The City Spotlight

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s away match at FC Dallas. Coach Damet talked about his continued pride in the team’s resilient mindset in every game so far no matter the scoreline or end result, along with the importance of the defensive line keeping the team in games in the effort towards improving results. He also addresse...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess talked with Diego Gigliani, President and General Manager for St. Louis CITY SC. Diego previewed how the club will bring The Beautiful Game to every corner of St. Louis for everyone to enjoy when the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup comes to North America, underscoring the deep ties of St. Louis as THE Soccer Capital of the United States and CITY’s mission to make...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Midfielder, Celio Pompeu ahead of the team’s away game at New York City FC, the first of a three road game stretch. This conversation occurred a few days before the fan favorite fell victim to a non-contact ACL injury rendering the rest of his season as TBD. Listen back to this conversation where Pompeu talked about the St. Louis crowd respo...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s away game at New York City FC, the first of a three road game stretch. Though happy the team was recently rewarded with the result at home against New England, Damet and staff continue to stress improvement in key areas - defensive connectivity and compactness, improvements on both sides of the...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited in-booth with Ruth Harker, St. Louis Soccer Hall of Famer and original member of the inaugural US Women’s National Team in 1985. The 85-er talked about her experience in The Beautiful Game alongside 16 other teammates who did it all with very few resources. Ruth also talked about her recent visit to Seattle to honor the USWNT GOAT., her teammate and...

During the Y98 pregame show, Matthew Rocchio visited with CITY Midfielder, Daniel Edelman, ahead of the team’s match hosting Eastern Conference team, the New England Revolution. Edelman talked about his belief in the team’s promise despite early results on the season, how growing up as a fan then a player for the New York Red Bulls shaped him, and the similarities between the New Jersey and STL so...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s match hosting Eastern Conference team, the New England Revolution. Damet talked about the positives coming out of the loss at LAFC such as the solid 70 minutes of team play, mindset, plan execution, identity, and progress. He also spoke more on working with the team to walk that fine line bet...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited with Kat and Ryan from "Soccer Without Borders" - an organization whose mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change, providing underserved youth with a toolkit to overcome obstacles to growth, inclusion, an personal success. Both SWB and St. Louis CITY SC share the belief that soccer is more than just a game, partnering on the CITY Futu...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Forward, Cedric Teuchert, ahead of the team’s away match back to the West Coast to face LAFC. Cedi talked about his long journey back from July 2025 injury, the difference in training in terms of intensity/expectations from the coaching staff, linking up again with Marcel Hartel, and his unique style in playing the right 10. His goals for th...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s away match back to the West Coast to face LAFC. Yoann and Dale talk about the strong play in transition from CITY, and what they can do to finish in the final third. Cedric Teuchert provided solid minutes and opened the door for some scoring chances against Seattle, and Coach Damet speaks to...

Jen Siess has another edition of The CITY Spotlight on KMOX! She first begins by discussing the tough home loss to Seattle, as well as the tragic passing of Eduard Lowen's wife, Ilona. Dale Schilly, St, Louis CITY SC Academy Director and Y98 Color Analyst, joins to discuss academy players as well as the tough play from the guys so far. We hear from Kacey White, Match Analyst for the MLS on Apple T...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited in-booth with Ricky Proehl, former NFL Wide Receiver and Head Coach for the St. Louis Battlehawks. The former wide receiver talked about that storied catch in January 2000 that propelled the St. Louis Rams to the Superbowl. The conversation then turned toward the Battlehawks, currently in training camp and preparing for the UFL season start at the en...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Midfielder and Homegrown Player, Miguel Perez, ahead of the team’s match hosting Seattle. Miggy talked about his journey back to first team play from his move to the USL in January 2024, along with a lot of growing up along the way not only in his play on the pitch, but also in life living on his own for the first time. Miggy shared his stor...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s match hosting Seattle. Damet talked about learning from the vastly different styles of CITY's first two opponents of the season and their continued focus on building a play style, model, and culture. He also addressed the training focus on collective team behavior when breaking an opponent's...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess and KXOK Broadcaster, Santiago Beltran, visited with Ally Mackay, CITY's new Assistant Sporting Director. Ally spoke about his journey in soccer to sporting leadership through the various roles he's had in the game. He also talked about his decision to come to St. Louis, a place he's connected well with through The Beautiful Game. He also filled us in on the...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY's Vice-Captain and Midfielder, Marcel Hartel, ahead of the team’s first away match of the 2026 season at San Diego FC. Cello talked about the strong CITY sequence that led to his first goal of the CITY and MLS 2026 season, along with his ability to play with a chip on his shoulder, yet have the humility to always put the team first. He also...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s first away match of the 2026 season at San Diego FC. Damet talked about his pride in the team's first performance despite the result - mindset, pushing till the end, pressing, playing brave on and off the ball. He also talked about the team's preparation for their first away challenge against...

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess visited in-booth with Carolyn Kindle, CEO and Owner of St. Louis CITY SC. Carolyn talked about finally getting to opening day after a busy five months and a week filled with a lot of hype. She also addressed the club's continued commitment to the St. Louis area all through the highs and lows of pitch performance. Finally, Carolyn talked about the debut of th...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY's Captain and Goalkeeper, Roman Burki, ahead of the team’s first match of the 2026 season hosting Charlotte. Roman talked about his process to protect the net with different formations in front of him, the team's intent to have more of the ball, his participation in the attack, Coach Damet's plan for structure in play, team pressing, and his...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess caught up with CITY's new Head Coach, Yoann Damet, ahead of the team’s first match of the 2026 season hosting Charlotte. Damet talked about the team's preparations during preseason for opening day, their energy level for the first match at home, his positive impressions of the players' mindset and coachability, and playing at home for the first fixture of the...

In a special edition of CITY Spotlight before the 2026 season begins, Jen Siess and Mr. Soccer, Bill McDermott, are at City Foundry STL in Midtown to celebrate the beginning of a new season by talking with a variety of guests! They include STL City SC owner and CEO Carolyn Kindle, President and GM Diego Gigliani, Sporting Director Corey Wray, a couple players and much more!

During the Y98 halftime show, Jen Siess talked in-booth with St. Louis's own John O'Leary - Speaker, Bestselling Author, Live Inspired Podcast Host, and subject of the recently released SOUL ON FIRE movie. John talked about how much fun he had delivering the match day ball before the CITY game. Along with some advice on how to face life’s big challenges and how he manages his mindset, John also ta...

During the Y98 pregame show, Jen Siess visited with CITY Midfielder and Designated Player, Marcel Hartel ahead of the team’s last match of the 2025 season hosting RSL. Cello talked about how Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, helped him to find his form and confidence once again ths season. He also talked about how consistency at a single position has helped his game, the growing synergy of the...

During the Y98 pregame show, Dale Schilly caught up with CITY Interim Head Coach, David Critchley, ahead of the team’s last match of the 2025 season hosting RSL. The guys took time to reflect back on the season from Critch’s perspective when he took over the helm in May - getting the team culture right as a whole and with individual players, his own growth in confidence coaching at this level, gra...

Jen Siess has you for the final City Spotlight before the MLS regular season comes to an end! In this edition of the show, hear audio from interim head coach David Critchley. Guests include Dale Schilly, City SC Academy Director and matchday analyst on Y98, and his partner on those broadcasts, the voice of City SC, Joey Zanaboni! Plus, a preview of Jen's player profile interview with Marcel Hartel...