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News in Brief: Atlanta Crowned, African Growth, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Atlanta Crowned, African Growth, and More…Atlanta United wins MLS Cup You may not have heard, but the MLS season is over and Atlanta United have won the cup. After just two years, Atlanta has, according to Sam Stejskal, raised the bar. This was Atlanta’s first title victory since 1995. The champions will be bolstered by a new signing from Argentina…
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Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim Oliver
Continue Reading: Guest Post: Atlanta’s NERF Tradition is Terrible by Jim OliverJim Oliver, former President of the Dark Clouds, contacted us with this piece he wrote about Atlanta’s golden spike and asked us to share it on fiftyfive.one. We appreciated Jim’s unique view and way with words and were happy to oblige. Lots of people in the town that I’m from hate Atlanta United for what…
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Matchday Five: Minnesota Can’t Find the Keys to Atlanta’s Bus
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Five: Minnesota Can’t Find the Keys to Atlanta’s BusDespite being up a man for fifty minutes, and dominant for seventy, Minnesota United came up short against a compact Atlanta United defense, on a night when the temperatures recalled last near’s ‘snowpener.’ It was a dispiriting evening for the Loons. It was a waste of a golden opportunity to get three points. But it…
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Preseason Match Two: Loons Get Lucky Early and Often Against Atlanta
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Preseason Match Two: Loons Get Lucky Early and Often Against AtlantaAfter a failure to launch in their first match of the Carolina Challenge Cup, Minnesota United showed a much improved effort in their second game of the preseason tournament, gutting out a 1-1 draw against Atlanta. But just as the 0-1 loss to Charleston last Saturday didn’t properly reflect the balance of play (which favored…
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Minnesota United Tops Atlanta with Last Minute Stunner
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Tops Atlanta with Last Minute StunnerWhen the two expansion teams met at the beginning of the season, Atlanta thoroughly demolished Minnesota 6-1 for the Loons’ home opener. This time around, it was Minnesota who put Atlanta on ice as Kevin Molino scored a last gasp header to beat the 10-man Atlanta side. Starting lineups After the 2-1 loss to Houston…
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Community Match Ratings: Minnesota at Atlanta
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: Minnesota at AtlantaVoting for community match ratings is open for 48 hours following the match. Contribute by rating each player. Want to know more about what these ratings mean? Check out our Match Ratings Primer. You can see how the team and players progress through the season on our Match Ratings page.
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Match Preview: Atlanta United FC vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Atlanta United FC vs. Minnesota United FCAtlanta United delivered Minnesota its most shameful moment in the Loons’ first-ever MLS home game this year. Thousands of potential fans turned out to see what all the fuss was about and left with the very same question. Of course, Minnesota dominated DC United, and DC United dominated Atlanta this year, because MLS. So it…
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Quarterly Review: Updated MLS Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Quarterly Review: Updated MLS RankingsWith over a quarter of the 2017 MLS season gone, we can start to assess the teams and our own evaluations of those teams. At the beginning of the season our writer poll made some bold predictions: some correct and some dead wrong. In our quarterly review, we adjust those rankings, no doubt to be…
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News in Brief: MNUFC Trialist News and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC Trialist News and MoreAbdoulaye Diallo joins MNUFC as trialist #MNUFC welcomes trialist Abdoulaye Diallo, a 24-year-old center back from Senegal who most recently played for Jelgava in Latvia. — Andy Greder (@andygreder) March 28, 2017 Looking to shore things up at the back, Minnesota United FC has invited center back Abdoulaye Diallo to join as a trialist. Diallo…
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Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FCOstensibly, a game preview exists to show readers a glimpse of what they may see when the game unfolds. Minnesota’s first two performances have made that extremely difficult. In truth, it is a major challenge to predict what Adrian Heath and the Loons will do to staunch the bleeding. The solutions aren’t obvious and, even if…
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The Tailgate: MNUFC Sets Record For Coldest MLS Game In History
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Tailgate: MNUFC Sets Record For Coldest MLS Game In HistoryThis week we ask the fans: “35,043 braved the coldest MLS match in history to witness Minnesota United’s historic home opener, which clocked in at 19 degrees at the time of kickoff. What’s your take on Minnesota’s record breaking afternoon?” “Is that really the record you wanted to ask about?” Rene Blythe, Seamstress for…
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MLS Home Opener Meant Big Day for Soccer Fans in Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Home Opener Meant Big Day for Soccer Fans in MinnesotaSoccer fans gathered for a celebration on Sunday. It was the very first MLS home opener for Minnesota United and 35,043 supporters came to celebrate. And in keeping with Minnesota’s obsession with weather, mother nature didn’t disappoint with temperatures in the low 20s, snow, and a little wind to boot. FiftyFive.One talked to some of…
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Community Match Ratings: Atlanta at Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: Atlanta at MinnesotaVoting for community match ratings is open for 48 hours following the match. Contribute by rating each player. Want to know more about what these ratings mean? Check out our Match Ratings Primer. Results will be collected and updated on our Match Ratings page all season long.