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Author: Bill Stenross
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Minnesota United FC Suffer First Defeat of 2019; Lose 3-2 to LA Galaxy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Suffer First Defeat of 2019; Lose 3-2 to LA GalaxyThe third time was not the charm for Minnesota, as the Loons fell for the first time in 2019, suffering a 3-2 defeat away in Carson, California. A Jonathan Dos Santos penalty and goals by Sebastian Lletget and Chris Pontius were enough to give the three points to the home side. Lineups For the third…
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Minnesota United FC Starts Strong, Beats Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 on the Road
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Starts Strong, Beats Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 on the RoadMinnesota United FC started their 2019 campaign and five game road trip strong, beating fellow Western Conference side Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2. Darwin Quintero converted a penalty and Francisco Calvo and Romario Ibarra added goals in the second half to give Minnesota the victory. The third year of the three year plan comes with high expectations.…
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Complete Darkness 2018 now Available for Pre-Order
Continue Reading: Complete Darkness 2018 now Available for Pre-OrderFiftyFive.One and Byline Press is happy to announce the fourth edition of The Complete Darkness. Filled with every detail we could cram in from the Minnesota United FC 2018 MLS season, it’s a must for any fan of Minnesota United. When we created the first Complete Darkness book about the 2014 season, in our headiest…
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Minnesota United FC’s 2019 Schedule: By The Numbers
Continue Reading: Minnesota United FC’s 2019 Schedule: By The NumbersWith the full season schedule finally released, followers of Minnesota United FC can finally start to picture what this year will look like. We’ve done a deep dive into the schedule, looking for the best away matches, home stretches, and everything else we could think of. The schedule GM DATE OPPONENT VENUE TIME (CT) 1…
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Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim Oliver
Continue Reading: Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim OliverJim Oliver, former President of the Dark Clouds, contacted us with this piece he wrote about Atlanta’s golden spike and asked us to share it on fiftyfive.one. We appreciated Jim’s unique view and way with words and were happy to oblige. Lots of people in the town that I’m from hate Atlanta United for what…
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The “Losers”: Minnesota Lets 14 Players Ride off Into the Sunset
Continue Reading: The “Losers”: Minnesota Lets 14 Players Ride off Into the SunsetMinnesota United FC announced on Monday the players whose contracts had been extended with Minnesota for the 2019 season and also shared the names of the players whose time with Minnesota had come to end. Fourteen players have been confirmed by the team to be leaving. Woodbury native Eric Miller is currently in contract negotiations…
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Minneapolis City Announces Off-Season Changes, Including New Coaches for NPSL and U-23 Sides
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Announces Off-Season Changes, Including New Coaches for NPSL and U-23 SidesWith the MLS season off-season upon us, it’s Minneapolis City, a club that has been off for more than three months, that is making moves first. The NPSL side has made a number of announcements this week, including new coaches for their NPSL and U-23 sides, as well as a new U-19 side to begin…
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LA Galaxy Beat Minnesota United FC in the Final Match at TCF Bank Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: LA Galaxy Beat Minnesota United FC in the Final Match at TCF Bank StadiumThe visiting LA Galaxy was able to beat Minnesota in their final match at TCF Bank Stadium 3-1. A goal by Angelo Rodriguez was not enough to make up for goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ole Kamara, and Roman Alessandrini. On a beautiful fall day, the fans came ready for a good game and a chance to…
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The More Things Change…a Comparison Between the 2017 and 2018 MNUFC Seasons
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The More Things Change…a Comparison Between the 2017 and 2018 MNUFC SeasonsMinnesota United finds itself in a familiar position. With five matches left, their points per game, goals for, and goals against are tracking to be nearly the same as they were last year. For a team that admitted it got some things wrong last season, signed a number of new players in the off season,…
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Minnesota United Jumps Out to Early Lead, Holds on For a 3-2 Victory Over Portland Timbers
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Jumps Out to Early Lead, Holds on For a 3-2 Victory Over Portland TimbersMinnesota used a 3-0 lead after the first half to outlast visiting Portland Timbers 3-2 inroute to their first victory in nearly two months. Lineup The Boys #MINvPOR | #ScarvesUpMN pic.twitter.com/oYMnrJ9Vtq — Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) September 22, 2018 For Minnesota’s last two matches, young defender Wyatt Omsberg had acquitted himself well, but with Eric…
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Fixing The Weather: A Way to Deal With the Disparate Climates Facing North American Soccer Clubs
Continue Reading: Fixing The Weather: A Way to Deal With the Disparate Climates Facing North American Soccer ClubsLast week, there was a thread going around about how MLS should adopt a fall-spring schedule, using average temperatures as a data point to support this idea. https://twitter.com/BrianCostin/status/1031406471140069376 While many of my fellow Minnesotans were very critical of Brian Costin’s work, and it does have some faults, he’s not wrong in one of his initial…
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Tottenham Hotspur Best AC Milan 1-0 in Preseason Action at US Bank Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Tottenham Hotspur Best AC Milan 1-0 in Preseason Action at US Bank StadiumOn a pleasant late July evening, Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan met in the International Champions Cup at US Bank Stadium in front of 31,264 fans. Tottenham Hotspur proved to be the better side on the night, with Georges-Kevin Nkoudou’s goal in the 47th minute being the difference between the two. Both teams featured younger…
