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MLS Home Opener Meant Big Day for Soccer Fans in Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Home Opener Meant Big Day for Soccer Fans in MinnesotaSoccer fans gathered for a celebration on Sunday. It was the very first MLS home opener for Minnesota United and 35,043 supporters came to celebrate….
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“The Fans Didn’t Deserve That” Minnesota United Loses Inauspicious Home Opener 6-1
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: “The Fans Didn’t Deserve That” Minnesota United Loses Inauspicious Home Opener 6-1On a cold and snowy day, when the game-time temperature was 28 degrees and the field was covered with an inch of snow, Minnesota United…
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Los Angeles FC Only MLS Expansion Side in 2018
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Los Angeles FC Only MLS Expansion Side in 2018At a halftime press conference, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed that Los Angeles FC would not have an expansion counterpart in 2018. The commissioner also…
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Community Match Ratings: Atlanta at Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: Atlanta at MinnesotaVoting for community match ratings is open for 48 hours following the match. Contribute by rating each player. Want to know more about what these ratings…
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#MINvATL Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #MINvATL Open Game ThreadWhen? – 4:00 p.m. CDT, Sunday, March 12 Where? – TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis How to Watch? ESPN2 How to Listen? 1500 ESPN Social: Official Hashtag: #MINvATL…
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Minnesota United Home Opener: What About the Weather?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Home Opener: What About the Weather?Today’s inaugural MLS home opener for Minnesota United FC looks to be the coldest-ever and one of the coldest games ever played in MLS. Much…
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Minnesota United Training at Bielenberg; NSC Renovations Underway
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Training at Bielenberg; NSC Renovations UnderwayMajor upgrades to Minnesota United’s training home at Blaine’s National Sports Center are in full swing. Between this and the cold weather, Minnesota United needed…
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Adrian Heath’s Loons Look to Rebound in Home Opener
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Adrian Heath’s Loons Look to Rebound in Home OpenerA 5-1 loss was far from how Adrian Heath and Minnesota United FC wanted to open their season. With fellow expansion side Atlanta United visiting…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FCNo amount of teeth gnashing about the inappropriateness of comparing one expansion team to another is going to stop it. For better or worse, this weekend’s…
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Juventus Defender Paolo De Ceglie Keen for MLS Move
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Juventus Defender Paolo De Ceglie Keen for MLS MoveMajor League Soccer has proven to be a viable home for former Juventus players. In Sebastian Giovinco (Toronto) and Andrea Pirlo (NYCFC), the Old Lady has…
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News in Brief: Batman and Superman in MLS, Thiesson-Watch, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Batman and Superman in MLS, Thiesson-Watch, and MoreOld pals, and now, MLS teammates "Not many people get to say their best friend is on the same professional club team." #MNUFC https://t.co/Evrj6SIfC8 —…
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Allianz to Sponsor Minnesota United’s Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Allianz to Sponsor Minnesota United’s StadiumThe opening of Minnesota United’s Midway stadium may be two years away, but the club has secured a sponsor. German insurance company Allianz, which has its…
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News in Brief: Stadium Bill Progress, Jaime Watson Welcomes New Family Member, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Stadium Bill Progress, Jaime Watson Welcomes New Family Member, and MoreMinnesota United’s stadium makes progress in the House The bill that would grant Minnesota United a property tax exemption for its planned Midway stadium, as well as…