Welcome to Northern Lights Football! Founded in 2021, we are a news site dedicated to covering, promoting, and growing local soccer in the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes regions. We provide coverage of various different amateur and semi-professional leagues and clubs stretching from Ohio in the east to the
Friday night in Minneapolis at Edor Nelson Field the Minnesota United FC Academy's U19 side will begin their participation in the inaugural edition of the Minnesota Super Cup. The Loons will face USL League Two side Minneapolis City SC in the Crows 2023 home opener, ahead of the
This Friday night a brand new tournament will kick off when Minneapolis City SC hosts Minnesota United FC's U19 Academy side at Edor Nelson Field in Minneapolis. Six clubs representing four different leagues will make up the field for the competition's first season of play in
Another solid defensive outing wasted as the Loons fail to convert their chances We knew it was going to be a sloppy night. A late Sunday start, the club and the league not quite sure when kickoff would be, the forecast calling for drizzle and rain, cold and wind, a
Matchday 10 MIN vs.DAL AppleTV & FS1 | 1500 ESPN One would like to make of this an epic Biblical showdown, where, in a strange plot twist, the Archangel takes on the Savior, three Michael's against three Jesuses, a battle for the ages, witnessed by the multitudes of
After opening the season with two massive away wins, MNUFC2 did not find the same success in the final four matches of the season opening six match road trip. MN2 extended initially extended the winning streak to three with a 2-1 win over LA Galaxy II in Carson, CA.
After three straight losses in MLS play the Loons went into Detroit to face woe-ridden USL Championship side Detroit City FC in the 3rd Round of the 2023 US Open Cup. With only one win in their last five matches, the win was necessary for Minnesota's confidence.
US Open Cup - Third Round DET vs. MIN B/R Football After another tough loss in Seattle on Saturday night, Minnesota United kicks back into gear on just two days rest to face USL Championship side Detroit City FC in the third round of the 2023 Lamar Hunt U.S.
After a brief mental lapse, Minnesota United lose again to the Seattle Sounders, dropping their third straight game MLS After Dark it was not. On a rainy, dreary night Minnesota United and the Seattle Sounders played a rather rainy, dreary 90 minutes of soccer. “Yeah, there wasn’t a lot
Matchday 9 SEA vs. MIN AppleTV | 1500 ESPN After two tough losses against Eastern Conference opponents, Minnesota United heads to Seattle in search of some of their early season form in a place they have never won. That early season form was good enough for 3 road wins and 11
Minnesota United forward Sang Bin Jeong (11) crosses the ball during the match against Orlando City SC at Allianz Field in Saint Paul, Minn., on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Photo by Seth Steffenhagen/Steffenhagen Photography) Ahead of Saturday night's clash with the Seattle Sounders we got the chance
undefined[uncode_info_box items="Date,Categories" separator="pipe"] Minnesota United FC played hosts to Orlando City SC on Saturday night for the Native American Heritage Game. This match marked the home debut of Sang Bin Jeong. The South Korean international made his first start for
Unable to take advantage of a strong opening half, Minnesota United falls 2-1 to Orlando City at home on Matchday 8. It is true, of course, that MLS is a difficult league to adjust to. The travel and physicality of play are demanding and often made harder by what
Matchday 8 MNUFC vs. OCSC AppleTV | 1500 ESPN Heading into Matchday 8 it is hard to focus on the game. Racism is, again, at the forefront of soccer, globally and in the US. We, the 82% of US sports journalists who are white, tend to talk about racism in the
In January of 2023, The Mane Land along with many other SBNation sites, ours included, were impacted by Vox's decision to end support for many MLS, NHL blogs, and podcasts. Just like ourselves, The Mane Land relaunched independently of SBNation on a brand new site. We were lucky
