ST. PAUL, Minn. — The culmination of Minnesota United’s famous three-year plan was its first berth into the MLS Cup playoffs, complete with a home game to put a cherry on the top of Allianz Field’s debut season. The evening proved bittersweet, however, as a pair of second-half goals from the visiting Los Angeles Galaxy […]
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New Mexico opened the scoring, but Minnesota responded with a bang, scoring six unanswered to advance to the semifinals.
Despite struggles in the attacking third, the Loons were strong defensively to knock off the Dynamo
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 […]
Ike Opara and Cristian Roldan each scored first-half goals in a pulsating 1-1 draw between the Loons and Sounders
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 […]
First-half goals from Jonathan dos Santos and Chris Pontius gave the LA Galaxy a 2-0 halftime lead. During the break, Minnesota United FC assistant coach Mark Watson told his team bluntly that their performance wasn’t good enough, and that being on the wrong end of a 2-0 score after 45 minutes rarely produces a victory. […]
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota United FC has reached Year 3 of its self-described three-year plan on the heels of a pair of losing campaigns underscored by defensive futility. Late last season, CEO Chris Wright sat for multiple interviews immediately following his pronouncement that sporting director Manny Lagos and head coach Adrian Heath received “passing […]
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 […]
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 […]