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Sloppy home opener ends in draw for MN United FC

Sloppy home opener ends in draw for MN United FC

It was not the chaotic excitement of the Snow Opener or the unconscionable cold of that USMNT qualifier. But the condition of the field quickly became the story of MN United’s 2023 home opener, a 1-1 draw against the New York Red Bulls. “This is like the under-18 team,

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Matchday 3 Preview: MNUFC vs RBNY

Matchday 3 Preview: MNUFC vs RBNY

Matchday 3 MNUFC vs. RBNY AppleTV  | 1500 ESPN Minnesota United FC will welcome fans back to Allianz Field on Saturday night, hosting Eastern Conference side New York Red Bulls at 7:30 PM. The Loons’ first match since the nailbiter on Matchday 1 (1-0 win at FC Dallas) will be

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MNUFC's starters line up for a photo before kickoff. Back row from left: Arriaga, Valentin, Boxall, Lod, Lawrence, St. Clair.

MNUFC Opens the 2023 Season with a Big Win to Quiet the Noise

It was, by any measure, a rough start to the year for MN United. “We've had a difficult off season,” head coach Adrian Heath began his post-game press conference. “You can’t deny that with what’s gone on.” Just in the last week, he continued, “we had

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Matchday 1 Preview: FC Dallas vs. MN United

Matchday 1 Preview: FC Dallas vs. MN United

Matchday 1 FC Dallas vs. MNUFC AppleTV  | 1500 ESPN A new season begins where the last one ended for the Loons. After a heartbreaking loss in the first round of the 2022 MLS Cup playoffs - on penalty kicks! and a nearly flubbed Panenka! - MN United FC might be

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Predicting a Starting Lineup for an Unsettled Team

Predicting a Starting Lineup for an Unsettled Team

It is, of course, a bit of an understatement to say that, in the final week of pre-season, the roster is still in flux. Emanuel Reynoso is suspended, without explanation or understanding. As the team has always chosen a tactical Ibsanity - get the ball to one player and hope

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Three Questions for the New Season

Three Questions for the New Season

The preseason of hype and marketing, speculation, and rumors is almost over. As the games begin, here are three questions I will be thinking about through the 2023 MLS season. 1. Will the kids play? Will the kids develop? Much has been made of the youth movement at MNUFC. Ten

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Introducing Northland Soccer Journal

Introducing Northland Soccer Journal

Allow us to introduce ourselves. This is Northland Soccer Journal, the result of a post-SB Nation migration. We hope you'll find NSJ to be a more easily browsable home for MNUFC content than our former roost, E Pluribus Loonum. We are still working some things out, but you

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UWS National Championship

UWS National Championship

Friday Semi-finals: Midwest United v CT Fusion - 6pm - Round Rock Multipurpose Complex, Round Rock, Texas - Eleven Sports The Midwest Regional champion Midwest United out of Grand Rapids, MI have rolled through the season so far, accumulating a record of 9 wins and 1 draw and they dispatched

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NPSL Midwest Region Round Up: First Round Playoffs

NPSL Midwest Region Round Up: First Round Playoffs

Tuesday night saw the opening of the 2021 NPSL Midwest Regional playoffs. Cleveland SC faced Pittsburgh Hotspurs while Duluth FC hosted Carpathia FC. The two matches could not have gone in more opposite directions. Cleveland dominated Hotspurs from start to finish in Berea, OH. Vincent Bell's fourth minute

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2021 US Open Cup canceled, full 2022 USOC planned

2021 US Open Cup canceled, full 2022 USOC planned

The US Soccer Federation has announced that the 2021 US Open Cup will not take place in any form. There had been many suggestions as to a limited tournament for this year but instead, they have pumped the brakes on this year's Cup and will go from 0-100

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NPSL Midwest Regionals: First Round Preview

NPSL Midwest Regionals: First Round Preview

The 2021 National Premier Soccer League season has come to a close. All the playoff teams are set and the Region playoffs start tonight. For a full recap of the Great Lakes/North's final week you can check out Tim's recap of Week 11. But Week

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NPSL Midwest: Week 11 Recap

NPSL Midwest: Week 11 Recap

Friday: Med City FC 1 vs Minneapolis City SC 2 : Rochester Regional Stadium, Rochester, MN - Eleven Sports Med City's season ended with a whimper as they fell 2-1 to the Crows, and fell out of the playoff positions. Minneapolis opened the scoring in the 37th minute through

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USL League Two: Conference Semi-Finals Recap

USL League Two: Conference Semi-Finals Recap

After Friday night's Quarter-Final matches four teams remained to head to the Central Conference Quarter-Finals. You can read our recap of the Quarter-Finals here and those matches left the Des Moines Menace (Heartland Champions), Flint City Bucks (Great Lakes #2), Kalamazoo FC (Great Lakes Champion), and Mississippi Brilla

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USL League Two: Conference QF Recap, SF Preview

USL League Two: Conference QF Recap, SF Preview

Conference Quarter-Finals (First Round) Recap #4 Chicago FC United 1 vs #5 Flint City Bucks 3 : Valley Stadium, West Des Moines, IA - CISNtv The opening match of the Central Conference part of the 2021 USL League Two playoffs pitted a one loss Chicago side against a Flint City team

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