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Now that St. Louis has one Cup, could an MLS Cup be next?

Now that St. Louis has one Cup, could an MLS Cup be next?

June 27, 2019, By Dan McLaughlin: Today I had this op-ed published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. I am writing to you because I am constantly asked about the status of MLS4THELOU and where it currently stands.  So, I wanted to make sure that this is out there because...

MLS Update with Carolyn Kindle Betz & Jim Kavanaugh

MLS Update with Carolyn Kindle Betz & Jim Kavanaugh

Jim and Carolyn give us the details on how they learned about the MLS expansion news. How did they hear about it themselves? Were they expecting it? They think the Board of Governors recognized that both St. Louis and Sacramento had great value propositions so it was...

STLMade – Lee Broughton

STLMade – Lee Broughton

Lee Broughton is one of the leading charges in the campaign to deliver a unified narrative about the St. Louis region as a whole. His career in communications and ties to Enterprise Holdings give him a solid platform to represent what is dubbed STLMade- an effort to...

Jeremy Alumbaugh – Saint Louis FC General Manager

Jeremy Alumbaugh – Saint Louis FC General Manager

  Saint Louis is a soccer town and Saint Louis FC is our team. General Manager Jeremy Alumbaugh tells Scoops about the excitement building around the upcoming season starting March 9th. He also talks about the momentum that #MLS4thelou has brought to the sport in...

Tom Strunk – #MLS4THELOU

Tom Strunk – #MLS4THELOU

Tom Strunk, in Dan’s words, is the “brains behind the scenes” of #MLS4thelou and Saint Louis FC. He’s also the CFO of World Wide Technology, our city’s leading corporate supporter of soccer in the region. He has known Jim Kavanaugh since their soccer days together at...

MLS4thelou: Latest News- February 5, 2019

MLS4thelou: Latest News- February 5, 2019

The picture that MLS4thelou shared on social media yesterday garnered a lot of attention from soccer lovers in St. Louis. Kindle Betz said, “This entire region is so hungry… It makes you really proud that you’re doing something great for the city but also that the...

MLS4thelou: The Latest News

MLS4thelou: The Latest News

MLS continues to expand with the expected announcement that Austin, Texas will be awarded the 27th franchise of the league.  So, what does that mean for the St. Louis project?  In this podcast, Carolyn Kindle Betz and Jim Kavanaugh explain the latest developments in...

Female Lead Ownership

Female Lead Ownership

  "What's it like to be a woman in sports?" It’s a loaded question, and one that I get asked often. It’s also one that’s extremely difficult to answer. I can certainly speak about my personal experience, but for each woman, their path to whatever job they hold in...