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Gallery: Minneapolis City Draws Golden Gophers in Preseason Tune-up
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Gallery: Minneapolis City Draws Golden Gophers in Preseason Tune-upMINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City SC salvaged a last-second draw with the University of Minnesota Twin Cities men’s club team in the Crows’ final preseason friendly. Second-half goals from Martin Browne Jr. and Nick Hutton each came in response to U of M scores, as City just managed to keep pace with the Golden Gophers on Friday…
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News in Brief: MNUFC-Surly Partnership, Loons Injuries, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MNUFC-Surly Partnership, Loons Injuries, and MoreSurly announces official beer of MNUFC Announcement: Rising North, the official beer of @MNUFC https://t.co/ns2bv1I1Tu pic.twitter.com/eSzCcsBtFp — surlybrewing (@surlybrewing) April 19, 2017 Surly Brewing Company and Minnesota United FC have announced that Rising North Pale Ale is the official beer of the Loons. You’ll be able to get your hands on 4-packs of those lovely…
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News in Brief: Loons up for Honors, Gopher Exhibition, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons up for Honors, Gopher Exhibition, and MoreLoons up for honors after first MLS win Still daydreaming about Saturday evening’s win over Real Salt Lake (and maybe even humming the tune above)? Here are some goodies to savor as the sweet taste of victory lingers on your palate. Christian Ramirez and Adrian Heath were named to the MLS team of the week.…
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News in Brief: De Villardi Goes Under the Knife and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: De Villardi Goes Under the Knife and MoreDe Villardi goes under the knife Minnesota United defender Thomas de Villardi had successful surgery on his ruptured Achilles tendon. De Villardi was drafted 42nd overall from the University of Delaware by Minnesota in the MLS SuperDraft. During the pre-season, de Villardi primarily played at left back. He is expected to miss six to nine months. Duluth FC…
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News in Brief: Charity Card Club, Greenspan Returns, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Charity Card Club, Greenspan Returns, and MoreMNUFC sins, Dark Clouds give Year To Date: Dark Clouds Charity Card Club has raised $321 for charities. It's not too late to join https://t.co/cTaHc0Uzz5 #DCMN pic.twitter.com/OW7hqWgq10 — Dark Clouds ☁????️???? #DCMN (@MNDarkClouds) March 21, 2017 So far in this short season, the Dark Clouds and friends have raised $321 based on Minnesota United FC’s…
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Minneapolis City Announces 2017 NPSL Roster
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Announces 2017 NPSL RosterRolled out via a series of tweets over three days, Minneapolis City finished announcing its 2017 NPSL roster this past Wednesday. The Crows bring back a core of 15 players from their inaugural season that saw the team finish in third place in the Premier League of America (PLA)’s West Division. With several of its players returning to…
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NPSL North Notebook: Trapos Sign Two, City Development, and Dragons Playing With Fire
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NPSL North Notebook: Trapos Sign Two, City Development, and Dragons Playing With FireWe’re just over two months away from the start of competitive play for teams in the NPSL North Conference. While there will be comparatively more of note to write about come May, there have still been interesting events taking place in advance of the coming season. Viejos Son Los Trapos FC recruit Galvan Yanez and Xiong VSLT president…
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Med City FC Goes Local With Sponsorship, First Signing
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Med City FC Goes Local With Sponsorship, First SigningROCHESTER, Minn. — Med City FC named Mayo Clinic Sports Medicine as its title sponsor ahead of its inaugural NPSL campaign, and also unveiled a local soccer talent as its first signing this past Wednesday. Mayo’s involvement was described as a huge off-field win. The sports medicine arm of the health care giant has experience with…
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Minneapolis City SC Disqualified From U.S. Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City SC Disqualified From U.S. Open CupMINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis City SC has been disqualified from the U.S. Open Cup after the club found itself in conflict with current cup policy. Per the U.S. Soccer Federation Policy manual, Open Division teams forfeit their eligibility upon switching leagues after the Open Division entry deadline has passed. Minneapolis City was awarded an Open Division berth…
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NPSL North Conference Full Schedule
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NPSL North Conference Full ScheduleAs a follow-up to yesterday’s piece highlighting the budding local and regional rivalries in the NPSL Midwest Region’s rebranded North Conference, here is the conference’s full slate of regular season games. To the best of FiftyFive.One’s knowledge, at time of publication not all North Conference teams had yet released their schedules. The following represents the first…
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NPSL North Conference Schedule Released
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: NPSL North Conference Schedule ReleasedThe NPSL Midwest Region’s North Conference released its schedule today. The North, which includes a pair of holdovers from the old Central Conference, features six clubs new to the NPSL — two of which have yet to take the field in a competitive match in any context. Three of the North’s teams are located in…
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WCIS 88: Oracles, Smoke and the Chicago Fire
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 88: Oracles, Smoke and the Chicago FireWe Call It Soccer returns to tell you the future. Which fan favorite MLS player will be traded next? Will Dom Dwyer play for the USMNT? Will Jose Mourinho actually answer the phone? Nach, Kaleb and Colin bring you the answers to that and much more in this week’s We Call It Soccer! You can…
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WCIS 87: The End of Our Long National Nightmare
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: WCIS 87: The End of Our Long National NightmareThe D2 SoccerWarzzz are over! And we’re the winners. No more anonymous sources. No more endless speculation about the future of lowers leagues soccer in the US. (Don’t ask about D3.) Kaleb is back this episode to join Nach and Colin in discussing the latest MLS, EPL, and USNT news on the week’s We Call…