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Supporter’s Group Roll Call: Loonatics
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Supporter’s Group Roll Call: LoonaticsMinnesota United is blessed with a plethora of fantastic Supporters’ Groups. Leading up to the home opener on March 17th, we will try to profile each Supporter’s Group. If you have not heard from me, and want to have your group profiled, please direct message me on Twitter @kolson716. Today we will be covering Loonatics…
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Supporter’s Group Roll Call: East Coast Dark Clouds
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Supporter’s Group Roll Call: East Coast Dark CloudsMinnesota United is blessed with a plethora of fantastic Supporters’ Groups. Leading up to the home opener on March 17, we will try to profile each Supporter’s Group. If you have not heard from me, and want to have your group profiled, please direct message me on Twitter @kolson716. Today we will be covering East…
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Supporter’s Group Roll Call: Fists of the North Star
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Supporter’s Group Roll Call: Fists of the North StarMinnesota United is blessed with a plethora of fantastic Supporters’ Groups. Leading up to the home opener on March 17th, we will try to profile each Supporter’s Group. If you have not heard from me, and want to have your group profiled, please direct message me on Twitter @kolson716. Today we will be covering Fists…
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2017 NPSL North Instant Replay
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: 2017 NPSL North Instant ReplayWhile a “review” column should probably be posted at the end of a season, the excitement of the upcoming 2018 NPSL North season serves as a perfect time to review some incidents from last year. Consider this an opportunity to whet your appetite for 2018 on some of the more controversial moments from the 2017…
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Supporter’s Group Roll Call: Pioneers USC
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Supporter’s Group Roll Call: Pioneers USCMinnesota United is blessed with a plethora of fantastic Supporters’ Groups. Leading up to the home opener on March 17th, we will try to profile each Supporter’s Group. If you have not heard from me, and want to have your group profiled, please direct message me on Twitter @kolson716. Today we will be covering Pioneers…
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Unboxing the 2018 Minnesota United FC Season Tickets
Continue Reading: Unboxing the 2018 Minnesota United FC Season TicketsEach year Minnesota United sends season ticket holders a package that includes their new ticket flipbooks and an extra goodie or two. This year’s packaging includes items that have not been seen in previous years. It also seems that some season ticket holders received their tickets in a box, while others received theirs in a paper…
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Quantitative Divination – Center Back Edition: Boxall or Kallman
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Quantitative Divination – Center Back Edition: Boxall or KallmanThe 2018 preseason seems to have brought forth a new player controversy. Who should get the start at center back and be paired with Loons captain Francisco Calvo. Michael Boxall or Brent Kallman? FiftyFive.One writer and staff statistics guru, Dave Laidig, looks at the numbers. One of FiftyFive.One’s regular instigators queried how the stats for…
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The Three Tactical Questions the Loons Must Answer
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Three Tactical Questions the Loons Must AnswerMinnesota United is now halfway through the 2018 MLS preseason. After a couple weeks in Melbourne, Fla., the Loons briefly returned to the Twin Cities on Sunday to model the club’s new kits. Now, they’re off to Charleston, S.C. to continue their training and play in the annual Carolina Challenge Cup, against the local Charleston…
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What Carlos Cordeiro’s USSF Presidential Victory Tells Us
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: What Carlos Cordeiro’s USSF Presidential Victory Tells UsEditor’s note: This past Saturday, the USSF presidential election in Orlando yielded longtime USSF board member Carlos Cordeiro the winner by a comfortable margin on the third ballot. Cordeiro led every stage of balloting and increased his vote total on all three ballots. In this guest editorial, prolific soccer writer Kartik Krishnaiyer offers his own…
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Minnesota Youth Soccer Gathers Consensus Before U.S. Soccer Presidential Vote
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota Youth Soccer Gathers Consensus Before U.S. Soccer Presidential VoteAs U.S. soccer gears up for next week’s U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) presidential election, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association’s (MYSA) president, Steve May, is trying to organize the state’s five votes as a bloc. The election occurs on February 10th at the U.S. Soccer Annual Meeting. May has asked for a lot of election opinions over…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Women’s U-23 Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Women’s U-23 Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. Our fourth installment of Best-of-2017 voting features collegiate players and one professional plying her trade in…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesota United FC Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Minnesota United FC Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. 2017 was full of ups and downs for Minnesota United FC, but on an individual level,…
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Fiftyfive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Men’s Player of the Year
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Fiftyfive.One Best of 2017: Minnesotan Men’s Player of the YearNow that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. When Minnesota United FC joined MLS in 2017, fans and particularly young players were able to…