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#1 Amazon Author "Best Seller in Sociology of Sports" | Nielsen BookScan Bestselling Author
#1 Amazon Author "Best Seller in Sociology of Sports" | Nielsen BookScan Bestselling Author
Top 5 Amazon "Best Sellers in Soccer"
Top 10 Amazon "New Releases in Sports History" Top 10 Amazon "Best Sellers in Sports History" FUN FACTS SLU: 10 NCAA Championships (#1 All Time) 1950 World Cup, US vs. England: 1-0 (5 starters from St. Louis) 1958: Kutis SC plays as proxy for the USMNT! 1968-77: St. Louis Stars pioneer US soccer in NASL 1973: All College titles won by SLU, UMSL, Florissant Valley 1979: SIUE NCAA Champions 1980: “Bronze Boot” game, SLU vs. SIUE, attendance is 22,512 1981: St. Louis Steamers erupt with “legendary” high attendance 1980-84: St. Louis Steamers earn 2nd-place three times 1985: U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, Perry Van der Beck 1995: St. Louis Ambush wins indoor Championship Club State, Regional & National titles: Dominated by St. Louis High School State Championships: Ditto! Home of the Hermann Trophy (5 winners from St. Louis) U.S. Open Cup Championships: 10 NASL Rookie of the Year: Jim Leeker (1970) NASL Rookie of the Year: Steve Pecher (1976) NASL Rookie of the Year: Larry Hulcer (1979) MLS MVP: Taylor Twellman (2005) MLS All-Time Assists: #2 Steve Ralston, #3 Brad Davis USMNT: St. Louis captains & members, get your calculator USMNT: A player, captain & eventual coach? Bob Kehoe USMNT: St. Louis players represented at the FIFA World Cup, 12 U.S. Soccer CEO: Dan Flynn (2000-19) TV broadcasters: Bill McDermott, Ty Keough, Taylor Twellman August Busch IV oversaw Anheuser-Busch from Soccer Park Players listed in This Is Our CITY: A select Gazillion 2023: St. Louis City SC debuts in MLS! |
THIS IS OUR CITY
BY SHANE STAY St. Louis has been the heartbeat of American soccer for years, dominating in club, high school, and college soccer. To this day, St. Louis University has the most NCAA Division I men's soccer national championship titles. Yet, in 1996, when Major League Soccer kicked off its inaugural season, there was no team to represent the Gateway to the West. How did this happen? Author Shane Stay will guide the reader through St. Louis soccer's journey, from its past to the present, including the launch of St. Louis CITY SC. The story will start 100 years in the past and follow the major achievements—and setbacks—of St. Louis soccer. The author will cover not only the history of soccer at the club, high school, college, and professional levels, but he will also outline local attractions for soccer fans and will even predict the future successes of St. Louis CITY SC. This is one book soccer fans will want to have on their shelves! BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON RAKUTEN KOBO BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS-A-MILLION BOOKSHOP INDIEBOUND POWELL'S WAL-MART A. & ROBERTSON (AU) BLACKWELL'S (UK) BOKUS (SWEDEN) BOL (HOLLAND) BOOKTOPIA (AU) DUSSMANN (GER) DYMOCKS (AU) ERNSTER (LUXEMBOURG) FLIPKART (INDIA) INDIGO (CANADA) KINOKUNIYA (US-ASIA) YES 24 (S. KOREA) |
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3-8 Segment 4 - Soccer aficionado and author Shane Stay joins the show in-studio
3-8 Segment 5 - Questions they FORGOT to ask Shane Stay - JJ Redick And Kendrick Perkins Yell In Bonkers Fight Over Race On ESPN
3-8 Segment 4 - Soccer aficionado and author Shane Stay joins the show in-studio
ABOUT SHANE STAY
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Shane Stay is a bestselling author whose books include THE World Cup 2022 Book, This Is Our CITY, The Euro 2020, European Soccer Leagues 2019, THE Women's World Cup 2019 Book, Major League Soccer 2019, THE World Cup 2018 Book, Why American Soccer Isn't There Yet, and The Cairo Project. His stories – fiction and non-fiction – have also appeared in various online and print magazine publications in the genres of sports, humor and modern culture. In 2008, he played restaurateur, professional soccer, founded Leaf Dressing...Read more at About the Author.
