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Should They Stay or Should They Go: Minnesota United’s Off-Season Decisions Part Two
In part one, I covered the players fully out of contract. This time, let’s look at the players Minnesota United can easily renew by picking up their option. Jordan Adebayo-Smith (Option for 2027) 2026 marked the end of Adebayo-Smith’s three-year deal, which surprises me. I would have guessed he hadn’t been with Minnesota that long.…
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Minnesota United’s 2026 Season: Bad Luck or No Luck at All?
Imagine knowing at the start of the season that when the regular season wrapped, Minnesota United would have: A player tied for eighth in MLS goals this season (Kelvin Yeboah) A player tied for fourth in big chances created and tied for the league lead in assists (Joaquin Pereyra) A player in the top 20…
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What Is The Most Consecutive Games Someone Scored for Minnesota United?
Marcus Caldeira has been on an absolute tear since the end of Leagues Cup. He has a goal contribution in five of the six games Minnesota has played, including four goals in the last three games as Minnesota has suddenly found their offensive form. In discussing Caldeira’s incredible emergence on The Daves I Know this…
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Greetings to the New Right Back: Cherrion Valerius is a Loon
Despite being connected with attacking midfielders all transfer window, Minnesota’s only deadline day acquisition was at the other end of the pitch. For the second window in a row, the team pursued NAC Breda’s 20-year-old right back Cherrion Valerius, and this time they got it done. Strictly speaking, the deal is a loan through the…
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The Crucible, 2026 Edition: Part One
Last season, Minnesota United knew they were playoff bound with several weeks to spare, but that was markedly different than either the 2023 season — when they actually did miss the playoffs entirely — or the 2024 season when a franchise-record losing streak during the summer meant they needed every last game to make it…
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Rumor Watch: Cătălin Cîrjan
Minnesota United, having missed out on Callum McCowatt, have turned their attention to Cătălin Cîrjan, a 23-year-old midfielder from Dinamo Bucharest per reports from Romania. If you’re short on time — Hi Hank! — here’s the quick and dirty: Cîrjan is a very, very good offensive player and one of the best midfielders in the…
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Five Things I Think I Think About Minnesota United Right Now
After last weekend’s strange and wonderful breakout for Minnesota United, I expected this week to tell us whether that was a repeatable or a random-one off. Their 3-3 draw with Orlando definitively showed it was… both? Neither? It was exciting, that much is certain, beyond that, it’s hard to say anything else is. One game…
