The St. Louis CITY SC Courier
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Sergio Córdova runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 26. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
St. Louis CITY SC close the window on a squad of their own making
14 in and 1 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Marcel Hartel signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Marcel Hartel and St. Louis CITY SC agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Houston Dynamo tell St. Louis CITY SC: Nelson Quiñones is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Home is on Timo Baumgartl's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; St. Louis CITY SC are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Devin Padelford stays at Minnesota United FC as time runs out
A deal that was a phone call from completion at lunchtime was dead by midnight. St. Louis CITY SC will try again when the window opens; Minnesota United FC may not be selling by then.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at St. Louis CITY SC
Mamadou Mbacke was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Marcel Hartel
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Marcel Hartel, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Alex Moore joins the St. Louis CITY SC first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Alex Moore is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
In brief
- Market St. Louis CITY SC promote DeAndre Bradley from within
- Market St. Louis CITY SC promote Daniel Brooks from within
- Market St. Louis CITY SC promote Luca Steffen from within