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#1 Amazon "New Release in Sociology of Sports"
#1 Amazon "Best Seller in Sociology of Sports" “Job well done,” Pat McBride USMNT | Coach of the Original St. Louis Steamers |
THE WORLD CUP 2022 BOOK Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup BY SHANE STAY THE World Cup 2022 Book is a fun, informative look at the soccer World Cup. Here you will read summaries of each of the 32 teams competing for the cup, including their team history, current coach, their strategies and tactics on the field, and their top players to watch, such as Messi, Neymar, Pulisic. The World Cup superstars are all presented, evaluated, and scored. The analyses of the teams and their predicted performance in Qatar will guide you through the many matches. After scanning the QR code, you will have additional bonus material on the leading scorers from past World Cups and background information on FIFA and Qatar; you will discover the interesting role corner kicks play in matches and which are the “top flopping” teams; and those interested in esports will find a brief bonus section on FIFAe. With this book, prepare to enjoy and follow one of the biggest global sporting events, the 2022 FIFA World Cup. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS-A-MILLION BOOKSHOP BOOKTOPIA BUCHER.DE DYMOCKS ERNSTER POWELL'S WAL-MART WATERSTONES (UK) |
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THE EURO 2020
Everything You Need to Know About the Championship BY SHANE STAY This is your complete book for UEFA Euro 2020-21, the most elite tournament in all of Europe! It only happens once every four years. Own a piece of history with The Euro 2020 and learn all about Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Griezmann, Werner, Kroos, Kane, your favorite teams, the underdogs (such as Finland!), coaches, strategies, past star players – such as Zidane, Gullit, Platini – and more. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK AMAZON BOOKS-A-MILLION BOOKSHOP INDIEBOUND POWELL'S WAL-MART BOOKTOPIA INDIGO KINOKUNIYA SINGAPORE |
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EUROPEAN SOCCER LEAGUES 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019/20 Season BY SHANE STAY Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappe, Salah, Muller, Kroos, Pulisic, Daniele De Rossi, Dele Alli, Kane, Corona, Gareth Bale, Luka Modric, Karim Benzema, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Luis Suarez, Philippe Coutinho, Jordi Alba, Arturo Vidal, Marco Reus, Timo Werner, Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt, Jamie Vardy, Eden Hazard, Willian, Kevin De Bruyne, Fernandinho, Raheem Sterling, David Silva, Jesse Lingard, Danny Welbeck, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Neymar and many more featured inside. With a new decade, own a piece of history with European Soccer Leagues 2019/20! Get an all-access look into Europe’s storied club teams (La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, EPL and more), including the players, coaches, each team’s style of play, their future direction, along with background on key stadiums and cities. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON CASA DEL LIBRO KINOKUNIYA BOKUS INDIEBOUND KINDLE POWELL'S WAL-MART ERNSTER INDIGO |
Includes Predictions for World Cup 2019, the biggest women's sporting event in the world
Own a piece of history with THE Women's World Cup 2019 Book |
THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup BY SHANE STAY The amazing Women's World Cup of 2019 – hosted by France – will go down as a classic, with Alex Morgan, Tobin Heath and Marta leading the way. For those wondering which teams will be participating in the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, which are the up-and-coming players to watch out for, what the coaches' strategies will be, or what the games in France will look like, look no further. THE Women's World Cup 2019 Book is a fun, informative guide to the soccer World Cup in France. This book provides all the information anyone would want to know about the World Cup, including in-depth detail about all the teams – the players, coaches, their histories, and strategies – background information on each French stadium that will host a game, and even information on past World Cups. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE INDIEBOUND POWELL'S WAL-MART INDIGO |
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“Soccer’s super tournament, the World Cup, kicks off in Russia in June, and Stay has written a comprehensive guide for the quadrennial event.” Matthew Reiss, New Eastside News, Chicago
