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Minnesota United Training at Bielenberg; NSC Renovations Underway
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Training at Bielenberg; NSC Renovations UnderwayMajor upgrades to Minnesota United’s training home at Blaine’s National Sports Center are in full swing. Between this and the cold weather, Minnesota United needed a new training facility. Woodbury’s Bielenberg Sports Center is filling the void. A club spokesperson confirmed that Minnesota United has started renovations on the National Sports Center. The indoor facilities, including…
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Minnesota United Plans for State of the Art MLS Training Facility
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Plans for State of the Art MLS Training FacilityPlans are underway to upgrade the National Sports Center (NSC) in Blaine, Minn., as Minnesota United adapts its training facility for MLS. Team spokesperson Eric Durkee confirmed this on Friday, saying, “This is going to be one of the top MLS training facilities in the league.” Last February, we reported that Minnesota United was in…
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Loons Reflect on End of an Era, Leaving Nessie
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Loons Reflect on End of an Era, Leaving NessieAs Minnesota United FC push for one last try at the last playoff spot, they go into their matchup with the New York Cosmos knowing that it will be the last match at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Nessie, as the NSC is known, has been home to professional soccer for more than two decades,…
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One Last Tifo: Dark Clouds Prep for NSC Finale
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: One Last Tifo: Dark Clouds Prep for NSC FinaleEven in the best case scenario — where Minnesota reaches the NASL final — the match against the Cosmos on Saturday will be the last for United in the National Sports Center stadium. Whether you love or hate the Nessie, this is a milepost in the journey of the team. The final match at NSC:…
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MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple Invitational
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS to Experiment with Instant Replay at Portland’s Simple InvitationalThis past January sources reported that MLS commissioner Don Garber was open to instant replay. He said the league would try to adapt it experimentally in 2016. We’ve learned that MLS and PRO will make their first foray into video replay starting this weekend in Portland at the Simple Invitational tournament. “I’m a big believer…
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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 plans for new training facilities. Minnesota United will take another approach. They will stay at their current training location, the National Sports Center. While the drive to Blaine, MN may…
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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 a name or logo change this year and the training kits looked similar, too. A few of the players were new, but that’s to be expected and happens every year.…
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of professional teams that have made their mark in the state over the last 40 years. However, the pro teams tell only part of the story of a rich soccer history…
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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 is located at the Guthrie Theater, one of his favorite philanthropic causes. Adjacent to the theater is Gold Medal Park, and next door is the memorial to those who died…