Bosnia’s World Cup dream comes to St. Louis for one final sendoff
As Bosnia and Herzegovina prepares for the World Cup, St. Louis’ massive Bosnian community will turn Energizer Park into a home-field celebration ahead of a crucial friendly against Panama. St. Louis will play an important role in setting the stage for this summer’s World Cup, following Bosnia and Herzegovina’s unlikely qualification to the tournament. The […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina National Soccer Team coming to St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City SC will host the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Soccer Team for a June 6 international match against Panama. The international friendly is an exhibition match leading up to the FIFA World Cup and is expected to generate a great deal of interest. St. Louis is home to the largest Bosnian […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina-Panama to face off in friendly in St. Louis ahead of World Cup
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Before the World Cup starts, two teams will face off in a friendly in St. Louis. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Panama will play in a friendly at Energizer Park at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, as part of the club’s “Summer of Soccer” initiative. The match will […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina coming to St. Louis for tuneup match before World Cup
The Bosnia and Herzegovina soccer team, which may well be St. Louis’ second home team in the upcoming World Cup, is coming to town.
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 […]
Opinion: 30 years later, remembering Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia
One of us survived Srebrenica. The other has spent decades trying to ensure Americans do not forget what happened there. The Srebrenica genocide has special relevance in St. Louis, home to hundreds of survivors and their families.
St. Louis Marks 30th Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide with Solemn Commemoration and Silent March
The article was published in Sarajevo Times on July 17, 2025. A solemn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide took place in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 12 at the historic Soldiers Memorial Museum. The program was organized by the Srebrenica Remembrance Coalition in St Louis, a diverse consortium of 16 organizations, including […]
‘An obligation to tell our story’: St. Louis’ Bosnian population remembers genocide on 30th anniversary
On the 30th anniversary of the only recognized European genocide since the Second World War, the large Bosnian population of St. Louis gathered outside Soldiers’ Memorial to honor their families.