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Complete coverage of Minnesota United, Minnesota Aurora, the MLS and World Cup soccer. Latest scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.
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Gameday preview: New York at United
With seven matches left before the postseason, Minnesota (7-2-4) is tied for first in the fall season standings with Ottawa and trails New York by three points.
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FIFA suspends secretary general Jerome Valcke from duty
FIFA suspended President Sepp Blatter's right-hand man Jerome Valcke on Thursday and ordered an investigation into alleged unethical conduct, throwing world soccer's scandal-scarred governing body into further turmoil.
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United rallies past Atlanta 2-1
United (7-2-4) is tied for first place with Ottawa in points with 25, although the Fury owns the tiebreaker.
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Gameday preview: United at Atlanta
Minnesota United is the hottest team in the North American Soccer League, earning 13 of a possible 15 points in the past five matches and moving into second place.
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United bounces back from early deficit to beat Carolina
Minnesota rallied for three second-half goals and pushed its unbeaten streak to six matches.
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Versatility, fitness make Loons captain a mainstay
Versatile Aaron Pitchkolan made seamless switch to fill a void on the back line.
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Gameday preview: Carolina at United
Saturday's showdown features teams on different ends of a playoff push.
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Soccer insider: Schedules get hectic with domestic, continental play intertwined
European teams struggle to thrive both in own leagues and in continental matches.
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Weekend soccer watch guide
What to watch on the pitch this weekend.
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Soccer short takes
A weekly quick look around the world of soccer.
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Thriving leagues offer glimpse of futbol's future in Minnesota
Liga La Zapata, a Richfield soccer league, has more than 100 teams, each with at least 13 players, and few of the participants follow the local major sports teams as passionately as the sport they play.
East Metro
Ramsey County Board backs tax break for soccer stadium site
Commissioners said a stadium could prompt development of the Midway shopping district.
Local
Gallery: Soccer with a Hispanic flavor
Growing Hispanic population might be core audience for pro soccer in the Twin Cities.
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Minnesota United squanders opportunity, ties with Edmonton
After leading almost the entire match — and playing with a man advantage for 65-plus minutes — Minnesota United FC had to settle for a 1-1 NASL tie with the Edmonton Eddies at wet and cold Clarke Field.
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Gameday preview: United at Edmonton
A surging Minnesota sits squarely in the North American Soccer League playoff picture and must avoid a letdown against the Eddies
West Metro
Minnesota United owner looked at 30 stadium sites, had 3 finalists
Bill McGuire told a St. Paul group of community leaders that they "will like" the kind of potential development being discussed in conjunction with construction of the 18,500-seat stadium.
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Soccer insider: Cosmos set pace in combined NASL season
Only United and Ottawa are keeping up this fall.
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Around the Region
- Bayer Leverkusen's record unbeaten march continues with a 2-0 win at Roma in Europa League
- Iraq qualifies for Paris Olympics men's soccer tournament with win over Indonesia at U23 Asian Cup
- Tim Howard, last in line of top American goalkeepers, enters U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Champions League is being expanded, but Italy and Germany will benefit over England next season
- Soccer jersey dispute between Algeria and Morocco clubs over Western Sahara goes to sports court
- Füllkrug fires Dortmund to 1-0 win over Mbappé's PSG in Champions League semifinal first leg
- PSG defender Lucas Hernández injured in Champions League semifinal first leg at Dortmund
- Mbappé leads full-strength PSG at Dortmund in Champions League semifinal
- Retired U.S. soccer star Carli Lloyd announces she and her husband are expecting baby in October
- Wrexham owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney want to expand stadium capacity to 55,000
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- Loons will try to change brief but ugly history vs. Atlanta United
- Even if Reynoso returns to Loons, his old role has disappeared
- Loons coach shows he isn't afraid to mix things up — and it's working
- Nothing super about forming European league of top soccer clubs
- Loons extend effort in supporting diversity
