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News in Brief: 2018 MLS Regular Season Schedule Revealed, Mock SuperDrafts, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: 2018 MLS Regular Season Schedule Revealed, Mock SuperDrafts, and MoreMLS 2018 Regular Season schedule revealed MLS released the 2018 regular season schedule today. MNUFC organized schedules for both home and away games and also released details on 5 match mini plans for this year. Plans are available now for purchase with starting purchase prices ranging anywhere between $110 and $925 dollars. Other than the…
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News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and MoreMinnesota United announce unified team with Special Olympics In a press release Monday, Minnesota United FC and Special Olympics MN announced the creation of the first official Minnesota United Unified Team. Eleven athletes were selected to play two matches against Houston Dynamo’s Unified Team. The first match will take place at TCF Bank Stadium on July 19.…
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News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC DA News, Gophers Nominated for Gold, and MoreMinnesota United announces technical staff for Development Academy Minnesota United FC will start its Development Academy with the U-13 and U-14 age groups this fall. On Wednesday, United announced the technical staff for and provided details on the coaching model. The names are familiar, with the staff holding previous roles with the club or holding…
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The Future is Now: Midfielders
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Future is Now: MidfieldersThree 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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Minnesota United Calm the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Win 2-0
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Calm the Tampa Bay Rowdies, Win 2-0Minnesota United FC downed the Tampa Bay Rowdies 2-0 on a warm Wednesday night game with goals from Ben Speas and Christian Ramirez. Minnesota United FC welcomed the Tampa Bay Rowdies hoping to break a run of bad play for the Loons, who were winless in four matches. Tampa Bay looked to recover from a…
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Having Trained Across Europe, Jack Blake Looks To Make Minnesota His Home
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Having Trained Across Europe, Jack Blake Looks To Make Minnesota His HomeLast week, Minnesota United locked down Scottish youth international Jack Blake to a deal with an option for 2017. While the midfielder hasn’t seen much of the field in his young career, his current ability on the ball and potential could lead him to turn many heads across the NASL and beyond. I sat down…
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United Lands Technically-Gifted Midfielder Jack Blake
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: United Lands Technically-Gifted Midfielder Jack BlakeAfter weeks of training and sorting out visa paperwork, Minnesota United announced the signing of central midfielder Jack Blake on Thursday. 21 years old, Blake came up through the Nottingham Forest academy and has represented Scotland at the U-21 level. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed per club and league policy. The deal…
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Trialists and Injury Updates from Minnesota United Training
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Trialists and Injury Updates from Minnesota United TrainingUnited was back to the grind on Wednesday after securing three points in Edmonton this past weekend. The team is getting set for their first home fixture of the year this Saturday against Fort Lauderdale Strikers. Here are notes from training, as well as the NP Community Match Ratings. Injury updates Bernardo Anor will miss…