They have been wanting an MLS contingent for many years running. St Louis has finally gained an entry in MLS and their team is 5-0-0. Granted they were playing other recent expansion teams in the beginning but St Louis City SC beat Real Salt Lake in Salt Lake City last Saturday evening 4 - 0 and captured their 5th win on the trot. Their goal differential is +7 and they have scored 3+ goals in all but one match. Which was a 2-1 win over Portland at the Oregon city. Talk about having a fast start in a major American soccer city.
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One reason that MLS’s decision to grant St Louis an expansion franchise was so celebrated was because of the city’s sporting history. Of the starting 11 who played for the US in their famous 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 Fifa World Cup, five hailed from The Hill neighbourhood in the Missouri city. League legends such as Brad Davis, Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman are also from St Louis, highlighting the city’s connection to soccer.
One of the features that sets the club apart from other teams in men’s sports is its women-led ownership group.
Headed up by the club’s president and chief executive, Carolyn Kindle, the make-up of the expansion club’s leadership is groundbreaking in MLS. Only a handful of women hold ownership stakes at other franchises, including Meg Whitman, a minority owner at FC Cincinnati, and Columbus Crew co-owner Dee Haslam.
Moore calls the group’s presence “authentic”, noting that the Taylor family comprises “a majority of very strong and powerful women who have had incredible business success”.
“Nothing can provide any organisation commercial success better than a dynamic leader,” he continues. “We have that in Carolyn. She’s with us every day and guiding that ship. That’s the most critical thing that we have.”
I actually was in St Louis the first home match weekend but couldn't go to the game because tickets were over $300 in the upper sections. I watched it in a pub which was part of a group of bars having "watch parties." The one I was at had over 400 over flowing in their good sized bar.
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'It’s the right sport in the right market’: How St Louis City SC are taking MLS by storm - SportsPro
Dennis Moore, St Louis City SC's chief revenue officer, explains why it’s the right time for St Louis to join MLS, the impact of its female-led owners and how the team can revitalise the city.
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One reason that MLS’s decision to grant St Louis an expansion franchise was so celebrated was because of the city’s sporting history. Of the starting 11 who played for the US in their famous 1-0 victory over England in the 1950 Fifa World Cup, five hailed from The Hill neighbourhood in the Missouri city. League legends such as Brad Davis, Steve Ralston and Taylor Twellman are also from St Louis, highlighting the city’s connection to soccer.
One of the features that sets the club apart from other teams in men’s sports is its women-led ownership group.
Headed up by the club’s president and chief executive, Carolyn Kindle, the make-up of the expansion club’s leadership is groundbreaking in MLS. Only a handful of women hold ownership stakes at other franchises, including Meg Whitman, a minority owner at FC Cincinnati, and Columbus Crew co-owner Dee Haslam.
Moore calls the group’s presence “authentic”, noting that the Taylor family comprises “a majority of very strong and powerful women who have had incredible business success”.
“Nothing can provide any organisation commercial success better than a dynamic leader,” he continues. “We have that in Carolyn. She’s with us every day and guiding that ship. That’s the most critical thing that we have.”
I actually was in St Louis the first home match weekend but couldn't go to the game because tickets were over $300 in the upper sections. I watched it in a pub which was part of a group of bars having "watch parties." The one I was at had over 400 over flowing in their good sized bar.
