It’s finally starting to settle in that Minneapolis is getting an MLS expansion team, as the league announced on Wednesday morning. Minnesota United FC will make the transition to the MLS in 2018 and ownership details are still being figured out.
MLS names Minneapolis as expansion team
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As soon as the announcement was made, after weeks of speculation, many Twin Cities residents reacted via Twitter showing their support for the new team.
MINNESOTA UNITED JOINING THE MLS
HELL YES
— ChavaRanks (@SalvadorSalado) March 25, 2015
So pumped to have the MLS in MN in the form of @MNUnitedFC ! #MNU2MLS
— Mark Engstrom (@mwengstrom) March 25, 2015
MLS franchise announcement in 25 minutes pic.twitter.com/Dwxu7FpUqz
— Loons' Nest (@MNUFCLoonsNest) March 25, 2015
Welcome to the @MLS, @MNUnitedFC! #MNU2MLS
@CGates120Sports covers the MLS' latest expansion: http://t.co/VU7lKrZqeZ pic.twitter.com/G3QJF68YZC
— 120 Sports (@120Sports) March 25, 2015
#MNU2MLS
#MLS coming to #Minnesota. Congrats to #MinnesotaUnitedFC
— Aakash (@aakashrestha) March 25, 2015
I'm really excited for the new Minnesota MLS team and downtown stadium. Look at how the Twins ballpark transformed the area. More, please!
— DanielThomasMacInnes (@GhibliBlog) March 24, 2015
Proud to see that @MNUnitedFC will be in the @MLS!
— MitchKukay (@BibblyBeans03) March 25, 2015
I want that cup!!! Lol Very blessed to say I was at the MLS conference today at the #TargetField I'm… https://t.co/RaMW5sIHYp
— Jakkee Phillips (@jhammer14) March 25, 2015
Has anybody draped a @MNUnitedFC scarf around the Sid Hartman or Mary Tyler Moore statues yet? If not, we aren't ready for MLS.
— Paul Merrill (@StuffaboutMpls) March 25, 2015
Congrats to the @MNDarkClouds and all the other soccer fans who worked hard to bring #MLS back to Minnesota!
— Cory Merrifield (@SavedTheVikes) March 25, 2015
Twin Cities are cooler than any city in WI (sorry). NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, WNBA, a Big 10 university, and now MLS all call this place home.
— Jared Christensen (@jaredc3) March 25, 2015
MLS ready @MNUnitedFC pic.twitter.com/IjwM7qtNCo
— Mykel Hosek (@mykelhosek) March 25, 2015
History is being made!! Minnesota United FC is officially part of Major League Soccer!!! So hyped to… https://t.co/uSTUMAY9RI
— Courtney Plante (@PlantesTheName) March 25, 2015
Minnesota United!!!!
— Jack Wahlers (@RoyalFlush7717) March 25, 2015
When does the #MLS plan to start in mn? They want to build a new stadium..
— Mikaela (@kaykay0715) March 25, 2015
Minnesota has a MLS team now !!!!!!!!!!! Day made !!!!
— jen stover (@jenstover1) March 25, 2015
The fact that we have an MLS team for MN is crazy gnarly pic.twitter.com/ar3YFl12W5
— taterrcakes (@Greathouse20) March 25, 2015