MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United announced the acquisition of defender Ike Opara from Sporting Kansas City in exchange for $900,000 in Targeted Allocation Money, including an additional $100,000 in future TAM considerations. A nine-year MLS veteran, Opara made 157 league appearances during his tenures with Kansas City and San Jose. The deal comes in the wake […]
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MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United has officially signed Romain Métanire. The Malagasy international, who was acquired using Targeted Allocation Money, will occupy an international roster spot. A right-footed defender, Métanire, 28, adds professional experience to a young MNUFC fullback corps that otherwise consists of Carter Manley, 22, and Chase Gasper, 23. The latter were both first-round MLS […]
Minnesota United added former Seattle Sounders defensive midfielder Osvaldo Alonso to the roster Thursday afternoon. The club acquired the 33-year-old via waivers after Minnesota traded with Orlando City SC for the top spot in the MLS waiver order. The Loons also received a pair of 2019 SuperDraft fourth-round picks, while sending a 2020 SuperDraft second-round […]
Six-foot-two midfielder Ján Greguš is Minnesota United’s third Designated Player in team history. The 27-year-old will join the Loons pending his Visa, International Transfer Certificate and a physical, the club announced Thursday. “We believe he can be our anchor in the midfield,” Minnesota United sporting director Manny Lagos said in a statement released by the club. […]
Minnesota United’s first competitive match at Allianz Field will come against New York City FC when the Blues visit St. Paul on April 13, 2019. Scheduled for a 4:00 p.m. CT kickoff, the afternoon will offer many fans their first inside look at the Loons’ new home. Construction on the soccer-specific stadium is said to […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United FC released its list of 11 protected players ahead of Tuesday’s expansion draft, leaving a trio of Loons currently under contract exposed alongside a number of 2018 Loons whose contracts had expired or had their 2019 options declined. Designated Players Darwin Qunitero and Ángelo Rodríguez were protected, as were captain Francisco Calvo […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United FC officially announced a one-year affiliation with newly-founded USL League One side Forward Madison FC on Friday. Pro Soccer USA reported in September the two clubs were in advanced negotiations. The affiliation will allow Minnesota to send players to Madison on loan with the option to recall players at any time. […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Minnesota United FC announced the departure of 13 players minutes after MLS’ Option Exercise Deadline passed at 1 p.m. ET this afternoon. Keepers Matt Lampson and Alex Kapp; defenders March Burch, Jérôme Thiesson and Bertrand Owundi Eko’o; midfielders Ibson, Fernando Bob and Collen Warner; and forward Frantz Pangop each had had their 2019 […]
Minnesota United FC’s Matt Lampson is the 2018 MLS WORK Humanitarian of the Year, the league announced Thursday. The Hilliard, Ohio, native is the first MNUFC player to win an end-of-season award and the first player in league history to win the award a second time. He previously won in 2016 as a member of […]
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A number of times during a frustrating 2018 season, members of Minnesota United FC’s brass spoke about the improvement the club had made from its MLS debut a year prior. But due to the 12 games leading up to its season finale — during which MNUFC earned just eight points — the […]