‘Connecting us to the homeland’: Local Bosnians & Panamanians ready for...
Around 60,000 Bosnians have settled in St. Louis as refugees, and they’re expected to show in large numbers Saturday as the Bosnian National Team will play Panama in a friendly match before the World...
View ArticleBosnia’s World Cup pursuit begins at a home-away-from home in the American...
ST. LOUIS — Far from its European homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina has zealous fans in the American Midwest as it prepares for its second World Cup . An estimated 60,000-70,000 Bosnians live in St....
View ArticleInside soccer: Playing in St. Louis Saturday, Bosnian national team soothes...
My change in tack and take is mostly down to the kind of joy that will be on display when St. Louis — Bosnia’s fourth-largest city, as I’ve heard some folks here joke — and its proud Bosnian diaspora...
View ArticleWorld Cup warmup game sparks excitement for St. Louis Bosnians
For many Bosnian children, their first gift is a soccer ball. “Because they’re introduced to the game at such a young age, they often develop a deep love for the game, and as they grow older, that...
View ArticleSt. Louis Bosnians get revved up for national team’s visit to Energizer Park
When members of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national soccer team play Panama in an exhibition match at Energizer Park next month, they won’t have to worry about mustering a local rooting section. About...
View ArticleFirst Alert Forward: How Bosnia’s national team visit celebrates a community...
International friendly at Energizer Park honors Bosnian immigrants who revitalized neighborhoods and reshaped the city over three decades St. Louis is preparing to welcome the Bosnia and Herzegovina...
View ArticleBosnia’s World Cup dream comes to St. Louis for one final sendoff
As Bosnia and Herzegovina prepares for the World Cup, St. Louis’ massive Bosnian community will turn Energizer Park into a home-field celebration ahead of a crucial friendly against Panama. St. Louis...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina National Soccer Team coming to St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City SC will host the Bosnia and Herzegovina National Soccer Team for a June 6 international match against Panama. The international friendly is an exhibition match leading up to...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina-Panama to face off in friendly in St. Louis ahead of...
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) – Before the World Cup starts, two teams will face off in a friendly in St. Louis. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Panama will play in a friendly at Energizer Park at 2 p.m....
View ArticleSt. Louis CITY SC to Host Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team Ahead of FIFA...
Country Will Play International Friendly Against World Cup-Qualified Panama at Energizer Park on June 6 and Train at CITY SC’s Washington University Orthopedics High Performance Center Over Six Days...
View ArticleBosnia and Herzegovina coming to St. Louis for tuneup match before World Cup
The Bosnia and Herzegovina soccer team, which may well be St. Louis’ second home team in the upcoming World Cup, is coming to town.
View ArticleSt. Louis City SC plans ‘Summer of Soccer’ for 2026 World Cup
With the news Tuesday that Bosnia and Herzegovina had qualified for the World Cup by beating Italy in a playoff game, Gigliani told reporters “we will always try” to bring the team to St. Louis as a...
View ArticleBOHFS St. Louis in the U.S. Open Cup and the Enduring Spirit of Soccer in St....
How an upstart amateur side found its footing and echoed the giants of St. Louis’ soccer past. St. Louis, Mo., is steeped in soccer tradition. From a collection of clubs that dominated the U.S. Open...
View ArticlePreserving Cultural Memory After Genocide: SLU Gallery Talk Highlights...
Last Friday’s gallery talk, “From War to the Classroom: Preserving Cultural and Social Memory in the Aftermath of War and Genocide,” brought together scholars, activists, survivors, and community...
View ArticleBOHFS St. Louis qualifies for U.S. Open Cup
BOHFS becomes the first amateur team from St. Louis to qualify for the Open Cup in the tourney’s modern era. “We weren’t here a year ago,” quipped BOHFS president Alen Bradaric. His amateur soccer...
View ArticleCenter for Bosnian Studies at SLU to Present Civic Courage Award
The Center for Bosnian Studies at Saint Louis University will present Nermana Huskić with the 2025 Civic Courage Award for commitment to the civic values of respect, equality and pluralism that...
View ArticleBosnian Immigrants Battle Mental Health, but Keep Growing Anyway
For nearly eight years, Admir spent most of his life in motion – behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler, miles away from home, navigating this country’s interstates and his own mental strain. Trucking was...
View ArticleOpinion: 30 years later, remembering Srebrenica genocide in Bosnia
One of us survived Srebrenica. The other has spent decades trying to ensure Americans do not forget what happened there. The Srebrenica genocide has special relevance in St. Louis, home to hundreds of...
View ArticleSt. Louis Marks 30th Anniversary of Srebrenica Genocide with Solemn...
The article was published in Sarajevo Times on July 17, 2025. A solemn commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Srebrenica Genocide took place in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 12 at the...
View Article‘An obligation to tell our story’: St. Louis’ Bosnian population remembers...
On the 30th anniversary of the only recognized European genocide since the Second World War, the large Bosnian population of St. Louis gathered outside Soldiers’ Memorial to honor their families.
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