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Soccer Made in Minnesota - 5/11/2017 12:03:57 PM   
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Every 4 years, we'll add a World Cup thread.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 5/11/2017 1:02:20 PM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 5/30/2017 1:13:35 PM   
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Status: online 		Minnesota United picked up a 1-0 victory over the coach's former team, Orlando City. They won without two of their best offensive players. Now they are in contract negotiations with a 22 year old Scottish winger Sam Nicholson.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 5/30/2017 6:11:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		I watched that game. They look night and day from the beginning of the year (in a good way). Not sure what Heath was expecting the way they came out tactically and team wise.
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/11/2017 12:22:24 PM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/12/2017 9:17:19 AM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/12/2017 9:54:17 AM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/12/2017 11:28:13 AM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/12/2017 3:48:29 PM   
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Talking to myself but a hell of a game by the USMNT and that goal by Bradley was sick.


Damn straight. Reminiscent of Carli Lloyd's hat trick goal in the last WWC final. Just no doubt in Bradley's head - one touch to steal the ball, and one touch to chip it in from 50 yards out. And he came sooooo close to winning it later. Very good game for the captain. And Cameron, too. Nothing wrong with taking home a point any time you play at Azteca.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/12/2017 5:59:06 PM   
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Talking to myself but a hell of a game by the USMNT and that goal by Bradley was sick.


Damn straight. Reminiscent of Carli Lloyd's hat trick goal in the last WWC final. Just no doubt in Bradley's head - one touch to steal the ball, and one touch to chip it in from 50 yards out. And he came sooooo close to winning it later. Very good game for the captain. And Cameron, too. Nothing wrong with taking home a point any time you play at Azteca.



That's the thing non-soccer fans don't understand. How hard it is to play in that place and we came away with a point. They did a documentary about CONCACAF qualifying a couple years ago. People (mostly Euro's) rip on the level of competition but that's BS. Sure, we don't have to play the Spain's/Italy's of the world.

Doesn't matter, different set of circumstances. CONCACAF qualifiers come with these set of circumstances:

1. 100+ degree heat in wicked humidity
2. Fields that could host the Kentucky Derby versus being a "grass" field
3. Opposing fans throwing bags of piss down on you as you take the field

It's crazy. I forget the country but they were showing the pregame locker room prep talk in that documentary. The players weren't even paying attention because the locker room ceiling was about to come down crashing on their heads from the fans jumping up and down. It was nuts.
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/22/2017 1:04:40 PM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/29/2017 11:32:11 AM   
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Status: online 		The Loons signed 22 year old Scottish winger Sam Nicholson. Kind of disappointing. You sign a Scottsman, you kind of want him to have a name like Angus McDougall or Brennan McCracken. Oh well. Hopefully he is a good player.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 6/29/2017 1:28:40 PM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/12/2017 4:32:02 PM   
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Status: online 		Nichols is officially signed and United also added Michael Boxall, a defender from New Zeland. He played on their national team and played in the premiere league in South Africa the last 2 years.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/13/2017 9:07:41 AM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/15/2017 2:08:35 PM   
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I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/17/2017 12:45:45 PM   
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Another huge "30 for 30" coming up , this one on George Best.
I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.

Pine tar guy, right?

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/17/2017 5:39:13 PM   
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Another huge "30 for 30" coming up , this one on George Best.
I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.

Pine tar guy, right?

Yup, had a game winner overturned.
Flipped out on the little refs.
Got some kind of colored card for it.
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/25/2017 1:56:24 PM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/25/2017 4:24:21 PM   
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Another huge "30 for 30" coming up , this one on George Best.
I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.


I thought he was the original drummer for The Beatles.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/25/2017 4:36:30 PM   
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Another huge "30 for 30" coming up , this one on George Best.
I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.


I thought he was the original drummer for The Beatles.

That was Ringo Starr, you dummy.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/30/2017 9:56:18 AM   
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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 7/30/2017 11:29:39 AM   
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Another huge "30 for 30" coming up , this one on George Best.
I know little about soccer, but I know a lot about George Best.
Incredible story I cannot wait to see more about.


I thought he was the original drummer for The Beatles.

That was Ringo Starr, you dummy.


Ringo was the second drummer you boob.

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 8/10/2017 2:49:21 PM   
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Status: online 		OK Jeff, the Loons acquired winger Jose Leiton from Costa Rican top-division club C.S. Herediano. They also traded allocation money to get winger Ethan Finlay from the Columbus Crew SC.

Is this anything to be excited about?

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RE: Soccer Made in Minnesota - 8/12/2017 7:45:40 AM   
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Honestly, never heard of either guy so I doubt it.
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