News

First of all: Northern Pitch, once the home for Minnesota soccer coverage, is now FiftyFive.One. It’s a bit of an odd name - 55.1 is the average yearly temperature in St. Paul - but it’s a new start for all of us who write about soccer in Minnesota.

Second, now that we’ve gone all Acast, our Sportive site just points to our site at acast. We do that podcast every week. You should have no trouble finding us.

Soccer Insider

Now, some links to my Soccer Insider columns at the Star Tribune:

February 6 - As the European seasons heated up, I recapped them for the Star Tribune readers.

February 13 - Minneapolis City SC, which launched this week, is explicitly trying to become the old Minnesota Thunder, as the new version - Minnesota United - heads toward MLS.

February 20 - Minnesota United went out to the Simple Invitational in Portland, and I talked to Carl Craig ahead of the trip.

February 27 - There’s just too much complaining about schedules these days. Do you see Barcelona complaining about schedules? No, you don’t. They just keep winning.

March 5: MLS Preview time!

March 12 - On the fall of Arsene Wenger, the Arsenal manager that’s disappointed fans for a decade.

March 19 - MLS’s stupid salary structure is the main thing that’s holding the league back.

March 26 - A look at the eight Minnesotans that have reached the highest levels of soccer. Basically, “Here’s the #oneofus people to know.”

April 2 - Minnesota United Preview: The Loons, revamped in the offseason, will be failures if they don’t make the playoffs.

April 9 - MLS has survived for 20 years, which is good. But it’s so, so broken, which is bad.

April 16 - NWSL Preview: Seattle is looking strong for a third straight regular season title.

April 23 - I attempted to explain why the top teams in Spain continue to dominate European competition. The best explanation: their reserve players are playing in the second and third and fourth division, not fooling around in obscure reserve leagues.

April 30 - Leicester City was about to win the Premier League, and I tried to explain just why this was a miracle.

May 7 - This is my column from my visit to England. Arsenal 1, Norwich City 0. The entire day, trip, two weeks, and so on was an absolute dream come true.

May 21 - Here’s my attempt at ranking the world’s domestic leagues - and understanding where MLS fits.

May 28 - The Copa America is expanding to North America, becoming a true pan-American competition. More of this would be a good thing.

June 4 - As the Copa America kicks off, it’s worth remembering that the USA isn’t a world powerhouse, and we shouldn’t expect greatness.

June 11 - Euro 2016 Preview: The expanded Euros are going to make the first round kinda boring.

June 18 - With the USA reaching the Copa America semifinals, the men’s national team has a chance to exceed every previous performance.