Posted on Apr 7, 2023
You don’t need to know Spanish to chant with STL Santos. The group will teach you
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"Soy de St. Louis City. ¡Es un sentimiento que no puedo parar!"
Before the April 1 match against Minnesota United SC, a new St. Louis City SC support group, STL Santos taught this chant to fans inside and outside of the stadium — including many non-Spanish speakers. The chant translates to: “I’m from St. Louis City. It is a feeling I can’t stop!”
“That was a very exciting … beautiful moment for us,” said Isabel Díaz, vice president of the STL Santos board of directors.
Compared to other soccer support groups, STL Santos is unique in its leadership because it is mostly comprised of Hispanic and Latina women. This is important to percussion committee chair Patricia Sánchez de Andrei because, she said, people often (falsely) consider soccer as a primarily masculine sport.
Being part of STL Santos helps Sánchez de Andrei meet people from different Spanish-speaking cultures and backgrounds. “Sometimes I hear words and phrases that I don't recognize because it's something that's not said in Mexico,” she said. “It's encouraging to me to see other native [Spanish] speakers say, ‘Hey, you use this phrase, what does that mean?’ I'm glad I'm not the only one.”
Before the April 1 match against Minnesota United SC, a new St. Louis City SC support group, STL Santos taught this chant to fans inside and outside of the stadium — including many non-Spanish speakers. The chant translates to: “I’m from St. Louis City. It is a feeling I can’t stop!”
“That was a very exciting … beautiful moment for us,” said Isabel Díaz, vice president of the STL Santos board of directors.
Compared to other soccer support groups, STL Santos is unique in its leadership because it is mostly comprised of Hispanic and Latina women. This is important to percussion committee chair Patricia Sánchez de Andrei because, she said, people often (falsely) consider soccer as a primarily masculine sport.
Being part of STL Santos helps Sánchez de Andrei meet people from different Spanish-speaking cultures and backgrounds. “Sometimes I hear words and phrases that I don't recognize because it's something that's not said in Mexico,” she said. “It's encouraging to me to see other native [Spanish] speakers say, ‘Hey, you use this phrase, what does that mean?’ I'm glad I'm not the only one.”
You don’t need to know Spanish to chant with STL Santos. The group will teach you
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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..."Every month STL Santos collects donations at tailgate parties for a different local Hispanic- and Latino-focused nonprofit. “Different support groups have different roles,” Sánchez de Andrei said, “and ours is focused on the Latin American community, the Hispanic community.”
The tailgate parties are big and come complete with DJs and dancing. One time, Díaz said, the famed “Toasted Ravioli Man” made an appearance."...
..."Every month STL Santos collects donations at tailgate parties for a different local Hispanic- and Latino-focused nonprofit. “Different support groups have different roles,” Sánchez de Andrei said, “and ours is focused on the Latin American community, the Hispanic community.”
The tailgate parties are big and come complete with DJs and dancing. One time, Díaz said, the famed “Toasted Ravioli Man” made an appearance."...
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