The intracontinental trek from Vancouver to Miami is Major League Soccer’s longest road trip, a 6-hour flight over an incredible 2,800 miles… the European mind can not comprehend. Now, for the second time this year, the flight will be packed with Whitecaps supporters hoping to watch their
The winds of change have been swirling around MLS circles over the past few seasons. The Apple deal and Lionel Messi signing had the potential to push MLS over the line. However, the inflexibility of MLS Season Pass and the failure to truly take advantage of the interest in one
New St. Louis CITY SC Sporting Director Corey Wray laid out his vision on Wednesday, or at least the framework for it. Over the course of the 40-minute press conference, the Ontario native kept his cards close to his chest, citing a further need to evaluate the roster and
St. Louis CITY SC appears to have its new Sporting Director. Just as anticipation was beginning to turn to unease, Doug Carslisle and ESPN broke the news that former Columbus Crew assistant GM Corey Eray was preparing to sign on as the club’s second-ever Sporting Director. Wray comes
Do you feel that cool fall air? It’s playoff season in MLS, baby! The opening round of fixtures have been fairly predictable so far, but there were still a few notable outliers. The Shield-winning Philadelphia Union struggled to assert itself against the play-in-winning Chicago Fire. Charlott.
Hi everyone, Talkin Soccer has partnered with Ben Wright and the great folks at SixOneFive Soccer, along with some of the country's best local soccer publications, to help develop the 2025 end of season survey. On the St. Louis front, the survey will ask about your experiences with
It’s that time of the year again, the MLS season has come to an end as we prepare for a month and a half of the most confusing playoff format in American sport. Well, before we get there, let’s reflect on the 2025 MLS season, a season that
What a night. St. Louis CITY SC drew Real Salt Lake 2-2 on Decision Day in a nearly disastrous result for the Claret and Cobalt. Both sides wore exhaustion on their face at full time, St. Louis players for pushing until the very end, RSL for holding onto the
MLS Decision Day is finally upon us. The Union have already secured the regular season’s biggest prize, their 2nd Supporters Shield victory, but there is still plenty worth fighting for on the final day of the season. It’s not quite NWSL levels of choose your own adventure, but
St. Louis CITY SC has left it too late, but much like John Hackworth’s 2024 campaign, David Critchley has seemingly rediscovered the winning formula: let Marcel Hartel loose. That was the formula in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Austin FC that gave the club its first three-match
LAFC’s unbeaten run vs St. Louis CITY SC continued Saturday night as David Critchley’s side were outmatched against one of Major League Soccer’s most dangerous attacks. The 0-3 loss wasn’t unexpected, especially in light of Henry Kessler’s continued injury absence, but it was a
St. Louis CITY SC seemed to be squarely in the driver’s seat when FC Dallas goalkeeper Michael Collodi was sent off in the 16th minute of Saturday’s 1-1 draw. Collardi clattered through João Klauss as he made a move isolated against the keeper. CITY SC seemed to
Despite the constant chaos of the US Men’s National team, there has never been a time when Americans have had such a profound impact on the global football narrative. Whether it’s James Sands’s crunching Hamburg Derby performance or Weston McKennie’s never-ending need to prove himself
It has been a season of close calls, maybes, and what-ifs for St. Louis CITY SC in 2025, and Saturday night’s 2-3 loss to Houston was no different. On paper, a matchup with the Dynamo should have been one in which David Critchley’s squad finally put
St. Louis CITY SC reached the end of the 2025 Summer Transfer Window with some ever-lurking questions about their roster and a fleeting dream of playoff soccer. It has been an interesting season, made more intriguing by the club’s decision to part ways with Lutz Pfannenstiel after five
David Critchley wants you to know that the playoff chase is back on. St. Louis CITY SC finally found the complete, well… almost complete, match that they have been looking for over the past month. It has long been a talking point with the 2025 version of these boys in
