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Minnesota United Put in Complete Performance in 2-0 Win Against Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Put in Complete Performance in 2-0 Win Against Sporting Kansas CityMinnesota United bounced back from last week’s loss with a 2-0 win against Sporting Kansas City. Goals in the first half from Abu Danladi and Christian Ramirez led the Loons to victory. With the result, Minnesota improves to 3-5-2 and Sporting Kansas City fell to 5-3-2. It was a beautiful day in Minnesota, the sun was…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas CityMinnesota was outdone last week by a compact and organized defense that put high pressure on the ball to win back possession. This week, they face a virtuosic master class in the same defensive approach. Sporting Kansas City has pitched an impressive six shutouts in nine games this year and has only allowed three goals all season without…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. San Jose EarthquakesMirroring the story from last week, week nine presents two teams headed in opposite directions. Minnesota has now gone 2-2-2 in its last six, four of which were on the road, and is coming off its first clean sheet since joining MLS. San Jose began the year very fast but has regressed toward the mean…
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Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FCBoth teams enter the weekend putting very different games in their respective rear view mirrors. For Minnesota, the elation (and relief) of an all-around victory and two key defensive signings has the team feeling confident and out to prove that last weekend was no fluke. In Dallas, hearts weigh heavy after an emotional injury time loss to…
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News in Brief: Hot Boy Nets One, They’ll Never Beat Van Oekel, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Hot Boy Nets One, They’ll Never Beat Van Oekel, and MoreInternational Loons Four players from Minnesota United FC were called up to their international teams for World Cup Qualifying matches: Rasmus Schüller for Finland, Kevin Molino for Trinidad and Tobago, and Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas for Costa Rica. Schüller was on the bench for the entirety of Finland’s 2-0 loss to Turkey. Calvo played…
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Match Preview: New England Revolution vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: New England Revolution vs. Minnesota United FCIt was not perfectly clear at the time, but we now know that Minnesota United FC opened its MLS journey against juggernaut offenses. The Loons looked foolish against Portland and Atlanta, but those teams have since made other not-too-shabby teams like Chicago and Houston look pretty poor as well. Against Colorado, Minnesota performed much better…
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Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FCOstensibly, a game preview exists to show readers a glimpse of what they may see when the game unfolds. Minnesota’s first two performances have made that extremely difficult. In truth, it is a major challenge to predict what Adrian Heath and the Loons will do to staunch the bleeding. The solutions aren’t obvious and, even if…
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Rewind That: Checking the Tape of Minnesota United’s Loss in Portland
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Rewind That: Checking the Tape of Minnesota United’s Loss in PortlandMinnesota United was taken to task by Portland in its MLS debut, falling 5-1. But was the scoreline more damning than the Loons’ play? In a new series, Jeff Rueter checks the footage to analyze the match. Consider this a case study in watching a match twice before tweeting overarching opinions. After Minnesota was done,…
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Take Five: Questions for Minnesota United’s Preseason
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Take Five: Questions for Minnesota United’s PreseasonMinnesota United’s preseason kicked off in earnest on Tuesday with a match against New England. It has been a whirlwind past couple of months as players and coaches were brought into the fold. With its roster nearly assembled, the preseason is a crucial first step. We’re finally getting to the good stuff. Yesterday closed the door on the third…
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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: Loons Jet Off to Arizona for Preseason, NASL Announces Season Format, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Jet Off to Arizona for Preseason, NASL Announces Season Format, and MorePreseason starts today Reset your countdown clocks. Minnesota United confirmed its preseason schedule and the first match is next week. The team will kick off their preseason training in Casa Grande, Ariz. While there, they’ll face off against the New England Revolution and Croatian club Nogometni Klub Istra 1961. After that, the Loons will participate…
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News in Brief: Ibarra Update , Minneapolis City to Augsburg, Danny Cruz Leaving, and PLA Expansion
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Ibarra Update , Minneapolis City to Augsburg, Danny Cruz Leaving, and PLA ExpansionAccording to ESPN’s Julio Saucedo, Miguel Ibarra is set to rejoin Minnesota United FC this Thursday or Friday Crece la información de que @Migue10Ibarra llegaría a Minnesota United, sería anunciado entre jueves y viernes — Julio Saucedo ®️ (@JULIO_SAUCEDO) January 3, 2017 As FiftyFiveOne reported, we knew that Miguel Ibarra was back in town. What…