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Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran Squad
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Gophers Women Soccer Kicks Off 2016 Fall Season with Veteran SquadThe University of Minnesota Golden Gophers soccer team kicked off their fall preseason last week. The players gathered last Tuesday for meetings and on Wednesday, hit the field at Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium. Head coach Stefanie Golan is heading into her fifth season and for the first time, she brings with her a veteran squad.…
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Sources: Prime Therapeutics in Discussions with St. Paul’s Midway Center for Substantial Office Space
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Sources: Prime Therapeutics in Discussions with St. Paul’s Midway Center for Substantial Office SpaceFiftyFive.One has learned that the Midway Center ‘superblock’ is one of three locations in the running for building 400,000 to 700,000 square feet of office space for Prime Therapeutics Headquarters. The 34-acre superblock is where Minnesota United hope to build their new soccer stadium on the adjacent parcel of land known as the ‘bus barn’…
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Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte Confirms Matt Miazga Could Be Loaned
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte Confirms Matt Miazga Could Be LoanedMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. On the eve of the last 2016 International Champions Cup match between AC Milan and Chelsea, both managers talked to the press at US Bank Stadium Tuesday evening. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hinted once again that American defender Matt Miazga could be shipped off on loan to get playing time and experience. When…
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AC Milan – Chelsea FC Match Set for Record-Breaking Attendance
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: AC Milan – Chelsea FC Match Set for Record-Breaking AttendanceRecords are made to be broken and that’s exactly what will happen on August 3 when AC Milan faces off against Chelsea FC at US Bank Stadium. Relevent Sports, the parent company of the International Champions Cup competition, will report this morning that they have sold over 55,000 tickets to the event. The former all-time attendance…
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Judge Throws Out Mozzi Gyorio Lawsuit Against Minnesota United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Judge Throws Out Mozzi Gyorio Lawsuit Against Minnesota UnitedA New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed former Minnesota United player Mozzi Gyorio did not have to play for the club’s reserve team. Gyorio and his lawyer claimed the team had breached his contract and the NASL had interfered with the situation. Steven Sandor at The11.ca reported yesterday that New York Justice…
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Three Minnesota Teams Make it to USYSA Region II Midwest Semifinals
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Three Minnesota Teams Make it to USYSA Region II Midwest SemifinalsThe U14 Girls Minnesota Thunder Academy, U14 Boys Minnesota Thunder Elite Academy and U18 Boys Minneapolis United teams made it all the way to the US Youth Soccer’s Region II Midwest semifinals in Westfield, Ind. In the end, none of Minnesota’s teams advanced to the finals but represented the state well, turning in respectable performances. The MTA…
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Minnesota’s Jackson Yueill Breaks Out of the Shadows: Ready to Turn Pro
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota’s Jackson Yueill Breaks Out of the Shadows: Ready to Turn ProTo say the 2015/2016 soccer season was a breakout year for Minnesota’s Jackson Yueill would be an understatement. Yueill is on the brink of a promising career and he reveals to FiftyFive.One that he is ready to take his first professional steps. Over the past year, he earned multiple call-ups to the US Men’s U-18 team…
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Minnesota Youth Soccer Teams Kick Off Regional Competition in Indiana
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Youth Soccer Teams Kick Off Regional Competition in IndianaIn early May the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association (MYSA) kicked off State Cup. What is State Cup? It’s a youth soccer tournament that allows the best of the best in MYSA to compete for a championship of each age group for both boys and girls. Winning a State Cup Championship is not only an honor…
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Former University of Minnesota Goalkeeper Cat Parkhill Signed by FC Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Former University of Minnesota Goalkeeper Cat Parkhill Signed by FC Kansas CityMinnesotan Cat Parkhill has recently signed a contract with FC Kansas City of the NWSL. Parkhill, an Apple Valley native, former Gopher goalkeeper, and US Women’s U-20 World Cup champion, will serve as a backup to 34-year-old starting keeper Nicole Barnhart. FC Kansas City’s former backup keeper Katelyn Rowland was traded to Western New York…
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Chicago Mustangs Spoil Minnesota TwinStars Last Home Game
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chicago Mustangs Spoil Minnesota TwinStars Last Home GameThe Chicago Mustangs traveled to Minnesota on Saturday only to be welcomed by weather that was more mid July-like. With a clear sky, high humidity, temperatures in the 90s, and field turf playing another 15 degrees hotter, it was truly a scorcher at Hopkins High School stadium. This third league game for the Mustangs could have…
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The Minnesota Thunder were US Open Cup Giant Killers in 2005
Continue Reading: The Minnesota Thunder were US Open Cup Giant Killers in 2005Originally published at ussoccer.com June 29, 2015. In 2005, the Minnesota Thunder were U.S. Open Cup Giant Killers and it was no fluke either. Led by long-time coach and founder Buzz Lagos, the Thunder defeated three MLS teams on their 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run. After narrowly scraping by the Chicago Fire PDL…
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Minnesota United Coaches and Players: USOC Match vs. Sporting KC Could be Wide-Open Affair
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Coaches and Players: USOC Match vs. Sporting KC Could be Wide-Open AffairWhile most American soccer enthusiasts love the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, many will admit that knockout competitions can sometimes be dry affairs with each side feeling the other out and trying not to make mistakes. And while both Sporting KC and Minnesota will be looking to minimize errors,United players and coaches expect a wide-open…
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MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium BillMinnesota Governor Mark Dayton stood before the media on Wednesday afternoon to address an error that will, among other things, delay approval of Minnesota United’s new stadium. He explained that in the legislature’s rush to finish an omnibus tax bill in the final hours of the session, they created a wording mistake that would short…