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Rewind That: A Homegrown Victory for Minnesota United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Rewind That: A Homegrown Victory for Minnesota UnitedMinnesota United won its fourth game of the season on an atmospheric night at the TCF Bank Stadium. A well fought and well deserved victory was a just reward for the team’s effort and endeavor. Two weekends prior against the LA Galaxy, United came up short. On Saturday, the Loons prevailed as Christian Ramirez took…
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Three Transfer Takes: Minnesota United vs Orlando City
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Three Transfer Takes: Minnesota United vs Orlando CityOn Saturday evening, Minnesota United FC returned to winning ways, edging the visiting Lions of Orlando City SC 1-0. It was, in notable respects, a reverse of the previous week’s loss to the LA Galaxy. In that match, Minnesota had thoroughly outplayed its guests, yet came away empty handed. This past week, the Loons were…
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Three Things: Minnesota United vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Three Things: Minnesota United vs. San Jose EarthquakesMinnesota’s match on Saturday against San Jose was a critical early season game. It came at the middle of a three-game homestand with progressively more difficult opponents. The Sunday before, the Loons eeked past a floundering Colorado team. Next Sunday, they will face Sporting Kansas City, who look like one of the league’s elite in…
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Minnesota Lose Game and Shutout Streak to San Jose
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota Lose Game and Shutout Streak to San JoseMinnesota United gave up a 54th minute game winning goal to the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening, stopping their shutout streak at 192 minutes. The loss brings the Loons to a 2-5-2 record. San Jose, who had come into the game with no goals in their last two games, pushed their record to 3-3-3.…
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News in Brief: Loons Score Two, Liga MX on Facebook, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Score Two, Liga MX on Facebook, and MorePortland Timbers – Minnesota United FC highlights Check out Wes Burdine’s recap for a more in-depth look at the match. Andy Greder of Pioneer Press also wrote a recap and provided quotes from Adrian Heath. False alarm #MNUFC Subs: McLainCarducci CalvanoJones GattThompsonGonzalez StarikovRamirez#PORvMNU — Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) February 13, 2017 Joshua Gatt was listed as a sub…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Young Male Player U-23
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Young Male Player U-23As 2016 comes 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. Today we look at Minnesota’s young guns. These guys are playing in different parts of the world and…
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The Future is Now: Wingers
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Future is Now: WingersThree weeks are left in the MLS regular season. Five weeks remain in the NASL regular season. Seven weeks until the NASL final. Ten until the MLS Cup final and the expansion draft. It’s all happening very fast for Minnesota United FC. As the current seasons race towards their conclusion, Jeff Rueter and Alex Schieferdecker sit down to discuss the…
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Training Report: Wing Depth Gives Minnesota United Tactical Flexibility
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Training Report: Wing Depth Gives Minnesota United Tactical FlexibilityAfter spending a major portion of the past couple of seasons with frequent lineup changes and alternating between playing one or two strikers, Craig ushered in a consistent, modern 4-2-3-1 formation. This also mimics a 4-3-3 at many points, with the wingers playing higher down the field whenever the team is looking to create a…
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Ismaila Jome A Local Signing for United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Ismaila Jome A Local Signing for UnitedMinnesota added some local flavor on Friday morning with the signing of forward Ishmaila Jome. Born in Gambia, Jome moved to Minnesota at a young age, growing up in the greater Twin Cities area. Jome ended up playing at Prairie Seeds Academy in the Broadway area of Minneapolis. Over the course of his time at…