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A CITY Legend Returns Home | João Klauss Interview

Send us Fan Mail The Santa Klauss is back in town! In this exclusive conversation, former St. Louis CITY SC striker and current LA Galaxy talisman João Klauss sits down

Oct 14
25 min

Are You Not Entertained?

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's home win against LA Galaxy, and the upcoming home match against Vancouve

Oct 13
41 min

Show Goes On

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, preview St. Louis CITY's home match against LA Galaxy, and the USMNT's hugely successful S

Oct 7
32 min

Taking 3 Points and a Break

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's away win against Red Bull New York, and the USMNT's recent friendly

Oct 2
26 min

A New Era for the USMNT | Brad Davis Interview

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, sit down with St. Louisian and former USMNT World Cup veteran / MLS legend, Brad Davis. Brad joins u

Sep 25
33 min

CITY Gets a Shot at History

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's home win against Toronto FC, and the upcoming away match at Red Bull New

Sep 23
57 min

Cup Final On The Way

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's away win against Colorado Rapids in U.S. Open Cup Semifinal, and preview

Sep 18
28 min

Chasing The Cup 🏆

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's home win against Minnesota United, and the upcoming U.S. Open Cup Semifi

Sep 14
52 min

The Long Way Home

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's draw away at Portland Timbers, and the upcoming home match against Minne

Sep 11
30 min

CITY Makes a Statement

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's win away at Vancouver Whitecaps, and the upcoming road match against Por

Sep 8
41 min

Leaky Late Goals

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's draw at home against FC Dallas and preview the upcoming match away at Va

Sep 2
1 h 00 min

Houston, You Have a Problem

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's victory at home against Houston Dynamo and preview the upcoming match ag

Aug 26
53 min

Fatigued and Flat

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's draw on the road against kansas and preview the upcoming home match agai

Aug 21
31 min

Welcome to Damet Ball

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's victory on the road against San Jose and preview the upcoming midweek aw

Aug 19
35 min

No Time For Hartbreak

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, discuss Marcel Hartel's transfer away from the club, and preview St. Louis CITY's upcoming

Aug 12
52 min

New Faces; Familiar Frustrations

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's draw at home against Real Salt Lake! Follow the show on X and/or Instag

Aug 4
53 min

The Wins Are Flowing

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's victory at home against Colorado Rapids and preview the upcoming home ma

Jul 29
52 min

3 Goals = 3 Points Western Warning

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's 3-1 victory on the road against LA Galaxy, and preview the upcoming home

Jul 24
37 min

Dar-B-Que Dub

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, recap St. Louis CITY's 3-2 victory over cross-state rivals, kansas, and preview the upcoming aw

Jul 21
1 h 07 min

MLS Is Back With A Bang

Send us Fan Mail Ball Watching hosts, Jake Koenig and Justin Graham, preview St. Louis CITY's upcoming rivalry match at home against Sporting kansas, and round off

Jul 14
55 min

Chart trend

Position in the Soccer chart (US), last 90 days.

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#36

all-time peak

days in the top 50 since Nov 2024

Chart positions

Where Ball Watching ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 15, 2026).

#81 ▲ 46 Soccer US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

You can tell Jake and Justin care about the team and the city of STL. They provide honest insight on where the team is at with performance, transfers, and even throw in STL-wide news when they can. I love the coverage and the banter between these two guys. It’s a mix of data/analysis and pure fan pride. It’s everything you could ask for in a team-centric sports podcast.

alex.staton · Jun 2024

Here’s the deal, these guys are really on the pulse of our beloved STL City SC. They are extremely relatable and very intelligent! My absolute go to for the insider info and for the breakdowns of all things CITY SC! Highly recommend all of their content!

Bertweezie · Apr 2024

Jake and Justin provide realistic and objective assessments of our St. Louis City Soccer Club, their opponents and the games, including the officiating. While other podcasts offer similar assessments, Jake and Justin are more thorough, more complete. While I don’t bet on the games, I do like that Jake and Justin share the odds of multiple types of bets that can be placed on any given game… they share their reasoning as to whether the odds are reasonable or not, and that segment often provides views of the games that help us appreciate the game more (even without betting). I also like that they were the first to introduce to us show the math behind the magic number, the number of Coty wins and opponent losses (and ties) which is different in a soccer league with ties / draws than in baseball with just wins and losses. I mostly listen to Ball Watching and have periodically watched the episodes in YouTube… both are great formats. Thank you, Jake and Justin!

Mike VV. · Sep 2023

These guys are great! I listen as soon as I can after every episode drops. They have a ton of fun and give great game and player breakdowns. The best way to keep up to date on St Louis City!

DanArns · Sep 2023

The takes are fine, mostly things I have already heard or read from other STL or national media, but that’s ok. The show is just very, very bro-y. Way too many references to “having balls” for my taste, and way to much talk about betting lines. Audio quality has improved since they started but I still wouldn’t call it “good.” I listen when I have time, but Ball Watching is maybe the third or fourth best STL City podcast.

Davemacdo · Mar 2026

I listened to Ball Watching regularly throughout 2024, but in 2025, there seems to be some kind of an issue with their feed on Apple Podcasts. I don’t have this issue with any of my other podcasts, but when I attempt to play the latest episode, it always comes back telling me “This episode can’t play on this device”. If they’ve launched a subscription to view the latest episode on Apple Podcasts, that hasn’t been clear to me, but otherwise it doesn’t seem to be an issue on my end.

mklawun · Jun 2025

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