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Category: Minnesota Soccer History
Stories and photos of Minnesota’s soccer history.
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MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season (Part 2)
Continue Reading: MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season (Part 2)This is the second of a two-part series looking at the history of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer, now in it’s 50th year,…
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MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season Sept. 13 (Part 1)
Continue Reading: MIAC Kicks off 50th Men’s Soccer Season Sept. 13 (Part 1)This is part one of a two-part series looking at the history of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men’s soccer, now in its 50th year,…
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Tom Donovan Blazed Soccer Supporter Trail
Continue Reading: Tom Donovan Blazed Soccer Supporter TrailOn Sunday, April 30, longtime Minnesota soccer supporter and Dark Cloud member, Tom Donovan passed away after a several-year-long battle with cancer. He was 69…
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It’s Official: Minnesota United FC to Enter MLS in 2017
Continue Reading: It’s Official: Minnesota United FC to Enter MLS in 2017Almost a year and a half after Don Garber announced that Minnesota United would be joining Major League Soccer, the league and the team held…
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History of Minnesota’s Supporters Group, the Dark Clouds
Categories: Minnesota Soccer HistoryContinue Reading: History of Minnesota’s Supporters Group, the Dark CloudsIn soccer, the team’s supporters are often known as the 12th man. That couldn’t be any more true of the Dark Clouds, the team supporters…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part III
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part IIIIn preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part II
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part IIIn preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in…
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The History of Soccer in the Minnesota State High School League
Categories: Minnesota Soccer HistoryContinue Reading: The History of Soccer in the Minnesota State High School LeagueOn Monday the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) kicked off the 2016/2017 school year with the opening of preseason training for fall sports. Last…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium StoryMinnesota United’s struggle to build a stadium took them through plots and proposals that would have made Jane Austen’s head spin. In preparation for Minnesota…
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The Minnesota Thunder were US Open Cup Giant Killers in 2005
Continue Reading: The Minnesota Thunder were US Open Cup Giant Killers in 2005Originally published at ussoccer.com June 29, 2015. In 2005, the Minnesota Thunder were U.S. Open Cup Giant Killers and it was no fluke either. Led…
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Alan Willey, A Reluctant Hero
Continue Reading: Alan Willey, A Reluctant HeroOn a sweltering August evening in 1978, Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota was buzzing. The 45,863 fans were still streaming in from epic tailgate parties….
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of…
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Minnesota Soccer Scarves and their History
Categories: Minnesota Soccer HistoryContinue Reading: Minnesota Soccer Scarves and their HistoryWhen Bill Stenross was writing the Loon Call blog, he accumulated a history of soccer scarves for Minnesota’s professional teams. This is in no way…