St. Louis Soccer United

Goal! Atlanta scores professional women’s soccer franchise Women’s Professional Soccer announced Monday plans to put a team in Atlanta in 2010 Postcard from Toronto “I am writing from Toronto, where last night the MLS All-Stars defeated West Ham United 3-2 in the All-Star Game at a sold-out BMO Field.” — Jeff Cooper 7/25/08

MLS in the STL: The Time is Now

With history on its side and passion in its heart, St. Louis is taking its best shot at big league, big time professional soccer. Long known as the “Soccer Capital of America,” St. Louis Soccer United, fueled by this region’s enthusiasm for the sport, is taking action and is driven to making the dream of a Major League Soccer team in greater St. Louis a reality. This is the right place for a new Major League Soccer team and now is the right time to make it happen!

Collinsville

The City of Collinsville is an energetic community that boasts the fifth-fastest growing population in the St. Louis metropolitan area, having nearly doubled in population over the last 20 years. This unprecedented growth has Collinsville primed to be the centerpiece of the aggressive expansion currently taking place across the entire St. Louis Metro East area. It is the ideal home for St. Louis Soccer United – the area’s newest professional sports team and the largest mixed-use development project in the history of Southwestern Illinois.

Cooper: St. Louis 'closer' to getting MLS team

Pete Hayes
Alton Telegraph
June 7, 2008 - 9:28PM

EAST ALTON - It may appear frustratingly slow to soccer purists in St. Louis, but the process of landing a Major League Soccer expansion franchise is moving along.

"We're very close," said Cooper, the East Alton attorney who has been spearheading the effort to bring an MLS team to St. Louis. "There are several individuals we've been in contact with about becoming investors and there is some real promise there."

Proposed Professional Soccer Stadium

St. Louis Soccer United has secured a 400-acre tract of land that will be used for the site of the stadium complex and surrounding retail and community development. The site is located at the intersection of 255 and Horseshoe Lake Road, 10 minutes east of St. Louis, in the city of Collinsville, Ill.
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Dedicated to Bringing Professional Soccer to St. Louis

St. Louis Soccer United (SLSU) is a professional soccer investment and development group dedicated to bringing a Major League Soccer team and state-of-the-art stadium facility to the St. Louis area.
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St. Louis Soccer History

Learn more about the rich tradition of St. Louis’ connection with the most game in the world, and why St. Louis is meant to have a professional soccer team.
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