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Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Match Preview: Minnesota United FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FCThere’s no place like home. Even a threadbare and struggling team like Minnesota United is able to claim wins against teams like Sporting Kansas City and now Portland when playing at home. Another chance to claim a victory against an old Cascadian enemy beckons when Vancouver visits on Saturday. Can Minnesota gain momentum and win…
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Quarterly Review: Updated MLS Rankings
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Quarterly Review: Updated MLS RankingsWith over a quarter of the 2017 MLS season gone, we can start to assess the teams and our own evaluations of those teams. At the beginning of the season our writer poll made some bold predictions: some correct and some dead wrong. In our quarterly review, we adjust those rankings, no doubt to be…
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When Can MLS Clubs Trade Future Allocation Money?
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: When Can MLS Clubs Trade Future Allocation Money?Minnesota United has been involved in two trades in 2017 that involved 2018 allocation money. One went through; the other needed revising. So when can a club trade future funds? On Wednesday morning, Minnesota United traded its top spot in the Allocation Ranking Order. Vancouver moved up to acquire three-time MLS All-Star Fredy Montero. In…
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News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Joshua Gatt Joins Minnesota United, Loons Vs. Timbers, and Much MoreJoshua Gatt to sign with Minnesota United FC According to Megan Ryan at Star Tribune, Joshua Gatt will join Minnesota United. The 25-year-old winger has been slowed by injuries the past few years, but at one time was receiving call-ups to the USMNT. There is some discussion that Loons coach Adrian Heath should try the Michigan native…
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Minnesota United Draws Vancouver to Open Portland Preseason
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Draws Vancouver to Open Portland PreseasonMinnesota United FC kicked off its preseason in earnest on Thursday, playing to a 1-1 draw with the Vancouver Whitecaps. Kevin Molino put the Loons ahead with an Olimpico in the 50th minute before the Caps evened up the score in the 82nd. The Loons played their first streamed match of the preseason, giving fans…
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News in Brief: Patreon Campaign Update, Minneapolis City News, MLS Fantasy Soccer, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: Patreon Campaign Update, Minneapolis City News, MLS Fantasy Soccer, and MoreFiftyFive.One Patreon Campaign at 42 patrons Our goal is to get to 50 patrons by the end of the day today. Will you be the one to push the number over the half-century mark? Some details from our campaign so far: The most someone has given is $25. The least is one dollar. The most amusing…
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What Happened to the TOA’s Original NASL Founders
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: What Happened to the TOA’s Original NASL FoundersOn Tuesday, US Soccer released a statement saying they postponed a decision for 7-10 days on the NASL/USL sanctioning of the second division. The current NASL crisis (where teams are hemorrhaging money) has brought up the discussion of what the original NASL was attempting with the Team Owners Association (TOA). Those TOA members started breaking away…
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Minnesota United Returning to Portland for Preseason
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United Returning to Portland for PreseasonRedemption is at hand. MN United FC has announced that the club will again visit the City of Roses for the Simple Invitational on Feb. 9-15, 2017. The team will prep for its inaugural MLS season against three Western Conference MLS clubs, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake, and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The 2017 Simple Invitational will have of three…
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Designated Report: Vancouver Whitecaps
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Designated Report: Vancouver WhitecapsJeff Rueter examines the history of the Vancouver Whitecaps’ Designated Players in his ongoing series. We’re in the home stretch of this series, reader. We’ve gone through the original franchises, the early stages of re-expansion, and the successful launch into Cascadia. At this point, there are just four installments of the Designated Report to read. We’ve…
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MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the Jump
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: MLS Says Minnesota United Can Keep Current Players When Making the JumpA spokesperson for Major League Soccer has informed FiftyFive.One that players currently on the Minnesota United roster will be allowed to move with the team without restrictions when they make the move to their new league. There has long been speculation about the rules that govern players moving forward with an existing lower league team to…