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Dotson winner over SKC gives Minnesota United first MLS Cup playoff berth

Minnesota United will appear in the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time, thanks to a late score from Hassani Dotson.

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Minnesota United tops Portland Timbers to advance to U.S. Open Cup final

Goals from Darwin Quintero and Mason Toye powered Minnesota United FC past the Portland Timbers in the U.S. Open Cup semifinals.

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Minnesota United FC holds on for 1-1 draw with Seattle Sounders

Ike Opara and Cristian Roldan each scored first-half goals in a pulsating 1-1 draw between the Loons and Sounders

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Minnesota United left wanting more after scoreless draw with LA Galaxy

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 […]

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Fireworks for Allianz Field debut: Minnesota United draws NYCFC 3-3

ST. PAUL, Minn. — After a pair of meek seasons followed Minnesota United FC’s move to Major League Soccer, a day so many in Minnesota waited for finally arrived. And while the result wasn’t quite what the standing-room-only crowd of 19,796 hoped for, Allianz Field’s debut featured plenty of fireworks both before and after the […]

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Minnesota takes its lumps in Los Angeles

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. […]

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Lawrence Olum returns to Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota United FC signed Lawrence Olum on Friday. The Kenyan international will be familiar to longtime soccer fans in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, having played for the Minnesota Thunder in 2009. “It’s a nice story to have another player that’s worked with Adrian for many years, as well as played […]

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Loons get rare road victory: 3 things from Minnesota United’s 3-2 win in Vancouver

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”475″ 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″] Minnesota United FC opened its 2019 campaign with a victory over Vancouver Whitecaps. And while it was the Caps that opened scoring, the Loons regrouped and answered with three goals of their own. That proved enough of a cushion to see off a late […]

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Minnesota United FC aims for pair of firsts in 2019

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 […]

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Minnesota United acquires defender Ike Opara

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 […]