Some Soccer News for Aug 22, 2016
du Nord, August 22, 2016
It's Day 235 of 2016. Next time you see Buzz Lagos remember to thank him for all of this modern Minnesota soccer love. It all begins with him. I want to personally thank the NASL, all the league staff, the team owners former and current, and especially ex-commissioner David Downs for keeping Minnesota pro soccer alive in 2011 and 2012 when no one really needed to do that. And a huge thank you to the National Sports Center and Paul Erickson for running the team and keeping it alive in 2010 when no one else would step up. Last Friday night Minnesota United made it official with an announcement about their future in MLS, which will begin next March with home games to be played at TCF Bank stadium on the University of Minnesota campus, until their own stadium in the St Paul Midway neighborhood is built. Minnesota United will play in the MLS Western Conference. Put a $40 deposit down on season tickets right now. And so the building of the future Minnesota United club takes shape. We have built a foundation, now t