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Matchday Twenty-Three: Late Gut Punch Dooms Loons, Raises Questions About Leadership
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Twenty-Three: Late Gut Punch Dooms Loons, Raises Questions About LeadershipThrough nearly ninety minutes, Minnesota United were in the process of eking out an undeserved but professional home victory over the Seattle Sounders. Then, in…
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#MINvSEA Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #MINvSEA Open Game ThreadWhen? – 7:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, August 4 Where? – TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN How to Watch? Fox Sports North Plus How to Listen?…
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Creative Thinking: Expansion in the NPSL North
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Creative Thinking: Expansion in the NPSL NorthEli Hoff at E Pluribus Loonum asked a provocative question: is it time for the NPSL North Conference to expand? Expansion is the rage right…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Seattle Sounders FCMinnesota United return to TCF Bank Stadium to face the in-form Seattle Sounders. Seattle comes into this match undefeated in its last five games. Minnesota…
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News in Brief: All-Star Loons, MNUFC Acquire International Roster Spot, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: All-Star Loons, MNUFC Acquire International Roster Spot, and MoreMLS All-Stars fall to Juventus F.C. on penalties The 2018 MLS All-Star game took place Wednesday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Juventus forward Andrea Favilli…
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Tottenham Hotspur Best AC Milan 1-0 in Preseason Action at US Bank Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Tottenham Hotspur Best AC Milan 1-0 in Preseason Action at US Bank StadiumOn a pleasant late July evening, Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan met in the International Champions Cup at US Bank Stadium in front of 31,264…
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Making Meaning Out of a so-called “Meaningless” Friendly
Continue Reading: Making Meaning Out of a so-called “Meaningless” FriendlyIt’s easy to call a preseason match with regular season priced tickets a “cash grab.” But for so many in attendance at US Bank Stadium,…
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Matchday Twenty-Two: Road Woes Continue For Loons In Deflating Loss To Vancouver
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Twenty-Two: Road Woes Continue For Loons In Deflating Loss To VancouverEven thought their impressive three-game win streak catapulted Minnesota United back into surprising playoff contention, it came with a significant caveat: all the wins were…
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News in Brief: Soccer Brewery, U.S. Open Cup Fees, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Soccer Brewery, U.S. Open Cup Fees, and More…Soccer brewery coming to Minneapolis Months ago, it was announced that Minneapolis would be getting its first “Latino Brewery” (the words of Citypages). On Friday,…
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#VANvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #VANvMIN Open Game ThreadWhen? – 9:00 p.m. CDT, Saturday, July 28 Where? – BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia How to Watch? Fox Sports North Plus How to Listen?…
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Match Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Minnesota United FCMinnesota United comes into Saturday’s game against the Whitecaps on a three-game winning streak. Saturday’s game is the first of a difficult string that sees…
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News in Brief: Asylum of Loons in TOTW, Rumors on Ramirez, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Asylum of Loons in TOTW, Rumors on Ramirez, and MoreMLS Team of the Week Seven goals in two games will certainly earn a team a lot of plaudits. MLS acknowledged the Loons’ performance this…
