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FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Award Winners
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2017: Award WinnersWith 2017 having come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring Minnesota’s best soccer players. Last month, we released the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers voted for their favorites, and now it is time to announce the winners. Gophers Player of the Year: Sydney Squires Squires’ 2017 season could be described as prolific. On…
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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…
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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 for the Loons, but Clint Warren looks deeper into the organization and finds the biggest stories that solidify the teams place in the league and the Minnesota sports market. The…
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News in Brief: World Cup Qualifiers, Loons Honored, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: World Cup Qualifiers, Loons Honored, and MoreWorld Cup Qualifying reactions The United States men’s national team failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after losing to Trinidad & Tobago in their final qualifying match. This is the first time the US has failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1986. The US won’t be the only…
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News in Brief: Dark Clouds Charity, Brent Kallman’s Favorite Hobby, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Dark Clouds Charity, Brent Kallman’s Favorite Hobby, and MoreKallman Corner David McCoy of WCCO sat down with Brent Kallman during a friendly poker game with teammates. Kallman mentioned that if his soccer career had not taken off, he could see himself playing poker professionally. Brent has also been coaching soccer. He joined Hill-Murray as an assistant coach this past season, where his presence…
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Minnesota United FC Draw Sporting KC 1-1 in Gritty Last Home Match
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Draw Sporting KC 1-1 in Gritty Last Home MatchMinnesota United FC fought to earn a 1-1 draw against Sporting KC as both teams were missing a number of their top players due to international call ups. Diego Rubio scored in the last minutes before the half, but Brent Kallman leveled the score in the second half. The final home game day started overcast…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas CityRound four of this Midwest slugfest comes with plenty to play for. Sporting Kansas City have yet to clinch a playoff spot and could do so with a win against Minnesota; in truth, they will almost certainly make the postseason and are hunting for better seeding at this point. Minnesota has not yet technically been…
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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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News in Brief: MLS Referee Comes out, MLS Midweek Matches, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Referee Comes out, MLS Midweek Matches, and MoreMLS Referee comes out Matt Nelson, who has worked as a professional soccer referee since 2012, came out as gay this past summer. Nelson penned an article this week describing his decision to tell his friends and family and later post on social media. Nelson has found he has since been able to focus more…
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Match Preview: Montreal Impact vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Montreal Impact vs. Minnesota United FCPlaying its third game in eight days, and with some health questions about some key players, Minnesota faces a tough road game against the Impact on Saturday. However, tough circumstances could come with a silver lining. With playoff elimination all but a formality, this could be a game to experiment with tactics and players, giving…
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Match Preview: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FCMinnesota United used a week off to restock its cupboards as the transfer window closed. The Seattle Sounders used the past week to continue an MLS unbeaten streak that began after its June 17 loss to NYCFC and ascend to the top of the Western Conference. The Loons will need a combination of improved tactics,…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. New York Red Bulls
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. New York Red BullsMinnesota enters game three of a five-game home stand with one point to show for its hometown advantage. As duct taped and hot glued lineups have miraculously held opponents to one goal in the last two games, the cost has been on the offensive side, with the Loons unable to pick the lock once over…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Houston Dynamo
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Houston DynamoMost MLS clubs use the Gold Cup break to get rested, get healthy, and get ready for the business half of the MLS season. Minnesota United, on the other hand, just kept taping more episodes of ER that haven’t aired yet. With a flood of injuries and absences, and with key reinforcements yet to clear…