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Matchdays Twenty-Three and US Open Cup Semi-Finals: Spark Joy
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Matchdays Twenty-Three and US Open Cup Semi-Finals: Spark JoyOne of the things that bound me (and I suspect many others) closely to the sport of soccer was the culture that was built up around clubs. Sports are fun regardless, and to some degree all teams, from the Boston Red Sox to the Vegas Golden Knights, create their own culture. But what’s exceptional in…
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MINvNMU US Open Cup Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MINvNMU US Open Cup Game ThreadKey Info When? – 7:00 p.m. CDT, Wednesday, July 10th Where? – Allianz Field, Saint Paul, MN How to Watch? ESPN+ Social Official Hashtag: #MINvNMU #USOC2019 Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc New Mexico United – @NewMexicoUtd Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Reads Support local journalism! Lend your…
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News in Brief: Asylum of Loons in TOTW, Rumors on Ramirez, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Asylum of Loons in TOTW, Rumors on Ramirez, and MoreMLS Team of the Week Seven goals in two games will certainly earn a team a lot of plaudits. MLS acknowledged the Loons’ performance this past week by placing an asylum of Loons and Adrian Heath on the Team of the Week. Brent Kallman and Miguel Ibarra made the bench. Bobby Shuttleworth, Christian Ramirez, and…
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#HOUvMIN US Open Cup Game Thread
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: #HOUvMIN US Open Cup Game ThreadWhen? – 7:30 p.m. CDT, Monday, June 18 Where? – BBVA Compass Stadium How to Watch? ONLINE STREAM Social: Official Hashtag: #HOUvMIN Follow us at @FiveFiftyOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @mnufc Houston Dynamo – @HoustonDynamo Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday Pre-Match Reading: Glory, Defeat, and Pepper Spray, Minnesota in the US Open Cup…
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Glory, Defeat, and Pepper Spray: Minnesota in the U.S. Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Glory, Defeat, and Pepper Spray: Minnesota in the U.S. Open CupThe Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup is entering its 106th season, proof of America’s rich soccer heritage. While the dominant teams of old — the Brooklyn Italians, Bethlehem Steel — are diminished or defunct today, their legend lives on. In the modern MLS era, the Open Cup is the tie that binds the teams at…
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Minneapolis City Out of Open Cup as Stegman’s Falls to Rochester River Dogz
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minneapolis City Out of Open Cup as Stegman’s Falls to Rochester River DogzPaul Gotham is a freelance writer from Rochester, NY and makes a guest appearance for FiftyFive.One to recap Stegman’s Soccer Club’s US Open Cup match. PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Stegman’s Soccer Club got the start it wanted Sunday afternoon, but the Minneapolis City affiliate fell short in its quest to qualify for the 2018 Lamar Hunt…
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News in Brief: Abu Danladi Up for Goal of the Week, Heaps Out at New England, A Really Good Dog, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Abu Danladi Up for Goal of the Week, Heaps Out at New England, A Really Good Dog, and MoreAbu’s strike up for GOTW Abu Danladi’s game-winning screamer of a goal is up for MLS Goal of the Week. It was the rookie’s sixth goal of the season and his first that has been nominated for GOTW. Voting is open until September 21st. https://www.instagram.com/p/BZH9lT3gMaw/ And here’s the goal so you and I can watch…
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News in Brief: U.S. Open Cup, Rowdies Rising, Hmong Freedom Celebration, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: U.S. Open Cup, Rowdies Rising, Hmong Freedom Celebration, and MoreU.S. Open Cup round of 16 kicks off Complete #USOC2017 bracket (updated after @FCDallas' 3-1 win over #Rapids96) >> https://t.co/rJcAwHgCGk pic.twitter.com/lpi5XqKmtw — TheCup.us (@usopencup) June 28, 2017 The U.S. Open Cup entered the round of 16 last night, with FC Dallas winning 3-1 against Colorado Rapids at home. The remaining seven matches take place tonight,…
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Minnesota United Crashes Out of the Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Crashes Out of the Open CupA lackluster first half capped off with two goals in the final three minutes from hosts Sporting Kansas City put an end to Minnesota United’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup campaign Wednesday night. In Kansas 11 days ago, SKC defender Ike Opara opened the scoring with a shot from distance as part of his team’s…
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U.S. Open Cup Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: U.S. Open Cup Preview: Sporting Kansas City vs. Minnesota United FCSeveral obvious questions loom heading into this match. Which teams will take the U.S. Open Cup seriously and which will field rotation-heavy squads? How will Minnesota United compensate for injury and international absences? How will each team adapt to what happened ten days ago in Kansas City, when the Loons were embarrassed by a deeper and more…
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News in Brief: Midway Stadium Start, Open Cup Underdogs, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Midway Stadium Start, Open Cup Underdogs, and MoreMidway stadium construction starts soon It’s almost time to grab that lawn chair out of your garage and make your way over to the intersection of Snelling Ave and I-94 in Saint Paul. According to Fred Melo of the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, construction on Minnesota United’s new home may begin this week. St. Paul…
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News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota United’s First Unified Team and MoreMinnesota United announce unified team with Special Olympics In a press release Monday, Minnesota United FC and Special Olympics MN announced the creation of the first official Minnesota United Unified Team. Eleven athletes were selected to play two matches against Houston Dynamo’s Unified Team. The first match will take place at TCF Bank Stadium on July 19.…
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Menace Fall Late to AFC Cleveland in US Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Menace Fall Late to AFC Cleveland in US Open CupThe Open Cup is over for the Des Moines Menace before they could even get running. AFC Cleveland left Valley Stadium in Des Moines with a 3-1 win over the Menace in the 104th edition of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Wednesday night. The game played out as a stalemate until Cleveland broke through…