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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC v. Montreal Impact
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC v. Montreal ImpactA draw against the conference leaders Sporting KC was neither a great result or a disappointment. This weekend’s tilt against Montreal Impact is a match…
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Coach’s Corner: Ibarra’s Outside Runs
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Coach’s Corner: Ibarra’s Outside RunsYou might say coach Kayla was born with a soccer ball at her feet. The daughter of a soccer coach, Kayla played club and college…
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Matchday Twelve: Minnesota Escapes With Home Point Against Sporting KC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Twelve: Minnesota Escapes With Home Point Against Sporting KCMinnesota United rebounded, in a fashion, from their awful loss last weekend to San Jose, with a gritty draw against Sporting Kansas City. An early…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas CityMinnesota really should have lost against Los Angeles last week, playing on short rest, with some new starters, and on the road against one of…
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Matchday Eleven: Lapses in Concentration Persist, Sink Loons Effort Against San Jose
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Eleven: Lapses in Concentration Persist, Sink Loons Effort Against San JoseStop me if you’ve heard this one before. Minnesota United put in an overall strong effort against their opponent (in this case the San Jose…
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Minnesota United FC Posts First Shutout of the Season, Beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 at Home
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Posts First Shutout of the Season, Beat Vancouver Whitecaps 1-0 at HomeMinnesota United FC survived a red card and the onslaught of Vancouver Whitecaps’ offensive might to hold onto a 1-0 win over their Western Conference…
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Matchday Eight: Better Lucky Than Good For Victorious Loons
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchday Eight: Better Lucky Than Good For Victorious LoonsSoccer is a funny game, and it often breaks in unexpected ways. Against the very-bad-on-the-road Houston Dynamo, the Loons played poorly—worse than they did at…
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Match Preview: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FCThe old saying “if it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, it’s a duck” is being put to the test by Minnesota United….
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Portland Timbers FC vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Portland Timbers FC vs. Minnesota United FCIt seems about 95% of bye weeks are described as coming “at the right time.” Minnesota probably fits that narrative this time around. After encouraging…
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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Atlanta United FCThere were plenty of caveats to Minnesota’s wins against Orlando and Chicago. There were plenty of asterisks to Minnesota’s surrender to New York. So what…
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Match Preview: New York Red Bulls vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: New York Red Bulls vs. Minnesota United FCHow you view Minnesota United’s season so far probably says a lot about you as a person outside of soccer, as well. The Loons are perched…
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News in Brief: Nicholson Named in MLS TOTW, MNUFC Academy Profile, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Nicholson Named in MLS TOTW, MNUFC Academy Profile, and MoreMinnesota United round-up Thanks to his marauding play on Saturday, Sam Nicholson made the MLS TOTW. He is the first Minnesota player to earn that…
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News in Brief: Loons Win, CCL Teams Lose, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Win, CCL Teams Lose, and MoreMinnesota Win Second Match Minnesota’s first home match of 2018 resulted in a rousing 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire. With goals from Ibson and…