ST. PAUL, Minn. — A midweek international friendly provided a pair of footnotes for the histories of Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e.V. and Minnesota United FC. For Hertha, it was the 126-year-old club’s first-ever game played on United States soil. The Berliners were making their initial stop on an end-of-season promotional tour that will also visit […]
Author: Kyle Eliason
Minnesota United FC will host the Bundesliga’s Hertha Berlin at Allianz Field on Wednesday night as the German club seeks to bolster its recognition in the U.S. However, for two Minnesota star athletes, the Old Lady needs no introduction.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — On Aug. 9, 2017, Ethan Finlay found himself traded to Minnesota United FC from the Columbus Crew — the only professional team for which he’d played. Saturday at Allianz Field, Finlay found himself unmarked at the back post to tap in the game-winning goal against his former team. Finlay said he […]
Ike Opara and Cristian Roldan each scored first-half goals in a pulsating 1-1 draw between the Loons and Sounders
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota United FC sent Costa Rica international Francisco Calvo to the Chicago Fire in exchange for a package of allocation money that could rise to $525,000, with $400,000 guaranteed. The Friday trade came less than a week after the Loons’ former captain was a healthy scratch from Adrian Heath’s 18-man gameday […]
A snow opener – or “snowpener,” if you will – was the start of something historic in Madison.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a pair of draws that left fans in the Land of 10,000 Lakes anxious, Minnesota United FC finally christened its new home with a victory. And for the first time since opening Allianz Field, supporters got the opportunity to belt out their victory anthem, Oasis’ “Wonderwall” following a 1-0 victory […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Wednesday night in Midway was back to business as usual for Minnesota United FC, albeit in a sold-out, state-of-the-art stadium. Denied the chance to sing Wonderwall — the Loons’ victory anthem by Oasis — following a 3-3 draw against New York City FC in Allianz Field’s debut two weekends prior, Wednesday’s sellout crowd poured […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a pair of meek seasons followed Minnesota United FC’s move to Major League Soccer, a day so many in Minnesota waited for finally arrived. And while the result wasn’t quite what the standing-room-only crowd of 19,796 hoped for, Allianz Field’s debut featured plenty of fireworks both before and after the […]
A goal on either side of halftime was enough to carry the New England Revolution past visiting Minnesota United FC after the Loons turned in a lackluster second half Saturday at Gillette Stadium. In that second half, a gap opened between MNUFC’s midfield and forwards, leading to turnovers which sprung New England counter attacks. Those […]