Unfortunately for St. Louis CITY SC, the club can’t face off against cellar-dwelling San Jose every week. CITY’s games are sometimes difficult to watch, as the losses mount and the team’s path to the postseason feels especially fraught. Yet at the risk of seeming Pollyannaish, it is worth noting that this club will look very different—and, potentially, much better—very soon. Cedric Teuchert, Marcel Hartel, and Jake Girdwood-Reich will become eligible for selection once the transfer window opens on Thursday. That means Saturday’s rivalry match at Sporting Kansas City could be our first glimpse of what the club will look like with its long-anticipated reinforcements in the mix. In this edition, we preview what each of those three players could bring to the club this weekend. We also analyze how the club hopes to rebound in tonight’s match at Seattle, note a couple of CITY-related storylines to follow during next week’s MLS All-Star Game festivities and share how you can support the Saint Louis City Punks and Riot Grrrls during this fall’s American Society for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walk at Creve Coeur Lake Park.
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BÜRKİ TO PARTICIPATE IN MLS ALL-STAR SKILLS CHALLENGE NEXT WEEK
St. Louis CITY SC goalkeeper Roman Bürki will be a contestant in the Cross & Volley Challenge during next Tuesday’s MLS All-Stars Skills Challenge in Columbus. The event features two passers, one shooter, and one opposing goalie, who is tasked with stopping a flurry of creatively delivered shots on target during two 60-second rounds. The Skills Challenge, which airs at 6:30 p.m. on Apple TV, also features such events as the Shooting Challenge, Touch Challenge, Passing Challenge, and Crossbar Challenge, among others.
CITY TO BE REPRESENTED IN SPECIAL OLYMPICS UNIFIED SPORTS ALL-STAR SOCCER GAME
As part of the MLS All-Star Game festivities next week, CITY will have a presence in the Special Olympics Unified Sports All-Star Soccer Game. Isaac Mollish, a 17-year-old Special Olympics athlete, and his 21-year-old sister, Ellie, a Special Olympics Unified Partner and a defender at Missouri Baptist University, will represent St. Louis CITY SC while playing for the Western Conference. The annual match features teams comprised of Special Olympics athletes and Unified Partners, along with celebrity coaches. Watch a live stream on the MLS YouTube channel.
JOIN SLCP AND RIOT GRRLS FOR THE 2024 OUT OF THE DARKNESS COMMUNITY WALK
The Saint Louis City Punks and Riot Grrrls supporters’ groups will participate in the American Society for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Community Walk this fall at Creve Coeur Lake Park (13725 Marine). The event takes place on Sunday, September 22, from 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. Click here to join the walk or donate to the cause.
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