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News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much MoreJoshua Gatt to sign with Minnesota United FC According to Megan Ryan at Star Tribune, Joshua Gatt will join Minnesota United. The 25-year-old winger has been slowed by injuries the past few years, but at one time was receiving call-ups to the USMNT. There is some discussion that Loons coach Adrian Heath should try the Michigan native…
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News in Brief: Patreon Campaign Update, Minneapolis City News, MLS Fantasy Soccer, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Patreon Campaign Update, Minneapolis City News, MLS Fantasy Soccer, and MoreFiftyFive.One Patreon Campaign at 42 patrons Our goal is to get to 50 patrons by the end of the day today. Will you be the one to push the number over the half-century mark? Some details from our campaign so far: The most someone has given is $25. The least is one dollar. The most amusing…
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News in Brief: Supporters Groups Stand Up, How to Say Alvbåge, Roster Deep Thoughts, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Supporters Groups Stand Up, How to Say Alvbåge, Roster Deep Thoughts, and MoreSupporting the world’s game and the world’s people Like most weekends, soccer was played around the globe. It was played by teams made up of people from all over the world. Teams made up of people representing the best their homeland has to offer. No matter the team or country, soccer brings people together —…
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News in Brief: Easy Schedule for the Loons, Season Ticket News, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Easy Schedule for the Loons, Season Ticket News, and MoreMinnesota United FC looks to have the second easiest schedule in 2017 MLSsoccer.com analyzed team schedules based on home and away records from 2016 and rated the Loons schedule the second easiest. Looking at Minnesota’s schedule, it’s easy to see why: three games against 2016 bottom dwellers Houston Dynamo and middle of the pack Kansas…
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Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service Trip
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service TripNext week, another group of Minnesotans will be heading south to warmer weather and entirely ice-free roads. But the members of this group aren’t snow birds ready to spend their winter in Florida. These folks are going even further south to Haiti to volunteer at a soccer camp. While in Haiti, six members of Minnesota…
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Minnesota United and Dark Clouds Working on Gameday Rules at TCF
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota United and Dark Clouds Working on Gameday Rules at TCFRecently, Minnesota United released a new website complete with a TCF Bank Stadium gameday guide for fans. At least for the time being, supporters can expect a different gameday experience in the University of Minnesota’s football stadium. These changes are to be expected as visitors in another organization’s stadium and are subject to change in the coming months…
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News in Brief: New York Cosmos Win the Last NASL Cup Before the Apocalypse
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: New York Cosmos Win the Last NASL Cup Before the ApocalypseNew York Cosmos win their third championship in four years And while the NASL looks to be shrinking next season to nine teams, assuming the best, it still was a pretty solid game. Enjoy the shootout below and baffle at the use of goalkeeper Jon Busch as the third shooter by NASL coach of the…
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One Last Tifo: Dark Clouds Prep for NSC Finale
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: One Last Tifo: Dark Clouds Prep for NSC FinaleEven in the best case scenario — where Minnesota reaches the NASL final — the match against the Cosmos on Saturday will be the last for United in the National Sports Center stadium. Whether you love or hate the Nessie, this is a milepost in the journey of the team. The final match at NSC:…
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Dark Clouds Season Ticket Prices to Jump 28% for MLS
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Dark Clouds Season Ticket Prices to Jump 28% for MLSOn Tuesday, members of the Dark Clouds (and some from True North Elite) gathered at the Summit Beer Hall for a Mid-Season Assembly to discuss plans for the rest of the 2016 season and look ahead to 2017. At the event, Minnesota United’s Director of Ticket Sales, Sean Sittnick, announced a 28% increase in ticket prices for…
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History of Minnesota’s Supporters Group, the Dark Clouds
Categories: Minnesota Soccer HistoryContinue Reading: History of Minnesota’s Supporters Group, the Dark CloudsIn soccer, the team’s supporters are often known as the 12th man. That couldn’t be any more true of the Dark Clouds, the team supporters for Minnesota United, who will soon be moving to Major League Soccer. These days, the Dark Clouds regularly draw hundreds to games to sing, chant, wave flags and banners, and…
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EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Plans for Supporters Section in Minnesota’s New Stadium
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: EXCLUSIVE: First Look at Plans for Supporters Section in Minnesota’s New StadiumEarlier this week, FiftyFive.One confirmed new details on Minnesota United FC’s stadium. Since publishing that information, we have been granted an exclusive first look at the architect’s plans for the supporters section. Bruce Miller, the stadium’s lead architect at Kansas City-based Populous, was kind enough to share a cross section through the safe standing area…
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Safe Standing Takes Shape in Minnesota Stadium Plans
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Safe Standing Takes Shape in Minnesota Stadium PlansLead designer for Populous, Bruce Miller, speaks exclusively to FiftyFive.One about the ‘safe standing’ supporters section planned for the Minnesota United stadium. When Minnesota United FC publicly unveiled its stadium design back in February, primary owner Dr. Bill McGuire made a point of highlighting the club’s plans to incorporate a large, single tier supporters section…
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Dark Clouds Raising Money For Those Affected By The Alberta Wildfires
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Dark Clouds Raising Money For Those Affected By The Alberta WildfiresTo understand why a supporters group in Minnesota is so concerned with wildfires in Alberta, one needs to look at the founding of the Flyover Cup, a yearly cup contested between the Minnesota and Edmonton soccer teams. In 2011, The Flyover Cup began not out of spite or malice, but out of a genuine feeling…