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Kallman says he's 'paying the consequences' with 10-game MLS suspension
Major League Soccer has suspended Minnesota United veteran defender Brent Kallman for 10 games for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
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Metanire, back from national team, provides Loons a spark
Romain Metanire made the hustle play that saved the ball along the sideline and created Darwin Quintero's eventual winning goal early in the second half.
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Third-place Loons complete, healthy and with week to prepare for Portland
With his team back complete and healthy and no mid-week game scheduled, United coach Adrian Heath calls this week a time to "actually prepare and get some work done on the training field."
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Quintero scores twice, Loons pick up three points with win over RSL
Sunday's scores were Darwin Quintero's team-leading ninth and 10th goals in MLS play and both came after Quintero displayed composure by controlling the ball with his dribble.
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Quintero returns to Loons, Gasper suspended today vs Real Salt Lake
Minnesota United can move past Real Salt Lake and back into second place with today's game at Allianz Field that has all kinds of playoff implications.
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Loons rookie St. Clair embodies 'sweeper keepers' redefining soccer
At 22, Dayne St. Clair is from a generation that never has known a time when goalkeepers used their hands to play a ball passed back to them by a teammate.
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Gameday preview: Real Salt Lake vs. Minnesota United
Playoff implications are on the line. Only one point separates second-place Real Salt Lake and the fourth-place Loons
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MLS West remains tight squeeze for Loons, everyone else
Once in second place, United — and every team around it — is in danger of missing the playoffs by the time "Decision Day" and the regular-season finale on Oct. 6.
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New Loons GK coach brings pedigree to quest of molding goalkeepers
Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath, who has hired Stewart Kerr previously, sees him as the ideal mentor for talented rookie Dayne St. Clair.
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Hard to see soccer progress from dogmatic U.S. men's national team
Under coach Gregg Berhalter, the still-developing young squad seems to be adhering to a defense-first strategy over trying to win matches.
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Ramirez scores vs. old team as Houston tops Loons 2-0
Wednesday's loss to the struggling Dynamo means that the Loons missed the chance to move up in the MLS standings with five games to play.
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Superman vs. Batman matchup tonight when Loons play Houston
Nicknamed "Superman,'' Houston's Christian Ramirez, who was traded last season, will meet his former teammates, including friend Miguel Ibarra, known as ''Batman.''
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Gameday preview: Loons at Houston
Coach Adrian Heath is uncertain who among six players returning from national-team play will be available Wednesday, or for how long.
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Chacon starts, Loons draw 2-2 vs. Mexican side CF Pachuca in friendly
Thomas Chacon missed on a penalty kick but he had a hand in Abu Danladi's goal in the 78th minute, which got the Loons even in front of a sell-out home crowd.
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Minnesota United's Thomas Chacon gets his first start in tonight's friendly against CF Pachuca
United supporters will get first good look tonight at newly acquired teenager Thomas Chacon
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Trash-talking goes thigh-high with Loons' energetic mashup game
It's called soccer tennis, but think volleyball with your feet and head. And no referee. But for Minnesota United players, there's plenty of laughing and, more seriously, skill development.
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Loons' Chacon to get first start in friendly with Mexican side Pachuca
Minnesota United fans will get their first long look at newly signed Uruguayan teenager Thomas Chacon on Saturda
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Time for MLS to pay forward marketing muscle to promote women's pro soccer
The fans are there, as big crowds for the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national team's "Victory Tour'' show.
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Gameday preview: CF Pachuca vs. Minnesota United
The Loons play their third and final international friendly at home this season Saturday against a Mexican Liga MX team founded in 1901
Lynx
Souhan: USWNT, Lynx players support the fight for excellence and better pay
Both teams know that merely winning won't mean they will suddenly begin earning what their male counterparts make, nor will silence. "We're all in this together," Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve said.
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