When Eric Ramsay fulfilled his post-match media obligations in a Zoom session from Charlotte two weeks ago, the Loons head coach shut the laptop on still-waiting reporters back in Minnesota. Over the next fortnight, that mishap became a running joke — from when the team returned from North Carolina to before they left for Georgia on Friday and again after the Loons beat Atlanta United 2-1 on Saturday. “Laptop is staying open,” Ramsay said in his parting words. The even-keeled Ramsay was in a good mood after the Loons produced yet another road win ..read more

Kervin Arriaga and Tani Oluwaseyi scored six minutes apart in the second half and Minnesota United held on for a 2-1 victory over Atlanta United on Saturday night. Arriaga ended a scoreless match in the 54th minute with his first goal of the season for Minnesota United (6-2-2). Arriaga scored in his second start and fifth appearance off an assist from Joseph Rosales. It was the fourth assist this season for Rosales with all of them coming in the last three matches ..read more

Minnesota United at Atlanta United When: 6:30 p.m. CT Saturday Where: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Stream: Apple TV Season Pass Radio: KSTP-AM 1500 ESPN Betting line: Atlanta minus-140; draw plus-310; MNUFC plus-300 Series history: The 2017 expansion cousins haven't played in MLS since May 2019, when Atlanta won 3-0 to run its record to 3-1-0. The two sides played in the 2019 U.S. Open Cup final, which Atlanta won 2-1 that August. It remains the closest MNUFC has gotten to a trophy in its MLS era. Form: MNUFC (5-2-2, 17 points) has won two straight games, allowing only one goal in two games with its ..read more

Charlotte FC had been 3-0-1 in matches at Bank of America Stadium ..read more

Eric Ramsay and Adrian Heath both hail from the U.K. But similarities between the past and present Minnesota United head coaches pretty much cease there. Heath was a former high-level player, who as a manager gravitated toward a certain set of attacking aspects. Ramsay played at a lower level into his collegiate years but was drawn to the sideline even as a teenager. Now a coach, he relies on defensive principles that can be shape-shifted into different formations and tactics ..read more

For years, some United players will bring their young children onto the field to shoot on the south goal in St. Paul. It's hard to find a cuter scene across Minnesota sports. Former Loons captain Ozzie Alonso often brought his curly haired daughters onto the grass field during the Cuban's tenure in Minnesota from 2019-21 ..read more

Minnesota United prepare for Atlanta United this Saturday Minnesota United head coach Eric Ramsay, forward Tani Oluwaseyi, and goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair met with reporters, including KSTP Sports, following Tuesday's practice in Blaine. Oluwaseyi scored in Saturday's win over Sporting K.C. It was the Loons' second straight win following a successful match vs. Charlotte FC. The trio tackled many topics, including what back-to-back victories has done for team morale, how they look to extend that streak with a victory over Atlanta United on Saturday, and luwaseyi's early All-Star consideration ..read more

Sporting Kansas City 1 0 — 1 Minnesota 2 0 — 2 First Half_1, Minnesota, Boxall, 1 (Lod), 2nd minute; 2, Minnesota, Oluwaseyi, 4 (Rosales), 25th; 3, Sporting Kansas City, Pulido, 3 (Salloi), 37th. Second Half_None. Goalies_Sporting Kansas City, Tim Melia, John Pulskamp; Minnesota, Dayne St. Clair, Alec Smir. Yellow Cards_Fontas, Sporting Kansas City, 23rd; Padelford, Minnesota, 31st; Boxall, Minnesota, 63rd. Referee_Ted Unkel. Assistant Referees_Kevin Lock, Eduardo Jeff, Kevin Stott. 4th Official_Marcos De Oliveira. Lineups Sporting Kansas City_Tim Melia; Andreu Fontas, Tim Leibold, Kayden Pie ..read more

Minnesota United FC is now into its eighth season in MLS, and into its fourth decade as a soccer club. With this in mind, here are seven reasons that 2024 could be the year potential fans start paying attention to the Loons. The Loons have a new brain trust, with a new Chief Soccer Officer / sporting director in Khaled El-Ahmad and a new head coach in Eric Ramsay ..read more

There are plenty of coaches, in MLS and beyond, who are convinced that there's a single way that's that's the best way to play soccer. Through six weeks of Eric Ramsay's tenure as Minnesota United coach, it's become clear that the Loons are not going to have a single system, at least not in terms of always playing the same formation. In Saturday's 2-1 home victory against Sporting Kansas City, they again featured five defenders, as they did the previous week – but up front, they tried something different, then switched things at halftime. "I've said all along that we'll be a team that – works ..read more