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News in Brief: MLS Regular Season Closing, Rejected Childhood Dreams, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: MLS Regular Season Closing, Rejected Childhood Dreams, and MoreTariq Panja in the New York Times brings us the story of kids who dream of playing pro soccer despite being released from England. Beau Dure informs us that Sunil Gulati tried to coordinate the USL and NASL in late 2016 Tony Sanneh is set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame by the…
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News in Brief: World Cup Qualifiers, Loons Honored, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: World Cup Qualifiers, Loons Honored, and MoreWorld Cup Qualifying reactions The United States men’s national team failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia after losing to Trinidad & Tobago in their final qualifying match. This is the first time the US has failed to qualify for the World Cup since 1986. The US won’t be the only…
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News in Brief: USMNT Earn Impressive Draw at The Azteca, Minnesota Hold Academy Tryouts, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: USMNT Earn Impressive Draw at The Azteca, Minnesota Hold Academy Tryouts, and MoreUSMNT fallout The USMNT earned four points in World Cup Qualifying this past FIFA International window. Two goals from USA wonder-kid Christian Pulisic earned a win against Trinidad and Tobago. In an even more impressive display, the Yanks earned a draw against Mexico away at the Azteca (their third point ever there in World Cup…
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News in Brief: Minnesota Hall of Fame Connections, Merch to Be Proud of, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota Hall of Fame Connections, Merch to Be Proud of, and MoreSoccer Hall of Fame Minnesota connections Ballots for the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2017 are finalized and voting is underway. Notably, Tony Sanneh is on the list, who is eligible based on his 43 USMNT caps. Sanneh’s eligibility expires in 2019, ten years after his last MLS appearance. Meanwhile, another Minnesota connection…
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The Sights From the Sanneh Foundation’s Gala4Goals
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: The Sights From the Sanneh Foundation’s Gala4GoalsOn Saturday, more than 1,200 people from the Twin Cities gathered at the downtown Saint Paul RiverCentre to raise over $100,000 in charity. It was all to benefit former USMNT player and Minnesota soccer legend Tony Sanneh’s the Sanneh Foundation. Sanneh’s foundation works with low-income youth throughout the Twin Cities and St. Cloud on education and…
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Seventh Annual Sanneh Foundation Gala4Goals Next Saturday
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Seventh Annual Sanneh Foundation Gala4Goals Next SaturdayOn Saturday, Feb. 25, the Sanneh Foundation will hold the seventh annual Gala4Goals, the premier fundraising event of the Sanneh Foundation, which attracts more than 1,000 people each year. It’s an exciting evening of entertainment and community support, as well as an opportunity to celebrate the successes of the Sanneh Foundation’s innovative youth programming and its profound…
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Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service Trip
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Silver Linings Partner with Sanneh Foundation on Haiti Service TripNext week, another group of Minnesotans will be heading south to warmer weather and entirely ice-free roads. But the members of this group aren’t snow birds ready to spend their winter in Florida. These folks are going even further south to Haiti to volunteer at a soccer camp. While in Haiti, six members of Minnesota…
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The History of Soccer in the Minnesota State High School League
Categories: Minnesota Soccer HistoryContinue Reading: The History of Soccer in the Minnesota State High School LeagueOn Monday the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) kicked off the 2016/2017 school year with the opening of preseason training for fall sports. Last year the MSHSL celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. I was asked to write a history of soccer for the official 2015 state tournament program. With the kickoff of the 2016 soccer…
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Minnesota: A Rich Soccer History
Continue Reading: Minnesota: A Rich Soccer HistoryNo one would argue that the names: Kicks, Strikers, Thunder, Stars and Minnesota United FC are synonymous with Minnesota soccer. These are all names of professional teams that have made their mark in the state over the last 40 years. However, the pro teams tell only part of the story of a rich soccer history…