Tag: Soccer
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St. Thomas second in Summit League, with sights on top six finish
[This piece is reposted from EqualTimeSoccer.com as part of our partnership to amplify Minnesota women’s soccer news across all of Sota Soccer’s channels] The St. Thomas Tomcats headed west on 94 last weekend and split their games against their North Dakota foes. Now, they sit in second place in the Summit League standings with just […]
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Only the players can end MNUFC’s collapse
Minnesota United’s collapse down the stretch has been bewildering at every turn. It began with a fairly understandable defeat in Utah – it was a midweek game, it was a thousand degrees in Salt Lake City, and MNUFC was resting a bunch of players. It was easy enough to write it off at the time. […]
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MNUFC in the Northwest? Four Increasingly-Unlikely Options for 2023 MLS Realignment
We’re nearing the end of the MLS season, and when the dust finally settles and a champion is crowned, it’ll be time for the one event that grips the entire soccer world, bringing people from every corner of the globe together into one community! Of course I am talking about the MLS offseason. And this […]
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NSIC in MN: Anderson paces Concordia St Paul, Mankato scores a touchdown and Winona, UMD and St Cloud fight to contend for the post season
[This piece is reposted from EqualTimeSoccer.com as part of our partnership to amplify Minnesota women’s soccer news across all of Sota Soccer’s channels] Six games into the Northern Sun Conference season is about all it took for teams to shake into their typical tiers, with a couple of exceptions. Typical postseason participants Mankato, Concordia and Bemidji […]
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Tommies’ Second Half Comeback Falls Short in 3-2 Loss to Gonzaga
Tuesday afternoon’s showdown against the Gonzaga Bulldogs was primed to be an exciting one, St. Thomas was coming off of a week where they were unbeaten in two games and junior goalkeeper Tucker Mann had been chosen as the Summit League defensive player of the week for his contributions. The Tommies even started the game […]
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Gophers’ Big Ten goals being put to the test
[This piece is reposted from EqualTimeSoccer.com as part of our partnership to amplify Minnesota women’s soccer news across all of Sota Soccer’s channels] Listen. Conference play is rarely pretty. The last time the Gopher Soccer program won the Big Ten Championship they barely made the Tournament and then got hot at the right time, riding […]
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St. Thomas men open Summit League play with emphatic victory
The turn around between game one and game two of a two game week is critical. Especially when that turn around includes a lead-in to an important conference opener. Luckily for the Tommies, they got quite literally everything right. Their game on Wednesday was well played, but there were improvements to be made. After all, […]
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St. Thomas women enter Summit League play swinging
[This piece is reposted from EqualTimeSoccer.com as part of our partnership to amplify Minnesota women’s soccer news across all of Sota Soccer’s channels] In their first season as a DI program last fall, St Thomas didn’t sit back and park the bus. They played an attacking brand of soccer that was sure to cost them […]
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The “Minnesota Messi” Mukwelle Akale’s footballing journey back to the United States
It’s been a long, strange trip overseas for Minneapolis’ own Mukwelle Akale. But his return to professional soccer, in the U.S. no less, signifies a second chance that many players don’t receive. Akale left the United States at age 16 to sign with Villareal in the La Liga Santander – the top division of Soccer […]
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What’s wrong with Minnesota United?
Across the state of Minnesota, from Warroad to Caledonia and Luverne to Grand Marais, a cry has gone up: what’s wrong with Minnesota United? What happened to the team that won eight out of eleven games, that rocketed from below the playoff line into contention, briefly, for a top-three spot in the Western Conference? Where […]