St. Louis group want on MLS map

Monday will be D-Day for pro soccer in St. Louis. Decision Day. A group calling itself St. Louis Soccer United are expected to make a presentation to the Collinsville City Council, hoping they adopt a 400-acre development project that includes a $100 million dollar soccer-specific stadium.

"The city stands to make $40 million to $50 million above and beyond the bonds in the first 10 years," East Alton attorney Jeff Cooper and SLSU presenter told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "What we're prepared to do is put an $80 million to $100 million investment into Collinsville, and we're asking the city to help us out with some of that with taxes that will be paid off from the project.

The group is optimistic that St. Louis could have an MLS franchise playing by 2009. Click here for the Post-Dispatch article.