITY SC to the Seattle Sounders where we look at the big deficiencies we saw and what led to such a disastrous turn of events... but we also have hope on the horizon. A surprise live reveal of this weekend's CITY2 roster sparked our full preview of CITY v Union Omaha in the US Open Cup this Wednesday. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

The first rematch of 2025 for St. Louis CITY SC is against the Seattle Sounders who are also the last team CITY has a win against... a month and a half ago. But in this match, both teams are banged up so we look at the impacts on both sides as well as look at who this Sounders team is to start May and what to expect from our CITY SC this weekend! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC draws LAFC 2-2 in a game that leaves a lot of CITY fans frustrated. CITY takes a point on the road but after going up a goal while down a man, they fail to close it out. We look at all the highs and lows while breaking down those moments that mattered. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis travels to LA to play a quality LAFC side on a Sunday night. It's a long one as Matt and Phill not only preview the game and break down the new transfer, but also dig into the critique of St. Louis City this week from Matt Doyle and Taylor Twellman. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

This midweek episode has a featured player interview with defender Timo Baumgartl as well as all the player updates from Tuesday's training and hear from Olof Mellberg on a couple specific updates as well as how the team has trained this week, moves on from Vancouver and more! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CIY SC draws Supporters' Shield leading Vancouver Whitecaps 0-0 in a return to their strong defensive ways. A match marred by a confusingly explained offside call and with a surprise injury to deal with - we look at all the trends, big moments and more from this Easter weekend matchup! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

Current Supporters Shield leaders are coming to St. Louis as the club builds toward more winning ways. We break down what we might see from the Whitecaps as well as how St. Louis can right the ship. The wind down features some of our favorite storylines of the Open Cup following the draw pitting STL against the familiar cup rival, Union Omaha. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

On this episode between matches, we have a featured interview with Conrad Wallem, we hear from Olof Mellberg on a range of topics including the return of Tomas Totland and Jannes Horn to team training plus plenty of player updates from training! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC with a much improve outing, but still can't find the win column. A top of the table Columbus Crew wins 2-1 at Energizer Park with a big Josh Yaro injury and Klauss' performance taking center stage. Matt & Santi break it all down including what Columbus did so well, how CITY was able to generate much better offense with so little possession and more! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

St. Louis CITY SC hosts the Columbus Crew on Sunday Night Soccer and we are joined by Andrew Wiebe from MLS Season Pass (formerly of Extratime Radio & so much more) to preview this pivotal matchup. We cover both sides, what CITY has to do to win, the MLS season so far and plenty more! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

In this episode between matches, an interview with Cedric Teuchert, hear from head coach Olof Mellberg on his tactics and how he approached some changes made vs SKC plus a slew of player updates from midweek training ahead of St. Louis CITY SC's match vs Columbus Crew! Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren

A loss that has fans questioning not only the caliber of play but also the coach and even the Sporting Director. St. Louis CITY SC falls 2-0 in the Darbecue to SKC, in kansas, and we have the full recap on the biggest moments, issues in both players and management of the game and the few bright spots too. The was a rough one, and we don't sugar coat it. Flyover Footy has been covering St. Louis soccer since 2015. Subscribe to this feed to hear podcast episodes about St. Louis CITY SC, STL college soccer, academy programs, and amateur/semi-pro soccer in the area. This show is broadcast on The Big 550 KTRS on Saturdays at 6pm. Be sure to follow us on Bluesky and X @FlyoverFooty. You can follow the show hosts to get all of their hot takes (let them know what you think): Matt Baker – @MattBakerSTL Santiago Beltran – @SantiBeltranSTL Phill Grooms – @phillgrooms Stuart Hultgren – @StuartHultgren