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Loons
Soccer short takes
A weekly look around the world of soccer
Wolves
Carmelo Anthony is Puerto Rico's soccer savior
Carmelo Anthony's purchase of an expansion franchise in the North American Soccer League was announced in 2015, and Puerto Rico FC began play in this year's fall season.
Sports
Minnesota United ties Tampa Bay, still tied for last playoff spot
Keith Savage scored three minutes into stoppage time to give the host Tampa Bay a 2-2 tie with Minnesota United FC on Wednesday night.
Sports
Minnesota United at Tampa Bay game preview
Minnesota United FC has lost four consecutive games but still holds the final North American Soccer League playoff spot based on goal differential. The Loons, with 36 points, are tied with Tampa Bay and Miami FC in the combined standings.
Sports
As MLS era dawns, let's not forget the teams that came before
The Minnesota Thunder became perhaps the best second-division team in America in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Sports
Late Jacksonville goal beats Minnesota United FC
The Loons lost their fourth in a row but kept their grip on the fourth and final playoff spot.
St. Paul
St. Paul Port Authority approves soccer stadium area development district
Creation of development district aims to avert any snags in land deal.
Sports
Minnesota United loses again to Ottawa on two late goals
The Loons lost to the Ottawa Fury FC 3-1 at TD Place Stadium before 6,274 fans despite scoring the first goal of the match.
Sports
Gameday preview: Minnesota United at Ottawa
Minnesota squandered a late lead at home last Saturday to the Fury in a 3-2 loss. But a Miami FC loss meant the Loons maintained a four-point lead for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Loons
Soccer weekend watch guide
What to watch on the pitch.
Loons
Soccer short takes
A weekly look around the world of soccer.
Sports
Minnesota United: More than 8,000 season ticket deposits placed for MLS season debut
Team president Nick Rogers called it "overwhelming support'' for the franchise, which joins Major League Soccer in 2017.
St. Paul
St. Paul Port Authority is poised to step into soccer stadium land deal
A section of the Midway Shopping Center sits right where the United Major League Soccer stadium is supposed to end up.
Sports
Skol Loons? Minnesota United sets sights on Scandinavian prospects
Team executive Manny Lagos begins a nine-day trip Friday that includes stops to see teams in Norway, Sweden and Denmark as the team sets about building a Major League Soccer roster for the 2017 season.
Sports
Ottawa's late burst costs Minnesota United FC
Ottawa scored goals in the 84th and 88th minutes, winning for the first time since late July.
Sports
Minnesota United clinging to fourth and final spot in NASL playoffs
With 36 points, the Loons are ahead of Miami FC by only four points for the final postseason spot with eight matches to play.
Sports
Changes in top-heavy Champions League appear likely
The way things are going, it won't be long before the Champions League ceases to exist in its current format.
Sports
Gameday preview: Ottawa at Minnesota United
The Loons are hoping to bounce back from a shutout loss.
Sports
Expansion draft for United's MLS debut set for December
Minnesota United FC, set to join Major League Soccer next season, will add five players from the ranks of existing clubs when the league holds its expansion draft Dec. 13.
High Schools
Debate about soccer academies not at all academic
Some soccer coaches are enthused by the United’s youth academy; others are opposed.
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Around the Region
- 155 police officers injured in clashes with fans at German soccer match, most from tear-gas use
- Premier League referee to wear camera to offer insight into demands of being a match official
- César Luis Menotti, coach who led Argentina to its first World Cup title in 1978, dies at 85
- Salah scores as Liverpool beats Tottenham 4-2 in the Premier League
- Aston Villa slips up in race for Champions League after 1-0 loss at Brighton
- Champions League: Bayern and Dortmund could stop Mbappe's showdown with Real Madrid
- Arriaga, Oluwaseyi lead Minnesota United over Atlanta United 2-1
- Messi scores a goal and has 5 assists to lead Inter Miami to a 6-2 rout of Red Bulls
- How an injury-hit Real Madrid rode Bellingham boom to Spanish league success
- Real Madrid wins the Spanish league after Barcelona loses at Girona
