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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: Verticality in MLS, Behind the Scenes of Minnesota’s Win, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Verticality in MLS, Behind the Scenes of Minnesota’s Win, and MoreTragedy hits English soccer Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 44 last Friday. Ehiogu was a U-23 coach for Tottenham Hotspur and had a long career playing for six clubs over 18 years. Verticality in MLS Kevin Minkus of American Soccer Analysis explored which…
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News in Brief: New Loons Join Team Rapidly, USWNT and USSF Reach Deal, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: New Loons Join Team Rapidly, USWNT and USSF Reach Deal, and MoreNew Loons jump right in Sam Cronin and Marc Burch have arrived in Minnesota and joined Minnesota United FC in practice. The two former Colorado Rapids players were part of a deal late last week with Colorado. Both Burch and Cronin bring a lot of MLS experience with them, including being a key part of…
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News in Brief: Loons up for Honors, Gopher Exhibition, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons up for Honors, Gopher Exhibition, and MoreLoons up for honors after first MLS win Still daydreaming about Saturday evening’s win over Real Salt Lake (and maybe even humming the tune above)? Here are some goodies to savor as the sweet taste of victory lingers on your palate. Christian Ramirez and Adrian Heath were named to the MLS team of the week.…
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News in Brief: NWSL Doubles Minimum Salary, Alvbåge’s Loan Deal, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: NWSL Doubles Minimum Salary, Alvbåge’s Loan Deal, and MoreThe NWSL will more than double its minimum salary The Houston Chronicle reported that the National Women’s Soccer League will increase its league minimum salary from $7,200 to about $15,000. This increase is both great news for the women currently in the league and a terrible reminder of where we are in regards to women’s…
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Training Report: Davis and Ramirez Up for NASL Golden Ball
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Training Report: Davis and Ramirez Up for NASL Golden BallOn Tuesday, the NASL released their ten-man shortlist for the Golden Ball. The trophy is the league’s MVP award, given to the player voted on by the public, writers, and league personnel as the best in the league. Previous winners include E. Barbara (CAR), P. Campos (SAS), G. Hristov (TBR), M. Ibarra (MNU), and S.…
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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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Humbled By Spring Defeat, Carl Craig Rallies Minnesota United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Humbled By Spring Defeat, Carl Craig Rallies Minnesota UnitedBy any barometer, the spring season was a failure for Minnesota United. Head Coach Carl Craig, is determined to change the team’s fate. Despite preseason plaudits for depth and exciting tactics (and I’m quite aware that I’m guilty of this as much as any writer), United was left decimated by injuries as the second half…
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We Finally Know What To Do With J.C. Banks
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: We Finally Know What To Do With J.C. BanksTwo straight matches against better-than-NASL opposition have shown us one thing: J.C. Banks belongs in central midfield. It hasn’t been the biggest problem Carl Craig or Manny Lagos have faced in the past year and a half. All the same, it’s been there, lingering. What to do with J.C. Banks? When the Loons acquired him, the Milwaukee…
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Notes: Loons Look Much Improved In Final Spring Matches
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Notes: Loons Look Much Improved In Final Spring MatchesOn Saturday and Wednesday, I was in attendance for my first Minnesota United FC matches of the year (and I brought four friends to Saturday’s match, so I’ll take the credit for the Loons’ narrow attendance edge). Living in Philadelphia, I haven’t had the chance to watch the team live so far this year, especially…