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When they officially commit to the University of Minnesota in February, the Gophers’ soccer class of 2022 will be wrapping up what can be a decade-long process of choosing their college program. Even though the new class of recruits comes in as the young guns on the squad, they’re far from inexperienced. The journey to…
Now that 2017 has come to a close, FiftyFive.One is honoring the best Minnesota soccer players. This week, we’ll release the shortlist of nominees across six categories. Readers can vote for their favorites with the winners announced next week. Our fourth installment of Best-of-2017 voting features collegiate players and one professional plying her trade in…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Simone Kolander continues her run of form and Mukwelle Akale makes his return for Villarreal C. Fresh off a very one-sided win in the Czech Cup, AC Sparta Praha defeated FC Viktoria Plzeň 8-0. Simone Kolander earned another start and finished with three goals…
In this recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Stiever and Hobbs finish their season while Kolander has mixed results in cup games. With little to play for, Östersunds DFF finished their Elitettan season with a 1-0 win over IF Böljan. ÖDFF scored in the 33rd minute and held on for the victory with…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing outside of the state: Östersunds DFF are officially relegated while Kolander sees limited time. A 2-1 loss to Sundsvalls DFF doomed Östersunds DFF to drop to the third division. ÖDFF started the game off strong and took the lead in the 8th minute. The scoreline held until the second half.…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Yueill gets a taste of the playoffs while Mallace’s chances remain scarce. With only two games remaining, Östersunds DFF need all six points to even have a hope of avoiding relegation. ÖDFF were placed in the tight situation after a 2-1 loss to IK Uppsala…
In this week’s recap in Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: ÖDFF hope to stay up, Miller keeps out RSL, and David wears the armband to close the season. A.C. Sparta Praha advanced to the round of 16 in the UEFA Women’s Champions League. The side defeated Greece’s FC PAOK 8-0 on aggregate. Simone Kolander…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Kolander has a goal called back, Villarreal C struggles, and David misses the playoffs. Östersunds DFF played to a 1-1 draw to promotion bound Växjö DFF. In the teams’ previous meeting, ÖDFF was on the wrong side of a 5-0 drubbing. Josee Stiever…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: A tough midweek in MLS, the season comes to a close for Kallman and Parkhill, and Akale goes the distance. After missing her team’s last game with a quad injury, Simone Kolander scored twice as a second half sub. The forward entered the…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: New England wins without Heaps, Yueill suffers a hard defeat, and Kallman finds the wrong net. Josee Stiever’s first goal for Östersund DFF’s delt the final blow to Kungsbacka DFF in a 5-2 win. The midfielder scored the seventh goal of the night 70…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Bunbury tallies his first assist, Mallace takes a knock, and Kallman plays spoiler. Östersunds DFF took home three points for the first time since Tarah Hobbs joined the team with a 1-0 win over Mallbackens IF. Hobbs not only earned her first win,…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Mallace gets more time in the USL, Kallman returns to action, and the former Gophers suffer losses. Teal Bunbury scored his sixth goal of the season in the New England Revolution’s 4-0 win over Orlando City SC. In the two previous seasons the…
In this week’s recap of Minnesotans playing professionally outside of the state: Kolander, Yueill, and Stiever notch assists while Miller and David pulled double duty. The week did not get off to a good start for Jackson Yueill and the San Jose Earthquakes. Yueill came on in the 65th minute when the Quakes were a…