Welcome to Soccer 101, the safe space for St. Louis to learn about soccer. Join Moon Valjean and Michelle Smallmon for a weekly conversation as they help educate you about the game of soccer, MLS and St. Louis CITY SC with some help from their friends in the game.
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Soccer 101 - Inaugural Episode

Welcome to Soccer 101 STL, the safe space for Saint Louis to learn about soccer. Join Moon Valjean and Matthew Rocchio for a weekly conversation to help educate you about the game of soccer, MLS and St. Louis CITY SC with some help from our friends in the game.

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Moon & Rocc are back for a midweek episode as CITY gets ready to take on LAFC from CITYPARK--the boys are coming off a big 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire, Moon is excited to see an in-form Klauss, Pompeu continues to impress & the Portuguese combo is turning into something deadly for CITY, the big stats that jumped out from a dominant win, the big question about whether or not CITY is better than they were back in 2023, the recruitment of Marco Reus, if Moon thinks he fits into CITY's roster build, LAFC making another big move for a big star, how their defense has struggled this year, the matchup to watch in tonight's game (Bouanga v. Totland), whether CITY can crack LAFC's big stars, out predictions for the matchup and all the incredible stories around Niko's new club, Como 1907, making a Cinderalla run to Series A--and the real reason STL CITY SC fans should care.
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Santa Visits Twice, The Recruitment of Reus & How CITY will Outlast LAFC's Stars

Moon & Rocchio are from a bye week of their own to break down a ton of news that has happened over the last ~10 days including: Big Sam is back on the training field with CITY, Celio Pompeu's well-deserved extension & there's a potential break in what could be CITY's biggest Summer Transfer move. Plus an (attempted) dive into the big move from the MLS this week: Roster Transparency! -- The good news is that there's more of it...The bad news is that means very little! And then the breakdown of CITY-Houston facing off in H-Town for the first time since their 1-0 win (2-2 on aggregate) in the CONCACAF: will Sam be a part of the roster, can a potential Durkin game-time decision ruin CITY's chances & can we just get Moon a big-time DP so that he can have a set XI, just, for like...once?
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Why Does the MLS Like to Confuse Us So Much?

Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 after a big win on Sunday and some NEWS on Tuesday--so what exactly is going on with Big Sam? Breaking down the biggest takeaways from the 1-0 over Austin FC on Sunday night, Klauss' big goal, what could've happened with Sam, a big breakdown of the strikers comparison between Adeniran & Klauss, some extra credit for our stars of the game from Sunday (Ostrak, Alm, Totland), Moon's dream midfield, the roster & lineup starting to decide itself, the potential of AZ & Thor as super-subs & a big reminder that we will be recording our next episode line on Saturday from 9 Mile Garden on Gravois.
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CITY Returns to Scoring & Winning + Big Sam in Big Trouble?

Moon & Rocchio are back to break down ANOTHER draw for STL CITY SC--this time a scoreless one--and dive back into last weeks big question: what's the big issue for CITY in '24? Rocc is still focused entirely on the defense despite picking up a clean sheet, Moon wants to throw some credit for Ostrak after his game, more worries on the defensive holes, the unknowns of the CITY defense going into a game vs. Austin WITH a healthy Sebastian Driussi, some quick hitters from around the world of STL Soccer (shouts to the Academy/youth teams, Schulte & Sargent!) & the potential effect on STL CITY SC from the newly announced MLS roster rules.
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A Lack of Finishing is Better Than a Lack of Defending + Unknowns vs. Austin

Scott Rizuto, the eponymous "Rizz" from 105.7 The Point's "The Rizzuto Show" , joins Moon for a special interview episode of Soccer 101 to talk about what it was like for a baseball junky to get into soccer, how Moon started getting Rizz involved in the STL FC days, what his first reactions were when he went to his first match at CITYPARK, how he left soccer at a young age before coming back in his 30s, the strong feeling of FOMO he got when he missed CITY's first ever home match in club history, why the stadium specifically is so special to him as someone who worked at Union Station for so long, the "whoa" feeling he got when he first walked in, what his return trips throughout the season taught him, his tips & tricks for catching a game, why Burki has stepped up as his favorite player, what it means to have an ownership who is tied into the city and cares about it's growth & the biggest questions: whether or not Rizz could consider himself a "soccer fan".
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Soccer 101 - Inaugural Episode

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