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#PORvMNU Open Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #PORvMNU Open Game ThreadWhen? – 8:30 PM CT, Friday, March 3 Where? – Providence Park, Portland, OR How to Watch? FS1 How to Listen? myTalk 107.1 Social: Official Hashtag: #PORvMNU Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Portland Timbers FC – @TimbersFC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Pre-Match Reading: FiftyFive.One Match Preview FiftyFive.One MLS Preview MLS Season…
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Match Preview: Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Portland Timbers vs. Minnesota United FCJust about everything starts here. The Major League Soccer season officially kicks off with this match, Portland begins its quest to reclaim its crown, and Minnesota United FC launches into a long-awaited future that has finally become the present. The eyes of an entire league and its fans will be on this nationally televised moment out…
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News in Brief: Loons Score Two, Liga MX on Facebook, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Loons Score Two, Liga MX on Facebook, and MorePortland Timbers – Minnesota United FC highlights Check out Wes Burdine’s recap for a more in-depth look at the match. Andy Greder of Pioneer Press also wrote a recap and provided quotes from Adrian Heath. False alarm #MNUFC Subs: McLainCarducci CalvanoJones GattThompsonGonzalez StarikovRamirez#PORvMNU — Minnesota United FC (@MNUFC) February 13, 2017 Joshua Gatt was listed as a sub…
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Portland vs. Minnesota: Three Things
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Portland vs. Minnesota: Three ThingsOn Sunday night, before a partisan preseason crowd of over 13,000, Minnesota United FC played out a 2-2 draw against the Portland Timbers. The result — Minnesota’s fourth draw in four preseason games — was unremarkable, but the game itself was a fun watch, featuring good play and quality goals for both sides. Even better, the…
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Minnesota United Play to Another Preseason Draw in Preview of MLS Opener
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Play to Another Preseason Draw in Preview of MLS OpenerIn two and a half weeks, Minnesota United will open the MLS season at Providence Park in Portland. On Sunday night, fans got a small taste of what that night might look like when the Loons and Timbers played to a 2-2 draw. Both teams played with lineups that featured very few of the players…
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News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much MoreJoshua Gatt to sign with Minnesota United FC According to Megan Ryan at Star Tribune, Joshua Gatt will join Minnesota United. The 25-year-old winger has been slowed by injuries the past few years, but at one time was receiving call-ups to the USMNT. There is some discussion that Loons coach Adrian Heath should try the Michigan native…
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Minnesota United Trades Attinella to Portland; Signals Pursuit of Ibarra
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Trades Attinella to Portland; Signals Pursuit of IbarraMinnesota has traded goalkeeper Jeff Attinella to the Portland Timbers. In return, the Loons will acquire a second-round selection in the 2018 SuperDraft. Along with the pick, United will gain the discovery rights to former Loon Miguel Ibarra. Minnesota United acquired Attinella in the fourth round of last Tuesday’s Expansion Draft. The former RSL man served…
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Minnesota United to Secure Ibarra’s Rights with Attinella Trade
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United to Secure Ibarra’s Rights with Attinella TradeEarlier we reported on-going talks between Minnesota United and the Portland Timbers that would see Jeff Attinella sent to the Timbers. Now, the deal looks very likely to be completed and it could line up Minnesota for a potential return of Miguel Ibarra. The exact terms of the trade are still unclear at this point,…
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Portland Timbers Interested in Minnesota United’s Attinella
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Portland Timbers Interested in Minnesota United’s AttinellaThe Loons came out of their Expansion Draft on Tuesday very pleased that they had three starters on their hands. The assumption was that goalkeeper Jeff Attinella was one of the three, but it seems Minnesota United are in talks with the Portland Timbers over the former Real Salt Lake keeper. The trade is by…
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Minnesota United Returning to Portland for Preseason
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Returning to Portland for PreseasonRedemption is at hand. MN United FC has announced that the club will again visit the City of Roses for the Simple Invitational on Feb. 9-15, 2017. The team will prep for its inaugural MLS season against three Western Conference MLS clubs, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The 2017 Simple Invitational will have of three…
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Designated Report: Portland Timbers
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Portland TimbersJeff Rueter examines the history of the Portland Timbers’ Designated Players in his ongoing series. As Minnesota United gears up to join MLS in 2017, there are a few markets that the Twin Cities are compared to as teams in the league that “do it right.” While Sporting Kansas City has most of their focus…
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Minnesota United Acquire Portland Timbers’ Chris Klute on Loan
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Acquire Portland Timbers’ Chris Klute on LoanWith a playoff spot firmly in their sights, Minnesota United has brought in fullback Chris Klute on loan for the remainder of the season. Klute, 26, comes from the Portland Timbers. Klute is no stranger to the NASL, having come through the late Atlanta Silverbacks’ system to eventually play 12 matches for their first team…
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MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the Jump
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the JumpA spokesperson for Major League Soccer has informed FiftyFive.One that players currently on the Minnesota United roster will be allowed to move with the team without restrictions when they make the move to their new league. There has long been speculation about the rules that govern players moving forward with an existing lower league team to…