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News in Brief: Rogers Out for Loons, Kathy Carter and Hope Solo Enter USSF Race, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Rogers Out for Loons, Kathy Carter and Hope Solo Enter USSF Race, and MoreMNUFC President Nick Rogers moving on Minnesota United FC announced this week that Nick Rogers is leaving the club. Rogers was previously named President of the club in 2013 and was instrumental in keeping a professional soccer team in Minnesota. He will not be replaced as president, with new CEO Chris Wright instead filling the…
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Minnesota United Ramping Up Marketing (at Last) As Opener Nears
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Ramping Up Marketing (at Last) As Opener NearsMinnesota United FC kicks off its MLS era on Friday, March 3, with a nationally televised away match against the Portland Timbers. Just over a week after that, on Sunday, March 12, the Loons will return home for their home opener at TCF Bank Stadium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. It’s all…
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News in Brief: MNUFC Kits Revealed, Looning Around Town, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC Kits Revealed, Looning Around Town, and MoreMNUFC kits revealed The biggest news of the weekend was the big reveal of what Minnesota United players will be wearing on the pitch this year. A large crowd gathered at the Machine Shop in Minneapolis to see the lineup of players sporting the home, away, and keeper kits. There won’t be a third kit…
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Jamie Watson, Nick Rogers to Partake in Polar Plunge
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Jamie Watson, Nick Rogers to Partake in Polar PlungeMLS expansion side Minnesota United strives to be a team that Minnesota can relate to. Sometimes, this equates to fielding competitive players that are as active off the field as they are on it. However, a former player and the club president are putting their money where their mouths are. On Thursday, they’ll take a dip in…
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Q&A: Nick Rogers Looking Forward to MLS in 2017
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Q&A: Nick Rogers Looking Forward to MLS in 2017The wait is over. After months of speculation, Minnesota United fans know a lot more about the future of the team. While we know the who, what, when, and where about the team’s future, many of the details about those decisions are still a mystery. Minnesota United president Nick Rogers took the time to answer…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part II
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story – Part IIIn preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United called the Complete Darkness. It’s published by FiftyFive.One’s parent company, Byline Press. There are still copies available which can be ordered…
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Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium Story
Continue Reading: Pride and Prejudice: A Minnesota United Stadium StoryMinnesota United’s struggle to build a stadium took them through plots and proposals that would have made Jane Austen’s head spin. In preparation for Minnesota United’s MLS announcement this coming Friday, FiftyFive.One is bringing you a three part series that originally appeared in its entirety in the 2015 year in review book of Minnesota United…
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Inside the Post-Howler War Room: How Minnesota United’s Social Media Spun a Disastrous Goalkeeping Error
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Inside the Post-Howler War Room: How Minnesota United’s Social Media Spun a Disastrous Goalkeeping ErrorWhen Minnesota United FC goalkeeper Sammy Ndjock let in a horrific own goal against EPL side AFC Bournemouth, it led to a maelstrom of activity for the United staff. Within 18 hours, the club watched video of the goal go viral and released their own joking response that itself went viral. Here’s the story from inside…
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Cody Cropper’s Future Uncertain After MK Dons Release
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Cody Cropper’s Future Uncertain After MK Dons ReleaseCody Cropper’s 2016 has been a roller coaster. While he got his first professional starts, playing for MK Dons, the young, Minnesotan goalkeeper saw his club relegated from the English Championship while he nursed a bad shoulder injury. Today, MK Dons announced that they would not be exercising the option on his contract. BREAKING! #mkdons…
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How the Deal Got Done: A look at St. Paul’s Minnesota United Stadium Coup
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: How the Deal Got Done: A look at St. Paul’s Minnesota United Stadium CoupAt the beginning of 2015, Minneapolis looked a lock for Major League Soccer. Whether it would be in the ZygiDome or a Minnesota United stadium on the Farmer’s Market site, it was not going to St. Paul. Almost a year after MLS announced Minnesota United FC as a new franchise, Dr. Bill McGuire will be…
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Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?When Minnesota Vikings Spokesperson Lester Bagley was trying to sell the public and MLS on their enclosed stadium for a franchise in the Twin Cities, he was fond of repeating league commissioner Don Garber’s story of how cold it was in Minnesota on the weekend of the 2014 MLS Cup final. “We were talking about…
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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 United FC as the 23rd team in the league. The event was held at Target Field on March 25, 2015. Thanks to Jeremy Olson for providing exclusive photos from yesterday’s…
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Minnesota United FC Set to be 23rd Major League Soccer Team
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Set to be 23rd Major League Soccer TeamA report from Sports Illustrated on Friday is stating that Minnesota United FC has secured an MLS expansion spot. Sources state that Minnesota United’s owner, Bill McGuire, has actually signed a “letter of intent” confirming Minnesota’s place as the 23rd MLS team. On Thursday, Northern Pitch.com broke the news that Minnesota United FC was the…