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https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-zarek-valentin-podcast-retired-eric-ramsay/601227809

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The second part of the Minnesota Star Tribune #MNUFC season-opening package: five questions facing the Loons as they try to repeat - and build on - their success from last year.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-mls-nicolas-romero-owen-gene-hoyeon-jung/601226437

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It's Year 2 for #MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay, and he's growing into not only being a head coach, but his role as the public face of the franchise.

I got a chance to sit down with the manager and find out what motivates him - and how long he might care to stay in Minnesota:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-eric-ramsay-swansea-city/601226375

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Bongokuhle Hlongwane is a wingback, but also a striker. Maybe we should just call his position "the Frimpong."

For the Minnesota Star Tribune, a look at how #MNUFC is using Hlongwane in the preseason. Plus: half a game of 4-4-2, visa problems, and Morris Duggan:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-bongokuhle-hlongwane-hybrid-position-eric-ramsay/601224228

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#MNUFC notebook, for the Minnesota Star Tribune:

* The specter of 2026 looms over 2025, for players who might go to the World Cup
* Notes from the Loons 2-1 preseason loss to LA
* Eric Ramsay thinks there's a competition at backup GK

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-mls-world-cup-canada-tani-oluwaseyi-dayne-st-clair/601221816

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#MNUFC notebook: Owen Gene is officially a Loon, and the Leagues Cup schedule is (finally) out:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-owen-gene-signing-eric-ramsay-leagues-cup/601220463

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#MNUFC is working on playing with two strikers this preseason, in the hopes of increasing the team's tactical flexibility.

Sunday, it led to six goals, including two from each striker, so you'd have to say it's going well.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune,, a look at what the Loons hope to get out of their final preseason trip:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-sporting-kansas-city-eric-ramsay-yeboah-and-tani-oluwaseyi/601219976

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#MNUFC now has a South Korean duo - the first time in MLS history that any team has had two South Korean players at one time.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune,, a chance to talk to the pair for the first time:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-sang-bin-jeong-hoyeon-jung-eric-ramsay/601218960

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Hassani Dotson may have put out a trade request- but as far as Khaled El-Ahmad is concerned, that doesn’t mean the #MNUFC midfielder wants out.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-mls-khaled-el-ahmad-hassani-dotson/601216837

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Nicolás Romero wasn’t in #MNUFC training this morning, as he was off working on getting his visa.

Matúš Kmeť did not train, but I saw him in the building this morning…

DJ Taylor and Kipp Keller are dealing with hamstring issues that have carried over from last year, and did not fully train.

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#MNUFC got a few days off, so they started training today doing the beep test again… which seems punitive, honestly.

Today’s winner: Morris Duggan (Britton Fischer was training with MNUFC2 and unable to defend his title.)

Don’t accuse Hassani Dotson of a lack of dedication: he was third.

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#MNUFC analysis: Hassani Dotson wants out - and it’s hard on everybody.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-hassani-dotson-trade-demand-mls/601212284

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"I think it will help all the parties."

#MNUFC has officially transferred Teemu Pukki to HJK - where, among other things, he'll get to be Dad again.

It didn't work in Minnesota out like Pukki planned. Hear from the man himself about why he's ready to go home:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-teemu-pukki-departs-for-finland-hjk-eric-ramsay/601210554

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#MNUFC feels like the squad is a bit light in the center - and they're working on changing that.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune: the players that the Loons are negotiating with, and where they might fit in.

(hat tip to Tom "Scoops" Bogert, who published the first sourced American report on this.)

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-transfer-market-nicolas-romero-jeong-ho-yeon-owen-gene/601210200

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Setting up #MNUFC ‘s return to training- which, impossibly, already starts Monday.

- Wil Trapp is officially back in the fold
- Loons closing in on an important extension
- Where the team is headed, roster construction-wise

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-wil-trapp-bongokuhle-hlongwane/601203762

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Big game for my #mnVikings! Let's go, #Minnesota!!

