Shane Stay is the author of Major League Soccer 2019: Everything You Need to Know About the Teams, The World Cup 2018 Book: Everything You Need to Know About the Soccer World Cup, Why American Soccer Isn't There Yet, and The Cairo Project, whose stories have also appeared in various online and print publications in the genres of sport, humor, and modern culture. In the calendar year of 2008, he played professional soccer, co-authored a print book, published a magazine story, bottled Leaf Dressing, worked clubs as a comedian, was a restaurateur, and received a Master of Arts. In 1999, he founded the first online Current Events Game (CE Game). He has appeared on TV and featured on numerous radio broadcasts including ESPN and NPR. He lives in Chicago, Illinois.