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Minnesota United Home Opener: What About the Weather?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Home Opener: What About the Weather?Today’s inaugural MLS home opener for Minnesota United FC looks to be the coldest-ever and one of the coldest games ever played in MLS. Much…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FCNo amount of teeth gnashing about the inappropriateness of comparing one expansion team to another is going to stop it. For better or worse, this weekend’s…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 24: Real. Breathing. MLS Action
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast Episode 24: Real. Breathing. MLS ActionFinally! Minnesota has made its debut in Major League Soccer. Just don’t ask what the result was. Adam and Katie Jarvi join Jeff to talk…
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News In Brief: Penultimate Preseason Match Against Toronto Details, Jérôme Thiesson is Official, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News In Brief: Penultimate Preseason Match Against Toronto Details, Jérôme Thiesson is Official, and MoreMinnesota United FC faces Toronto FC in its second-to-last preseason match Minnesota United FC will be facing Toronto FC down in Orlando at 2:00 p.m. Central…
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Breaking Bad: Why Minnesota United are Counting on Chemistry for Expansion Success
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Breaking Bad: Why Minnesota United are Counting on Chemistry for Expansion SuccessBy now, seemingly every Minnesota United recruit has been briefed on Grant Wahl’s infamous prediction that the Loons’ over/under for wins this season should be set…
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Opinion: Calvo Signing Shows Minnesota United’s Ambitions
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: Calvo Signing Shows Minnesota United’s AmbitionsIt had nearly become impossible to point to a “Minnesota United brand of football” without a marquee transaction. The Loons’ signing of Costa Rican defender Francisco…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 12: Can You Compare ATL & MNUFC? Plus the Return of Rambarra?
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 12: Can You Compare ATL & MNUFC? Plus the Return of Rambarra?Jeff and Wes try to figure out what you can tell about the Atlanta and Minnesota squads that are still incomplete. Can they be compared?…
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News in Brief: Atlanta, Juninho, Venegas, and MLS Expansion Targets
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Atlanta, Juninho, Venegas, and MLS Expansion TargetsAccording to MLSsoccer.com and Grant Wahl, Atlanta is Winning the Offseason Sam Stejskal had some very complimentary things to say about Atlanta’s approach to team building by…
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The Future Is Now: Grading the Expansion Draft
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Future Is Now: Grading the Expansion DraftOn Tuesday, Minnesota United took part in the Expansion Draft with Atlanta United. In a draft that matched very few people’s predictions, both teams came…
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Loons Opt for Potential in MLS Expansion Draft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons Opt for Potential in MLS Expansion DraftMinnesota United FC picked up five players from the Expansion Draft, including young fullback Chris Duvall. Minnesota United opted for youth rather than pick up…
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Unprotected Scouting of the Expansion Draft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Unprotected Scouting of the Expansion DraftKaleb Olson and Wes Burdine The clock is ticking: at noon on Monday, Minnesota United got their hands on the lists of unprotected players from…
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The FiftyFive.One Mock Expansion Draft
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The FiftyFive.One Mock Expansion DraftOn Tuesday’s episode of the FiftyFive.One Podcast, we completed our version of a mock MLS Expansion Draft between Minnesota and Atlanta. Jake Rueter picked for…
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How Far Behind Atlanta is MNUFC Anyway?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How Far Behind Atlanta is MNUFC Anyway?On August 19th, 2016 Minnesota United FC became forever tied to Atlanta United FC. After an eight-hundred-and-fifty-six-day wait, Atlanta finally had their expansion partner. The…