A quick recap of all the Minnesota United news this week
Minnesota United FC will open the season March 3 in Portland and at home against Atlanta United March 12, and looks close to signing Miguel Ibarra after trading Attinella to Portland for his rights.
Minnesota United FC heading to Arizona for preseason
As announced by the New England Revolution and reported by Jeff Lemieux, Minnesota will be in the Tucson area for preseason by the end of January. Following this trip, Minnesota will be in Portland February 22-28 for the Simple Invitational.
According to @jeff_lemieux who writes for @NERevolution Minnesota United will be training in Casa Grande AZ in late January. @MNUFC pic.twitter.com/r1Br8qtHfD
— Bruce John McGuire (@dunord) December 19, 2016
Midfielder Greg Jordan signs with SF Deltas
Reiner Ferreira, Greg Jordan and Danny Szetela sign with the Deltas! #sfdeltas #bayareafutbol
MORE: https://t.co/0AYPVOhZ7y pic.twitter.com/5n08xbXjlE
— San Francisco Deltas (@sfdeltas) December 21, 2016
A crowd favorite in the three seasons he was with Minnesota, he could have been a good bench player here in MLS. We’re glad to see him going somewhere he will likely get plenty of minutes.
No news is no news for USL/NASL saga
US Soccer put out a press release stating that there is no news in regards to the sanctioning of their Division II and III leagues, likely hoping that the leagues can figure it out themselves and to give NASL a chance to get its house in order.
Mike Pendleton had his own interpretation of US Soccer’s statement, which definitely has a ring of truth to it.
Man, it's nice to see that US Soccer has finally updated their statements on the #NASL and #USL divisional designations. pic.twitter.com/fEWX53PE2w
— Mike Pendleton (@phat7deuce) December 20, 2016
USMNT Striker Julian Green moves from Bayern München to Stuttgart
NEWS: @J_Green37, No. 23 on our #USMNT50 countdown (https://t.co/K2OuDHh42s) leaves Bayern Munich for 2nd-division Stuttgart. pic.twitter.com/P25tVaU2dM
— FourFourTwo USA ⚽️ (@FourFourTwoUSA) December 21, 2016
Will the young striker get minutes now that Jürgen Klinsmann has been sacked and Bruce Arena has been installed as the USMNT coach? Getting steady playing time at the second division side Stuttgart should help.
MLS expansion hopeful St. Louis looking for $80 million from state to pay for stadium
When news comes out about other ownership groups looking for state/municipal funding for their stadiums, it really makes you appreciate the ownership group of Minnesota United FC.
While Minnesota United is privately paying all $150 million for stadium, St. Louis group is asking for up to $80 million in public money.
— Andy Greder (@andygreder) December 20, 2016
As for the other “soccer” stadium in the twin cities, it missed out on hosting a Gold Cup game next summer.
A billion dollars on a stadium "Built for Soccer" and Minnesota can't get a Gold Cup match. https://t.co/019tJoRVMG
— Wes Burdine (@MnNiceFC) December 19, 2016
FC Minneapolis is forming a professional side that won’t play in any league
http://fcminneapolis.com/fc-minneapolis-become-first-non-league-professional-football-club-united-states/
Should be interesting to see if they are able to make it work, as their league sides have struggled to get much traction in the market.
That’s all for this week!
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