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What Carlos Cordeiro’s USSF Presidential Victory Tells Us
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: What Carlos Cordeiro’s USSF Presidential Victory Tells UsEditor’s note: This past Saturday, the USSF presidential election in Orlando yielded longtime USSF board member Carlos Cordeiro the winner by a comfortable margin on…
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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….
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Los Angeles FC Only MLS Expansion Side in 2018
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Los Angeles FC Only MLS Expansion Side in 2018At a halftime press conference, MLS Commissioner Don Garber confirmed that Los Angeles FC would not have an expansion counterpart in 2018. The commissioner also…
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Don Garber on Expansion, Liga MX, and the Future of Soccer in Minnesota
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Don Garber on Expansion, Liga MX, and the Future of Soccer in MinnesotaIf he is tired, you can’t tell. Don Garber, the Commissioner of MLS, is ebullient as he walks into the room to give his pitch…
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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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News in Brief: State of Cloud City, the Roster, and the League
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: State of Cloud City, the Roster, and the LeagueBreaking ground for Cloud City A key date this week for Minnesota United is the groundbreaking for the new stadium. As FiftyFive.One’s Brian Quarstad reported…
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Don Garber Delivers ‘State Of The League’ Address
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Don Garber Delivers ‘State Of The League’ AddressIf you watched MLS Cup and quickly erased your memory of the last three days to put its ineptitude out of your mind, you will…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part II
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part IIIn preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium StoryMinnesota United’s struggle to build a stadium took them through plots and proposals that would have made Jane Austen’s head spin. In preparation for Minnesota…
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Save the Date: Minnesota to Announce 2017 Entry to MLS
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Save the Date: Minnesota to Announce 2017 Entry to MLSAfter months of silence and speculation, Minnesota United FC have scheduled an event to formally announce a move to Major League Soccer for the 2017…
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News of No News: No MLS Announcement for Minnesota Expected at All Star Game
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News of No News: No MLS Announcement for Minnesota Expected at All Star GameIt has become something of a tradition of the MLS All-Star Game: Don Garber makes an appearance during the halftime show and drops a big…
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MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple Invitational
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple InvitationalThis past January sources reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber was open to instant replay. He said the league would try to adapt it experimentally…
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Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS StadiumOn Monday, the City of St. Paul moved another step closer to getting a MLS stadium. Close as they may be there’s still there’s no…