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News in Brief: Artificial Turf, MLS Parity, U.S. Men’s Player Development, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Artificial Turf, MLS Parity, U.S. Men’s Player Development, and MoreArtificial Turf Headed for Upgrade For years, the standard construction of artificial turf has included crumb rubber. This practice may be coming to an end, with several benefits. Superior methods can lead to a lower impact on athlete’s bodies as well as a superior playing surface. Anthony DiCicco at Medium writes about alternatives to crumb-rubber…
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News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and MoreMinnesota United announce unified team with Special Olympics In a press release Monday, Minnesota United FC and Special Olympics MN announced the creation of the first official Minnesota United Unified Team. Eleven athletes were selected to play two matches against Houston Dynamo’s Unified Team. The first match will take place at TCF Bank Stadium on July 19.…
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News in Brief: Mallory Pugh Signs With Washington, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Mallory Pugh Signs With Washington, and MoreUSWNT star signs with Washington USWNT and former UCLA phenom Mallory Pugh has signed her first professional contract with the Washington Spirit. The winger went against the norm when she declared she would be leaving UCLA after her freshman season. Usually, women’s players will stay for all four years of college eligibility. According to SI’s…
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News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and MoreMinnesota United announces technical staff for Development Academy Minnesota United FC will start its Development Academy with the U-13 and U-14 age groups this fall. On Wednesday, United announced the technical staff for and provided details on the coaching model. The names are familiar, with the staff holding previous roles with the club or holding…
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News in Brief: Minneapolis City Makes the Perfect Shirt, Jackson Yueill Impresses, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minneapolis City Makes the Perfect Shirt, Jackson Yueill Impresses, and MoreMinneapolis City SC reacts to U.S. Open Cup ban with perfect shirt We are going to celebrate being one of two unbeaten teams in #USOC2017 & you can too with a commemorative t-shirt!https://t.co/TKepaFkMrM pic.twitter.com/OjTsW38KkC — Minneapolis City SC (@mplscitysc) February 7, 2017 If you don’t know the whole story, be sure to read Kyle Eliason’s…
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Humbled By Spring Defeat, Carl Craig Rallies Minnesota United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Humbled By Spring Defeat, Carl Craig Rallies Minnesota UnitedBy any barometer, the spring season was a failure for Minnesota United. Head Coach Carl Craig, is determined to change the team’s fate. Despite preseason plaudits for depth and exciting tactics (and I’m quite aware that I’m guilty of this as much as any writer), United was left decimated by injuries as the second half…