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Minnesota United Reveals Elegant Contemporary Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Reveals Elegant Contemporary StadiumIt was late March of 2015 when Minnesota United was announced as the newest MLS franchise. At the time, both fans and media were disappointed that renderings of the stadium where not shown. Over the next nine months the media kept asking and the fans kept waiting. Throughout that period, team owner Bill McGuire held…
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Minnesota Soccer Icon Freddie Goodwin Dies at Age 82
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Soccer Icon Freddie Goodwin Dies at Age 82Minnesota’s first professional soccer coach, Freddie Goodwin, passed away last week. He was 82. Goodwin, who was born in Heywood, Lancashire, England, started his career at Manchester United in 1953 where he made 95 appearances for the club. He also played for Leeds United and Scunthorpe United before traveling to the US to play for…
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MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple Invitational
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple InvitationalThis past January sources reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber was open to instant replay. He said the league would try to adapt it experimentally in 2016. We’ve learned that MLS and PRO will make their first foray into video replay starting this weekend in Portland at the Simple Invitational tournament. “I’m a big believer…
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NASL Moves Away from Iconic Soccer Ball for 2016
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Moves Away from Iconic Soccer Ball for 2016The North American Soccer League is poised to announce a new ball and sponsor for the 2016 season. Under Armour will manufacture and sponsor the new ball which will for this year, veer away from the iconic look of the original 1975 NASL Adidas ball. The more recent redesigns carried the original NASL star throughout…
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Bernardo Añor Loaned to Minnesota United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Bernardo Añor Loaned to Minnesota UnitedLate this afternoon, Sporting KC announced a season long loan of winger Bernardo Añor to Minnesota United. The Venezuelan winger joins an already stacked attack as the Loons traveled to Portland for the Portland Simple Invitational, where they will train for a week and a half and play three friendlies. The 27-year-old Añor played in…
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Major League Facepalm: MNUFC Might Have Its Name Forcibly Changed
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Major League Facepalm: MNUFC Might Have Its Name Forcibly ChangedOn March 25, 2015, Commissioner Don Garber and his MLS posse rolled into the Twin Cities to welcome the 23rd franchise to the league. Fans crowded into the Target Field Legends Club to watch hype videos, learn of Dr. Bill McGuire & the ownership team’s plans, and celebrate this milestone in Minnesota sports history. The…
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MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the Jump
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the JumpA spokesperson for Major League Soccer has informed FiftyFive.One that players currently on the Minnesota United roster will be allowed to move with the team without restrictions when they make the move to their new league. There has long been speculation about the rules that govern players moving forward with an existing lower league team to…
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Minneapolis City Unveil Logo, Announce Commitments
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Unveil Logo, Announce CommitmentsNewly-founded semi-pro soccer club Minneapolis City held its official launch this evening at the Local in downtown Minneapolis. The club’s brass, coaching staff and advisers—as well as a pair of players who signed their commitments—were on hand to greet 80-plus supporters and unveil the club’s crest ahead of City’s inaugural campaign in the Premier League…
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Plans Take Shape for Minnesota United MLS Training Facility at NSC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Plans Take Shape for Minnesota United MLS Training Facility at NSCWhen Minnesota United joins Major League Soccer they will need to upgrade their training facilities. Some teams Like Atlanta United and Orlando City have reveled plans for new training facilities. Minnesota United will take another approach. They will stay at their current training location, the National Sports Center. While the drive to Blaine, MN may…
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New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 Season
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 SeasonAs Minnesota United players took to the National Sports Center indoor fieldhouse for the start of the 2016 preseason, things somehow looked different. It wasn’t a name or logo change this year and the training kits looked similar, too. A few of the players were new, but that’s to be expected and happens every year.…
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SSC Minneapolis City: Stegman’s Next Step
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: SSC Minneapolis City: Stegman’s Next StepAfter six years of success fielding teams in the MASL and MRSL, local amateur club Stegman’s Old Boys will take its most ambitious step to date and launch Minneapolis City in the Premier League of America. We sat down with Stegman’s three founders and the newly appointed head coach of Minneapolis City to discuss City’s…
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Frontier Soccer: A Conversation with FC Fargo CEO Tim Singleton
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Frontier Soccer: A Conversation with FC Fargo CEO Tim SingletonFC Fargo founder and CEO Tim Singleton worked part time dealing blackjack off and on for three years to raise the seed capital necessary to take a shot at his dream of owning and running a professional soccer club. In 2015, the Mean Green completed their inaugural season by playing an open schedule against any…
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Haynes’ World: The Former NASL Coach Of The Year Plans His Comeback
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Haynes’ World: The Former NASL Coach Of The Year Plans His ComebackWe caught up with former Atlanta Silverbacks Head Coach Brian Haynes over two years after he was fired in the same season that he collected the NASL Coach of the Year award. While Haynes may have been largely off the NASL radar, he has been busy since his time ended in Atlanta. We wanted to…