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News in Brief: Sunil Gulati Rules Out Re-Election, Diego Valeri Wins MVP, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Sunil Gulati Rules Out Re-Election, Diego Valeri Wins MVP, and MoreSunil Gulati rules out re-election bid Sunil Gulati has announced that he will not seek re-election as president of U.S. Soccer. This will bring his…
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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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News in Brief: Toronto FC Advances, MLS Expansion Finalists Announced, Allianz Field Partnerships, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Toronto FC Advances, MLS Expansion Finalists Announced, Allianz Field Partnerships, and MoreMLS Playoffs resume Toronto FC are returning to the MLS Cup Final after winning at home over Columbus SC 1-0 with striker Jozy Altidore scoring…
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WCIS 130 – Turn Down for CUTS
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 130 – Turn Down for CUTSWe return from a week long break to find that MLS has announced its end of season roster cuts. Colin and Kaleb discuss the implications…
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MLS Roster Deadline Round-Up: Here is Who’s Available
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Roster Deadline Round-Up: Here is Who’s AvailableOn Monday, November 28th most MLS squads made some big roster announcements. Clubs that weren’t involved in the playoffs announced whose contracts had been extended,…
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News in Brief: Hamish McAlpine, NASL Woes, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Hamish McAlpine, NASL Woes, and MoreWhat with all the depressing news around the league, what with the NASL’s woes in court and folding teams, Columbus’ possible relocation to Texas, and…
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Death to the Myth of MLS 4.0
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Death to the Myth of MLS 4.0Are we in MLS 4.0, yet? Have we moved past the academy revolution of 3.0 and the designated player plus supporters culture iteration of 2.0?…
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The Value of Possession
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Value of PossessionAs statistics begin to play a larger role in watching and analyzing soccer, the role of possession provides context for the action on the field….
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News in Brief: USSF-NASL Deal Collapses, Porter Out in Portland, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: USSF-NASL Deal Collapses, Porter Out in Portland, and MoreDespite rumors circulating of an agreement between USSF and the NASL being close, Front Row Soccer reported on Saturday that there will be no deal….
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Best of MNUFC: Top 10 Things the Loons Brought to MLS
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Best of MNUFC: Top 10 Things the Loons Brought to MLSWhat are the top 10 things the Minnesota United brought to the league in their first season in MLS? There were plenty of on-field moments…
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WCIS 129 – Qualified Praise
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 129 – Qualified PraiseWell it’s no USMNT but Italy out of the World Cup. We temper our shock with a year end review of MNUFC’s 2017 and a…
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News in Brief: Deltas Take NASL Trophy, Cloud City From the Clouds, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Deltas Take NASL Trophy, Cloud City From the Clouds, and MoreNASL The San Francisco Deltas won the NASL Soccer Bowl in the team’s first—and what looks like only—season in the league. They defeated the New…