"Shane Stay scores with new soccer book." David Templeton, Petaluma Argus-Courier, Petaluma, California "You have an eleven here with The World Cup 2018 Book." John Vorperian, Cable TV Host, "Beyond the Game" on Altice 76; Fios 45, White Plains, New York 
"...A very interesting book." Rick Kushman,
Capitol Public Radio NPR, Sacramento "That's the innovative thinking American soccer needs and I think that's what you've proven here with your book." Taylor Jacobs, Press Play Radio, Seattle |
THE WORLD CUP 2018 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup BY SHANE STAY Own a piece of World Cup history! THE World Cup 2018 Book is a fun, informative guide to the FIFA World Cup in Russia, providing all the information anyone would want to know about the World Cup, including in-depth detail about all 32 teams – the players (such as Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo), coaches and strategies – and background information on each Russian stadium that hosted a game. There’s also coverage of past World Cups, along with a look at FIFA (the organizing body of the World Cup). Through detailed descriptions and fun anecdotes, author Shane Stay will make soccer fans feel as though they are there at the Cup. Includes Bonus Coverage of the 2022 Comeback Teams: United States, Italy, Holland and Chile. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE INDIEBOUND POWELL'S WAL-MART INDIGO WHY AMERICAN SOCCER ISN'T THERE YET BY SHANE STAY American soccer will be "there" when the USMNT wins the World Cup. American fans are used to winning titles, just not in soccer. The majority of American soccer players have athletic talent, the raw physical ability, and often the technical ability, however they have yet to bring home the title. Shane Stay lays out what it will take for the USMNT to win the World Cup. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON KINDLE BARNES & NOBLE NOOK INDIEBOUND RAKUTEN KOBO POWELL'S BOKUS INDIGO WAL-MART |
Major League Soccer is Fast Becoming the World's Next Super League!
MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the Teams
BY SHANE STAY
Michael Bradley, Darlington Nagbe, Josef Martinez, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Nguyen, Vela, Zusi, Besler, David Villa, Wayne Rooney and many others featured inside.
Major League Soccer is on the fast track to becoming the world’s next super league. Major League Soccer 2019: Everything You Need to Know About the Teams gives in-depth information on this amazing league, including the players (such as Zlatan, Graham Zusi, Wayne Rooney, Darlington Nagbe and Josef Martinez), coaches, each team’s style of play, Fantasy League recommendations, and even background on each MLS city. Your guide to everything MLS.
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World Cup 2022 Talk & Drink
Featuring “THE World Cup 2022 Book”
Enjoy world famous wine, beer from the tap, & World Cup talk!
December 16, 2022
7-10PM
VINE & BARREL WINE BAR
122A Kentucky St.
Historic Downtown Petaluma, California
All orders of Books will help benefit the Charity:
"Community Foundation Sonoma"
(For this occasion, I've been traveling and tested inconclusive for Covid. As a result, I'll err on the side of caution and miss this event so as not to potentially infect anyone. Hopefully people can show up during this World Cup season for a good time to discuss soccer and related topics with, in my opinion, the best wine bar around, and, not to mention, Jason, a top wine expert.)
KSVY Radio 91.3 FM, The Voice of the Valley, Sonoma, California | "The Morning Show Wednesday" with Ronny Joe Grooms, 9:40 AM, December 14, 2022
KSRO Radio 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Daniel Trucios & Larry Olson, Sonoma County's News Talk, Santa Rosa, California, 7:45am Pacific Time, Wednesday, November 30, 2022
"THE Soccer Dad-Pod" Podcast, S1 E10, November 2022
"The World Cup 2022 Book" featured online at Meyer & Meyer Sport, October 14, 2022
THE World Cup 2022 Book available October 1, 2022
"ITALY IS BACK!" The Predictions Fly High" published at Cardinal Publishers Group, July 2021
The Euro 2020 Book available online with Amazon, B&N, BAM!, Indiebound, Wal-Mart, Bokus (Sweden), Booktopia (Australia), Indigo (Canada)
A FEW OF SHANE'S MIGHTY PREDICTIONS
Real Madrid | Champions League 2022 Champs!
Italy | Euro 2020-21 Champs!
Portland | MLS Cup 2020 Champs!
USWNT | FIFA World Cup 2019 Champs!
Shane's Wildest Prediction to Date!
FIFA Women's World Cup 2019
United States vs. Thailand
Prediction: 15-0
Score: 13-0
(So Close!)
