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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…