Stl Soccer Report

Stuart joins Phill and Matt to prepare you for the first rivalry game of the year. STL travels to Kansas the same weekend Coach Peter Vermes was fired. We break down what KC typically looks like and debate the possibility of a new coach bounce. 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 is without Roman Bürki and Eduard Löwen this weekend as Austin FC comes to Energizer Park to rekindle an exciting rivalry. Both teams have new looks for 2025 and we have a full preview of what you need to know about each team, keys to the game and important stories to follow ahead of a special Sunday of Soccer in St. Louis! 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 fall 1-0 to the Philadelphia Union in frustrating fashion. Ben Lundt was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing performance that saw a troubling trend in the attack. Matt & Santi broke it down immediately following the match this week, so there's a different vibe this week to their recap. 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 faces their inaugural head coach Bradley Carnell, and former midfielder Indiana Vassilev as they travel to Philadelphia to face the Union and attempt to set an MLS record for clean sheets to start a season. Matt Baker looks at the CITY storylines and welcomes special guest Todd Lewis from The Free Kick to break down this matchup. Matt joined Todd for his pod as well so please follow Todd and The Free Kick and check out that episode here: The Free Kick CITY Preview 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 Hult

This midweek show features an interview with St. Louis CITY SC center back Henry Kessler but before that, we hear from Head Coach Olof Mellberg with updates on the injuries to Roman Bürki & Tomas Totland plus 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 defeats the Seattle Sounders 1-0 in their 4th straight clean sheet to start the year & for their 1st ever victory over the Seattle Sounders. Ben Lundt starts in goal after a shocking injury to Roman Bürki, Edu Löwen's free kick magic is the difference maker so much more is covered in our recap of Matchday 4 in MLS! 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 star studded show as Tony Husband, Play by Play Announcer for MLS Season Pass and Jeremiah Oshan of Sounder at Heart join Matt this week to preview Matchday 4 and the Seattle Sounders coming to town to face St. Louis CITY SC. Each interview looks at different facets of where St. Louis and Seattle are coming into this match and will set you up with everything you need heading into this weekend's action! Follow Tony - @TonyHusband Follow Jeremiah - Jeremiah Oshan on Bluesky 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 – @

The 1st win of 2025 for St. Louis CITY SC is in the books! We recap everything about their 3-0 win over the defending MLS Cup Champion LA Galaxy, including Team of the Matchday performances by Roman Bürki and Cedric Teuchert, Olof's tactical adjustments 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

Matchday 3 is here and it's a winnable one against a struggling LA Galaxy, who are struggling with injuries. We break down what it may look like from both sides. While St. Louis is showing the best defending in their existence, the search for goals continues. 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 played San Diego FC to a 0-0 draw to open Snapdragon Stadium to MLS play and it was a vastly different type of draw from week one. We look at the good, bad and ugly behind it as well as the stadium experience itself 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

San Diego looks to start a winning streak as St. Louis City SC faces them in their first ever home opener. Matt and Phill break down how STL can play spoiler. We also dig into some MLS roster wrinkles that surfaced as the club announced it's roster structure. Spoiler: pretty much all good news! 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

Our 1st Between Matches show on 2025 where we take stock of St. Louis CITY SC between their matches, looking at midweek training, player reports and hear from Olof Mellberg and select players throughout the season. On this show, we have a featured interview with defender Kyle Hiebert, along with comments directly from Olof after the 0-0 draw to Colorado and an update on some key injuries. 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

Our 1st Fallout of 2025 recaps the 0-0 draw between St. Louis CITY SC and the Colorado Rapids. St. Louis dominated the chances, led in possession and showed great promise under Olof Mellberg, but were ultimately unable to finish and were held to 1 point at home. Matt and Santi have all the analysis into this one and as always, will be back each and every day post-match to cover all the action! 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 our season opener preview show and we're doing it live at Bluejay Brewing! The excitement can't be shaken even as earth-shattering news dropped mere hours before we recorded. Matt, Phill, and Stu break down the Indy move, preview Colorado, break down options for #allforcity, and finish with some solid questions from the attendees. 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

Matt is joined by Ben Wright, Founder & Executive Editor of SixOneFive Soccer and contributor to Backheeled, GIVEMESPORT and MLSSoccer.com, to preview the 2025 MLS Season. They touch on topics to prep you for the season both on and off the field including new rules, biggest player and team movements this offseason and Ben's outside take on St. Louis CITY SC going into 2025. 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 is at the finish line to preseason and we dive deep into the last Coachella matches and take a long look at what all we should be taking away from these matches. Individual highlights, depth discussions, the tactics of CITY under Olof Mellberg and plenty more. To close it out, we dig into the news that USL is starting up a competing D1 league to go head to head against MLS. 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 Coachella Valley Invitational is off and running. St. Louis drew RSL 1-1 to open play in California and we recap the 1st game in full while looking at all the takeaways we expect to inform the next few matches too. We also have a breakdown in all the latest MLS Roster Rules updates + other news and notes from the week! 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 special edition of Flyover Footy, we have interviews with 9 St. Louis CITY SC players! Hear from Timo Baumgartl, Simon Becher, Klauss, Marcel Hartel, Cedric Teuchert, Edu Löwen, Tomas Ostrák, Mykhi Joyner and Caden Glover in this episode as they were between their two preseason camps. You'll hear their thoughts on how camp has been going as well as unique stories from each player that gives an insight into what they'll all bring to the 2025 CITY SC season. 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 Twitter/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

As City moves from preseason camp in Florida to Coachella, California, we squeeze every minute, detail out of the first two friendlies as far as lineups, positions, and tactics. Then, we lay out the new MLS guidelines for cup matches. 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 Twitter/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

Preseason is upon us and we give you the latest roster update, injury timelines, City2 news, and a lot more. Join us for this 2nd episode of the year! 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 Twitter/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