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As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re Doing
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: As MLS Offseason Roars to Life, the Loons Are Keeping Quiet — Let Us Pray They Know What They’re DoingJust over a week into the 2017-2018 MLS offseason and the silliest time of year is already shaping up to be a barn-burner. With a…
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“Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a Team
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: “Papa Was a Rolling Stone”: Amos Magee Comes Home, Settles Down, and Builds a TeamThis is a snippet from the long profile of Amos Magee that will be published next month in The Complete Darkness 2017. If you enjoy…
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News in Brief: Loons Roster, FIFA Corruption, and More…
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Roster, FIFA Corruption, and More…Minnesota roster developing…. slowly With the arms race of players in MLS, Minnesota has a lot of work to do to become competitive in the…
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The Complete Darkness 2017
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: The Complete Darkness 20172017 was a big year for soccer in Minnesota and particularly for Minnesota United FC. For the first time since 1981, a professional Minnesota soccer…
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Minnesota United Takes Tyrone Mears in the Re-Entry Draft
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Takes Tyrone Mears in the Re-Entry DraftMinnesota United FC made its second dip into the player acquisition of the off-season by drafting right back Tyrone Mears in the Re-Entry Draft. Now…
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United Sculpture Unveiled to Honor Fans at Allianz Field
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: United Sculpture Unveiled to Honor Fans at Allianz FieldOn every match day, the 11,842 members of Minnesota United FC’s Itasca Society will be able to walk by their names, engraved upon a 12-foot-tall…
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News in Brief: Toronto, Tigres, Silly Season, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Toronto, Tigres, Silly Season, and MoreThe MLS Cup has been won by Toronto FC over the Seattle Sounders. The 2-0 win came at the end of an exciting game with chances…
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News in Brief: NWSL in Minnesota, Wahl Knows Nothing, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: NWSL in Minnesota, Wahl Knows Nothing, and MoreMLS doesn’t have a monopoly on confounding decision making. Amongst the turmoil surrounding Columbus Crew SC, the NWSL has made some changes already as well….
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Guest Post: Two Defensive Targets for Minnesota United’s Offseason
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Guest Post: Two Defensive Targets for Minnesota United’s OffseasonEarlier this month, University of Minnesota’s professor Michael Lower invited me to speak to his class “Soccer: Around the World with the Beautiful Game.” One…
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Eight Players Leave as Minnesota United Announces End of Season Roster
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Eight Players Leave as Minnesota United Announces End of Season RosterLate Monday, Minnesota United FC announced its roster decisions as they parted ways with eight players from their inaugural season. Returning Many of the names…
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Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Lagos and Watson Spotted in Colombia Scouting for Minnesota United FCThe off-season may feel long for fans, but for the Minnesota United staff it is a short turn-around to start making wholesale changes to the…
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FiftyFive.One 2017 Season Review
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One 2017 Season ReviewWes is joined by Steve Lilly and Brian Hanf for a big review of the 2017 Minnesota United FC season. These three look back at…
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Report: Minnesota United Set to Sign Ghanaian Midfielder Abbey
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Report: Minnesota United Set to Sign Ghanaian Midfielder AbbeyMinnesota United is looking to make its first signing of the post-season in Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Abbey from Hearts of Oak, the website Ghanaweb reports….