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Matchdays Eleven and Twelve: Low One Week, High The Next, For Inconsistent Loons
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchdays Eleven and Twelve: Low One Week, High The Next, For Inconsistent LoonsSaturday, May 11th, was the day that Minnesota United played the Chicago Fire out in Bridgeview, IL. It also happened to be the day before Mother’s Day and my grandmother’s birthday, and ended up missing that match. It was a lucky escape. I haven’t watch the highlights yet, and I’m not sure I plan to.…
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MINvCLB Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MINvCLB Open Game ThreadKey Info When? – 7:00 p.m. CDT, Sunsday, May 18th Where? – Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN How to Watch? FSN+ How to Listen? SKOR North Social Official Hashtag: #MINvCLB Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Columbus Crew – @ColumbusCrewSC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Reads Support local…
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Everyone Won, Also Nobody Won, In Crew Saga
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Everyone Won, Also Nobody Won, In Crew SagaThe Crew are saved. After over a year of suspense, fans in Columbus finally received official confirmation this week that their club was being coaxed from the vulturous grasp of former owner-operator Anthony Precourt. Instead, a new ownership group led by the Haslams, who own the Cleveland Browns, and the Edwards family of Columbus, will…
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Matchdays Thirty Three and Thirty Four: Loons Stagger Across Finish Line
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchdays Thirty Three and Thirty Four: Loons Stagger Across Finish LineThe 2018 Minnesota United FC season is at last over. On one hand, hallelujah. It’s been a miserable season for the Loons, who took as many steps backward as they took forward. The offseason begins now, and hope springs eternal. There’s always next year. On the other hand, it’s a bummer. When you look forward…
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Match Recap: Loons Season Ends in Familiar Fashion
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Recap: Loons Season Ends in Familiar FashionA brace from captain Francisco Calvo was not enough for the Loons to earn a point on the road. Gyasi Zardes scored his first MLS hattrick to launch the Crew past Minnesota and into the playoffs. Lineups Minnesota made one change in the starting lineup with Colin Martin replacing Collen Warner in the midfield. The…
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#CLBvMIN Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #CLBvMIN Open Game ThreadWhen? – 33:30 p.m. CDT, Saturday, October 28 Where? – Mapfre Stadium, Columbus, OH How to Watch? Fox Sports North How to Listen? 1500 ESPN Social: Official Hashtag: #CLBvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Columbus Crew – @ColumbusCrewSC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Pre-Match Reading: Match Preview:…
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Preseason Game Three: Minnesota Provide Bodies For Columbus Crew Training Exercise
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Preseason Game Three: Minnesota Provide Bodies For Columbus Crew Training ExerciseFor about thirty minutes on Saturday evening, Minnesota United looked like a team that was figuring some things out. Against ball-dominant, attacking-focused Atlanta on Wednesday night, the Loons (probably smartly) attempted to bunker and to counter. Against a more balanced Columbus Crew SC side, they committed to building out of the back, passing on the…
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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? The only thing that remains clear is that we have not transcended the delusional Silicon Valley fad of speaking of American soccer in terms of teleological progress. Anthony Precourt, however,…
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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 New Zealand. There, he runs and coordinates the Ole Soccer Academy. Later, we will learn how his experiences supporting youth development reflect what he went through in Minnesota and what he hopes to see…
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Soccer Is A Business, Yes. Why Does That Excuse Deception?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Soccer Is A Business, Yes. Why Does That Excuse Deception?The news of the potential relocation of the Columbus Crew to Austin, TX, has set off shockwaves throughout the U.S. soccer world. Coming close on the heels of the U.S. men’s national team’s embarrassing failure to qualify for the World Cup, the moment seems to call for a vast rethinking of what we’re all doing…
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Anthony Precourt & MLS’ Betrayal of Trust
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Anthony Precourt & MLS’ Betrayal of TrustThe wound is still fresh from the U.S. Men’s national team’s precipitous fall out of next year’s World Cup. The pain and frustration from American fans burns ferociously. But in the week after the loss, the soccer community did what it does best, rallying the grassroots and pledging to be part of the solution. This…