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What the Hell is Going on with United?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: What the Hell is Going on with United?After Minnesota United crumbled in the ebbing moments of a 2-3 loss to Ottawa, there was a lot of hand-wringing from inside and outside the…
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Is It Really “That Easy?”: Reffing Amateur Soccer
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Is It Really “That Easy?”: Reffing Amateur SoccerI’ve used this space in my first two columns to try to better explain the challenges of officiating soccer at its highest levels. For this column,…
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Opinion: The Midtown Greenway is the Missing Piece of the Saint Paul Soccer Stadium Plan
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: The Midtown Greenway is the Missing Piece of the Saint Paul Soccer Stadium PlanThe plan for the new Minnesota United FC stadium has been approved by all the relevant parties and is moving forward toward construction. Over the…
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Opinion: In Reproaching Rapinoe USSF Damages Soccer’s Multiculturalism
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: In Reproaching Rapinoe USSF Damages Soccer’s MulticulturalismThursday night, Megan Rapinoe knelt during the US national anthem before the USWNT took on Thailand. This protest, unprecedented at the international level, was met with…
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Training Report: United’s Chris Klute Looks to Hit “Full Throttle”
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Training Report: United’s Chris Klute Looks to Hit “Full Throttle”Last week, Minnesota United brought in full back Chris Klute on a loan from the Portland Timbers. Now in his second week with the club,…
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Designated Report: Philadelphia Union
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Philadelphia UnionJeff Rueter examines the history of the Philadelphia Union’s Designated Players in his ongoing series. When the Philadelphia Union joined MLS in 2010, the city…
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The Future Is Now: Goalkeepers
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Future Is Now: GoalkeepersSix weeks are left in the MLS regular season. Seven weeks remain in the NASL regular season. Nine weeks until the NASL final. Fourteen until…
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Designated Report: Seattle Sounders
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Seattle SoundersJeff Rueter examines the history of the Seattle Sounders’ Designated Players in his ongoing series. The Sounders were the first of the three Cascadian teams to…
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Minnesotan Sean Boyle is “Playing for Something Bigger” as US Paralympic Soccer Team Hopes to Advance
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesotan Sean Boyle is “Playing for Something Bigger” as US Paralympic Soccer Team Hopes to AdvanceWhen Sean Boyle steps onto the pitch on Monday, you would perhaps not blame him if he was a little distracted. The 21-year-old goalkeeper from…
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So, You’re Sayin’ There’s a Chance: How MNUFC Could Take the Fall Crown
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: So, You’re Sayin’ There’s a Chance: How MNUFC Could Take the Fall CrownIt’s been a strange season. Between MN United’s injuries, strange lapses in defense, scoring droughts, and even a team misplacing their turf, the NASL Fall…
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Jeb Brovsky Volunteers as Tribute in Minnesota United’s Backline
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Jeb Brovsky Volunteers as Tribute in Minnesota United’s BacklineThe mastermind of this summer’s trending #LoonsHG (Hunger Games) doesn’t claim to be a teen dystopian novel aficionado. “Not at all,” United’s Jeb Brovsky said…
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Minnesota United Looks to the Future, Appoints Tim Carter as Director of Development Academy
Continue Reading: Minnesota United Looks to the Future, Appoints Tim Carter as Director of Development AcademyOn Thursday, Minnesota United officially announced that Tim Carter will be the director of their Development Academy as the team moves to MLS. While most…
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MN Migration: David Takes Back His Starting Role
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: MN Migration: David Takes Back His Starting RoleIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally: David returns to the starting XI for Saint Louis, Bunbury misses out on a win over Miller…