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Loons lose injury-prone Danladi to Nashville in MLS expansion draft
Minnesota United took the UCLA star first in the 2017 SuperDraft before its inaugural season, hoping he would become a centerpiece for its future.
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Fund will support neighborhoods around Allianz Field
Neighbors United Funding Collaborative launched this week.
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As MLS expands, players want charter air travel, 'truer' free agency
They're among issues on the bargaining table, trying to reach a new labor deal for a sport in an aspiring "league of choice."
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MLS expansion draft Tuesday, other key dates
Besides a Jan. 31 deadline for a new labor agreement with players, MLS has more immediate key deadlines in the coming days and weeks:
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Loons trade Quintero to Houston for Hairston, $600,000 allocation money
The team's first high-paid designated player did not start in the team's two biggest games in 2019. The Loons will receive midfielder Marlon Hairston and $600,000 in allocation money.
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Loons CEO: Season a big success 'but there's so much left to do'
Minnesota United CEO Chris Wright looks back at a winning 2019 on the field and at the box office, and ahead with an organization restructuring for the future.
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Midfielder Quintero says he's done with Loons; team won't comment
Considered Minnesota United's biggest building block just a season ago, star midfielder Darwin Quintero posted on social media that he will not return in 2020.
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Loons' front office moves aimed at keeping up with growing sport
Minnesota United restructured its operations to give the head coach greater input on players.
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Longtime Heath assistant Watson brings broad soccer experience
Adrian Heath and Mark Watson have worked together since Watson was Heath's assistant at Orlando City in 2014.
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Seattle finishing trio key to MLS Cup rematch with Toronto
The game Sunday figures to come down to the Sounders' ability to finish their chances versus Toronto's ability to create any.
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Three United players called up to U.S. national soccer teams
They are among eight Minnesota United players who will travel the world to play with their national teams during the upcoming FIFA international break.
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Loon by Loon: A look ahead to Minnesota United's 2020 roster
Minnesota United beat writer Jerry Zgoda looks back at 2019 season and ahead to 2020, Loon by Loon.
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New U.S. women's soccer coach faces difficult cultural dance
Vlatko Andonovski, hired from the NWSL's successful Reign FC franchise, inherits the challenge of leading a decorated team showing its age and also challenging U.S. Soccer for better pay.
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Minnesota United adjusts front office roles for Heath, Lagos
Coach Adrian Heath will have more input in personnel decisions concerning top players while sporting director Manny Lagos will get a new title focused on the team's future.
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United's Vito Mannone, Ike Opara named to MLS Best XI
The Loons' defensive stalwarts join some of the league's biggest stars in being recognized as its best 11 players in 2019.
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Brilliant season or disappointment? Either way, Loons aim to improve
The Loons' turnaround after two losing seasons was ''massive,'' defender Michael Boxall said. But the new playoff format was "harsh,'' according to Vito Mannone, who played his first season of MLS.
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Loons decline option on five players, already reshaping next season's roster
Rasmus Schuller, A Finnish national-team member, was among the players let go.
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Trophy-less Chicago has more to gain in women's soccer title game
North Carolina is the unquestioned favorite and, with three consecutive NWSL Shield (regular-season title) victories, is firmly in "dynasty" mode.
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Loons' Vito Mannone named MLS top goalkeeper
The Premier League veteran becomes the second Minnesota United player to receive a top defensive award, reflecting the team's dramatic improvement giving up fewer goals.
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