The red smoke rises and so does our number in the win column one last time for 2026 as St. Louis grinds out a late winner in Houston to get off the schnide heading into the playoffs. We'll look at the Houston match Saturday and why it might not be the worst thing we're avoiding them in the first round, and whether we should be as terrified as some are of LAFC. Plus, we'll look back at a roller coaster 2026 season and hand out some end of season awards...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and even though Halloween is over, a nightmare on the field continues for St. Louis CITY SC continues as they drop not one but BOTH winnable home games against Portland Timbers and San Diego FC last week. What has gotten into this club lately after a 21-game unbeaten run and Open Cup title? We look at what's gone wrong lately, how this compares to 2023, and we do look ahead to Houston, not just our opponent Saturday but our potential first round opponent as well...would we rather face them than LAFC? That's all to come this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and...we won. We freaking did the thing. We wanted the cup and we won the cup. We came, we saw, we conquered ScottsMiracle-gro field in eye-popping numbers. We'll look back on the fan experience in Columbus, what this Open Cup win means for the city of St. Louis, look ahead to a banner game against Portland Wednesday night, and look (unfortunately) at the match that followed a few days later in Salt Lake and what it says about St. Louis CITY's depth...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as all good things must come to an end. St. Louis's historic 21 game unbeaten streak is halted in Minnesota and CITY2's 2026 campaign comes to an end in Portland. But more importantly, some key starters are rested ahead of Wednesday's massively important Open Cup final match in Columbus. We will have an in-depth preview...all this on Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as does our collective spirits after St. Louis City tears a hole in the fabric of the Galaxy. We look at quite possibly the most dominating performance in CITY history, and then we look ahead to the Vancouver Whitecaps and Minnesota United games later this week, plus a preview of CITY2's playoff hunt, which kicks off on Friday...all this on Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as we are back from the international break, and so is St. Louis CITY. We're preparing for a Joao Klauss reunion ahead of Sunday night's home match with LA Galaxy. We'll take a quick look at the Red Bull New York game but more importantly, look at what is driving St. Louis's nearly historic unbeaten streak. Plus, we'll discuss the Open Cup...but not the match you're thinking of as St. Louis played host to an Open Cup-related match this past weekend. Alen Bradaric and Brian Bement join us to lead off this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises as St. Louis CITY fans beat the heat by taking our tarps off while the club beats the snot out of two opponents twice last week. We'll look at what went right against Toronto FC and in Colorado, how Fallou Fall has fared in his return to the lineup, and CITY2 wrapping up their regular season in dismal fashion...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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The red smoke rises and Rafa Navarro is the real deal, as he now has a brace of braces in his short time in St. Louis CITY red. Chris Gebhardt from STL Soccer News joins us as we look back at the 4-2 win over Minnesota United, which followed a disappointing 2-2 draw at Portland Timbers. St. Louis CITY 2 played an afternoon matinee Monday against Timbers 2. And of course, we'll preview arguably the biggest match in St. Louis CITY history: the Open Cup Semifinals at Colorado Rapids...all on this edition of Red Smoke Rising!

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