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MLS SuperDraft: What you need to know
Rounds 1 and 2 are Thursday starting at 11:30 a.m. Central. Rounds 3 and 4 are Monday. The Loons pick No. 18 in the first round, and Nos. 88 and 96 in the fourth round.
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Loons defender Gasper to join U.S. national team
Chase Gasper will be part of a 25-player team that will train Jan. 5-25 in Doha, Qatar, before returning to the U.S. for a match against CONCACAF rival Costa Rica on Feb. 1 in Carson, Calif.
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Loons 2020 schedule released, includes six games on national TV
The Loons' 2020 regular season schedule, released Thursday, includes what portends to be a chilly four-game homestand in March and early April.
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Minnesota United 2020 regular season schedule
The Loons have a four-game homestand in March and April and conclude their regular season with their first home match on Decision Day.
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Five Loons' matches in 2020 with something extra
Both the home and away matches against Houston Dynamo have special distinction.
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Loons will open MLS season March 1, home opener March 15
Portland is the first opponent, and the first game at Allianz field is against New York Red Bulls.
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Loons decline option for 'heart and soul' fan favorite Ibarra
Minnesota United still could retain Miguel Ibarra, its longest-tenured player, with a lesser deal.
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Minnesota United claims goalie in year-end waiver draft
Minnesota United made former Orlando City goalkeeper Greg Ranjitsingh the third of four players selected Monday in the Major League Soccer end-of-year waiver draft.
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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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