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Minneapolis City 2, VSLT 1: Crows Claw Out Win in NPSL Debut
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City 2, VSLT 1: Crows Claw Out Win in NPSL DebutST. PAUL — Minneapolis City SC scored a pair of second-half goals, despite playing with 10 men for a majority of the game, en route to its first-ever NPSL victory. Center back A.J. Albers and winger Javier Alcantara scored for City, while opposing winger Mark Boquin recorded Viejos Son Los Trapos FC’s first NPSL goal,…
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FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Minneapolis City Nominees
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Best of 2016: Minneapolis City NomineesAs 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. Minneapolis City’s first season ended one place in the Premier League West Division standings short of its preseason…
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Minneapolis City Draws in Debut: Bavarians 0, Crows 0
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Draws in Debut: Bavarians 0, Crows 0Minneapolis City took the field in its first-ever competitive match on Saturday. The setting was greater Milwaukee’s Bavarian Soccer Club on a beautiful spring night, squaring off against a Milwaukee Bavarians side expected to challenge for the top table position in the Premier League of America’s West Division. Fifty-some City fans made the six-hour trip…
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Minneapolis City Scrimmage Des Moines, Announce Roster
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Scrimmage Des Moines, Announce RosterOn Saturday, Minneapolis City took 26 players south to play a pair of 60-minute friendlies against the Des Moines Menace reserves. The trip served as City’s final look at a number of players ahead of trimming down its roster in advance of the start of its Premier League of American campaign. The two clubs squared…
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Interview: Minneapolis City Ready to Compete
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Interview: Minneapolis City Ready to CompeteMinneapolis City is now less than a month away from its first-ever competitive match. The club has inspired a supporters group and sold nearly 90 memberships, but it remains to be seen how successful the Crows will be on the field. To that end, Northern Pitch spoke to two players with NPSL experience now vying…
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Minneapolis City SC Unveils Kits
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City SC Unveils KitsAfter months of conceptualizing, grumpy-cat tweeting, and finalizing, Minneapolis City SC took another step toward turning the idea into a reality on Thursday evening. The team revealed their home and road kits for their inaugural season at an event at Kieran’s Pub. The event was billed as starting at 6:00 PM. People drifted in as…