Soccer Made in St. Louis: A History of the Game in America’s First Soccer Capital

Dave Lange's second edition of Soccer Made in St. Louis: A History of the Game in America's First Soccer City chronicles the successful drive to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to St. Louis (St. Louis City SC) while chronicling the early history of St. Louis soccer that’s come to light in the past decade. Sourced from more than a hundred sources and interviews with 122 present and former administrators, coaches, owners, and players, Soccer Made in St. Louis is the only history of the sport in the city that has played soccer since the 1870s and has produced 91 national champions, 66 players on the U.S. National Team, and 34 members of U.S. national soccer halls of fame.The book is available at Reedy Press.[00:29] Introduction[01:33] Return to Civility[04:10] Interview with Dave Lange - Part IBackgroundThe second editionHow many favorite players can we have in St. Louis?A guy from Brooklyn says St. Louis is the heartbeat of soccer in this country.Soccer in Sportsman's ParkWomen's soccer in St. LouisArchiving stories from great players, coaches, and developers of the gameSoccer Hall of Fame in St. Louis?Mr. Soccer[25:03] Dred Scott Commemorative Stamp Initiative[26:04] St. Louis In Tune Updates[27:38] Interview with Dave Lange - Part IIHigh school & collegiate soccerDifference between styles of soccer playRules and style changesWhy is the name soccer vs football1950 World CupA familiar women's soccer goalie who wanted to play in St. LouisThe biggest surprise in writing the bookSoccer fieldsBaseball and Soccer linkagesSt Louis soccer shines across the globe[54:08] Word of the day[55:47] Mark's Days of the Day[56:17] HumorThis is Season 6! For more episodes, go to stlintune.com#soccer #mls #slu #siue #cyc #stlcitysc