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Minnesota Bound? Scoping out MLS Players for Re-Entry
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota Bound? Scoping out MLS Players for Re-EntryAs the majority of the MLS is already in the offseason, clubs are going through the process of accepting and declining their players’ contracts. This week, many clubs made major announcements about players who are staying and those who will move on. How will that affect Minnesota United’s roster building? In October, Manny Lagos partook in…
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MN Migration: Miller and the Rapids Fall to Seattle
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Migration: Miller and the Rapids Fall to SeattleIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally: Miller features while Mallace is stuck on the bench, Akale returns to the starting eleven, and Kallman is on the move. The Seattle Sounders hosted the Colorado Rapids in the first leg of the Western Conference Finals. Although the Rapids lost the game 2-1, they did come…
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The Expansion Draft Cometh: Forwards
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Expansion Draft Cometh: ForwardsThis week, we’ll be taking a look at who Minnesota might take in the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft. The Loons will get five selections of players left unprotected by the other twenty teams in the league. Atlanta will also get five selections, and they have the first pick. We will be looking at the draft…
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The Expansion Draft Cometh: Midfielders
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: The Expansion Draft Cometh: MidfieldersContinuing on last week, we’re taking a look at who Minnesota might take in the upcoming MLS Expansion Draft. The Loons will get five selections of players left unprotected by the other twenty teams in the league. Atlanta will also get five selections and has the first pick. We’ll be looking at the draft position by…
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FiftyFiveOne Podcast 8: Krautrock Klinsy Gets Canned & Minnesota United Hired Someone!
Continue Reading: FiftyFiveOne Podcast 8: Krautrock Klinsy Gets Canned & Minnesota United Hired Someone!Krautrock revival as Klinnsy gets canned, Pro/Rel goes infographic, and the Loons better love toffee and chocolate, because they’re getting a Heath. You can listen below or subscribe: iTunes Google Play Stitcher Send us questions at wesburdine[at]fiftyfive.one or on twitter: Wes Jeff Jake
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We Call It Soccer – Ep 79 – A Cock And Bull Story
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: We Call It Soccer – Ep 79 – A Cock And Bull StoryOn this second episode of We Call It Soccer, the boys cover two (!) stories of soccer players pulling down shorts (their own or otherwise). We also look through the results of the recent international break and ask how Kim Jong Un plans to create a master race of Lionel Messis.
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Minnesota United Coaching Candidates: The Case for Adrian Heath
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota United Coaching Candidates: The Case for Adrian HeathTwo weeks ago, I wrote a piece outlining why Cosmos manager Gio Savarese would be a strong candidate for the Minnesota United opening in the same position. On Monday, I followed that by confirming that he was in the running for the position. As of 48 hours ago, it seemed like he was the front-runner for…
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Fiftyfive.One Podcast 7: Pks Are the Devil and Almost News in Minnesota
Continue Reading: Fiftyfive.One Podcast 7: Pks Are the Devil and Almost News in MinnesotaAlex Schieferdecker joins Wes and Jeff to look back at the NASL season and anticipate the upcoming expansion draft. They also talk USMNT losing to Mexico and the fact that PKs are Satan. You can listen below or subscribe: iTunes Google Play Stitcher Send us questions at wesburdine[at]fiftyfive.one or on twitter: Wes Jeff Alex
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What’s a Goal Worth in MLS?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: What’s a Goal Worth in MLS?With Christian Ramirez’s future still in the balance, a debate has ensued over just how you value a striker in MLS who is a proven goal-scorer in another league. After leading the NASL in goals over the past three seasons, Ramirez is still unsigned by Minnesota United as they go into MLS in 2017. The…
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With Golden Boot Secured, Clock is Running on Ramirez Negotiations
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: With Golden Boot Secured, Clock is Running on Ramirez NegotiationsChristian Ramirez has been the poster-boy of Minnesota United since he scored in his debut for the club in 2014. As the club begins its transition to MLS, time is running out for negotiations to secure his future in Minnesota. It was never going to be a simple negotiation between club and player. At 25,…
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MN Migration: Colorado and Montreal Advance to Conference Finals
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Migration: Colorado and Montreal Advance to Conference FinalsIn this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally: Miller and Mallace move closer to the MLS Cup Final while Akale makes his return to the field. After falling to the LA Galaxy 1-0 in the first leg of the conference semifinals, Eric Miller and the Colorado Rapids needed to continue their excellent run at home. Team…
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Team Veterans Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas to Become First Minnesota United Signings in MLS Era
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Team Veterans Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas to Become First Minnesota United Signings in MLS EraIn the coming weeks, Minnesota United are expected to announce their first signings as an MLS team. Justin Davis and Kevin Venegas have been mainstays of Minnesota soccer and sources have confirmed that the two will make the jump with the team. When Justin Davis came to Minnesota in 2011, he was a college grad…
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Minnesota United Coaching Candidates: the Case for Giovanni Savarese
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Minnesota United Coaching Candidates: the Case for Giovanni SavareseThis past Saturday, Minnesota United closed its lower-division chapter in poetic fashion: a gritty 1-0 defeat to the New York Cosmos. In a way, it was the perfect way to summarize the NASL era for United: the team showed a lot of heart, was tactically well-prepared, and was just nipped in the bud by a stifling…