With the team committed to the pre-professional USL W League in 2023, leadership of Minnesota Aurora is planning a move to the professional ranks—NWSL or USL Super League—for 2024 and beyond. (more…)
Tag Archives | Minnesota Vikings
Vikings Dispute Use of U.S. Bank Stadium for United Matches
The Minnesota Vikings are expressing concerns about talks that could allow Minnesota United FC to use U.S. Bank Stadium for select matches. (more…)
MLS shoots down Vegas stadium plan
MLS informed Las Vegas officials that an expansion bid for Sin City wouldn’t be accepted by the league, leaving Sacramento and Minnesota as prime candidates to land teams in 2017 and 2018. (more…)
Minnesota MLS bid may require public money: McGuire
A Minnesota MLS bid from United FC owner Bill McGuire may require a public subsidy for a new downtown Minneapolis soccer stadium. (more…)
Sacramento, Minnesota lead in MLS expansion race
Bids from Sacramento and Minnesota interests have the inner track to landing a coveted MLS expansion team, with Las Vegas trailing for lack of a solid stadium plan. (more…)
United FC pitches MLS on Twin Cities expansion franchise
Representatives from NASL’s Minnesota United FC were in New York City last week to meet with MLS officials about their plans for a Twin Cities expansion franchise. (more…)
United, Vikings continue work on Minneapolis MLS expansion team
The NFL’s Minnesota Vikings and Minnesota United, a NASL team with ties to the Minnesota Twins ownership, continue their pursuit of a Minneapolis MLS expansion team, and the winner may depend on an unlikely ally: the Dark Clouds. (more…)
Vikings, Twins jockeying for Minnesota MLS franchise
The heavyweights are positioning for a bid on a Minnesota MLS franchise, and the two sides are anchored by the two leading players in the Twin Cities sports economy: the Minnesota Vikings and the Minnesota Twins. (more…)
Minnesota pitches MLS on new Vikings stadium
Minnesota Vikings representatives met with MLS officials yesterday to discuss a soccer team potentially playing at the new Vikings stadium, set to open in 2016. (more…)