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News in Brief: Soccer Stadia, Armchair Analysis, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Soccer Stadia, Armchair Analysis, and MoreSoccer stadia news Two new pieces of information have emerged about both of the major new stadia in Minneapolis-St. Paul. Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press released some specific numbers regarding Allianz Field. Specifically, Greder highlights the conflict between the crowd size at TCF Bank Stadium, regularly 20,000+, and the maximum capacity of Allianz, which…
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Hopes Renewed for Minnesota United Stadium Progress
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Hopes Renewed for Minnesota United Stadium ProgressAutumn in Minnesota has been mild, but it has been a cold and desolate fall for Minnesota United news. Dr. Bill McGuire had repeatedly expressed hopes that there would be some sort of activity on the stadium site in the fall; the site remains an undisturbed dirt lot. But it seems that movement before the…
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US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of Switzerland
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Women Return to Minnesota in Style with a 5-1 Rout of SwitzerlandThe US Women’s National Team suffered an early scare from Switzerland in their friendly at US Bank Stadium, but came back to win thoroughly 5-1. The Yanks started strong with three shots in the first five minutes, including an almost own goal from Switzerland after a scuffed cross from Carli Lloyd. But it was Switzerland…
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US Women to Face Switzerland in Minnesota
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Women to Face Switzerland in MinnesotaUS Soccer announced a women’s national team friendly for October 23rd against Switzerland to be played in the brand-new US Bank Stadium. For the first time in over a decade, the US national team returns to Minnesota to play soccer. The US women last played in Minnesota on July 15, 2006 against Sweden at the…
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US Bank Stadium Offers a Glimpse at the Future of Soccer in Minnesota
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: US Bank Stadium Offers a Glimpse at the Future of Soccer in MinnesotaFor some, US Bank Stadium opening this week offered their first glimpse at the brand new, billion dollar Vikings stadium. But opening as it did, with an international friendly between Chelsea and AC Milan, for many others, the match offered a glimpse at the future of soccer in Minnesota. With 64,101 fans packed quite literally…
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Chelsea Bests AC Milan 3-1 in Front of Record Crowd at US Bank Stadium
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chelsea Bests AC Milan 3-1 in Front of Record Crowd at US Bank StadiumMinneapolis, Minn. US Bank Stadium opened its doors to the public for the first time on Wednesday night, hosting a sold out 64,101 fans to watch Chelsea defeat AC Milan 3-1. AC Milan had the better possession for the first half, but the game took time to boil. In the 16th minute, Luiz Adriano threaded…
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Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte Confirms Matt Miazga Could Be Loaned
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chelsea Boss Antonio Conte Confirms Matt Miazga Could Be LoanedMINNEAPOLIS, Minn. On the eve of the last 2016 International Champions Cup match between AC Milan and Chelsea, both managers talked to the press at US Bank Stadium Tuesday evening. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte hinted once again that American defender Matt Miazga could be shipped off on loan to get playing time and experience. When…
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U.S. Bank Stadium Gets Field Makeover Before ICC Friendly
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: U.S. Bank Stadium Gets Field Makeover Before ICC FriendlyA large crew was hard at work this morning as they prepared the field at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for this Wednesday’s International Champions Cup friendly between AC Milan and Chelsea. Using rolls of sod, the playing surface will have the feel of natural grass, laid on top of the usual artificial turf with…
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AC Milan – Chelsea FC Match Set for Record-Breaking Attendance
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: AC Milan – Chelsea FC Match Set for Record-Breaking AttendanceRecords are made to be broken and that’s exactly what will happen on August 3 when AC Milan faces off against Chelsea FC at US Bank Stadium. Relevent Sports, the parent company of the International Champions Cup competition, will report this morning that they have sold over 55,000 tickets to the event. The former all-time attendance…
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MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium Bill
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MN Governor Dayton Still a Holdout on Minnesota United Stadium BillMinnesota Governor Mark Dayton stood before the media on Wednesday afternoon to address an error that will, among other things, delay approval of Minnesota United’s new stadium. He explained that in the legislature’s rush to finish an omnibus tax bill in the final hours of the session, they created a wording mistake that would short…
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ICC Ticket Sales for AC Milan Chelsea are Brisk with 30K Sold
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: ICC Ticket Sales for AC Milan Chelsea are Brisk with 30K SoldNearly 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the AC Milan Chelsea match scheduled for August 3, in Minneapolis, Minn. Benjamin Spencer of Relevent Sports confirmed those numbers on Monday saying presale tickets alone accounted for about 20,000. Spencer said the presale tickets were sold solely through email lists of those who had signed up…
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Chelsea – AC Milan to Play at Minneapolis US Bank Stadium in August
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Chelsea – AC Milan to Play at Minneapolis US Bank Stadium in AugustThe new US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will play host to a midweek match-up between England’s Premier League club Chelsea and Italian Serie A giants AC Milan. Sources told NP, this will be the first-ever event at the new $1.061 billion stadium and will be played in early August. It is believed that plans…
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Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Will Minnesota United Need An Enclosed Stadium Alternative When Moving to MLS?When Minnesota Vikings Spokesperson Lester Bagley was trying to sell the public and MLS on their enclosed stadium for a franchise in the Twin Cities, he was fond of repeating league commissioner Don Garber’s story of how cold it was in Minnesota on the weekend of the 2014 MLS Cup final. “We were talking about…