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Author: Wes Burdine
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Team Veterans Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas to Become First Minnesota United Signings in MLS Era
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Team Veterans Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas to Become First Minnesota United Signings in MLS EraIn the coming weeks, Minnesota United are expected to announce their first signings as an MLS team. Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas have been mainstays of Minnesota soccer and sources have confirmed that the two will make the jump with the team. When Justin Davis came to Minnesota in 2011, he was a college grad…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 5: Minnesota United Season Recap
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 5: Minnesota United Season RecapThe Minnesota United FC season has drawn to a close. Wes and Jeff are joined by Jon Marthaler to dig through the scraps, read tea leaves, or whatever metaphor best encapsulates thinking through the ups, downs, and more downs of the season. They also take lots of questions from twitter and talk about their MLS…
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Loons Reflect on End of an Era, Leaving Nessie
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons Reflect on End of an Era, Leaving NessieAs Minnesota United FC push for one last try at the last playoff spot, they go into their matchup with the New York Cosmos knowing that it will be the last match at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Nessie, as the NSC is known, has been home to professional soccer for more than two decades,…
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Loons4Loons: Minnesota United Announces Partnership with DNR
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons4Loons: Minnesota United Announces Partnership with DNRNext season, Loons fans will be helping out actual avian loons when they have season tickets. Minnesota United announced on Thursday that they would be partnering with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to tie their season ticket benefits to protecting wildlife in the state. To kick off their first season in MLS, the…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 4: Carli Lloyd Is Jesus and MNUFC Will Be the Worst Team in MLS History
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 4: Carli Lloyd Is Jesus and MNUFC Will Be the Worst Team in MLS HistoryThis week on The FiftyFive.One Podcast, MSP American Outlaws president Emily Johns Peterson joins Jeff and Wes to talk about the US Women’s National Team’s return to Minnesota. They also talk about the USL Final and the question of whether or not Minnesota United FC will be the worst team in the history of MLS.…
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Will Minnesota United FC Be the Worst Team in the History of MLS?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Will Minnesota United FC Be the Worst Team in the History of MLS?Why fret yourself over the frustrations and disappointments of the current Loons season when you could start panicking about 2017? An off-handed comment from Sports Illustrated’s Grant Wahl has inspired new dimensions to Minnesota United fans’ #PANIC that were previously unheard of to this point. In his regular Mailbag feature, Wahl responded to a tweet…
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US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of Switzerland
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of SwitzerlandThe US Women’s National Team suffered an early scare from Switzerland in their friendly at US Bank Stadium, but came back to win thoroughly 5-1. The Yanks started strong with three shots in the first five minutes, including an almost own goal from Switzerland after a scuffed cross from Carli Lloyd. But it was Switzerland…
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Minnesota United’s New Stadium Gets a Quiet Nip & Tuck
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United’s New Stadium Gets a Quiet Nip & TuckMinnesota United FC has been working out the details of the land deal for its new stadium in hopes of breaking ground early 2017. In the meanwhile, Dr. Bill McGuire’s team has also been quietly adjusting the final stadium plans. Sometime in the last month, United swapped out its stadium renderings with new images that…
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Minnesota United FC Announces Ticket Pricing for 2017
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Announces Ticket Pricing for 2017Minnesota United FC unveiled their new ticket pricing scheme for their inaugural MLS season in 2017. The Loons will be moving from their home at National Sports Center in Blaine to the University of Minnesota’s TCF Bank Stadium. The prices come with less than five months until first kick in MLS. Some of the best…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 3: the Yanks are Coming!, City in the Cup, and Loons are Back
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 3: the Yanks are Coming!, City in the Cup, and Loons are BackOn this week’s episode Wes and Jeff anticipate the post-brunch USWNT friendly this Sunday, Minneapolis City enter the US Open Cup on Saturday, and they celebrate the Loons finally winning. In addition, they take a bunch of questions about philosophy, Bob Dylan, and other things not really related to soccer. You can listen below or…
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Twin Cities Investor in Talks to Buy NWSL’s FC Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Twin Cities Investor in Talks to Buy NWSL’s FC Kansas CityLocal business owner Elam Baer has been linked to purchasing NWSL club FC Kansas City. Baer confirmed to FiftyFive.One that he is “in discussions” and “hopes to know more within the month.” Hearing Kansas City NWSL team is for sale. Interest from potential owner in Minnesota who could move team. No interest yet from Sporting…
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Minnesota United FC to Take First Pick in the SuperDraft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC to Take First Pick in the SuperDraftUPDATED with quotes from Manny Lagos. Minnesota United FC participated in the MLS Priority Draft, or the draft of drafts. These were the first big steps for Minnesota United FC in MLS. After the draft, Minnesota’s sporting director Manny Lagos underscored the momentous nature of the day, saying, “It’s really one of the defining moments…
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Hofstra Ruled Out, NASL Exploring Options for Final Site
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Hofstra Ruled Out, NASL Exploring Options for Final SiteAs it stands, the New York Cosmos will have hosting rights for the NASL Championship Final should they prevail in the semi-finals. What isn’t so sure is just where they might host the final. FiftyFive.One has learned that the Cosmos are not going to use their current home at Hofstra University’s James A. Shuart stadium. Instead,…