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How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could Work
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could WorkOn March 25th of this year, Major League Soccer announced Minnesota United as an expansion team and the league’s 23rd franchise. While the event was…
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Alan Willey, A Reluctant Hero
Continue Reading: Alan Willey, A Reluctant HeroOn a sweltering August evening in 1978, Metropolitan Stadium in Bloomington, Minnesota was buzzing. The 45,863 fans were still streaming in from epic tailgate parties….
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Ideas About How Minnesota United Could Break The Bad Stadium Mold
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Ideas About How Minnesota United Could Break The Bad Stadium MoldThis article was originally published on Streets.mn. When I was a junior in college, I studied abroad in Oslo, Norway. I lived in a student…
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of…
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Defense of MLS Ambition – Part 2
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Defense of MLS Ambition – Part 2In Part 1, we looked at the heart of the argument that MLS is destined to be a “minor” league. The arguments of the naysayers…
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In Defense of MLS Ambition
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: In Defense of MLS AmbitionIs it aggressive or naive for MLS to want to compete globally? Stefan Szymanski, author of Soccernomics and professor at the University of Michigan, expressed…
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Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for Soccer
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for SoccerTwo and a half years ago I sat down with Dr. Bill McGuire for the first time. We met at the Sea Change bar, which…
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Opinion: MLS Must Unite, Not Divide, Minnesota
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: MLS Must Unite, Not Divide, MinnesotaOn Wednesday morning, news broke that representatives from Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Minnesota will pitch their MLS expansion plans to league executives in New York City….