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News in Brief: Swiss Defender Joins Minnesota, Wayne Shaw Steals our Hearts, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Swiss Defender Joins Minnesota, Wayne Shaw Steals our Hearts, and MoreJérôme Thiesson to join Minnesota United Swiss right back Jérôme Thiesson is set to join Minnesota United from Swiss club FC Luzern according to Goal.com. Minnesota will reportedly send $50,000 of General Allocation Money to Toronto FC because Thiesson was on Toronto’s double secret probation discovery list. Transfrmrkt has Thiesson’s value listed at €900,000. The 29-year-old…
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News in Brief: Announcer Chris Lidholm Not Returning, U-16 Rule Change on the Horizon, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Announcer Chris Lidholm Not Returning, U-16 Rule Change on the Horizon, and MoreLongtime Minnesota soccer announcer Chris Lidholm is not returning for 2017 https://twitter.com/chrislidholm/status/818905106246758402 According to Lidholm’s tweet on Tuesday, he will not be returning for another year announcing for Minnesota United FC. His voice has been synonymous with Minnesota soccer for so long, it’ll be strange watching a United broadcast next year and not hear his…
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Bill Peterson Out, Leaving Many Unanswered Questions for NASL
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Bill Peterson Out, Leaving Many Unanswered Questions for NASLThis week, the NASL announced they had parted ways with former commissioner Bill Peterson. Peterson had taken over from David Downs at the end of the 2012 season. With a change in the works and provisional D2 sanctioning secured, there’s still much to resolve from 2016. Peterson served as the main mouthpiece for the NASL…
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News in Brief: Norway Bob, Nicht, MLS Combine, NASL Update, and MNUFC Teasers
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Norway Bob, Nicht, MLS Combine, NASL Update, and MNUFC TeasersIs Bob Bradley headed to Norway? Bob Bradley: "It's an honour being mentioned as a candidate for the Norway job." [TV2] pic.twitter.com/8iEdgxZPzR — ValueGambling.com (@ValueGambling) January 4, 2017 Bob Bradley made a fantastic impression during his time at Stabæk, and it looks as though he is a candidate to make a move back to Norway, this…
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Source: NASL Down to Four Teams, Future Bleak
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Source: NASL Down to Four Teams, Future BleakFiftyFive.One has learned that the Cosmos have ceased operations and the NASL is now down to only four teams. A source with information of the situation said it “appears that the NASL is officially dead.” It’s expected that those four teams will either go dark or make the move (subject to full vetting by USL…
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News in Brief: MNUFC Starts Talking, Adrian Heath Announcement, Stadium News, Cosmos Are Toast?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC Starts Talking, Adrian Heath Announcement, Stadium News, Cosmos Are Toast?Heath welcomed to Minnesota The locals are taking a shine to new United head coach Adrian Heath. Phrases like winning personality and entertaining pepper the profiles written in the wake of the announcement of his appointment. With a reputation of being well-liked by fans, he’s already making in-roads with United supporters: https://twitter.com/This_Is_Mike_D/status/805197942957232129 As Andy Greder…
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FiftyFive.One Podcast 9: Cosmos in Crisis and Inchy Comes to Minnesota
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: FiftyFive.One Podcast 9: Cosmos in Crisis and Inchy Comes to MinnesotaThe New York Cosmos are in big financial trouble and with them, the NASL. Meanwhile Bob Bradley gets his first win in the EPL, Adrian Heath is set to be announced as Minnesota United FC’s first MLS manager, and Jeff and Wes look at the upcoming expansion draft. You can listen below or subscribe: iTunes Google…
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News in Brief: New York Cosmos Win the Last NASL Cup Before the Apocalypse
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: New York Cosmos Win the Last NASL Cup Before the ApocalypseNew York Cosmos win their third championship in four years And while the NASL looks to be shrinking next season to nine teams, assuming the best, it still was a pretty solid game. Enjoy the shootout below and baffle at the use of goalkeeper Jon Busch as the third shooter by NASL coach of the…
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NCAAs Feature a Number of Minnesota Teams and More – News In Brief for Thursday
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NCAAs Feature a Number of Minnesota Teams and More – News In Brief for ThursdayGolden Gophers Open at Home Against North Carolina State on November 12th If you haven’t seen the report by Matt Privratsky, University of Minnesota will host first round NCAA tournament action against NC State. Game details: No. 4 Minnesota vs NC State Elizabeth Lyle Robbie Stadium November 12, 7:00 p.m. Other Minnesota Women’s Teams Make…
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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…
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Community Match Ratings: New York at Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Community Match Ratings: New York at MinnesotaVoting is now open. Contribute your match ratings. If you are unfamiliar with the 1-10 rating scale being used by FiftyFive.One, please give our Match Ratings Primer a quick read. Feel free to reread as a refresher as well, as a shared understanding of the scale will only improve the quality of the community match…
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Minnesota United FC Bow Out in Final NASL with 1-0 Loss to New York Cosmos
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Bow Out in Final NASL with 1-0 Loss to New York CosmosSo Long and Thanks for all the Lake Monsters, Nessie… I won’t belabor the game. It was a typical 2016 Minnesota United FC game, with too little effort, too late, players playing out of position, and a defensive miscue that proved the difference. The first half was a tense affair, with Sammy Ndjock keeping New…
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Gameday Open Thread: #MNUvNYC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gameday Open Thread: #MNUvNYCOpen thread. Enjoy! When? – 7:00 PM CT, Saturday, October 29 Where? – National Sports Center Stadium, Blaine, MN How to Watch? My29 (Local), ESPN3 and One World Sports (Everywhere else) Reads: 55.1 Match Preview Loons Reflect on End of an Era, Leaving Nessie One Last Tifo: Dark Clouds Prep for NSC Finale Pioneer Press: United FC…