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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, and a preview of the 2017 season. You can read part one here. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) kicks off its 50th season of men’s soccer Wednesday, Sept. 13,…
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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, and a preview of the 2017 season. The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) kicks off its 50th season of men’s soccer Wednesday, Sept. 13, with 4 p.m. games featuring St.…
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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 years old. Tom Donovan may not be a name that younger fans know, but they should. Tom was a devoted soccer supporter long before it was trendy and worked throughout…
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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 another major event in Saint Paul on Friday night to make it official. Minnesota United FC will be joining MLS next season, playing its first season in the league at…
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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 for Minnesota United, who will soon be moving to Major League Soccer. These days, the Dark Clouds regularly draw hundreds to games to sing, chant, wave flags and banners, and…
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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 the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United called the Complete Darkness. It’s published by FiftyFive.One’s parent company, Byline Press. There are still copies available which can be ordered…
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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 the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United called the Complete Darkness. It’s published by FiftyFive.One’s parent company, Byline Press. There are still copies available which can be ordered…
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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 year the MSHSL celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. I was asked to write a history of soccer for the official 2015 state tournament program. With the kickoff of the 2016 soccer…
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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 United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United…
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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 by long-time coach and founder Buzz Lagos, the Thunder defeated three MLS teams on their 2005 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup run. After narrowly scraping by the Chicago Fire PDL…
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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. The smell of charcoal briquettes and seared meat still lingered over the switchback ramps to the stadium’s upper levels. As you rose higher you could scan the Thunderbird Hotel with…
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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 professional teams that have made their mark in the state over the last 40 years. However, the pro teams tell only part of the story of a rich soccer history…
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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 a complete history and if you have other photos of scarves and the story behind them, please email editor@fiftyfive.one and share them with us! We will add them to our…