Sports
I’m a Minnesota sports fan and it shows: match‑day diaries from Allianz Field and Target Center, trips to see Messi play, and reflections on hockey, football and more. Photos, weather notes and final scores capture each outing.
Saturday Morning Soccer
Harry Kane’s goal while falling this morning was amazing! Brilliant! ⚽️🤩🙌 Go Spurs! 1-0
Premier League VAR rulings for offsides seem impossible for players. It’s impossible to know you are 1 inch ahead of a player many yards away from you. Does it make the game better? Doesn’t seem too.
Tough loss for Spurs this morning to Leicester City 1-2. Ugh. Now time for Bundesliga with Bayern v Köln. Great Lewandowski goal in 2nd minute to take early lead 1-0! ⚽️
MN United v Real Salt Lake
Great first half for MN United v Real Salt Lake! ⚽️👍 1-1 Looking forward to shade in the 2nd half! 😓
Great MN United 2nd half with goals from Quintero and Finlay! ⚽️⚽️ 3-1
Three minutes stoppage time MN United leading 3-1. Cue Wonderwall! 🎶🤩⚽️
MNUFC WIN! Wonderwall ⚽️⚽️⚽️🎶 3-1
Time for some Saturday morning Dirty Pineapples soccer! ⚽️ Tyler’s practicing his penalty kick here.
Sano absolutely destroyed this ball to take the game! Twins Win! ⚾️🙌
First pitch at tonight’s Twins v Braves baseball game! ⚾️ Great night for a game.
We had an awesome time cheering the United on to win Portland today 1-0! ⚽️
International Champions Cup: Bayern v Milan
Tyler and I are ready to cheer on FC Bayern! ⚽️🇩🇪🙌 Champions Cup Bayern v Milan!
We are all here cheering on FC Bayern! FCB v MIL 1-0 at halftime! ⚽️ #ICC2019
Got my iPhone background prepared for our Kansas City trip for the Bayern v AC Milan game. ⚽️
Minnesota United v FC Dallas
One of my favorite things walking into Allianz Field is the awesome UNITED fixture. WE ARE UNITED! NEVER DIVIDED! WE ARE UNITED! ⚽️
Minnesota United v FC Dallas tonight! ⚽️ Go United!
Great first half Minnesota United! ⚽️ 0-0
Successful Minnesota United wall! ⚽️ 0-0
Mannone blocking a VAR-ruled penalty kick against the United in stoppage time to save the game tonight! Stunning! Awesome! Beautiful! 🙌⚽️🎉
Minnesota United got a major win over FC Dallas in the most amazing stoppage time I’ve ever seen! 1-0 ⚽️ Wonderwall! 🎶
What an awesome win by USA over Netherlands to win the FIFA Women’s World Cup! 2-0! ⚽️🎉🙌 So great!
Minnesota United v FC Cincinnati
Arrived late to the Minnesota United v FC Cincinnati match but what a first half! 4-0! ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️🙌
Wow is it hot and sunny for soccer! Beer required. 🍺⚽️
Minnesota United goes ahead 6-1 against FC Cincinnati! 😁 ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
Cue Wonderwall! Great performance Minnesota United! 7-1! ⚽️🙌💥
Great performance by USA 🇺🇸 over Trinidad & Tobago 🇹🇹 winning 6-0 in CONCACAF Gold Cup. Some great combinations from US team. ⚽️🙌
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Tyler and I are super excited for tonight’s CONCACAF Gold Cup matches at Allianz Field! ⚽️🏆 Panama v. Trinidad playing now!
Ready for the USA v Guyana CONCACAF Gold Cup Match! ⚽️🏆
Tyler and I are READY TO CHEER for Team USA v Guyana CONCACAF Gold Cup! ⚽️🏆
Time to water the grass at Allianz Field. 💦🌱⚽️
GOAL!!! USA takes 1-0 lead v Guyana! 🇺🇸🇬🇾 CONCACAF Gold Cup 🏆⚽️
Great night for some Minnesota Twins baseball! ⚾️
Great night of baseball with #TeamSPS Tech Managers! ⚾️💯
Our #TeamSPS members from Ukraine and Australia getting in the Twins spirit! ⚾️🤩
+7 minutes of stoppage time added to the Minnesota United v Colorado game. Wow! Maybe Minnesota United can make something happen with that much time. ⚽️
Minnesota United v Houston Dynamos
Kickoff for Minnesota United v Houston Dynamos! ⚽️👏
Minnesota United celebrating goal against Houston! 1-0
Darwin Quintero getting a concussion check! All good! 👍
Ground crew out giving Allianz Field some TLC! 🌱😍
Beautiful Game! ⚽️
Cue WONDERWALL! Loons win 1-0! 🙌🎶⚽️
At the Minnesota United v Hertha Berlin friendly! ⚽️👏
Awesome goal from David Alaba to take Bayern ahead 2-1! And then Renato Sanches to go 3-1! ⚽️ Championship Saturday! 👏
Goals from Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben in today’s Bayern game, their final and the title clencher, are amazing. ⚽️👏
MN United Home Opener
So excited to be here, right now, for the Minnesota United home opener in the gorgeous Allianz Field! ⚽️🖤🙌
Family selfie from Minnesota United historic home opener in Allianz Field! 3-2 at halftime. ⚽️🙌😎
They water the grass at halftime at Allianz Field. 💦⚽️
VAR serves justice for Minnesota United! ⚽️ 3-2 still.
Want. To. Hear. Wonderwall. ⚽️ C’mon United! 3-3
Hard fought MNUFC match against NYCFC. Ended in a 3-3 draw. Fabulous experience at Allianz Field for home opener!
