• David Ochoa heads to Liga MX. The 21-year-old goalkeeper, who played for the USA at the 2019 U-20 World Cup and 2021 Concacaf U-23 Championship before switching to Mexico, is joining Liga MX club Atletico San Luis. Ochoa played for D.C. United (17 games) in 2022 after three seasons with Real Salt Lake, which he led […]
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What They're Saying: Chris Wright
“When a stadium gets opened, there can be a a negative tone to what happened. There can be a negative tone to what went awry operationally, or something happened that maybe was a deflection fromthe pride that everybody has in the stadium. To be very honest, we didn’t get that.” — Minnesota United CEO Chris […]
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Bruce McGuire on the joy of soccer, the rise of American fandom, and Minnesota 'permanence'
Bruce McGuire, named the Twin Cities’ “Best Sports Fan” by Minneapolis-St. Paul’s City Pages, has a background in the game that is both unique and reflective of the rise of American soccer fandom over the last few decades. McGuire,who became nationally known in the soccer community with his duNord blog, was instrumental in connecting fans […]
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After special day, Minnesota United's Heath is glad to get stadium opener out of the way
Minnesota United gave fans at Saturday’s opening of Allianz Fieldeverything they wanted — except three points. The Loons had to settle for a 3-3 tie with New York City FC after a first half that produced five goals in 19 minutes. Thefirst match at the new St. Paul stadium was far too open for Minnesota […]
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What They're Saying: Dave Zeller
“I was looking for something to watch at 3 o’clock in the morning, cramming for a final. Can’t sleep. And that’s the stuff that’s on at 3 o’clock in the morning,especially 19 years ago. Now it’s like you can find a lot of that stuff on all the time.” — Minnesota soccer fan and podcaster […]
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MLS surprise: Loons are off to flying start with two wins on the road
Minnesota United has opened the 2019 MLS seasonwith two wins in two games, joining the Seattle Sounders as the only team to open the season with six points through play on Saturday night. In beating San Jose, 3-0, at Avaya Stadium,the Loons accomplished what only one other team has done since 2016 and that’s open […]
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Minnesota United signs keeper Vito Mannone in latest move to bolster defense
Minnesota United signed 30-year-old Italian goalkeeper Vito Mannone, a veteran of 13 seasons in the English leagues, on a 12-month loan from the English Championship club Reading.
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What They're Saying: Manny Lagos
“In all honesty, I don’t think it was a tough call. It was an honest call. It was a call talking about the great years here and the growth.” — Minnesota United sportingdirector Manny Lagos on the phone call to fan favorite Christian Ramirez, a member of the Loons since 2014, informing him of his […]
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MLS Focus: Quintero carries Loons to within striking distance of red line
Minnesota United is only two points below Real Salt Lake in sixth place in MLS’s Western Conference after a 5-1 win over LAFC. The win was the third in a row and fourth in the last fivegames for the Loons. The big reason for the surge has been Colombian Darwin Quintero, acquired from Mexico’s Club […]
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Watch: Darwin Quintero's amazing golazo hat trick
In one of the greatest individual performances in an MLS game, the Colombian scored three brilliant goals in Minnesota United’s 4-3 win over defending champ Toronto FC.