Listen for Shane Stay on KSRO 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Pat Kerrigan, on Sonoma County's News Talk out of Santa Rosa, California, at 8:15am Pacific Time, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Listen for Shane Stay on #SoccerChat the Podcast, (Apple Podcasts Preview), June 2019
"Beyond the Game" with Cable TV host John Vorperian, Altice 76; Fios 45, White Plains, NY and www.wpcommunitymedia.org, Friday 9pm Eastern, June 22, 2018
Listen for Shane Stay on KSRO 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Pat Kerrigan, on Sonoma County's News Talk out of Santa Rosa, California, at 8:15am Pacific Time, Thursday, June 14, 2018
Southern Illinois native, Shane Stay, featured in the Fall edition of the Tourism Times as part of MADE in ILLINOISouth, 2017
Tune in for Shane Stay on "Insight" from NPR's Capitol Public Radio Sacramento, California, 2015
NPR Charlotte NC, Listen for Shane Stay, 2014
See BLOG for up-to-date soccer analysis, World Cup anecdotes, Shane’s ‘Things To Do List’ and more from leading international soccer expert, Shane Stay
Facebook @ShaneStayAuthor
Featuring “THE World Cup 2022 Book”
Enjoy world famous wine, beer from the tap, & World Cup talk!
December 16, 2022
7-10PM
VINE & BARREL WINE BAR
122A Kentucky St.
Historic Downtown Petaluma, California
All orders of Books will help benefit the Charity:
"Community Foundation Sonoma"
(For this occasion, I've been traveling and tested inconclusive for Covid. As a result, I'll err on the side of caution and miss this event so as not to potentially infect anyone. Hopefully people can show up during this World Cup season for a good time to discuss soccer and related topics with, in my opinion, the best wine bar around, and, not to mention, Jason, a top wine expert.)
KSVY Radio 91.3 FM, The Voice of the Valley, Sonoma, California | "The Morning Show Wednesday" with Ronny Joe Grooms, 9:40 AM, December 14, 2022
KSRO Radio 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Daniel Trucios & Larry Olson, Sonoma County's News Talk, Santa Rosa, California, 7:45am Pacific Time, Wednesday, November 30, 2022
"THE Soccer Dad-Pod" Podcast, S1 E10, November 2022
"The World Cup 2022 Book" featured online at Meyer & Meyer Sport, October 14, 2022
THE World Cup 2022 Book available October 1, 2022
"ITALY IS BACK!" The Predictions Fly High" published at Cardinal Publishers Group, July 2021
The Euro 2020 Book available online with Amazon, B&N, BAM!, Indiebound, Wal-Mart, Bokus (Sweden), Booktopia (Australia), Indigo (Canada)
A FEW OF SHANE'S MIGHTY PREDICTIONS
Real Madrid | Champions League 2022 Champs!
Italy | Euro 2020-21 Champs!
Portland | MLS Cup 2020 Champs!
USWNT | FIFA World Cup 2019 Champs!
Shane's Wildest Prediction to Date!
FIFA Women's World Cup 2019
United States vs. Thailand
Prediction: 15-0
Score: 13-0
(So Close!)
Listen for Shane Stay on KSRO 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Pat Kerrigan, on Sonoma County's News Talk out of Santa Rosa, California, at 8:15am Pacific Time, Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Listen for Shane Stay on #SoccerChat the Podcast, (Apple Podcasts Preview), June 2019
"Beyond the Game" with Cable TV host John Vorperian, Altice 76; Fios 45, White Plains, NY and www.wpcommunitymedia.org, Friday 9pm Eastern, June 22, 2018
Listen for Shane Stay on KSRO 103.5 FM, 94.5 FM, 1350 AM with Pat Kerrigan, on Sonoma County's News Talk out of Santa Rosa, California, at 8:15am Pacific Time, Thursday, June 14, 2018
Southern Illinois native, Shane Stay, featured in the Fall edition of the Tourism Times as part of MADE in ILLINOISouth, 2017
Tune in for Shane Stay on "Insight" from NPR's Capitol Public Radio Sacramento, California, 2015
NPR Charlotte NC, Listen for Shane Stay, 2014
See BLOG for up-to-date soccer analysis, World Cup anecdotes, Shane’s ‘Things To Do List’ and more from leading international soccer expert, Shane Stay
Facebook @ShaneStayAuthor
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Canada (Georgetown Publications)
Europe (Meyer & Meyer Sport The Sports Publisher)
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