Shane Stay

Shane Stay is a bestselling author whose books include Your Guide to the 2026 World Cup, 100 American Soccer Legends, This Is Our CITY, THE World Cup 2022 Book, The Euro 2020 Book, European Soccer Leagues 2019, THE Women's World Cup 2019 Book, Major League Soccer 2019, THE World Cup 2018 Book, Why American Soccer Isn't There Yet and The Cairo Project (co-author). His work has been #1 on Amazon in multiple categories, along with being a Nielsen BookScan bestseller. In 2008, Stay bottled Leaf Dressing, co-authored a print book, published a magazine story, worked clubs as a comedian, played restaurateur, received a Master of Arts and played professional soccer. In 1999, he founded the first online Current Events game, CE Game. A southern Illinois native, Stay was featured in the Tourism Times of Illinois as part of their Made in Illinois South edition. He was born in Carbondale, Illinois.