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Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good Start
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good StartMinnesota United isn’t going to make the playoffs this year, and it never was. Anyone who has said that making the postseason should be the club’s benchmark for success just isn’t living on the same planet where MLS has evolved from a messy and wide open contest to a mature and challenging league. But it…
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Cronin and Burch Join Minnesota United in Blockbuster Deal
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Cronin and Burch Join Minnesota United in Blockbuster DealIn a move designed to strengthen its spine, Minnesota United is completing a big trade swapping two players with the Colorado Rapids. The Loons have offered up Mohammed Saeid and Josh Gatt for Sam Cronin and Marc Burch. The shake-up will bring in MLS experience to a Loons squad lacking just that. At 30, Sam…
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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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News in Brief: Surly About Pregame, Getting to Know Players, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Surly About Pregame, Getting to Know Players, and MoreSoccer fans Surly about pregame One of the biggest disappointments in the offseason for many was learning that tailgating would not be allowed on the U of M campus before Minnesota United games. Surly has come up with a plan to fill that void. While you’ll need to leave your mini grills at home, the…
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News in Brief: Loons Continue to Draw and Deal, Supporters Summit, Fashion Week, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Continue to Draw and Deal, Supporters Summit, Fashion Week, and MoreEven Steven Minnesota United remains undefeated in preseason. The team also remains winless. For more, read our recap of the 3-3 draw with Real Salt Lake Wednesday night. This year’s showing in the Portland tournament is much improved over last year: three draws compared to being outscored 11:1 in three losses. The Loons will wrap…
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Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in Norway
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Scouting the Scouting Trip: Potential Minnesota United Targets in NorwayLast week the Loons’ Sporting Director, Manny Lagos, zipped off to Scandinavia for Minnesota United’s first explicit MLS scouting trip. We are going to regularly keep tabs on his trip by looking at a few of the potential targets in Norway and Sweden. While Lagos did not describe who or what (designated player, starter, etc…)…