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Gameday Open Thread: #INDvMNU
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gameday Open Thread: #INDvMNUOpen thread. Enjoy! When? – 6:00 PM CT, Saturday, May 21 Where? – IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium, Indianapolis, IN Reads: 55.1 Match Preview Official Team Preview Pioneer Press Preview Star Tribune Preview Social: Official Hashtag: #INDvMNU Follow us at @NorthernPitch! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @MNUnitedFC Indy Eleven – @IndyEleven Live Updates MNUFC Gameday…
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Gameday Open Thread: #MNUvJAX
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gameday Open Thread: #MNUvJAXOpen thread. Enjoy! When? – 7:00 PM CT, Saturday, May 14 Where? – National Sports Center Stadium, Blaine, MN Reads: 55.1 Match Preview Official Team Preview Pioneer Press Stats Feature Star Tribune Jeb(!) Brovsky Feature Social: Official Hashtag: #MNUvJAX Follow us at @NorthernPitch! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @MNUnitedFC Jacksonville Armada FC –…
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NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week Two
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week TwoThere was a moment on Saturday when Ottawa, Miami, and Rayo OKC were all winning and the creaky scaffolding of last week’s power ranking was poised to crash down. The former two are teams I’ve ranked among the worst in the league, and while I think more highly of Rayo, they were beating Carolina, a…
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NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week One
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week OneBasically nothing was learned in week one of the NASL, as three of the five matches were fought to tepid draws that seemed to indicate, above all, that no team was well prepared for the start of the campaign. Oh, and there were some terrible tackles. *** Can I say it? They are what we…
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2016 NASL Preseason Power Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: 2016 NASL Preseason Power RankingsAnother NASL season is just a week away, and that means it’s time for another season of NASL Power Rankings! They are very popular. As was the case last year, the plan is for the PR to run each week on Monday. This week’s preseason rankings will be followed by in-depth interviews with fans of…
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Haynes’ World: The Former NASL Coach Of The Year Plans His Comeback
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Haynes’ World: The Former NASL Coach Of The Year Plans His ComebackWe caught up with former Atlanta Silverbacks Head Coach Brian Haynes over two years after he was fired in the same season that he collected the NASL Coach of the Year award. While Haynes may have been largely off the NASL radar, he has been busy since his time ended in Atlanta. We wanted to…
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Opinion: Peak MLS – Two “United”s Good, Three “United”s Baaaad
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: Peak MLS – Two “United”s Good, Three “United”s BaaaadApparently MLS would prefer that Minnesota United FC drop the “United” from their name. Why? We haven’t the foggiest idea. Traditionally when a lower division team has entered into Major League Soccer, the club has undergone a redesign to their crest and tweaks to their colors to bring the club’s identity up to a 21st…
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Minnesota’s Tyler David: Going Pro
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota’s Tyler David: Going ProOne Minnesota native will have a lot of eyes on him in the upcoming MLS Combine and the MLS SuperDraft. We caught up with a young defender you may not have heard of (until now) to talk about his college career, future prospects, and the state of soccer in Minnesota. Among the invitees to the…
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Where Will MLS Expand Next?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Where Will MLS Expand Next?On Saturday, the day before the MLS Cup Final, the league made official what just about everyone knew to be inevitable. MLS would expand beyond 24 teams. After the runaway success of the last round of expansion, it was clear that there was more untapped interest in MLS. The most notable thing about the recently…
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2015 NASL Power Rankings: Recap
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: 2015 NASL Power Rankings: RecapThe NASL season is over, and the final placements of each team have been earned. Congratulations to the champion New York Cosmos (ranked #2 in the final PR) and congratulations to the runner up Ottawa Fury (ranked #1) on an excellent season. To celebrate the completion of one whole year of NASL Power Rankings, which…
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Opinion: What On Earth Is The NASL Doing?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: What On Earth Is The NASL Doing?Divining the intentions of the NASL has always been more of an art than a science, but even seasoned NASL watchers were baffled by this week’s announcement of new expansion club Rayo OKC. The NASL has had a turbulent history since its inception in 2010, yet the league has nonetheless made some serious strides. The…
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One Minnesota United Stadium Site To Unite Them All
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: One Minnesota United Stadium Site To Unite Them AllAfter months of incremental movement in the campaign to build a soccer specific stadium in Minneapolis, the entire plot was flipped this past week thanks to the sudden entrance of a familiar character—Saint Paul. The impetus of this week’s action came from Major League Soccer, who seemed determined to not let Minnesota become another Miami,…
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Minnesotan Cody Cropper: A Fresh Start In Milton Keynes
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesotan Cody Cropper: A Fresh Start In Milton KeynesFive years ago, Cody Cropper left Minnesota for an uncertain future playing professional soccer in England. Before anyone else knew him, Minnesota soccer media (aka our own Brian Quarstad) were covering his exploits. After signing with Ipswitch Town, then moving to Southampton, Cropper’s star has only risen. He now is the clear first choice for…