St. Louis City SC plans ‘Summer of Soccer’ for 2026 World Cup
With the news Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina had qualified for the World Cup by beating Italy in a playoff game, Gigliani told reporters “we will always try” to bring the team to St. Louis as a training base. “We know how much of a Bosnian community there is here,” he said. “We knew that […]
BOHFS St. Louis in the U.S. Open Cup and the Enduring Spirit of Soccer in St. Louis
How an upstart amateur side found its footing and echoed the giants of St. Louis’ soccer past. St. Louis, Mo., is steeped in soccer tradition. From a collection of clubs that dominated the U.S. Open Cup throughout the 20th century to the nearly 30 St. Louisans to be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of […]
BOHFS St. Louis qualifies for U.S. Open Cup
BOHFS becomes the first amateur team from St. Louis to qualify for the Open Cup in the tourney’s modern era. “We weren’t here a year ago,” quipped BOHFS president Alen Bradaric. His amateur soccer club had just qualified for the U.S. Open Cup, U.S. Soccer’s oldest cup competition, following a 3-2 win over Chicago House AC on […]
St. Louis CITY SC Sends Defender Selmir Pidro on Loan to FK Velež Mostar
St. Louis CITY SC agreed to a new loan deal for defender Selmir Pidro with Bosnian Premier League side FK Velež Mostar. The loan runs through the end of December 2025, which coincides with the conclusion of Pidro’s contract with CITY SC. “Selmir has the chance to continue developing in a familiar and competitive environment […]
St. Louis CITY SC Loan Defender Selmir Pidro to FC Zlín
Pidro loaned to Zlín through June 2024 with the option to recall St. Louis CITY SC have loaned Bosnian defender to Czech First League club FC Zlín through June 2024. “We wish Selmir good luck during his loan to Europe,” Sporting Director Lutz Pfannenstiel said. “He will have a great opportunity to get more minutes […]
Elvir Kafedzic’s journey from Bosnian War refugee to St. Louis City SC assistant coach
In 2020, Elvir Kafedzic was tasked with helping St. Louis City SC build its academy teams from the ground up. His title was sporting consultant. Kafedzic‘s responsibilities included long hours watching film and scouring every inch of St. Louis for local soccer talent night after night with City SC sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel and other staff. “We were going to hundreds of high school games, trying to watch as […]
Selmir Pidro: Discovering His St. Louis Spirit
In the mid to late 1990s, the city of St. Louis was changing. Bosnian families fled their home country in search of peace. Among the tears shed, new roots were planted. Neighborhoods once abandoned saw new life. Restaurants and cafes began to pop up spanning South City and South County, many of which were centered […]