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Plans Take Shape for Minnesota United MLS Training Facility at NSC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Plans Take Shape for Minnesota United MLS Training Facility at NSCWhen Minnesota United joins Major League Soccer they will need to upgrade their training facilities. Some teams Like Atlanta United and Orlando City have reveled…
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New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 Season
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 SeasonAs Minnesota United players took to the National Sports Center indoor fieldhouse for the start of the 2016 preseason, things somehow looked different. It wasn’t…
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Opinion: Peak MLS – Two “United”s Good, Three “United”s Baaaad
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Opinion: Peak MLS – Two “United”s Good, Three “United”s BaaaadApparently MLS would prefer that Minnesota United FC drop the “United” from their name. Why? We haven’t the foggiest idea. Traditionally when a lower division…
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Dispelling the Myth: Foreignness and MLS Coaching
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Dispelling the Myth: Foreignness and MLS CoachingOn Monday, NYCFC announced that Patrick Viera would take the reins of the team’s sophomore year in MLS. The MLS internet responded with a collective…
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Major League [Sweaters]: Playoff Edition!
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Major League [Sweaters]: Playoff Edition!In March of 2015, Northern Pitch unveiled a revolutionary concept of sports analytics. I, your humble revolutionary, looked at the ways in which Major League…
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Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Close But No Cigar: St. Paul Inches Closer To MLS StadiumOn Monday, the City of St. Paul moved another step closer to getting a MLS stadium. Close as they may be there’s still there’s no…
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How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could Work
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How and Why a St. Paul Midway Soccer Stadium Could WorkOn March 25th of this year, Major League Soccer announced Minnesota United as an expansion team and the league’s 23rd franchise. While the event was…
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Interview With The Arch-Enemy Of Stadium Deals: Neil deMause
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Interview With The Arch-Enemy Of Stadium Deals: Neil deMauseAfter Minnesota United FC released a plan for funding their proposed Minneapolis soccer specific stadium the West Loop, to applause from some and opposition from others,…
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Defense of MLS Ambition – Part 2
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Defense of MLS Ambition – Part 2In Part 1, we looked at the heart of the argument that MLS is destined to be a “minor” league. The arguments of the naysayers…
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In Defense of MLS Ambition
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: In Defense of MLS AmbitionIs it aggressive or naive for MLS to want to compete globally? Stefan Szymanski, author of Soccernomics and professor at the University of Michigan, expressed…
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Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for Soccer
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for SoccerTwo and a half years ago I sat down with Dr. Bill McGuire for the first time. We met at the Sea Change bar, which…
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Photos From MLS Press Conference For Minnesota United FC
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: Photos From MLS Press Conference For Minnesota United FCHere is a gallery of photos taken by Jeremy Olson – exclusively for Northern Pitch – of Major League Soccer’s press conference to announce Minnesota…
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Welcome to Major League [Sweaters]
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Welcome to Major League [Sweaters]With all the talk about Minnesota United FC moving to Major League Soccer, there will be an onslaught of information on the new league. People…