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Plus Three from Patrick

August 21, 2016 at 1:48AM

PLUS THREE FROM PATRICK

• Buzz Lagos formed the Minnesota Thunder as an amateur team in 1990. The Thunder turned professional in 1995 and had these gestations:

• United States International Soccer League, pro division [1995-96]. Buzz had a hard time remembering the official name when I asked.

• A-League [1997-2004]. Merger of the USISL's pro division and American Professional Soccer League.

• First Division, United Soccer Leagues [2005-09]. The Thunder folded in 2009.

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