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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: 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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News in Brief: Schüller Call-Up, Don’t Cross the Line, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Schüller Call-Up, Don’t Cross the Line, and MoreRasmus Schüller gets an international call-up Finland squad for upcoming games against Turkey (WC qualifier) and Austria (friendly) #huuhkajat pic.twitter.com/2TLteV7I4M — Finnish Football Show ????????⚽️ (@FinnishFtblShow) March 15, 2017 Minnesota United FC will be without one of its regularly-featured midfielders when it travels to New England. Rasmus Schüller has received a call-up to the Finnish national team.…
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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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Adrian Heath Sizes Up the Preseason Thus Far
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Adrian Heath Sizes Up the Preseason Thus FarThe score sheet suggests Minnesota United is already a competitive MLS side. Through four preseason matches, the Loons have played to four draws, while scoring and conceding five goals. To get a closer look at the Loons’ progress to date, FiftyFive.One reached out to head coach Adrian Heath to get his thoughts. Obviously, the preseason isn’t…
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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…
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Calvo, Venegas Ready to Bring Winning Pedigrees to United
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Calvo, Venegas Ready to Bring Winning Pedigrees to UnitedOn Tuesday, Minnesota United formally unveiled new acquisitions Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas. The Costa Rican internationals arrive at different stages of their careers, but they both emphasize clearly: they aim to win from day one. “It was the right time” Despite being just 24 years old, Francisco Calvo is a remarkably accomplished and well-traveled…
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News in Brief: Calvo and Venegas Called up by Costa Rica, #TheNorth Taking Shape, Wherefore Art Thou NASL, News Bits and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Calvo and Venegas Called up by Costa Rica, #TheNorth Taking Shape, Wherefore Art Thou NASL, News Bits and MoreMNUFC’s Francisco Calvo and Johan Venegas called up to #LaSele Feliz y agradecido con Dios otro llamado a #lasele ????????#uncaf pic.twitter.com/VSzmP3fWlJ — Francisco Calvo (@calvo05oficial) January 3, 2017 Fully one-fourth of Minnesota United FC’s current roster has been called up to the Costa Rican squad for the Copa Centroamericana 2017, taking place in Panama from…
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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 paying big dollars for young designated players. “It’s still very, very early, but it’s hard not to be impressed by the way Atlanta have started. With their emphasis on young…