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Minnesota United s seven-game unbeaten streak ended Wednesday night in the last place they had lost, with a 2-0 defeat at Colorado.
The Loons had gone 4-0-3 since they surrendered three unanswered goals after halftime in a 3-2 loss at Dick s Sporting Goods Park more than two months ago. It left them 0-4 to start the season.
On Wednesday, they were shut out for the first time since the season opener a 1-0 loss to Austin FC in a game coach Adrian Heath called an overall very poor, disappointing evening.
They played without five starters out of choice or need, including veteran iron man Michael Boxall, who has a leg injury that could keep him from joining his New Zealand national team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Adrian Heath s England beat veteran midfielder Niko Hansen s Denmark 2-1 in a UEFA Euro semifinal at London s Wembley Stadium.
It ended what Heath called decades of heartbreak for a soccer nation that hadn t reached a major tournament final since 1966. Heath was 6 years old then, when England beat West Germany 4-2 in the World Cup final.
England will play Italy on Sunday for the trophy at Wembley. Heath s pre-tournament pick is Sunday s opponent.
Heath called Wednesday s semifinal his country s best chance to thrill a nation since it lost to Germany in penalty kicks in the 1996 Euro semifinals at home in England, too.
Hassani Dotson it was the appropriate one.
Dotson knelt on his right knee after Saturday s 2-2 draw with San Jose, produced a ring and asked his now-fiancée Petra Vuckovic to marry him while the team s social-media crew huddled around recording the moment. Fans remaining in the Allianz Field stands cheered.
The video ricocheted around the internet and was shown on ESPN s SportsCenter. I thought it was pretty meaningful because she s been through a lot in my career, Dotson said Tuesday, and I thought it would it be something different, something special and also nice to do it in front of the fans.
Copy shortlink: On Saturday, Minnesota United left-side attacker Franco Fragapane played on, starting and playing all 90-plus minutes in a 2-2 home draw with San Jose.
Fragapane did so while he and the Loons still await results of a MLS investigation after Portland coach Giovanni Savarese alleged not by name – that he directed a racial slur at Timbers star Diego Chara the week before.
Loons coach Adrian Heath after the game said there was no reason Fragapane shouldn t play. He was asked in his postgame media interview if it was a case of innocent until proven
Jukka Raitala and Robin Lod return to Minnesota United from Finland Raitala started at right back, while Lod was not available. July 3, 2021 7:40pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Finland national teammates Robin Lod and Jukka Raitala returned from the UEFA European Championship for Minnesota United s home game against San Jose on Saturday, but only Raitala appeared in the Loons starting lineup.
Lod had stopped at home in Helsinki on his way back to Minnesota for an appointment for his U.S. green card. Because of the travel and his return from the Euro Cup, Loons coach Adrian Heath elected to sit Lod. The Loons also played on without starting right back Romain Metanire, who traveled back home to France for his own green card but wasn t back available Saturday to play.