SHANE STAY
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About the Author
  • Where to Buy
  • Press
Picture
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)
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 at This Is Our CITY 






​THIS IS OUR CITY

Published November 1, 2022

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)
Picture
#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

Published September 22, 2022 (UK)
Published October 1, 2022 (US)
 
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)




Picture


​

THE EURO 2020
Everything You Need to Know About the Championship 

Published April 1, 2020
 
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 
KINOKUNIYA SINGAPORE
​
​
Picture




​

EUROPEAN SOCCER LEAGUES 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the 2019/20 Season ​ 

Published August 1, 2019

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
Picture





​

THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP 2019 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup 

Published May 17, 2019

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


Picture




​

THE WORLD CUP 2018 BOOK
Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup


Published May 1, 2018

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



Picture





​

WHY AMERICAN SOCCER ISN'T THERE YET

Published June 15, 2014

​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
​
WAL-MART

​

Get the MLS Book for the World's Next Super League

​MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER 2019
Everything You Need to Know About the Teams


Published February 1, 2019

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. 
 
BUY THE BOOK
​                                                    
PAPERBACK                      
AMAZON                               
​BARNES & NOBLE           
INDIEBOUND 
POWELL'S
INDIGO




THE CAIRO PROJECT

Published 2007-08
(Co-author)

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. ​

​​
​
Leaf Dressing 
Picture
Picture
PicturePhoto by Laurie Skrivan, 2013










​​Leaf Dressing Commercial 
"Dancing Inside The TV"
​
Featuring Allan Big Papa Frias from FOX TV

​​Double Gold Medal Winner
Sonoma County Harvest Fair
Santa Rosa, California 2014

​1st Place California Taste Test 2010
​
Buy with PayPal
Picture

​
Picture
​Club One
The Only Child Club
Providing an avenue for people without siblings to meet and create a professional and social network

Purchase T-shirt Here
Sizes: Small, Medium, Large

Product Description Ends Here
​


Pele (1940-2022) 



​Books Available at: 
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Bookstores and Book Wholesaler Inquiries
USA (Cardinal Publishers Group)  
Canada (Georgetown Publications) 
Europe (Meyer & Meyer Sport The Sports Publisher)

 

    sign up for the newsletter

Subscribe to Newsletter


​Page Design by Jasmine Erguiza                                                                                                The Official Website of Shane Stay 

Proudly powered by Weebly