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-
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
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-
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
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
Heading into Decision Day, Minnesota United had an outside chance at making the MLS Cup Playoffs. The Loons had to win along with getting some help from either a Dallas, Portland, or San Jose loss in order to make the playoffs. While the assistance needed came in the form of
Saturday night had all the makings of a late season Minnesota United FC resurgence: Midsummer-like weather at the end of September, with a home match against a team in the San Jose Earthquakes that had thrown everything at them just a couple weeks earlier, and a nearly healthy Emanuel
After falling to 10th in the West on Wednesday night with the 4-3 loss to LA Galaxy, Minnesota United FC switched focus to hosting 1st place St Louis CITY SC, who clinched their playoff berth with a scoreless draw to LAFC midweek. While St Louis has been extremely consistent
Minnesota United headed into Wednesday night's clash looking to rebound on a series not-so favourable results in the past few matches. LA Galaxy were looking to rebound from a devastating loss to rival LAFC over the weekend. Through 45 minutes the match looked entirely in the favour
Minnesota United FC and Sporting Kansas City both came into Saturday night's match with unfavourable results the previous week and absolutely needing three points. With the push for the playoffs really starting, MNUFC found themselves in 7th place in the West with 37 points and seven matches to
