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 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”404″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] MINNEAPOLIS — Three first-half goals carried Minnesota United to its first victory in eight games, following a five-game road swing that saw the Loons collect just two points. A Romario Ibarra brace from a pair of Darwin Quintero assists preceded a rare score from […]
Goals from Damir Kreilach and Miguel Ibarra ultimately produced a draw, but a wild final 10 minutes in Sandy, Utah left both Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United FC unsatisfied with having dropped points at Rio Tinto Stadium Saturday night. For the hosts, it was a game in which the Claret-and-Cobalt held a majority of the run […]
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 […]