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My #Minnesota Golden Gophers take on Virginia Tech tonight at 6:30pm CST on #ESPN
Hopefully Coach Fleck will have his head dunked in a big mayo jar at the game's end.

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I know this sounds insane, but: #MNUFC players are due back to begin preseason one week from today.

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New for the Minnesota Star Tribune

Khaled El-Ahmad has his hands full, trying to close the gap from #MNUFC to the top of the Western Conference.

He wants to continuously improve, but underpinning process improvements and new players and salary caps is something simpler: continuity.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-mls-galaxy-khaled-el-ahmad-roster/601193904

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#MNUFC announced its first batch of offseason moves, declining four contract options (beyond the ones already announced) and picking up eight.

Hardly surprising they'd bring much of the team back - including four players who will be looking at contract extensions.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-dayne-st-clair-bongokuhle-hlongwane-contract-options/601187738

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#MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay didn’t get much consideration for Coach of the Year - but if there’d been an award for August onwards, he’d have been the favorite.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune, a look at the man that led the Loons’ surge to the Western semis- in his first managerial job:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-eric-ramsay-la-galaxy-mls-cup-playoffs/601185765

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How can #MNUFC beat the LA Galaxy? In this case, the classic road soccer playbook applies perfectly.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune, a look at the Loons' likely game plan for next Sunday, as they look to pull another playoff upset.

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-la-galaxy-mls-cup-playoffs-winning-formula/601181169

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#MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay thinks his squad matches up well with the LA Galaxy - even though the Loons got one point out of six against LA this year.

For the Minnesota Star Tribune, here’s a look at what happened in those games - and why Ramsay is right, despite the results:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-la-galaxy-mls-playoffs-matchup/601178199

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Seven #MNUFC players are being called up for internationals:

St. Clair 🇨🇦, Oluwaseyi 🇨🇦, Rosales 🇭🇳, and Harvey 🇨🇷 for CONCACAF Nations League quarters

Lod and Pukki for a hopeless 🇫🇮UEFA Nations League campaign

Boxall for 🇳🇿 World Cup qualifiers

I’m sure missing seven players, including five starters, before a playoff game won’t affect the Loons preparations in any way. 🙄

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Thought Robin Lod was the favorite to win MLS Comeback Player of the Year, but the #MNUFC midfielder ended up in second place behind Lewis Morgan.

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Eric Ramsay, on the next three weeks:

"We want to make sure that we strike that balance between working hard but also working smart, recognizing that next week we've got eight players disappearing for eight or nine days and then we're we're gonna have to bring it together pretty quickly over the course of maybe four or five days."

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Extended analysis from Allianz Field, as #MNUFC beats RSL again in penalties:

* Dayne St. Clair on the shootout

* Bongokuhle Hlongwane does right wingback his way

* Joseph Rosales's big day

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-loons-real-salt-lake-mls-playoffs-game-2/601173864

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#MNUFC game story for the Minnesota Star Tribune:

When you’ve got Dayne St. Clair in the net, why not just count on a penalty shootout? Minnesota wins on penalties again after a 1-1 draw, with DSC making two shootout saves for the win:

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-loons-real-salt-lake-mls-playoffs-game-2/601173809

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Last week, Paul Tenorio at The Athletic confirmed that MLS was considering flipping its schedule to be fall-spring instead of spring-fall.

Thursday in Minnesota, it snowed.

Here’s a look at this idea, from a Minnesota perspective- and why it makes no sense for #MNUFC.

https://www.startribune.com/mls-fall-spring-schedule-effect-minnesota-united/601173270

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More from #MNUFC's Game 1 win against Real Salt Lake:

* How the front office helped the Loons win a penalty shootout

* Why two subs, instead of the three we saw against St. Louis

* Will Ramsay change the game plan for Saturday?

https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-united-mls-cup-playoffs-eric-ramsay-penalty-shootout/601171864

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