Some Soccer News for Sep 8, 2017

It's Day 251 of 2017.


MINNESOTA UNITED

Philadelphia's USA international Alejandro Bedoya is suspended from the game on Saturday.

Some Union Stats:

• Goals - 12-CJ Sapong, 6-Roland Alberg, 5-Fafa Picault and 4-Ilsinho
• 31 points in 27 games
• 36 goals for
• 38 goals against
• Road record 1 Win - 8 Losses - 4 Ties.

Philly website Brotherly Game gives us a preview of how they see Saturday's game going. By Eugene Rupinski for Brotherly Game.

The Loons indoor practice facility is getting new turf later this month. The fake stuff is call Field Turf Revolution 360 and is touted as top of the line.

ESPN prediction models give Minnesota less than 1% chance of making the playoffs this year. That seems generous.

Schedule:
-Sat Sep 9
Minnesota v Philadelphia Union - 7pm CT on My29 in the Twin Cities

NEXT: Wed Sep 13 at Vancouver

The 2 MNUFC Academy teams play their first games this weekend:
(at NSC in Blaine)
Sat Sep 9 U13 v Campton United - 9:30AM CT
Sat Sep 9 U14 v Campton United - 11:30AM CT
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Sun Sep 10 U13 v Cincinnati United Premier - 9:30AM CT
Sun Sep 10 U14 v Cincinnati United Premier - 11:30AM CT

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Suspend: du Nord Music Mix Vol 137 (download + extract)

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MLS

You know it, you love it, Alejandro Moreno's weekly MLS awards. [VIDEO] From ESPNFC.

MLS has become a marketing solution for many companies looking beyond the Millennials. By Alica Jessop for Huffington Post. Thanks to SF for the heads up.

Some very tasty games this weekend. See the full list below.
Week 27 Schedule:
(12 games)
-Wed Sep 6
New York City 1-0 KC
-Sat Sep 9
Chicago v New York Red Bulls - 2:55pm CT on UniMas
Toronto v San Jose
New York City v Portland
DC v Orlando
New England v Montreal
Minnesota v Philadelphia
Houston v Colorado
Vancouver v Salt Lake
-Sun Sep 10
Columbus v KC - 12pm CT on ESPN
Atlanta v Dallas - 2:30pm CT on FS1
Seattle v LA - 8pm CT on FS1

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USMNT

One writer thinks their are 6 players who could be a benefit to the team right away. By Paul Tenorio for Four Four Two.

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BIG TEAMS + GAMES IN EUROPES TOP LEAGUES:

-Fri Sep 8
Hamburger v Leipzig
Metz v PSG
-Sat Sep 9
Manchester City v Liverpool
Arsenal v Bournemouth
Everton v Tottenham
Leicester v Chelsea
Stoke v Manchester United
Freiburg v Dortmund
Monchengladbach v Eintracht Frankfurt
Hoffenheim v Bayern
Real Madrid v Levante
Valencia v Atletico Madrid
Sevilla v Eibar
Barcelona v Espanyol
Juventus v Chievo
Sampdoria v Roma
-Sun Sep 10
Schalke v Stuttgart
Inter v SPAL
Lazio v Milan
Bologna v Napoli
Nice v Monaco
Lyon v Guingamp
Marseille v Rennes



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