loons
Ramsay makes debut, celebrates his 'Wonderwall' moment
Newly hired Eric Ramsay had a successful coaching debut with the Loons, who are undefeated through four games.
Soccer
Complete coverage of Minnesota United, Minnesota Aurora, the MLS and World Cup soccer. Latest scores, player stats, schedule, standings, game highlights and sports commentary from the Star Tribune.
Fans invade field, attack visiting team's players in Turkey. Police detain 12 people.
Turkish police have detained 12 people after fans of top tier soccer club Trabzonspor invaded the pitch following a home loss against Fenerbahce, touching off violent scuffles between the fans and visiting players.
Multilingual Ramsay connects with new Loons team in their own words
Eric Ramsay can speak English, French and Spanish and he's conversant in a few more. It's helped the new Loons coach get off to a quick start in team bonding.
Nottingham Forest docked 4 points for overspending and drops into EPL relegation zone
Nottingham Forest was deducted four points on Monday for overspending, dropping the team into the Premier League relegation zone with nine games remaining.
Messi out of Argentina friendlies in the US due to muscle injury
Lionel Messi will not play in Argentina's two friendlies in the United States this month due to a right leg muscle injury, the Argentine Football Association said on Monday.
FA Cup thriller as Man United beats Liverpool 4-3 to ease pressure on Ten Hag
There's still some fight left in Manchester United.
KC Current hold off Portland for a 5-4 victory in their new stadium
Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the National Women's Soccer League.
Man City and second-tier Coventry reach FA Cup semis. Tottenham beaten heavily in Premier League
Manchester City is banking on Wembley Stadium being a key staging post in its pursuit of a second straight treble of major trophies.
Alex Morgan has late goal, leads San Diego past Gotham FC 1-0 in the Challenge Cup
Alex Morgan scored in the 88th minute and the San Diego Wave won the Challenge Cup with a 1-0 victory over Gotham FC on Friday night in the National Women's Soccer League.
Emma Hayes says she should not have called intrasquad relationships 'inappropriate'
Chelsea women's manager Emma Hayes says she was wrong to describe intrasquad player relationships as ''inappropriate.''
FIFA gives president Infantino 33% raise in pay deal worth $4.6 million in Women's World Cup year
FIFA raised president Gianni Infantino's base salary 33% last year to lift his total pay package to more than 4.13 million Swiss francs ($4.67 million), soccer's governing body said in its financial report.
English women's league showdown delayed by teams wearing matching socks
A top-of-the table English Women's Soccer League game with a crowd of nearly 33,000 suffered a delayed kickoff on Friday because the teams had matching socks.
Real Madrid to face Man City in Champions League quarterfinals. PSG gets Barcelona
One day, Real Madrid and Manchester City might actually get to meet in a stellar Champions League final. Just not yet.
Blue jersey, brown shorts, white socks: Belgium's new kit a tribute to comic book legend Tintin
If Kevin De Bruyne goes back to his old haircut, he will make a perfect Tintin at the soccer European Championship this summer.
Messi dealing with injury in right hamstring area, likely will miss Miami's match versus D.C. United
Inter Miami superstar Lionel Messi is dealing with a leg injury that will likely cause him to miss the team's next match.
Lionel Messi leads Inter Miami in 3-1 win over Nashville, exits early because of leg injury
Lionel Messi had a goal and an assist before leaving the game due to a leg injury as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup round-of-16 matchup on Wednesday night.
Stars aligned for Ramsay to become new Loons coach
Eric Ramsay said he spent the time between being hired and meeting the players learning everything he could about Minnesota United.
Tyler Adams returns to US roster after hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly entire year
Captain Tyler Adams will rejoin the U.S. team for the first time since the World Cup after recovering from a hamstring injury and making just his second club appearance in the past year.
Palestinian soccer federation says former national team player killed in an Israeli airstrike
The Palestinian soccer federation says former national team member Mohammed Barakat was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip.
Minnesota United keeps Knowles as assistant coach under Ramsay
After starting the season 2-0-1 with Cameron Knowles as interim coach, the Loons rewarded him Monday with an assistant position on new coach Eric Ramsay's staff.