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Author: Brian Quarstad
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ICC Ticket Sales for AC Milan Chelsea are Brisk with 30K Sold
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: ICC Ticket Sales for AC Milan Chelsea are Brisk with 30K SoldNearly 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the AC Milan Chelsea match scheduled for August 3, in Minneapolis, Minn. Benjamin Spencer of Relevent Sports confirmed those numbers on Monday saying presale tickets alone accounted for about 20,000. Spencer said the presale tickets were sold solely through email lists of those who had signed up…
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‘The Darkness’ Gameday Magazine – Volume 4, Issue 1, April 16, 2016
Categories: The DarknessContinue Reading: ‘The Darkness’ Gameday Magazine – Volume 4, Issue 1, April 16, 2016The Darkness is your free gameday magazine, brought to you by the Dark Clouds, FiftyFive.One, and Byline Press. It includes the Dark Clouds Hymnal, the Heckler’s Scouting Report, and last week’s lineups. Please download to enhance your Minnesota United gameday experience.
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House Property Tax Committee Lays Over Tax Break for Minnesota United Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: House Property Tax Committee Lays Over Tax Break for Minnesota United StadiumST. PAUL, MINN. The Minnesota State House Tax Committee’s property division heard testimony on Wednesday on bill HF 3806, a request by Minnesota United to receive tax exemption for a MLS stadium built in St. Paul on the Midway ‘bus barn’ site. The bill was heard by the 16 member committee made up of 10…
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Minnesota United Stadium Bill Starts Journey Through Legislative Committees
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Bill Starts Journey Through Legislative CommitteesThe Minnesota State Legislative House Commerce Committee was the first to hear discussion on the proposed stadium on Wednesday. The hearing was exclusively about the liquor license portion of the legislation. As reported previously, the measure would allow the team to own their own license which could include sales in a restaurant, bar, or banquet…
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The Greatest Goal I’ve Ever Seen: Johan Cruyff and the Minnesota Connection
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Greatest Goal I’ve Ever Seen: Johan Cruyff and the Minnesota ConnectionOn March 24, 2016, the football clock stopped at full time for Johan Cruyff. He was –perhaps – the greatest player to ever grace a football pitch and certainly one of the most influential players of all-time. My friend Bill Goff wrote to me last Thursday morning after hearing the sad news. Bill shared a…
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Stadium Details Emerge for ICC Match between European Giants AC Milan and Chelsea FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Stadium Details Emerge for ICC Match between European Giants AC Milan and Chelsea FCInternational Champions Cup (ICC) and the Minnesota Vikings held a promotional press conference on Thursday afternoon where more specifics about the matchup between the two storied Europeans teams emerged. The event will take place at the new US Bank Stadium on August 3, at 8:30 p.m. “When we saw that the Vikings were going to…
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St. Paul City Council Divided but Strikes Down Resolution to Oppose TIF District in Midway Redevelopment
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: St. Paul City Council Divided but Strikes Down Resolution to Oppose TIF District in Midway RedevelopmentIn a vote of 4-3, the St. Paul, City Council struck down a resolution on Wednesday that would have opposed creating a tax increment financing (TIF) district in the Midway neighborhood. The resolution involved the 24-acre area of what is currently Midway Center, a run down 70s shopping center which is slated for a makeover…
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Minnesota United Stadium Bill Update
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Stadium Bill UpdateWe last reported last Thursday that the Senate version of the Minnesota United soccer stadium bill was brought to the capital. Later that afternoon, the House version was introduced by Tim Sanders (R-Blaine), who is sponsoring the bill. The measure seems to have broad support in the House, but questions remain. Will stadium fatigue play…
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St. Paul Councilperson Noecker Introduces Resolution to Limit TIF District for Redevelopment of Midway Center
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: St. Paul Councilperson Noecker Introduces Resolution to Limit TIF District for Redevelopment of Midway CenterRebecca Noecker, who represents Ward 2 in St. Paul, has introduced a resolution that will be heard at the March 23 City Council meeting. Noecker, who voted in favor of tax breaks for the Minnesota United stadium at the Midway “bus barn” site, says her resolution is worded specifically to oppose any creation of a…
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University of Minnesota Women’s Soccer Coach Stefanie Golan Finally has a Team to Call Her Own
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: University of Minnesota Women’s Soccer Coach Stefanie Golan Finally has a Team to Call Her OwnUniversity of Minnesota women’s head soccer coach Stefanie Golan will bring with her into the 2016 season something she says she’s never had before – her “first veteran squad.” Six seniors will return to the Gophers. The U of M coach, who will start her 5th year with the team this fall, says four of…
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Chelsea – AC Milan to Play at Minneapolis US Bank Stadium in August
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chelsea – AC Milan to Play at Minneapolis US Bank Stadium in AugustThe new US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will play host to a midweek match-up between England’s Premier League club Chelsea and Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. Sources told NP, this will be the first-ever event at the new $1.061 billion stadium and will be played in early August. It is believed that plans…
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St. Paul City Council Approves MN United Stadium Lease and Infrastructure Improvements
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: St. Paul City Council Approves MN United Stadium Lease and Infrastructure ImprovementsA crowd that nearly filled the St. Paul City Council chambers had to wait almost three hours to get the news they had hoped for. In the end, the Council voted 5-2 to approve both a lease for the Met Council-owned bus barn site, and $18.3 M worth of infrastructure improvements for the 24.5 acre…
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Your MN United Midway Stadium Parking Explainer
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Your MN United Midway Stadium Parking ExplainerThe question of where fans who drive to Minnesota United FC games will park is one that promises to be with us for a while. Our own Brian Quarstad and Alex Schieferdecker examine where fans will park, and why the site plan doesn’t seem to provide it. “But what about the parking?” Brian: The question…