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Minnesota United FC Beats Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-1: Former Mr. Minnesota Soccer Ismaila Jome Scores
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Beats Fort Lauderdale Strikers 3-1: Former Mr. Minnesota Soccer Ismaila Jome ScoresThe clouds broke and the sun shown down on Minnesota United FC, who continued their home dominance in the fall season with a decisive 3-1 win against Fort Lauderdale Strikers. 8,379 made the trek up to the National Sports Center in Blaine to cap off the three-game week for Minnesota. “You’re still part of the…
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Visiting English Premier League Side AFC Bournemouth Beat Minnesota United FC 4-0 in Friendly
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Visiting English Premier League Side AFC Bournemouth Beat Minnesota United FC 4-0 in FriendlyWhile Premier League side Bournemouth acquitted themselves well with a 4-0 win, it will be Sammy Ndjock’s own goal howler that will be remembered by the 8,334 in attendance at the National Sports Center. Before we get into the game recap, watch the second goal for Bournemouth on a howler. While Minnesota United FC didn’t…
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Minnesota United FC Bounces Back Against Indy Eleven 2-0; Christian Ramirez With A Brace
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Bounces Back Against Indy Eleven 2-0; Christian Ramirez With A BraceMinnesota United FC used two goals in the first six minutes to hold on for their first win against Indy Eleven this year, avenging the loss last week away to Indy. First Danny Cruz earned Minnesota a penalty that Christian Ramirez converted. Then three minutes later, Stefano Pinho found Ramirez at the far post to…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC v Indy Eleven Redux
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC v Indy Eleven ReduxThe spring champions managed a 1-0 win last week in Indy against Minnesota United FC, giving them all three points and securing the season series. Minnesota will want to get three points at home before they start slipping further behind in the race for the final three playoff spots. Previous Meetings Minnesota’s match with Indy…
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Soccering 102: An Introduction to Wingers
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Soccering 102: An Introduction to WingersFor people getting into soccer, it can sometimes be hard to understand the lingo used in the game. Most people understand the basics of the game, eleven to a side, can’t use your hands, even offside is pretty well understood. But when soccer writers start using terms like false-nine, overlapping fullbacks, and sweeper-keeper, it can…
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Christian Ramirez’s Hat Trick Leads Minnesota United FC by Carolina RailHawks 5-1
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Christian Ramirez’s Hat Trick Leads Minnesota United FC by Carolina RailHawks 5-1Minnesota United FC used three first-half goals to build an unassailable lead and win their first match of the fall season 5-1 over the Carolina RailHawks. NASL league-leading goalscorer Christian Ramirez scored his first-ever hat trick as a Loon. Stefano Pinho and Tiago Calvano also found the back of the net for United. Coach Carl…
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Group F Comes to a Remarkable Close
Continue Reading: Group F Comes to a Remarkable CloseIceland 2 – Austria 1 With the way this game was ending, it looked like Iceland would end up drawing and likely coming in third behind Portugal. Instead, this happened: https://twitter.com/danmari83/status/745694539738943488 That is the most amazing soccer call I’ve ever seen. And I can’t believe that we’ll see a country of 332,529 take on England in…
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Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was Great
Continue Reading: Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was GreatGroup A France 2 – Romania 1 On the opening day, France won a thrilling match against Romania 2-1 after a Dmitri Payet wonderstrike with his weak(er) foot in the 89th minute. The first half saw Romania charge forward and create a huge chance, then retreat to their expected shell while France threw everything they…
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Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?
Continue Reading: Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?There is too much soccer. Between the US Open Cup, MLS, NASL, PLA, PDL, NPSL, USL, Copa America Centenario, and the European Championship, fans in the US will hardly go an hour without some form of soccer that they can watch. With today’s launch of the Euros, welcome to Stage 2 of The Soccering. How…
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Copa America Centenario Day 7: Venezuela Shocks Uruguay, Mexico and Venezuela Set To Advance
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 7: Venezuela Shocks Uruguay, Mexico and Venezuela Set To AdvanceVenezuela 1 – Uruguay 0 Our first real upset of the tournament put Venezuela in the lead of group C, at least for a while. Rarely are two teams in a group eliminated after the second set of games, but with Venezuela’s shock defeat of Uruguay (and the Jamaica v Mexico match we’ll get to next) that…
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Copa America Centenario Day 3: Mexico and Uruguay Make The Tournament Interesting Again
Continue Reading: Copa America Centenario Day 3: Mexico and Uruguay Make The Tournament Interesting AgainLeave it to Mexico and Uruguay to make me care about the tournament again The Copa America Centenario has not been good. At least not in “a chance to watch good football” sort of way. There were three games on Saturday, including a game against CONCACAF minnow Haiti and the nightcap featuring Brazil. One goal.…
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Minnesota United FC Lose Game, Spring Season Against Expansion Side Rayo OKC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Lose Game, Spring Season Against Expansion Side Rayo OKCMinnesota United FC had a chance to go into the final week of the spring season with a shot at the spring title. Instead, the Loons lost 1-0 to a Rayo OKC team missing many of their players due to suspensions and who had never won at home. Minnesota was only in this position when…
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Copa Centenario Preview: Get Excited For An Amazing Summer of Soccer
Continue Reading: Copa Centenario Preview: Get Excited For An Amazing Summer of SoccerThe Soccering: The Greatest Summer of Soccer in North America in a Generation As we here at Fiftyfive.one started discussing soccer events this summer, we began to realize it was more than just the usual international competitions. No, this would be The Soccering, or #SOCCERING2016, the greatest summer of soccer in North America in a generation.…