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Can Professional Soccer be Successful in Minnesota?
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Can Professional Soccer be Successful in Minnesota?The Minnesota State Legislature will soon decide the fate of a Minnesota United soccer-specific stadium at the Midway bus barn site in St. Paul, Minnesota. Just this weekend the Star Tribune editorial staff wrote a piece that warned legislatures not to squander the opportunity to bring MLS to our state. They correctly pointed out there…
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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…
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Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for Soccer
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: Sense Of Community Drives Dr. Bill McGuire’s Passion for SoccerTwo and a half years ago I sat down with Dr. Bill McGuire for the first time. We met at the Sea Change bar, which is located at the Guthrie Theater, one of his favorite philanthropic causes. Adjacent to the theater is Gold Medal Park, and next door is the memorial to those who died…
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Minnesota United FC Set to be 23rd Major League Soccer Team
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Set to be 23rd Major League Soccer TeamA report from Sports Illustrated on Friday is stating that Minnesota United FC has secured an MLS expansion spot. Sources state that Minnesota United’s owner, Bill McGuire, has actually signed a “letter of intent” confirming Minnesota’s place as the 23rd MLS team. On Thursday, Northern Pitch.com broke the news that Minnesota United FC was the…