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Author: Alex Schieferdecker
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TORvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: TORvMIN Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 7:00 p.m. CDT, Friday, April 19 Where? – BMO Field, Toronto, ON How to Watch? Fox Sports North How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #TORvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Toronto FC – @TorontoFC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Reads Support…
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Matchday Six: Allianz Field Soars, but Loons Result Stings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Six: Allianz Field Soars, but Loons Result StingsI have been walking through a kind of fog for the last forty-eight hours, and maybe you have been too. I didn’t even go to the game, I watched it on stream! From the high midfield angle of the main camera, it looked like any professional soccer match I’ve watched. But the energy coming from…
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Minnesota United Belongs To So Many People
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Belongs To So Many PeopleI’ll have a normal Matchday post out on Monday with some thoughts on Saturday’s incredible and infuriating Allianz Field opener and Minnesota United draw. But I wanted to test the patience of our readers, gaze deep into my navel, and write briefly about myself. I don’t have as long a history of Minnesota soccer fandom…
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MINvNYC Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MINvNYC Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 4:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, April 13 Where? – Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN How to Watch? ESPN2 How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #MINvNYC Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc New York City FC – @NYCFC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Reads…
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Your 2019 Twin Cities Away Days Guide
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Your 2019 Twin Cities Away Days GuideSo you’ve decided to come to Minnesota to watch some soccer. Smart move. There’s a brand new stadium that might just be the best in the country, a home team with an I-can’t-believe-it’s-still-so-shaky defense, and raccoons that climb high rises. What more could you ask for in a soccer away day destination? Over on this…
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How To Get To Allianz Field
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: How To Get To Allianz FieldMinnesota United’s home opener is less than a week away. For the team, the staff, and the fans, there’s a lot of preparation going into Saturday afternoon. It’s an exciting and busy week for everyone. Thanks to the stadium’s completion on schedule, the club has had over a month to practice elements of the gameday…
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Matchday Five: Minnesota Bounce Back, Beats Red Bulls With Grit Plus Luck
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Five: Minnesota Bounce Back, Beats Red Bulls With Grit Plus LuckGood? Bad? Is there even a word that encapsulates the Loons right now? One week after their worst performance of the season, a deflating 1-2 loss to bottom feeders New England, Minnesota United marched into the fortress of the defending Supporters Shield champs, and came away 2-1 winners. They will now head into their homecoming…
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RBNYvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: RBNYvMIN Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 6:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, April 6 Where? – Red Bull Arena, Harrison, NJ How to Watch? Fox Sports North Plus How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #RBNYvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc New York Red Bulls – @NewYorkRedBulls Live Updates MNUFC Gameday –…
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Matchday Four: Clueless Minnesota Embarrassed By New England
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Four: Clueless Minnesota Embarrassed By New EnglandOkay, are we so sure the Loons are not bad? Were we all too quick to decide, as I wrote after the opener, that Minnesota are on track to exceed expectations? Depends on your definition of expectations. On Twitter following United’s unacceptable capitulation against the New England Revolution, I had a back and forth with…
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NEvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NEvMIN Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 1:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, March 30 Where? – Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA How to Watch? Fox Sports North Plus How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #NEvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc New England Revolution – @NERevolution Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday …
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Matchday Three: Minnesota Put Under Pressure By Galaxy, Beaten For First Time In 2019
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Three: Minnesota Put Under Pressure By Galaxy, Beaten For First Time In 2019Are the Loons mediocre? Maybe. They’re still not bad. Minnesota fans now what bad looks like. But after a 2-3 loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy, the air should come out of some of the slightly silly hype that swirled around this team after their opening two wins of the season. The Loons are winning…
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LAvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: LAvMIN Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 9:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday, March 16 Where? – Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, CA How to Watch? Fox Sports North Plus How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #LAvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Los Angeles Galaxy – @LAGalaxy Live Updates MNUFC Gameday –…
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Matchday Two: Loons Overcome San Jose Bogeys With Emphatic Win
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Two: Loons Overcome San Jose Bogeys With Emphatic WinAre the Loons good? Here’s what we know so far, through two games on the road: they’re not bad. With Saturday night’s 3-0 thumping of the San Jose Earthquakes on the heels of last weekend’s win in Vancouver, the Loons have already surpassed last season’s entire win and point total on the road. They also…