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YOUR GUIDE TO THE 2026 WORLD CUP
By Shane Stay Coming in April Meyer & Meyer Sport Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup takes the reader through the globally renowned FIFA World Cup, providing in-depth details on all 48 teams, star players, coaches, team strategies, expert game analysis, and more! This is the perfect book for the enthusiast as well as anyone new to watching the sport. The 2026 World Cup is the first to be hosted by three nations: the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Author Shane Stay delves into the World Cup’s historic background, explaining not only why these games are so exciting, but also what the viewer should watch for as the matches unfold. He takes the reader through the stadiums and explains team strategies, formations, styles of play. He provides background on all the star players and teams, and even makes a few predictions for the games’ outcomes. Enhance the experience of watching the world’s most popular tournament with the extra details and fun anecdotes provided in Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON TBA B&N WATERSTONES |
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100 AMERICAN SOCCER LEGENDS
By Shane Stay Published December 1, 2025 Meyer & Meyer Sport The United States is #1 in Olympic Gold Medals. The US is #1 in the world for sports. Everyone in the world knows a FIFA World Cup is next! Opinions will fly with the "best of the best!" The Top 5? The Top Gun of US soccer? Very challenging. After talking with many experts, research, and tough decisions over beer on tap with songs by Sinatra just as the bar tab has got ya, the Top 100 are here. Not an easy list. Based on various criteria, the elite group has been formed! The absolute Top 5? It's there. Within the Pulisic section a Top 5 is broken down. What's more, Tab Ramos, one to consider, had to compete with an uber-talented mentor. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON BEAM B&N RAKUTEN KOBO BAM! BOOKTOPIA BOOKSHOP CARDINAL POWELL'S WATERSTONES |
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Top 10 Amazon "New Releases in Sports History" Top 10 Amazon "Best Sellers in Sports History" Your complete guide for St. Louis soccer & St. Louis City SC FUN FACTS about St. Louis Soccer: 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! More inside the book including SLU Billikens, SIUE, High Schools CBC, Vianney, St. Mary's, SLUH & Metro East legends like Granite City... |
THIS IS OUR CITY
By Shane Stay Published November 1, 2022 Meyer & Meyer Sport 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 WAL-MART A. & ROBERTSON (AU) BLACKWELL'S (UK) BOKUS (SWEDEN) BOL (HOLLAND) BOOKTOPIA (AU) DUSSMANN (GER) DYMOCKS (AU) ERNSTER (LUXEMBOURG) FLIPKART (INDIA) INDIGO (CANADA) YES 24 (S. KOREA) |
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THE WORLD CUP 2022 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup By Shane Stay Published September 22, 2022 (UK) Published October 1, 2022 (US) Meyer & Meyer Sport 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 EBOOK AMAZON RAKUTEN KOBO BARNES & NOBLE BOOKS-A-MILLION BOOKSHOP BOOKTOPIA 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 Published April 1, 2020 Meyer & Meyer Sport This is your complete book for UEFA Euro 2020-21! This is the most elite tournament in all of Europe and some say the world! It only happens once every four years. Own a piece of history with The Euro 2020 and learn all about Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modric, Antoine Griezmann, Timo Werner, Toni Kroos, Harry Kane, Virgil van Dijk, Eden Hazard, Isco, Rodrigo, Jorginho, your favorite teams, the underdogs (such as Finland!), the 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 |
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EUROPEAN SOCCER LEAGUES 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019/20 Season By Shane Stay Published August 1, 2019 Meyer & Meyer Sport 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 BOKUS INDIEBOUND CASA DEL LIBRO POWELL'S KINDLE WAL-MART ERNSTER INDIGO |
Includes Predictions for World Cup 2019, the biggest women's sporting event in the world
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THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup By Shane Stay Published May 17, 2019 Meyer & Meyer Sport 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 |
THE WORLD CUP 2018 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup By Shane Stay Published May 1, 2018 Meyer & Meyer Sport THE World Cup 2018 Book takes you through every aspect of the FIFA World Cup in Russia, including all 32 teams, key players, such as Messi, Neymar, Cristiano Ronaldo, and the coaches. It also provides insight into past World Cups, FIFA, and more. Shane Stay lays out every facet of the world's greatest tournament. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK AMAZON BARNES & NOBLE INDIEBOUND POWELL'S WAL-MART INDIGO |
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WHY AMERICAN SOCCER ISN'T THERE YET
By Shane Stay Published June 15, 2014 Meyer & Meyer Sport American soccer will be "there" when the USMNT wins the World Cup. Shane Stay illustrates how the USMNT, which has the potential to become an elite world power, can do just that. BUY THE BOOK PAPERBACK EBOOK AMAZON KINDLE BARNES & NOBLE NOOK INDIEBOUND RAKUTEN KOBO POWELL'S BOKUS INDIGO |
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MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the Teams
By Shane Stay
Published February 1, 2019
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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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THE CAIRO PROJECT
(History of Illinois) Co-author Published 2007-08 Southern Illinois University Press A hardback book featuring Cairo, Illinois, the town that was a hub for General Grant during the Civil War, host of spring training for the St. Louis Cardinals in days of yore, a focal point of the Civil Rights Movement, now lost to time. |
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