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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Following a mass confrontation that occurred during last weekend’s match between the Colorado Rapids and Minnesota United FC, the MLS Disciplinary Committee issued additional fines and punishments to both teams. Both clubs and head coaches were fined undisclosed amounts for their respective violations of the league’s mass confrontation policy, the league announced Friday. The incident […]
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 […]
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 […]
[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”285″ 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 — A week ago, following Minnesota United FC’s 4-3 win over Toronto FC, coach Adrian Heath was asked for his thoughts on playing an international friendly against Deportivo Saprissa in the middle of a crowded fixture list. “Well, it’ll be good for a […]
By the time midfielder Michael Lahoud stepped up to the penalty spot, FC Cincinnati was in a 3-0 hole. Neither his team, nor visiting Minnesota United had managed to score in 120-plus minutes. The stalemate paved the way for the usual platitudes about a shootout being an unfair way to decide a closely-contested cup match. […]