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The “Losers”: Minnesota Lets 14 Players Ride off Into the Sunset
Continue Reading: The “Losers”: Minnesota Lets 14 Players Ride off Into the SunsetMinnesota United FC announced on Monday the players whose contracts had been extended with Minnesota for the 2019 season and also shared the names of…
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United Fans React to Final Match at TCF
Continue Reading: United Fans React to Final Match at TCFStraight across the field from the Dark Clouds supporters’ section, the Loony Bin let visiting LA Galaxy striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic know that Minnesota fans weren’t…
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The More Things Change…a Comparison Between the 2017 and 2018 MNUFC Seasons
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The More Things Change…a Comparison Between the 2017 and 2018 MNUFC SeasonsMinnesota United finds itself in a familiar position. With five matches left, their points per game, goals for, and goals against are tracking to be…
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Fixing The Weather: A Way to Deal With the Disparate Climates Facing North American Soccer Clubs
Continue Reading: Fixing The Weather: A Way to Deal With the Disparate Climates Facing North American Soccer ClubsLast week, there was a thread going around about how MLS should adopt a fall-spring schedule, using average temperatures as a data point to support…
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Losing Ramirez, Minnesota Loses Some Magic
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Losing Ramirez, Minnesota Loses Some MagicChristian Ramirez’s sale to LAFC comes at a crucial time for Minnesota United, but his legacy will remain as a magical player and the greatest…
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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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Supremely Insightful Reflections on the FIFA Men’s World Cup
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Supremely Insightful Reflections on the FIFA Men’s World CupWith a week’s worth of time to digest the delights, despair, and drama of the FIFA Men’s World Cup, we thought it would be helpful…
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Coach’s Corner: When Things Get Chippy
Continue Reading: Coach’s Corner: When Things Get ChippyTake one look at the stat sheet from MinnestoaUnited’s game against the Revs and you could quickly guess what kind of game it was: chippy…
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Coach’s Corner: the Final Countdown
Continue Reading: Coach’s Corner: the Final CountdownYou might say coach Kayla was born with a soccer ball at her feet. The daughter of a soccer coach, Kayla played club and college…
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World Cup Daily Spotlight Review
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: World Cup Daily Spotlight ReviewIt’s over. The memes and the screams, the cheers and the tears, the tweets and the feats (of brilliance). The FIFA Men’s World Cup has…
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55.1 World Cup Daily (June 13th)
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: 55.1 World Cup Daily (June 13th)As part of our coverage of this summer’s FIFA Men’s World Cup, we’ll be providing these short daily videos. Each one will review what happened…
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Totally Informed FIFA World Cup Predictions
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Totally Informed FIFA World Cup PredictionsThe FIFA Men’s World Cup kicks-off today in Russia with the host country facing Saudi Arabia. To prime yourself for the rest of the tournament,…
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A North Fan’s Guide to Rooting for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Continue Reading: A North Fan’s Guide to Rooting for the 2018 FIFA World CupAs the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicks off this week, the attention of the world will turn to Russia. 1.6 billion people will cheer for…