Tag: MLS NEXT Pro
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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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Michael Vang on His Ever-Evolving Place in Soccer
I’ve spent more time than I ever really expected writing about Michael Vang, this being the third article I’ve done on the young prospect making his name across the lower leagues of American soccer. The weight on this man’s shoulder’s, a potential symbol for the hopes of an entire generation of Hmong Americans while navigating […]
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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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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 […]