After much speculation over the past days it's now official, Minnesota United has sold Joseph Rosales to Austin FC for $1.5 million in a "cash for player" trade ahead of the Christmas holiday. Already with the sixth highest GAM in MLS at 4.547 million
The first steps for professional women's soccer in Madison will be made by a pre-professional side with a roster which will "reflect a lot of home grown talent from Wisconsin that has either hasn't had the opportunity to play pre-professionally previously or traveled to do so.", according to newly n
The 2026 edition of the MLS SuperDraft has wrapped up and the Loons snapped up four players in the most super of all drafts. As the club continues to build towards the future they shot for younger players and very much accomplished the task. None of the four players were
One day after Minnesota United acquired Peter Stroud from RBNY, the Loons made their second move of the offseason signing defender Britton Fischer to a first team contract. The Twos acquired Fischer from then USL League One side North Carolina FC ahead of the 2023 season. Since his acquisition Fischer
Less than a week after free agency opened signalling the beginning of Major League Soccer's silly season the Loons made a huge move acquiring Peter Stroud from the New York Red Bulls. The Loons have traditionally been a fairly quiet team in the off-season over the last 10
The League for Clubs (TLfC) has announced today its intentions to launch a new league that will aim to bridge the gap between amateur and professional soccer in the United States. It is the latest attempt to launch a full-season amateur league, following in the footsteps of NISA Nation and
With the best season in team history in the rear view mirror MNUFC2 announced their end of season roster updates this week. The Twoons finished 2025 with a record of 12-10-6 (W-L-D) in fifth place in the Western Conference, giving the Twos their first ever playoff appearance. MNUFC2 then won
The Loons are Open Cup bound once more in 2026 following the unveiling of the format and participants for the 2026 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup by the United States Soccer Federation. In part due to the FIFA World Cup happening in Canada, Mexico, and the USA next summer the
Just days after being knocked out of the playoffs by San Diego FC, the 2025 end of season roster update has been announced by Minnesota United. Three players will be leaving the club, three more are in negotiations for 2026 and beyond, and the club exercised contract options on an
Another Monday night match for Minnesota United as the Loons headed to San Diego for a spot in the Western Conference Final. A tough and physical first half evolved into a back and forth second half that saw the Loons get quite a few chances. San Diego made two massive
After a two week break for international play, the MLS Cup Playoffs are back and the Loons head to San Diego for the final match of the quarter-finals, with a spot in the Western Conference Final up for grabs. In their two previous meetings the away side has come away
After many years of waiting until mid-December to January for the full MLS schedule, the league gave out an early Christmas present announcing the schedule ahead of Thanksgiving. For Minnesota United this upcoming season will be a special one as "The team that nobody wanted" celebrate 10 years
This past Thursday, to a lot of press coverage, and even some fanfare throughout the world, Major League soccer announced a change to the schedule. Something that had long been rumoured and also feared by many fans, especially in northern climates like Minnesota. Come the end of 2027, MLS will
With the international window dead ahead callups have been announced for November's set of international matches, which sees eight Loons, six first team and two Twosies, heading out to represent their countries. Summer acquisition Nectarios Triantis makes his debut for the Greek senior national team when they face
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Tim Abbott travelled to Manchester United v Aston Villa in Leigh, here are his takeaways.
