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Given the prep-aged squad the U.S. Men's National Team brought to this extended international window, maybe it's appropriate that we give them a letter grade. And, for a four-wins-from-four window, you'd have to be a grader from a different
Podcasts
This week on the podcast, we talk about USA-Canada, about Tani Oluwaseyi and Dayne St. Clair, give some Loons updates, and go full Shatner for quiz time.
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The two Canadian former Loons were treated differently in their return to Minnesota, a place both missed. And St. Clair had things to get off his chest.
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The Loons need a direction, as a club - and that starts with someone to set the direction.
Podcasts
We're talking about all the important international break topics: the Loons CSO search, player height, and what 2027 might look like.
Soccer Cards
2026 Topps Chrome MLS is out, with some new features - but some of the same problems that cards everywhere have always had.
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The Loons skid hits five in Seattle, and if there was ever time for an existential crisis, it's now.
Soccer and Minnesota United FC... and more.
Minnesota heads to Seattle, sans several players who have instead gone off with their countries.
The Loons have lost four games in a row with a full squad. Now they've lost three players to international commitments, and offensive engine Joaquín Pereyra to a quad injury. Is this just crazy enough to work?
Everything's going wrong for Minnesota and the transfer window is closed. All that's left is to try to lift everyone's spirits.
Minnesota may be struggling defensively - but at least they aren't about to have injuries and suspensions wreak total havoc on them as well.
In episode 2 of the podcast, we talk about the two most important things for any club's front office: the chief soccer officer, and the gameday bathroom audio.
MNUFC can't afford any more instability at the top. Making Hank Stebbins the permanent chief soccer officer would help move the club back to solid ground.
Topps hasn't always given all that much attention to MLS cards. Here now, a brief history of their attempts.
Minnesota's 4-2 loss at St. Louis on Saturday was, in a lot of ways, expected. St. Louis is on a historic undefeated run - only one team in league history has had a longer in-season streak without losing - and the Loons are mired in the doldrums. That&
Minnesota heads to St. Louis, at a point where things aren't going well. Plus Gophers, transactions, and podcasts.
I've done so many other podcasts, why not ask myself the questions too?
Minnesota isn't going to stop pressing - but needs to work on picking the right moments to press.
The 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup final was Toluca against Tigres. The 2026 Leagues Cup final will be Toluca against Monterrey (with Club León against Club América in the third-place game.) Maybe Major League Soccer is getting serious about the U.S. Open Cup for a simple reason: there aren&