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Awaken the Augurs: Ali Al-Hamadi Needs a Change of Scenery
This is the first of four(ish) pieces on players I believe Minnesota United could be targeting following the World Cup. Read the initial bird omens along with me. Before the World Cup kicked off, Khaled El Ahmad told a group of season ticket holders that the team had identified a player they were hoping to bring…
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Awaken the Augurs: Elijah Just Isn’t A One-Man Band
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Awaken The Augurs: Predicting Minnesota United’s Transfer Targets
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Reflections On the MLSPA Salary Release
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Still More Questions Than Answers: Has Minnesota United Turned a Corner?
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Minnesota United Enters 2026 with More Questions Than Answers
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Right Back at the Right Time: Kyle Duncan is a Loon
I would wager, with just days before the 2026 season opens, few teams in MLS had a bigger glaring need than Minnesota United did at right back. The problem is worse than it might seem at first blush. Yes, there are three recognized right backs on the roster — Jullian Gressel, Bongokuhle Hlongwane, and D.J.…
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Tactics or Cosmology: Positioning a Star in Minnesota United’s Sky
Ed. note: This piece was originally published before the signing of Kyle Duncan. Teams with a single star attacker are often called heliocentric. Given that, the 2025 Loons were more like an asteroid belt: No one big danger man to worry about, but enough smaller threats to get the job done most of the time.…
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Strange Bedfellows: James Rodriguez and Minnesota United Just Might Work
Honestly, I’m just as surprised as you are. Going into this offseason, I had several ideas for ways the Loons could improve, maybe even a few players I was interested in bringing in. Most of those plans were predicated on Dayne St. Clair and Robin Lod coming back, and was certainly predicated on Eric Ramsay…
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The Cavalry Has Arrived: Who Are Dominik Fitz, Nectarios Triantis, and the Rest of the New Loons?
