'The Lads Were Quite Surprised': UK's Aston Villa Football Club Enjoying Minnesota Adventure
WCCO-TV's Norman Seawright III met Aston Villa Football Club as they experience what Minnesota has to offer off the pitch.
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WCCO-TV's Norman Seawright III met Aston Villa Football Club as they experience what Minnesota has to offer off the pitch.
It's day one of soccer camp, and already the kids are having a ball. The Sanneh Foundation's goal is to support youth development in diverse Twin Cities communities.
Alan Merrick has been a Minnesotan since 1976, when he hopped the pond to play for the Minnesota Kicks.
The Minnesota Youth Soccer Association and Life Time Sport will host a soccer tournament for 11 year old players this weekend -- with a twist.
The game ended with a tie, but Saturday's excitement went well beyond the score.
From technical rules such as the offside call, to stylistic ones such as movement, the state of hockey is well primed to appreciate soccer.
Darwin Quintero, Francisco Calvo and Romario Ibarra scored to help Minnesota United beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 3-2 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.
The former home of the Minnesota Vikings is being used to bring soccer to the Twin Cities in a unique way. Life Time Sport has reconfigured Winter Park into a state-of-the-art facility for soccer. Twelve soccer fields outside and seven inside will be used for pick-up soccer games.
The Loons have more than 50,000 tickets sold and distributed for their final home game of the season to prove it.
Minnesota midfielder Darwin Quintero scored in the 51st minute but it was taken away after a video review for being offside.
Since November, it seems like the steel structure has been growing at a rapid pace.
LAFC traded $550,000 in cash Monday night in a deal that includes a potential $200,000 more depending on future performances by Ramirez.
Thousands of Minnesotans took part in Sunday's FIFA World Cup in downtown Minneapolis at Brit's Pub as they cheered and sighed when France beat Croatia 4-2 in the final game.
The 19-year-old American is likely to draw interest from several Premier League teams. Tottenham is the first to make a bid.
This makes Collin Martin the only openly gay male player currently active in any professional sports league.
A British media report alleges that FIFA had evidence of doping by Russian athletes 18 months ago, but the governing body denies that claim.
The first week of the World Cup hasn't been kind to Saudi Arabia.
Russian working at this year's World Cup are getting a little extra job training: they're reportedly being taught how to smile.
The Americans won't be playing in the World Cup, but there's still plenty of good soccer to be watched in the coming weeks.
Immigration attorneys had concerns some of the players might not be allowed to return because of the travel ban.
The Americans are back in the Gold Cup final and they face the team that knocked them out of the tournament last time around.
Carli Lloyd scored twice and the U.S. women's national team defeated Switzerland 5-1 in an exhibition match on Sunday.
Minnesota United FC owner Bill McGuire spoke with WCCO Radio Wednesday ahead of a match at U.S. Bank Stadium that's expected to draw 60,000 people.
Attending a game at one of the world's most famous soccer stadiums is truly a must for sports fans visiting Europe
A property tax exemption for a proposed Major League Soccer stadium in St. Paul for Minnesota United is set to go before a committee vote.
