Category: MNUFC2
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MNUFC2’s season is on the line in Loons double-header at Allianz Field
It’s make-or-break time for MNUFC2. The MLS NEXT Pro season is on its last leg and the “Twosies” are sitting just outside the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Tonight’s contest against Houston Dynamo 2 will be the defining moment for their inaugural season as they’re in must-win territory. Let’s break down the scenario, […]
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MNUFC2 academy product Carlos Leatherman set to represent team in MLS NEXT ALL STAR game
Minnesota United 2 defender Carlos Leatherman — a 17-year-old prospect out of the Loons academy — was selected to participate in the 2022 MLS NEXT ALL STAR game. Leatherman, along with MNUFC2 assistant Coach Jeremy Hall, will take the pitch at the National Sports Center on Wednesday, August 10. Leatherman has been a standout defender […]
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MNUFC Twitter Mailbag: Transfer Rumors, Call-Ups, and Hypotheticals
It’s mailbag season, folks. I took to twitter, asking all of you, for questions about all things Minnesota United. I picked a handful to respond to here. So, without further ado, the mailbag. I think if the Loons were to make a move for a younger, more prominent CB, it would come in the offseason […]
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MNUFC2 and Cameron Knowles are still building something
Cameron Knowles doesn’t look tired yet. He is wearing long sleeves and a sweater, after MNUFC2’s 2-1 loss against MLS NEXT Pro-leading St. Louis CITY2, on a sometimes-sunny, always-humid evening in Blaine. The MNUFC2 head coach wore the sweater during the game, he was on his feet and coaching, and yet he doesn’t appear to […]
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MNUFC International Break TV Guide
It’ll be weeks before Minnesota United is back in action, but five Loons – and one Doubloon – have international games during the international break.
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Dominant win in St. Louis shows MNUFC2 have a good thing going
That game was my first even mildly prolonged exposure to MNUFC2. As is perhaps to be expected from anyone who watches a 4-0 win, I came away impressed.
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I can finally calm down about MNUFC attendance
Right at the top of my notes from Sunday’s MNUFC2 game at Allianz Field, I wrote down a number: 461. That’s the official attendance for Sunday’s game. And in staring at it, it occurred to me: I can’t remember the last time I wrote down the attendance at a soccer game. I honestly don’t know […]
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Preview: MNUFC2 set to begin MLS NEXT Pro campaign at North Texas SC
MNUFC2 is set to travel to Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas to take on North Texas SC in their inaugural MLS NEXT Pro match tonight at 8 pm CT. The Loons second-team affiliate has signed nine players to MLS NEXT Pro contracts, with multiple fringe first-team players set to get minutes with the squad, too. […]
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MNUFC2 means the Loons, and the fans, can think about the future
Last year, I read the book “The Barcelona Complex,” by Simon Kuper, an excellent look at the history and current state of FC Barcelona. I suggest you go and purchase many copies, but I want to highlight part of one paragraph that’s stuck with me. Barça people instinctively take the long view. The staffers in […]