Minnesota United finally broke their losing streak this past weekend in Houston, though continued on an eight match drought since their last win. The Loons had chances to break the losing streak against the LA Galaxy before ultimately allowing a late goal and leaving Carson, CA with another loss. MNUFC
Wednesday, July 3, Minnesota United FC hosted Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Allianz Field. These two teams have been evenly matched over their MLS history. Entering the match, MNUFC held a slight edge 5-4-4 (W-L-D) over the VWFC. Last week, Vancouver came from behind to beat St. Louis City, breaking their
A little rain must fall on every MLS team from time to time. Saturday night, June 22, the sky was dark and foggy. Many parts of Minnesota received record rainfall earlier in the week through the weekend. Flooding closed businesses and roads in both southeast and northeast Minnesota. The February
Minnesota United FC is experiencing a lot of the south this week, returning home from a mid-week visit to Dallas [Frisco] to host Austin FC on Saturday in Saint Paul. Despite Wednesday's dismal performance, the Loons still sit in the top four but it is a precarious position
Last weekend Minnesota United headed out west to face off with the Seattle Sounders. The Loons dealing with a depleted roster due to international call-ups and injuries, had their work cut out for them. With the Loons having never won, or even gained a point at Lumen Field the hosting
For the second time this season, Minnesota United FC hosted perennial challenger Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, June 1. While a struggling Peter Vermes side threw things against the wall hoping something (anything) would stick, Eric Ramsay trusted the kids and it paid dividends. With match minutes adding up on
Minnesota United headed out west for a midweek showdown with LAFC in the City of Angels on Wednesday night. Unfortunately for the Loons the trip was not so angelic as they fell 2-0 to hosts LAFC. Heading into the match MNUFC was sitting one point above the Black-and-Gold with 25
On Saturday night, May 25th, Minnesota United FC visited the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. The Loons headed into the match with a five-game unbeaten streak: four wins and a draw. The Rapids' recent record resembled more of a roller coaster:
Wednesday night began a busy set of five games in 18 days for Minnesota United FC. The last time the LA Galaxy came to Allianz Field, the Loons won 5-2 and prevented the Galaxy from qualifying for the 2023 playoffs. This time MNUFC and LA Galaxy played a back-and-forth, close
The greatest teacher, failure is. The last time the 2017 MLS expansion rivals met was August 27, 2019 in the U.S. Open Cup final. Four current Minnesota United FC players made that trip south to face Atlanta United FC. Michael Boxall and Hassani Dotson started and played the full
Just Friends Minnesota versus Kansas City has been called the "Nicest Rivalry" in sports. Soccer fans Kat and LJ Panas moved to St. Paul from Kansas City and explained that while they have witnessed supporters of both clubs being friendly and nice at Black Hart before and after
On Saturday, April 13, Minnesota United FC faced the Houston Dynamo for the 21st time, including both MLS and the U.S. Open Cup. Both teams came into the match on three wins, separated only by 1 point in the Western Conference. Not surprisingly, the match was physical with Houston
On Tuesday night in Madison, WI one of the perennial powers of the NPSL North in Duluth FC made their return to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The last time the BlueGreens had played in the tournament was 2019 where they fell in the opening round to USL2 side
Next Level Chef This was the first week of Eric Ramsay leading training, and Saturday was his first MNUFC game on the sidelines. Michael Boxall spoke about the coach's leadership: "It’s tough to do what most coaches would do in six weeks in four days. So
Destination: McDuck Manor — or Inter&Co Stadium As I wrote last week, soccer is about old traditions and new traditions. In January of this year, the former Orlando City Stadium changed its name again after five years as timeshare-sponsored Exploria Stadium. Brazilian digital bank Inter&Co became Orlando
Much of soccer or journalism or life is about celebrating tradition and starting new traditions. As I approached Allianz Field from the parking lot of the storefront formerly known as Apollo Locksmith, I stumbled into my first interview of the day: Northland Soccer photographer Tim McLaughlin. He was finishing some
