August 20, 2007 by Jeff Cooper 

I will be on KMOX AM 1120 this evening during the 7 p.m. hour to wrap up what has been a hectic but enjoyable news media blitz over the weekend.  I appeared on three St. Louis television stations during their extended weekend sports programs and continue to field interview requests from inside and outside the St. Louis market.  I think this is a reflection not only of the interest in bringing Major League Soccer to St. Louis, but simply the heightened awareness that MLS has throughout North America.  This can be attributed to a lot of things – MLS matches are easily found on national television, the David Beckham effect is undeniable and the quality of play is better than ever, just to name a few.  When I talk about bringing MLS, everyone knows what I am talking about.  Better yet, they want to talk about it as well.

August 14, 2007 by Jeff Cooper

Greetings, everyone.  I wanted to take a moment to share the experience of presenting our St. Louis Soccer United group’s proposal last night to the Collinsville City Council.  It was a rewarding experience on so many levels, it’s difficult to capture it all in the time I have this afternoon.  But I’ll try.

August 13, 2007 by Jeff Cooper 

Tonight is the night our group, St. Louis Soccer United, will make our stadium and property development proposal to the city council of Collinsville, Ill.  I have characterized the experience of finally presenting to Mayor Stan Schaeffer and the four Collinsville city council members as both the finish line and the start line. Tonight’s city council meeting will conclude many months of collaboration between our group and the city of Collinsville in the name of putting together a proposal that will not only work, but work extremely well for both parties.  Obviously, that also means it has to work for Major League Soccer, our great soccer fans throughout our region, retailers, developers and much more.  We think our proposal will do that, and it will be an honor to present it this evening. In that regard, the finish line is just ahead.

August 8, 2007 by Jeff Cooper 

Hello.  My name is Jeff Cooper and I am chairman of St. Louis Soccer United.  In simple terms, St. Louis Soccer United is an investment and development group whose purpose is to secure a Major League Soccer expansion team for the St. Louis region.  And that effort starts with building a state-of-the-art, soccer-specific stadium.  Without it, MLS soccer will not be possible in St. Louis.