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Author: Wes Burdine
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Minnesota Youth Soccer Gathers Consensus Before U.S. Soccer Presidential Vote
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota Youth Soccer Gathers Consensus Before U.S. Soccer Presidential VoteAs U.S. soccer gears up for next week’s U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) presidential election, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association’s (MYSA) president, Steve May, is trying to organize the state’s five votes as a bloc. The election occurs on February 10th at the U.S. Soccer Annual Meeting. May has asked for a lot of election opinions over…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 71: Superman Snubbed, Miami Sound Explosion, & No Nguyen Situation
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 71: Superman Snubbed, Miami Sound Explosion, & No Nguyen SituationChristian Ramirez was not included in the USMNT’s match squad and we’re mad. We’re going to tell you how mad. Also, David Beckham United International City have announced that at some point they will announce more about their team in Miami. And Minnesota United haven’t been up to much beyond preseason training, but that doesn’t…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 70: Wheelin’ & Dealin’ at the SuperDraft
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 70: Wheelin’ & Dealin’ at the SuperDraftAlex Schieferdecker was on the ground, watching it all unfold as Minnesota United wheeled & dealed it’s way through the MLS SuperDraft. Like fishes & loaves, Minnesota United turned three picks into five players. We get the full report and figure out what this might mean for the team. Subscribe to this podcast. iTunes Google…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesota United FC Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesota United FC Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. 2017 was full of ups and downs for Minnesota United FC, but on an individual level,…
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Fiftyfive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Men’s Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Fiftyfive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Men’s Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. When Minnesota United FC joined MLS in 2017, fans and particularly young players were able to…
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FiftyFive.One 69: NICE! with Bobby Warshaw
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One 69: NICE! with Bobby WarshawIt’s MLS SuperDraft time!!! And that means MLS’s Bobby Warshaw returns to the show to give us the combine skinny from Orlando and to look forward to the draft. Alex and Wes also talk about Minnesota United FC’s newest signing, Frantz Pangop. Subscribe to this podcast. iTunes Google Play Stitcher Send us questions at wesburdine[at]fiftyfive.one…
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Creating Fan-Ownership Models for the US
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: Creating Fan-Ownership Models for the USThere have often been conversations and dreams of building a fan-ownership model for clubs that we see in Germany, England, the rest of Europe, and throughout the world. The tricky business of soccer in the US and ownership laws have made that difficult. But Peter Wilt of NISA has teamed up with Cutting Edge Capital…
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Christian Ramirez: No Luck Required
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Christian Ramirez: No Luck RequiredIn The Complete Darkness 2015, I profiled Minnesota United FC striker Christian Ramirez and until now that article was available only in print. Then, Ramirez was the more gregarious, but less lauded of the Batman and Superman pairing of he and Miguel Ibarra. Afterall, I started the profile when I needed to get Miguel to…
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Minnesota United Signs Young Cameroonian Attacker Frantz Pangop
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Signs Young Cameroonian Attacker Frantz PangopOn Tuesday, Minnesota United FC announced their first international signing of the offseason in Franz Pangop. The Cameroonian attacking midfielder comes as only the third signing of the offseason, a welcome announcement for Loons fans who had succumbed to the annual clarion call of #PANIC. FiftyFive.One reached assistant coach Ian Fuller by phone to talk about…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 67: 2017 Loons Analytics
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 67: 2017 Loons AnalyticsIt’s 2018 and we’re back! Wes is joined by Alex Schieferdecker and Dave Laidig to catch up on all the news. Christian gets his USMNT callup while not much happens in Minnesota United world. But we’ve got stats. Dave and Wes collaborated for an article recapping exclusive stats in The Complete Darkness. Dave joins to…
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Christian Ramirez Set for USMNT Callup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Christian Ramirez Set for USMNT CallupNo American man has scored more club goals in the past four years than Minnesota United FC’s Christian Ramirez. Now, for the first time, he will get to show off his talents for the U.S. men’s national team. FiftyFive.One has confirmed with multiple sources that Minnesota United striker, Christian Ramirez will be called in to…
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“Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a Team
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a TeamThis is a snippet from the long profile of Amos Magee that will be published next month in The Complete Darkness 2017. If you enjoy it and want to read more, support us by buying a copy, then buying a copy for your granny. If he looks a bit like a nomad, perhaps it’s because…
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FiftyFive.One 66: Washington Spirit’s Kassey Kallman
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One 66: Washington Spirit’s Kassey KallmanBefore we take a break for the Holidays, Wes sat down with the Washington Spirit’s Kassey Kallman. Kassey talked about growing up in the Kallman clan of intense athletes as well as her path to becoming a pro with FC Kansas City, then Boston Breakers, and now Washington Spirit. Subscribe to this podcast. iTunes Google…