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Complete Darkness 2018 now Available for Pre-Order
Continue Reading: Complete Darkness 2018 now Available for Pre-OrderFiftyFive.One and Byline Press is happy to announce the fourth edition of The Complete Darkness. Filled with every detail we could cram in from the Minnesota United FC 2018 MLS season, it’s a must for any fan of Minnesota United. When we created the first Complete Darkness book about the 2014 season, in our headiest…
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Why Players Pick Minneapolis City SC by Dan Hoedeman
Continue Reading: Why Players Pick Minneapolis City SC by Dan HoedemanThis is the fourth in a series of articles that take a look inside what it’s like to run one a lower division club. It’s focused on the playing side of things: mainly, our mission and what it takes to be competitive in the NPSL. Last season, we won our conference without taking a loss,…
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News in Brief: Minnesota United FC, MLS Transfers, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota United FC, MLS Transfers, and More…MNUFC’s 2019 Takes Shape With Allianz Field nearing completion and the first signings completed, Minnesota United FC’s 2019 is beginning to take form. Matthew Doyle at MLSSoccer.com has one big question for each team, including the Loons. Meanwhile, the Star Tribune wonders if this is the season United lives up to expectations. MLS (and Americans…
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News in Brief: MLS Superdraft, Trades, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Superdraft, Trades, and More…MLS Draft: Two Rounds Down The first two rounds of the MLS Superdraft are complete. Minnesota took a goalkeeper at seventh overall, then traded to take a left back eight picks later. In the second round, Minnesota took a box-to-box midfielder. Travis Clark at MLSSoccer.com rated each team’s draft through the first two rounds. …
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Show me the Money: A Deep Dive Into Minneapolis City SC’s Revenue Sources by Dan Hoedeman
Continue Reading: Show me the Money: A Deep Dive Into Minneapolis City SC’s Revenue Sources by Dan HoedemanThis is the third in a series of articles that take a look inside what it’s like to run one a lower division club by Dan Hoedeman, co-founder of Minneapolis City SC. We’ll take a look at the revenue piece of the business as a super-interesting prelude to next article which talks about the sporting…
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Minnesota United FC’s 2019 Schedule: By The Numbers
Continue Reading: Minnesota United FC’s 2019 Schedule: By The NumbersWith the full season schedule finally released, followers of Minnesota United FC can finally start to picture what this year will look like. We’ve done a deep dive into the schedule, looking for the best away matches, home stretches, and everything else we could think of. The schedule GM DATE OPPONENT VENUE TIME (CT) 1…
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“NPSL is a Battle, Sometimes Literally:” Dan Hoedeman Answers Why NPSL for a Club Like Minneapolis City SC
Continue Reading: “NPSL is a Battle, Sometimes Literally:” Dan Hoedeman Answers Why NPSL for a Club Like Minneapolis City SCThis is the second in a series of articles that take a look inside what it’s like to run a lower division club. It was written by Dan Hoedeman, one of the cofounders of Minneapolis City SC. In December Minneapolis City SC attended the NPSL Annual Owner’s Meeting. While the league staff do a fantastic…
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“A Look Inside the People’s Club”: Forecasting Year 4 for Minneapolis City SC by Dan Hoedeman
Continue Reading: “A Look Inside the People’s Club”: Forecasting Year 4 for Minneapolis City SC by Dan HoedemanThis is the first in a series of articles that take a look inside what it’s like to run Minneapolis City SC, a lower division club, from the perspective of Dan Hoedeman, a club founder. He is very involved in the day-to-day operations across the sporting and business side of the club. The plan is…
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News in Brief: MLS Transfers, Berhalter’s Tactics, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Transfers, Berhalter’s Tactics, and More…MLS Offseason in Full Swing With the MLS Cup decided, teams have begun preparing for next season. FC Dallas has built upon its reputation for growing talent by promoting academy director Luchi Gonzalez. Gonzalez is the second straight FC Dallas coach to come from the academy after recently departed Oscar Pareja. MLS has a transfer…
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News in Brief: Atlanta Crowned, African Growth, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Atlanta Crowned, African Growth, and More…Atlanta United wins MLS Cup You may not have heard, but the MLS season is over and Atlanta United have won the cup. After just two years, Atlanta has, according to Sam Stejskal, raised the bar. This was Atlanta’s first title victory since 1995. The champions will be bolstered by a new signing from Argentina…
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As Their Expansion Partners Lift The Cup, Loons Face Critical Third Year
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: As Their Expansion Partners Lift The Cup, Loons Face Critical Third YearThe 2018 MLS Season is now officially over. The Damned United are holding the cup, reaching the pinnacle of league success within just two years of existence. While the newly minted champions now face an uncertain offseason, with their coach and a number of star players leaving, this has been a moment that nobody can…
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Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim Oliver
Continue Reading: Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim OliverJim Oliver, former President of the Dark Clouds, contacted us with this piece he wrote about Atlanta’s golden spike and asked us to share it on fiftyfive.one. We appreciated Jim’s unique view and way with words and were happy to oblige. Lots of people in the town that I’m from hate Atlanta United for what…
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News in Brief: Berhalter to the National Team and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Berhalter to the National Team and More…MLS On the Move As MLS heads towards the final, teams already out of the playoffs have begun to jockey for position next year. Perhaps the biggest move so far is not by a club, but by a staff member. Gregg Berhalter has left the Columbus Crew to head up the US Men’s National Team.…