Welcome to Soccer 101 STL, the safe space for Saint Louis to learn about soccer. Join Moon Valjean and Matthew Rocchio for a weekly conversation to help educate you about the game of soccer, MLS and St. Louis CITY SC with some help from our friends in the game.
Latest episodes
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Intro to the 2024/2025 Offseason: CITY talks, Expansion List Projection & Hack’s Future
Rocc & Moon are back to kick-off the offseason by recapping the last couple of games to close out the season, celebrate playoff soccer that is happening in STL & dive into a lot of…
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39 min
Back-to-back Wins, The Klauss Conversation & Testing CITY's Defense
Moon & Rocc are back following back-to-back victories for CITY against the bottom of the Western Conference, including a big rivalry victory & the official end to our playoff hopes…
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44 min
That Game Might Have Broken Us, Strategy vs. Mentality, Changes Coming in San Jose
Moon & Rocc are back without much hope following CITY's playoff hopes being dashed with a 3-1 thumping at CITYPARK against Minnesota United: 0:13 - CITY Fals 3-1 & we feel defeated…
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38 min
Another Disappointing Draw, Defense/Possession: Which Should You Worry About More & A Must-Win vs. Minnesota
Moon & Rocc are back following another disappointing draw that puts the playoffs further out of reach, dive into the topics from the week & take a look at a must-win game that appe…
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40 min
The New-look CITY Defense, Training Competitions Heat Up & High Expectations in NE
Moon & Rocc are back for a big episode after CITY's big win over the LA Galaxy this past weekend, one of the more quiet weeks of training since July & some big expectations for a v…
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39 min
Heartbreak in Portland, CITY's Ability to 'Control' & Do They Have a Chance to Slow Down LA?
Moon & Rocc are back to talk about another week of CITY news & notes following the restart of the MLS league schedule, CITY letting multiple 2-goal leads slip away in Portland, mor…
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50 min
Leagues Cup Reactions, The Good & Bad from the Summer Window & Are You Still Thinking About Playoffs?
Moon & Rocc are back after a couple of busy weeks away to dive in on all the happening during August for CITY including a run through the Leagues Cup, big surprises from new additi…
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33 min
Why We're Supporting the Boycott, A New-Look Attack & CITY Already Advances
Moon & Rocc are back following a rare CITY win to break down the new addition finally getting onto the field & diving into a big topic off the field: Moon has an email from a liste…
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44 min
Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant, Getting Back to the Basics & Do You Have Any Hope Left?
Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 to get you ready for tonight's matchup against the Seattle Sounders & take you into the weekend against Sporting KC: Th…
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34 min
What Went Wrong in Colorado, Reset Week & A Quick Attitude Check
Moon & Rocc are back to preview a crucial matchup against the Whitecaps (the second in just two weeks) , sort through some big problems against the Rapids, get into a little positi…
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56 min
A Very Busy Week, The Problem with Expectations & Random vs. Repeatable
Moon & Rocc are back after a very busy week, and in a slightly different configuration as moon is live from his vacation, following the firing of Bradley Carnell, a number of annou…
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53 min
Clown Emojis, Hockey Assists & A Full Youth Pyramid Invasion
Moon & Rocc are back for a late week preview of the CITY's away matchup versus the Vancouver Whitecaps, but mainly we're talking about another draw for CITY against Atlanta this pa…
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59 min
Disappointment, Sadness, Confusion and Just a Little Bit of Hope...
Moon & Rocc are back for an early episode this week with all the CITY transfer news and a midweek matchup against the Rapids: Breaking down another disappointing result with CITY f…
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40 min
CITY's Offensive Problems in Four Stats, Markanich Debate Reignites & Dallas Predictions
Moon & Rocc are back after another draw for STL CITY SC (up to 9 now), and to make it worse it was another scoreless draw (3rd of the season), so it's time to talk about more probl…
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44 min
Backline Questions Continue, Offensive Questions Subside & Breaking Down Two New Transfers
Moon & Rocc are back after a few weeks to try to figure out what we've seen from the STL CITY backline over the last four games, the big lapses that we saw on defense across the lo…
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32 min
Santa Visits Twice, The Recruitment of Reus & How CITY will Outlast LAFC's Stars
Moon & Rocc are back for a midweek episode as CITY gets ready to take on LAFC from CITYPARK--the boys are coming off a big 3-1 victory over the Chicago Fire, Moon is excited to see…
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42 min
Why Does the MLS Like to Confuse Us So Much?
Moon & Rocchio are from a bye week of their own to break down a ton of news that has happened over the last ~10 days including: Big Sam is back on the training field with CITY, Cel…
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37 min
CITY Returns to Scoring & Winning + Big Sam in Big Trouble?
Moon & Rocchio are back for a mid-week episode of Soccer 101 after a big win on Sunday and some NEWS on Tuesday--so what exactly is going on with Big Sam? Breaking down the biggest…
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27 min
A Lack of Finishing is Better Than a Lack of Defending + Unknowns vs. Austin
Moon & Rocchio are back to break down ANOTHER draw for STL CITY SC--this time a scoreless one--and dive back into last weeks big question: what's the big issue for CITY in '24? Roc…
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23 min
Special Interview with Rizz from 105.7 The Point on His First CITYPARK Experience
Scott Rizuto, the eponymous "Rizz" from 105.7 The Point's "The Rizzuto Show" , joins Moon for a special interview episode of Soccer 101 to talk about what it was like for a basebal…