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NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week Twelve
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week TwelveWe’re back! Yahoo! Despite all the diversions, whether across the US or in France, I still missed you, NASL. I missed your silliness, your unpredictability, your terrible fields, your questionable attendances… all of it! Except for your broadcast deals that put games on television stations that nobody has, and that are literally unavailable in one…
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Amid Uncertain Future, Christian Ramirez Keeps Scoring
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Amid Uncertain Future, Christian Ramirez Keeps ScoringLoons striker Christian Ramirez has changed his role, his striker partners, and does not have a contract for next year. What doesn’t change? His strike rate. If the year 2016 has proven anything so far, it’s that it’s impossible to predict anything. Music icons David Bowie and Prince both passed away well before their times.…
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TUFcast 60: Brexit
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: TUFcast 60: BrexitAs all hell breaks loose across the Atlantic, Nach and Jeff come to you with the TUF Listener XI, an analysis of the NASL format and, some post-Spring Pancake Hottakes on each team. Have a listen!
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Looking Back on the NASL Spring Season, Ahead Towards the Fall Campaign
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Looking Back on the NASL Spring Season, Ahead Towards the Fall CampaignTwo weeks have elapsed since the close of the NASL spring season, and one week remains until the fall season kicks off. We’re in the middle of that wonderful limbo in which we can look back on the results of the spring with something approaching hindsight, yet with no knowledge of how events in the…
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Chicago Mustangs Spoil Minnesota TwinStars Last Home Game
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chicago Mustangs Spoil Minnesota TwinStars Last Home GameThe Chicago Mustangs traveled to Minnesota on Saturday only to be welcomed by weather that was more mid July-like. With a clear sky, high humidity, temperatures in the 90s, and field turf playing another 15 degrees hotter, it was truly a scorcher at Hopkins High School stadium. This third league game for the Mustangs could have…
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Armada Striker Matt Fondy Sold to RailHawks
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Armada Striker Matt Fondy Sold to RailHawksAnother major piece of Jacksonville’s winter offseason is on the move. After last month’s sale of Richie Ryan, FiftyFive.One has learned that the Armada have sold striker Matt Fondy to Carolina RailHawks. The target man, who was kept off of the scoreboard during Jacksonville’s ten-game Spring Season, will be off to his third team in…
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Sporting KC Defeat Minnesota United in Physical US Open Cup Match
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Sporting KC Defeat Minnesota United in Physical US Open Cup MatchAfter 11 yellow cards and 43 fouls, Sporting Kansas City defeated Minnesota United 2-1 in extra time in a physical affair in Blaine, MN. A penalty kick goal from Benny Feilhaber in the second half and a late second half extra time goal from Diego Rubio were enough to allow Sporting KC to advance to…
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NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week Eleven
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week ElevenIndy! From the subject of jokes to spring champions. With a dramatic 4-1 victory over Carolina, the Indy Eleven booked a spot in the playoffs for the first time in their history. Even better, by winning the spring, they’re guaranteed to host a semi-final, and they have a clear home advantage. While I’ve ripped Indy’s style…
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Interview With Indy Hat-Trick Hero Eamon Zayed
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: Interview With Indy Hat-Trick Hero Eamon ZayedOn Saturday Indy Eleven needed to score at least three goals to win the 2016 NASL Spring Championship. Cue Eamon Zayed who scored three out of the four goals that earned Indy the title. It’s yet another amazing story to add to the life of the man who earned the nickname ‘Mr. Hat-trick’ over twelve…
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TUFcast 59: Nobody Wants to Rule the World
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: TUFcast 59: Nobody Wants to Rule the WorldTUFcast is a weekly podcast by Two United Fans. FiftyFive.One contributors Nachiket Karnik & Jeff Rueter take you through all the week’s NASL news and reviews. It’s the week when everyone decided they didn’t want the NASL Spring Title. Jeff and Nach give you an update on the USMNT, USOC, and all the week’s NASL…
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NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week Ten
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NASL Power Rankings 2016: Week TenWhat an utterly baffling spring season it’s been in the NASL. Halfway through, there were clear divisions starting to form. Then, as if someone flipped a switch, the top teams through the first half became the bottom teams for the second. Soccer is a game with significant random variation baked into each match, and the…
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Match Preview: Minnesota at Oklahoma City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota at Oklahoma CityMinnesota United FC travel to league newcomers Rayo OKC this weekend in the Loons’ final road match of the Spring Season. It’s a must-win affair for Carl Craig if there is to be any hope of salvaging a Spring Season championship after two straight disappointing league defeats. Rayo has struggled this season, sitting eighth on…
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TUFcast 58: Thirty Minutes
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: TUFcast 58: Thirty MinutesTUFcast is a weekly podcast by Two United Fans. FiftyFive.One contributors Nachiket Karnik & Jeff Rueter take you through all the week’s NASL news and reviews. This week we have a shorter episode that also covers the week’s US Open Cup results and the NASL Spring table going into the final two match weeks. That…