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
Minnesota United entered Saturday night's match in Chicago unbeaten and with a 3 match winning streak away from home in 2023. With wins over Dallas, Colorado, and most recently St. Louis, so a similar result was expected in Chicago. The Fire on the other hand came into the
Matchday 7 MNUFC vs. CHI AppleTV | 1500 ESPN It has been a historically good beginning for Minnesota United FC: 11 points from their first five games, the best start they have had in MLS play. With a still missing DP (a situation around which rumors are starting to swirl, surely
Minnesota United FC 2 does not have an easy start to their 2022 MLS Next Pro campaign. The Twos will play their first six matches of the season all on the road. So far the extended season opening road trip has been going very well for MNUFC2. The Twos defeated
Two unbeaten sides came into the match at CITYPARK on Saturday night in St. Louis, both with additional streaks they looked to maintain. St. Louis had won their first two home matches in resounding fashion and had two consecutive clean sheets in a five game winning streak. Minnesota was not
Matchday 6 MNUFC vs. STL AppleTV | 1500 ESPN Throughout pre-season it seemed that consistency was the word of the year for Minnesota United. Players spoke of consistency as the meaning of improvement, for themselves and the team. The front office and staff spoke of the need for consistency within
![A [Basic] Statistical Breakdown of MNUFC's First Four Matches](/content/images/size/w1304/format/webp/2026/02/min_v_van_20230325_0010.jpg)
At this point in the 2023 campaign MNUFC has played four matches, amassing a 2-2-0 record with 8 points and no losses. Minnesota has matched their 2022 start in the first four matches, however now they look to avoid a three match skid like the one that befell
March was a month of firsts for Minnesota United FC. * The club's first ever win over the Rapids in Colorado. * The first (and hopefully last) international break in which more than half of Adrian Heath's [current] starter rotation missed a match for international duty. Dayne St.
Minnesota United and Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 1-1 draw at Allianz Field in St Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, March 25th, 2023. See the match through the lens of Northland Soccer Journal photographers Tim McLaughlin and Michael Lake.
In the moment, of course, it felt entirely unfair. After holding back the flood for what seemed like an eternity, or at least much more than the originally announce 6 minutes of added time, and really most of the second half, Minnesota United FC conceded a very late equalizer to
Matchday 5 MNUFC vs. VWFC AppleTV | 1500 ESPN Heading into Saturday’s game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, the conversation around Minnesota United has been dominated by two things. Not, as might be expected, the continued absence of designated player Emanuel Reynoso or the team’s great start, their best as
After a relatively quiet offseason MNUFC2 and MLS Next Pro open up the 2023 season this Saturday with the first matches of the leagues second season. MLS Next Pro revealed the league schedule less than two weeks prior to kickoff, this coming after not only expansion over the offseason, but
We live in an era of tactical soccer, when coaches are as well-known as players, formations are indefinitely dissected, and statistics seem as important as score lines. So it would be tempting to tactically analyze MN United’s 2-1 win against the Colorado Rapids, their first ever in
It's another #MNUFC matchday and we have a preview of tonight's action against Colorado Rapids. @thisalan01 shares his players to watch and thoughts on the opponents season from a former [always] Loon. #LegionofLoons | #COLvMIN
See our photos from Minnesota United's snowy home opener 1-1 draw with New York Red Bulls at Allianz Field on March 11, 2023.
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-
