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Minnesota United signs fullback Romain Métanire

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 […]

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Minnesota United signs midfielder Osvaldo Alonso

Minnesota United added former Seattle Sounders defensive midfielder Osvaldo Alonso to the roster Thursday afternoon. The club acquired the 33-year-old via waivers after Minnesota traded with Orlando City SC for the top spot in the MLS waiver order. The Loons also received a pair of 2019 SuperDraft fourth-round picks, while sending a 2020 SuperDraft second-round […]

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Osvaldo Alonso likely needed to take major pay cut to stay with Seattle Sounders

Sounders midfielder and captain Osvaldo Alonso, the team’s longest tenured player, would have needed to take a pay cut to stay with the team for the 2019 season. That was the implication left by general manager Garth Lagerwey on Tuesday when responding to a question about the team’s decision to allow Alonso, 33, to seek […]

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Seattle Sounders beat San Jose Earthquakes, secure first-round bye

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”437″ 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″] SEATTLE — A goal from Raul Ruidiaz in the dying seconds of stoppage time saw the Seattle Sounders defeat the San Jose Earthquakes in front of a crowd of 42,617 Sunday at CenturyLink Field. With the win, and a Colorado Rapids victory over FC […]

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Osvaldo Alonso’s performance highlights Seattle Sounders’ first win of year

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”143″ 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″] The Seattle Sounders secured their first win of 2018 with a 3-1 home result Sunday against Minnesota United. Goals in quick succession from Gustav Svensson and Will Bruin put Seattle on top, and Jordy Delem slotted in the dagger in stoppage time as Seattle […]

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Seattle Sounders midfielder Osvaldo Alonso near full health, eyes return

[bc_video video_id=”5765977903001″ account_id=”3690581442001″ player_id=”H1NR7MVXz” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Seattle Sounders defensive midfielder Osvaldo Alonso returned to fully participating in team training after rehabbing a quad injury for the last seven months. Alonso has not started a match for Seattle since he suffered the injury against Vancouver Sept. 27. “It’s been a while,” […]