Soccer Made in St. Louis
A History of the Game in America’s First Soccer Capital
Sold out at Reedy Press! There may be copies at some St. Louis book-sellers.
The second edition of “Soccer Made in St. Louis: A History of the Game in America’s First Soccer Capital,” brings the story of St. Louis soccer up to date since the publication of the sold-out first edition in 2011. The second edition chronicles the successful drive to bring a Major League Soccer franchise to St. Louis; tells the stories of St. Louis players such as Lori Chalupny Lawson, Vedad Ibisevic, Brad Davis and Becky Sauerbrunn, who played in World Cups in the 2010s; and adds important information about the early history of St. Louis soccer that’s come to light in the past decade. The book is the result of material 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 90 national champions, 78 players on the U.S. National Team, and 34 members of U.S. national soccer halls of fame. The book is published by Reedy Press.
— FIRST EDITION REVIEWS OF SOCCER MADE IN ST. LOUIS —
Tom Timmermann — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
“Just about everyone in St. Louis knows the city has had a major impact on soccer in America but just what that impact was, other than having a bunch of players on the U.S. team that beat England in the 1950 World Cup, gets increasingly hazy with each passing year. ‘Soccer Made in St. Louis’ addresses that problem and is an elegant solution. Author Dave Lange neatly spells out just how big soccer was in St. Louis, why it was and how it got there. The book explains who those players were and what they did in often meticulous detail. Even those who know a lot about St. Louis soccer history are bound to learn something.”
New York Post Soccer Blog