Tragedy hits English soccer
Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 44 last Friday. Ehiogu was a U-23 coach for Tottenham Hotspur and had a long career playing for six clubs over 18 years.
Verticality in MLS
Kevin Minkus of American Soccer Analysis explored which players in MLS are most effective at moving the ball up the pitch. There is a lot of information here for you stat nerds (I say that lovingly), but what you should know is that two Loons are mentioned. Miguel Ibarra lands the ninth spot in the MLS top 10 in Yards Progressed on Ball per 10 Touches, while Ibson finds himself sixth in the MLS top 10 in Yards Progressed through Passes in Attacking Half (per 90).
Sights and sounds from Loons’ win
Miguel Ibarra explains his celebration with teammate Fransisco Calvo after his first MLS goal.
More quotes from #MINvCOL » https://t.co/RwhFPq0pxK pic.twitter.com/bNzoL45NIj
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) April 24, 2017
Meanwhile, the Dark Clouds section displayed some new signs. Hopefully, these signs will be at upcoming matches.
Couple new banners in the section today. #DCMN #MNUFC pic.twitter.com/eoiPiVeWdz
— Dark Clouds ☁????️???? #DCMN (@MNDarkClouds) April 23, 2017
Is Brent Kallman the newest Loon superhero? A two-pole sign was spotted in the stands with Kallman’s likeness as Thor.
.@BMKhaveiturway as Thor pic.twitter.com/24tITHXFex
— Wes Burdine (@MnNiceFC) April 24, 2017
Tickets for Kids and The Sanneh Foundation teamed up to bring some new fans to TCF for the match.
Thank you so much to @TixForTots for the tickets to @MNUFC's awesome win yesterday over Colorado! #Empower #Improve #Unite pic.twitter.com/pTbfjfSlhN
— TheSannehFoundation (@Sannehfdn) April 24, 2017
News bits
- Bobby Shuttleworth’s first shutout for Minnesota earned him a spot on the bench for the MLS TOTW week 8.
- Gopher Soccer ended their spring season with a 6-0 win over South Dakota State.
- No kindergarten in America is going to be as cool as this one in Germany.
- Phoenix Rising FC’s head coach Frank Yallop has resigned. There is no mention of new player/part-owner Didier Drogba in the press release.
- Joe Greenspan’s loan to Pittsburgh has already paid dividends in playing time. Once again Greenspan played all 90 minutes.
- Former Loon JC Banks scored the equalizer against the Cosmos in spectacular fashion.
Today in awesome
Johan "Cheeks" Venegas ???? ???? ????
c/o "Learn Your Loons: Nicknames"#MNUFC pic.twitter.com/029uhhaK2k
— Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) April 24, 2017
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