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The Sweet Spot: Saying Goodbye to Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Sweet Spot: Saying Goodbye to Justin Davis and Kevin VenegasWith the news that Justin Davis has moved to Nashville SC of the USL this week, I was reminded of something I’ve thought of often…
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Christian Ramirez: No Luck Required
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Christian Ramirez: No Luck RequiredIn The Complete Darkness 2015, I profiled Minnesota United FC striker Christian Ramirez and until now that article was available only in print. Then, Ramirez…
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As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re Doing
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re DoingJust over a week into the 2017-2018 MLS offseason and the silliest time of year is already shaping up to be a barn-burner. With a…
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“Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a Team
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a TeamThis is a snippet from the long profile of Amos Magee that will be published next month in The Complete Darkness 2017. If you enjoy…
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Death to the Myth of MLS 4.0
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Death to the Myth of MLS 4.0Are we in MLS 4.0, yet? Have we moved past the academy revolution of 3.0 and the designated player plus supporters culture iteration of 2.0?…
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The Value of Possession
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Value of PossessionAs statistics begin to play a larger role in watching and analyzing soccer, the role of possession provides context for the action on the field….
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Best of MNUFC: Top 10 Things the Loons Brought to MLS
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Best of MNUFC: Top 10 Things the Loons Brought to MLSWhat are the top 10 things the Minnesota United brought to the league in their first season in MLS? There were plenty of on-field moments…
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Ben Sippola: From Northfield to New Zealand (Part II)
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Ben Sippola: From Northfield to New Zealand (Part II)This is part two of a two-part story. First we met Minnesota’s own Ben Sippola, who started in Northfield, MN and now coordinates the Ole Soccer…
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Ben Sippola: From Northfield to New Zealand (Part I)
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Ben Sippola: From Northfield to New Zealand (Part I)In part one of this two-part profile, we meet Minnesota’s own Ben Sippola, who went from Northfield to Butler University to the Columbus Crew to…
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Kyndra de St. Aubin on Minnesota, the Gophers, and MNUFC
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Kyndra de St. Aubin on Minnesota, the Gophers, and MNUFCFrom multi-sport stardom growing up in Minnesota to her climb to the top of the soccer broadcasting ranks, Kyndra de St. Aubin sat down with…
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FiftyFive.One 2017 Reader Census
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One 2017 Reader CensusWhen FiftyFive.One decided to launch our inaugural Best Of Reader Poll, we wanted to use it as a chance to get to know some of…
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2017 FiftyFive.One Best Of Reader Poll: Leisure Edition
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: 2017 FiftyFive.One Best Of Reader Poll: Leisure EditionSoccer fandom has never been just about the soccer. The 90 minutes of play bleed into all the other minutes of our week and our…