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 […]
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In previous postgame press conferences, Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath has praised his team after losses and issued criticism following victories, based on the underlying performance. But when MNUFC notched its first win since July 22 during the weekend, a 3-2 result over the Portland Timbers, Heath strayed from that habit. He was candid […]
Minnesota United FC announced the signing of defensive midfielder Fernando Bob (née Fernando Paixão da Silva). The 30 year-old journeyman was out of contract and had previously spent his entire professional career in Brazil. Having played for eight different clubs, Bob most recently made 19 league appearances for Associação Atlética Ponte Preta in 2017 during a […]
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota United FC midfielder Collin Martin released a statement via his personal Twitter account coming out as the second openly-gay player in MLS history. Martin’s announcement comes during Pride Month and was made a few hours before the Loons will host Dallas in what will be the team’s fifth annual Pride Match. Tonight […]