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John Alvbåge Set for Göteborg Return
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: John Alvbåge Set for Göteborg ReturnMinnesota’s first goalkeeper in MLS, John Alvbåge, is slated to return to his parent club of IFK Göteborg in Sweden after his loan expires on July 23. He has been struggling with a finger injury and will remain in the United States after his contract ends to have screws removed from an operation and to recover.…
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Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good Start
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Actually, Minnesota United’s MLS Adventure Is off to a Good StartMinnesota United isn’t going to make the playoffs this year, and it never was. Anyone who has said that making the postseason should be the club’s benchmark for success just isn’t living on the same planet where MLS has evolved from a messy and wide open contest to a mature and challenging league. But it…
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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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Vadim Demidov out of Favor at MNUFC; May Depart This Spring
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Vadim Demidov out of Favor at MNUFC; May Depart This SpringMinnesota United may be cutting ties with its club captain. After a rough first few games in MLS, Vadim Demidov seems to be on his way out the door. Given factors on the field and off, the move may happen sooner than later. In Demidov’s first three MLS starts, Minnesota conceded a combined 16 goals against Portland,…
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Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: FC Dallas vs. Minnesota United FCBoth teams enter the weekend putting very different games in their respective rear view mirrors. For Minnesota, the elation (and relief) of an all-around victory and two key defensive signings has the team feeling confident and out to prove that last weekend was no fluke. In Dallas, hearts weigh heavy after an emotional injury time loss to…
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News in Brief: New Loons Join Team Rapidly, USWNT and USSF Reach Deal, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: New Loons Join Team Rapidly, USWNT and USSF Reach Deal, and MoreNew Loons jump right in Sam Cronin and Marc Burch have arrived in Minnesota and joined Minnesota United FC in practice. The two former Colorado Rapids players were part of a deal late last week with Colorado. Both Burch and Cronin bring a lot of MLS experience with them, including being a key part of…
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Three Things: Minnesota United at New England Revolution
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Three Things: Minnesota United at New England RevolutionAlternate Headline: When Bad Things Happen to Good People Minnesota United FC has earned all the wrong superlatives after yet another shellacking, its third in four games, this time at the hands of lowly New England. The Loons’ attack remains respectable, but it’s the defense where things have repeatedly fallen apart. It’s pointless to rehash the abject…
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Match Preview: New England Revolution vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: New England Revolution vs. Minnesota United FCIt was not perfectly clear at the time, but we now know that Minnesota United FC opened its MLS journey against juggernaut offenses. The Loons looked foolish against Portland and Atlanta, but those teams have since made other not-too-shabby teams like Chicago and Houston look pretty poor as well. Against Colorado, Minnesota performed much better…
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Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Colorado Rapids vs. Minnesota United FCOstensibly, a game preview exists to show readers a glimpse of what they may see when the game unfolds. Minnesota’s first two performances have made that extremely difficult. In truth, it is a major challenge to predict what Adrian Heath and the Loons will do to staunch the bleeding. The solutions aren’t obvious and, even if…
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Rewind That: A Blueprint to Stop Minnesota United’s Bleeding
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Rewind That: A Blueprint to Stop Minnesota United’s BleedingAfter a thrashing in the opener against the Portland Timbers, Minnesota United FC was taken to task once again. Fellow expansion side Atlanta United went to work immediately, and the bleeding continued for the Loons. So what can be done to fix this? Second verse, same as the first. Very little of what went wrong against the…
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Rewind That: Checking the Tape of Minnesota United’s Loss in Portland
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Rewind That: Checking the Tape of Minnesota United’s Loss in PortlandMinnesota United was taken to task by Portland in its MLS debut, falling 5-1. But was the scoreline more damning than the Loons’ play? In a new series, Jeff Rueter checks the footage to analyze the match. Consider this a case study in watching a match twice before tweeting overarching opinions. After Minnesota was done,…
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News in Brief: Minnesota Announces Its Local Broadcast Partner and Much More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Minnesota Announces Its Local Broadcast Partner and Much MoreMinnesota United FC confirms My29 will be local broadcast partner It’s great news for those people in the metro area as any non-nationally broadcast game will be on over-the-air channel My29. In addition to being shown on TV, the broadcast will be simulcast on 1500 ESPN. For long time fans, this was probably the most exciting piece of…
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Take Five: Questions for Minnesota United’s Preseason
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Take Five: Questions for Minnesota United’s PreseasonMinnesota United’s preseason kicked off in earnest on Tuesday with a match against New England. It has been a whirlwind past couple of months as players and coaches were brought into the fold. With its roster nearly assembled, the preseason is a crucial first step. We’re finally getting to the good stuff. Yesterday closed the door on the third…