Athletica's Demise Another Blow To St. Louis Soccer
by Paul Kennedy (Article | Soccer America - May 28)
The Saint Louis Athletica became the second Women’s Professional Soccer team to fold in four months when its owners closed shop on Thursday. Athletica players, including such U.S. national team stars as Hope Solo, Shannon Boxx and Lori Chalupny, will be available as free agents to other WPS teams as of Tuesday. For now, AC St. Louis, the D-2 Pro League club operated by the same ownership group, remains in business. more details | go to article

WPS May Take Over Athletica
by Tom Timmermann (Article | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 24)
There’s no clear progress on the Athletica-AC St. Louis front but the WPS has raised the possibility of taking over the Athletica for the remainder of the season. more details | go to article

Ac St. Louis Prepares To Play Despite Financial Crisis
by Tom Timmermann (Preview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 22)
With AC St. Louis' future in peril after the team's major investor pulled out, coach Claude Anelka faces a challenge when his team meets Tampa Bay tonight at 7 at the Anheuser-Busch Center. Can he keep his players focused and motivated? more details | go to article

St. Louis' Pro Soccer Teams Facing Serious Financial 'Challenges'
by Dave Lange (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Globe-Democrat - May 21)
Professional soccer in St. Louis has hit a major bump in the financial road that has left the men’s AC St. Louis and the women’s Athletica teams with severe “challenges,” the teams and the U.S. Soccer Federation acknowledged Thursday. more details | go to article

Leagues Concerned About St. Louis Atheltica, Ac St. Louis
by Tom Timmermann (Profile/Interview | St. Louis Post Dispatch - May 21)
The U.S. Soccer Federation and Women's Professional Soccer are taking an active interest in the finances of St. Louis' two soccer teams, AC St. Louis and the Athletica, after the teams have run into funding problems. more details | go to article

Athletica Strengthens Midfield With Additions Of Boxx And Miyama
by Dan Lauletta (Article | Women's Professional Soccer - February 12)
When Shannon Boxx heard Saint Louis Athletica had traded up to secure the first pick in the dispersal draft of Los Angeles Sol players, one thought came to mind. “All along I thought the pick was Marta. I mean that’s obvious.” more details | go to article

Chalupny Takes Leave To Deal With Concussions
by No Author Listed (Profile/Interview | Soccer America - February 11)
Saint Louis Athletica captain Lori Chalupny, capped 92 times for the USA, has taken an indefinite leave of absence to deal with concussion-related issues. more details | go to article

Ac St. Louis No. 2: Tim velten; U.S. Women's Games Announced
by Associated Press (Blog Entry | St. Louis Post Dispatch - February 9)
Tim Velten, who went from Webster Groves High to SIUE to Louisville and then on to USL, is the second player announced by AC St. Louis. more details | go to article

Midfielder Shannon Boxx Comes To Athletica In Dispersal Draft
by Dave Lange (Article | St. Louis Globe-Democrat - February 5)
Team cites salary cap issues for not selecting Marta with first pick more details | go to article

St. Louis Bulks Up In W.P.S.
by Jack Bell (Blog Entry | New York Times - February 4)
St. Louis Athletica of Women’s Professional Soccer waltzed away with three quality players on Thursday in the dispersal draft of talent from the defunct Los Angeles Sol. more details | go to article

Dispersing Draft Theories
by Dan Lauletta (Analysis | Women's Professional Soccer - February 3)
So with everything up in the air and some of the best players in the world up for grabs, here is a look at how Thursday’s Dispersal Draft might turn out—although it will probably wind up much different than this. more details | go to article

St. Louis Entry Into NASL Announces Name, Coach And Director Of Player Personal
by Brian Quarstad (Article | Inside Minnesota Soccer - December 8)
Jeff Cooper, spokesperson for the Team Owners Association and the their new proposed league the North American Soccer League (NASL) unveiled their new team name, logo, coach and director of player development in a press conference held yesterday. more details | go to article

St Louis NASL Moves Forward
by Kartik Krishnaiyer (Article | The Kartik Report - December 8)
Despite the continued difficulty the NASL is having with the appropriate sanctioning bodies, St Louis United and Jeff Cooper took massive steps forward today in bringing soccer back home to its roots. more details | go to article

It's AC St. Louis
by Pete Hayes (Article | Alton Telegraph (IL) - December 8)
New men's professional soccer team name, coaches announced more details | go to article