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One Minnesota United Stadium Site To Unite Them All
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: One Minnesota United Stadium Site To Unite Them AllAfter months of incremental movement in the campaign to build a soccer specific stadium in Minneapolis, the entire plot was flipped this past week thanks to the sudden entrance of a familiar character—Saint Paul. The impetus of this week’s action came from Major League Soccer, who seemed determined to not let Minnesota become another Miami,…
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Ideas About How Minnesota United Could Break The Bad Stadium Mold
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Ideas About How Minnesota United Could Break The Bad Stadium MoldThis article was originally published on Streets.mn. When I was a junior in college, I studied abroad in Oslo, Norway. I lived in a student housing village a distance away from campus, nearer to the vast woods in the city’s backyard than to the bustling center. The closest landmark to my flat was Ullevål Stadion,…
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Interview With The Arch-Enemy Of Stadium Deals: Neil deMause
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Interview With The Arch-Enemy Of Stadium Deals: Neil deMauseAfter Minnesota United FC released a plan for funding their proposed Minneapolis soccer specific stadium the West Loop, to applause from some and opposition from others, I reached out Neil deMause to get some perspective on this deal compared to others, what it might truly cost, and why some might oppose it. deMause is perhaps the…