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US Open Cup Match Preview: Minnesota United vs. Sporting Kansas City
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Open Cup Match Preview: Minnesota United vs. Sporting Kansas CityMinnesota United FC vs. Sporting Kansas City USOC Fourth Round Match Wednesday, June 15 — 7 p.m. CT National Sports Center | Blaine, MN After defeating St. Louis in the third round of the U.S. Open Cup, Minnesota United will play the role of happy host to MLS opponents in the fourth round. For the first time in…
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Minnesota United FC Defeats St. Louis FC 2-0 In US Open Cup Action, Will Host Sporting Kansas City Next
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Defeats St. Louis FC 2-0 In US Open Cup Action, Will Host Sporting Kansas City NextRead our interview with former Nottingham Forest player Jack Blake. While the result may have been in doubt for much of the game, Minnesota United managed to put away St. Louis FC with goals by Kevin Venegas and newcomer Jack Blake to beat the USL side 2-0 in the third round of the US Open Cup.…
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U.S. Open Cup Gameday Open Thread: #STLvMNU
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: U.S. Open Cup Gameday Open Thread: #STLvMNUOpen thread. Enjoy! When? – 7:00 PM CT, Wednesday, June 1 Where? – World Wide Technology Soccer Park, Fenton, MO How to Watch? LIVESTREAM Reads: 55.1 Match Preview Official Team Preview Social: Official Hashtag: #STLvMNU – #USOC2016 Follow us at @FiftyFiveOne! Team Accounts Minnesota United FC – @MNUnitedFC Saint Louis FC – @SaintLouisFC Live Updates MNUFC Gameday – @mnunitedgameday
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San Antonio Pulls Off Texas Two-Step, Comes Back Against Des Moines In Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: San Antonio Pulls Off Texas Two-Step, Comes Back Against Des Moines In Open CupWEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Leading by one goal, the Des Moines Menace knew messing with Texas would be a tall task. Photo credit: Dan Mable/Des Moines Menace The visiting USL side San Antonio FC tallied two goals in the final 18 minutes to erase a second-half deficit in front of a crowd of 1,754…
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US Open Cup Match Preview: Minnesota at Saint Louis
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: US Open Cup Match Preview: Minnesota at Saint LouisThe Lamar Hunt US Open Cup isn’t the highest profile competition in American soccer, yet its allure is hard to resist. Especially for fans of teams in the lower divisions, the Open Cup is a prize unlike any other. Never mind winning the whole thing, the chance to compete against and beat MLS clubs, is the immediate…
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US Open Cup Interleague Play: How do they Fare Head to Head?
Categories: MediaContinue Reading: US Open Cup Interleague Play: How do they Fare Head to Head?This coming Wednesday, June 1st, we’ll reach the third round of the 104th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup – the round where we see the first interleague clashes of the upper professional divisions of US Soccer. While slowly growing in awareness and importance, the tournament still lags far behind England’s FA Cup and other domestic cup competetions. In…
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Minnesota United Will Travel in US Open Cup 3rd Round
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Will Travel in US Open Cup 3rd RoundThe Loons learned their US Open Cup fate today as the draw was made for the competition’s second and third rounds. For the third year in a row, Minnesota will be on the road for their entry round. They will travel to either St. Louis or Cleveland to play the winner of St. Louis FC…
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New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 Season
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: New Minnesota United Head Coach Carl Craig Leads team into 2016 SeasonAs Minnesota United players took to the National Sports Center indoor fieldhouse for the start of the 2016 preseason, things somehow looked different. It wasn’t a name or logo change this year and the training kits looked similar, too. A few of the players were new, but that’s to be expected and happens every year.…
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Glory, Defeat, And Pepper Spray: Minnesota In The US Open Cup
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Glory, Defeat, And Pepper Spray: Minnesota In The US Open CupIn the modern MLS era, the Open Cup is the tie that binds the teams at the top and the amorphous, ever shifting divisions below. New legends are being written, like the Cinderella Rochester Rhinos championship in 1999, or our own Minnesota Thunder’s shocking semi-final run in 2005. To celebrate the entry of Minnesota United…