The City Spotlight

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Brad Davis, St. Louis native, three-time Hall of Famer, and former MLS pro and US Men’s National Team player. Brad talked about his experience playing in the 2014 World Cup for the USMNT, representing his country on such a grand scale after 4 years building towards the planet’s largest sporting event. He also talked about the promise of the USMN...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess shared thoughts from CITY Backup Goalkeeper, Ben Lundt, ahead of the team’s home match against Austin FC before the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup break. Big Ben talked the special night for him and the team with their recent Open Cup win over Houston at home to put them into the semifinals in September and the challenge for him given he hasn’t played in a game fo...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s home match against Austin FC before the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup break. Coach Damet talked about the team building on the momentum from the recent Open Cup win over Houston at home to put them into the semifinals in September. He expressed his belief that the team coming up big in key moments is a re...

During the Y98 halftime show, Dale Schilly visited in-booth with Sam Fink, his former player back in the Saint Louis FC days with USL play in front of STL fans at World Wide Technology Soccer Park in Fenton, MO. Dale and Sam also reminisced about STLFC’s historic 2019 Open Cup run up to the Quarterfinals at Sporting KC with epic support from STL fans who out-cheered The Cauldron. Finally, Sam expr...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Emir Nalic, owner of Balkan Treat Box and Telva at the Ridge. Emir talked about his experience as a Bosnian immigrant living in St. Louis and building his successful restaurant business enjoyed around town and in Energizer Park. He shared his pride in sister-in-law, Loryn, who is a finalist for the "James Beard: Best Chef Midwest" again this yea...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess shared thoughts from CITY Centerback, Lukas MacNaughton, ahead of the team’s road match out to the east coast for a cross-conference match against DC United. The preseason trialist talked about the impact of finally getting a couple of wins as a result of the progress the team been making all season. MacNaughton also talked about the centerback line playing o...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s road match out to the east coast for a cross-conference match against DC United. Coach Damet talked about the win over LAFC in front of CITY fans and continuing to make Energizer park a tough place for opponents to play in. He also talked about the quick adjustment the team had to make with J...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Rachel Pourchot, Associate Director of Adult Services for BJC Behavioral Health, on “Mental Health Awareness” night at Energizer Park. Rachel talked about the importance of keeping mental health top of mind for all of us with some tips for everyone to maintain and improve their mental health. She also talked about how good it is for public figur...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess shared thoughts from CITY Midfielder, Daniel Edelman, ahead of the team’s midweek match hosting LAFC. Edelman talked about some mixed feelings over the team’s 1-0 win at Colorado, stressing the continued focus on discipline in closing out games. He also talked about his partnership with Chris Durkin in the double pivot and how he’ll miss having that facing LA...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s midweek match hosting LAFC. Coach Damet talked about his pride in the team grinding out the 1-0 win in Colorado by forcing their opponent to play around the CITY structured defense. He also talked about how important it is to utilize players’ strengths, such as Sangbin Jeong and Simon Becher...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Elvir Kafedžić, Assistant Coach for CITY 2. The Bosnian member of staff shared his journey from youth soccer, to a Lindenwood soccer championship, playing for the St. Louis Steamers, creating his own youth club with the St. Louis Dragons, and now part of the coaching staff for St. Louis CITY SC. Along with fellow members of the STL Bosnian commu...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited Lukas MacNaughton, one of CITY’s Centerbacks in the 3-back line, head of the team’s road match out west to the Mile-High City to face the Colorado Rapids. MacNaughton talked about his journey from youth play to CITY preseason trialist to subbing in for big moments and starting when needed by the team. The CB also shared his thoughts on the importance...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s road match out west to the Mile-High City to face the Colorado Rapids. Coach Damet stressed the continued importance of the team capitalizing on key moments, a lesson learned from a missed opportunity against Austin. He also shared his thoughts on encouraging the squad to play more bravely go...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Mr. Soccer, Bill McDermott to talk all things soccer. Bill talked about the massive CITY away in Chicago to secure a spot in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup quarterfinals (a first for the club) and the importance of St. Louis’ ongoing representation in America’s oldest soccer tournament. He also addressed the significance of Eduard Lowen’s return and...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess shared thoughts from CITY Centerback, Dante Polvara, ahead of the team’s road match facing Austin FC. Polvara talked about building off an imperfect performance against the Chicago Fire, yet it was one that still got the victory to send the team to the quarterfinals. He also shared his experience moving back from his career position in the center midfield to...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s road match facing Austin FC. Coach Damet talked about how the Open Cup win in Chicago was a proper one given the fans, stadium, and quality opponent with grit and resilience needed from the team to see it through with goals scored from high press and buildup - sending CITY to the quarterfinal...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Tim Loughman, EVP at World Wide Technology who was also a defender on the Busch Seniors team that won the Open Cup Championship in 1988. Tim talked about his experience as a young amateur player pitching up alongside and against former pros on that last St. Louis team to win the oldest ongoing national cup competition in American soccer. He also...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Jeff Vetter on "Educators Appreciation Night" at Energizer Park. Jeff shared his journey from long-time public school educator to, now, CITY Academic Success Coach and Player Relations Coordinator for St. Louis CITY SC Academy. Wearing many hats, Jeff combines his education experience and love of The Beautiful game when taking care of Academy yo...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Centerback, Timo Baumgartl, ahead of the team’s MLS regular season match finally back at home after more than a month, hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. Baumgartl talked about his adaptation to St. Louis since arriving a year prior, debuting in the MLS as a striker before playing his natural centerback position, and his more consistent playi...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s MLS regular season match finally back at home after more than a month, hosting the San Jose Earthquakes. Damet talked about the loss in Seattle, the last of a 3-game road stretch in a condensed week, where CITY learned valuable lessons in managing letdown moments - and the continued grit and res...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Adam Brown, Manager of the CITY Futures program. Adam gave an update on the start of the program’s spring season with new developments such as all-girls’ teams and weekend games in the program’s continued mission of providing no-cost and accessible soccer to kids throughout the region. He also gave an update on the program’s upcoming activities...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s last of their 3-game road stretch out to the West Coast to face the Seattle Sounders. Coach Damet talked about lessons learned for their first re-match of the season and how both teams are very different from that first match at Energizer Park in March. Damet also talked about the team’s desi...

During the KMOX halftime show, Jen Siess visited in-booth with Jeff Robben who was the Goalkeeper for the Busch Seniors team that won the Open Cup Championship in 1988. Jeff talked about his experience as a young amateur player pitching up against former pros on that last St. Louis team to win the oldest ongoing national cup competition in American soccer. He also shared thoughts about his continu...

During the Y98 halftime show, Matthew Rocchio was live with “CITY On Tap” from The HUB STL at The District. He had a visit with Dave Lange, author of "St. Louis Soccer: An Illustrated Timeline”, “Year One: St. Louis CITY SC”, and “Soccer in St. Louis: A History of the Game in American’s First Soccer Capital”. Matt and Dave discuss the upcoming World Cup, and what the previous one that was held in...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Forward, Brendan McSorley, ahead of the team’s away match at FC Dallas. McSorley talked about his game-changing goal in stoppage time against NYCFC to level the score and get the team a point on the road. He also shared how he handles his positioning as a “fox in the box", entering the game at important moments, and the consistent gratitude...