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		<title>Information Could Come This Week on New Professional Soccer Team in Minnesota</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/12/14/information-could-come-this-week-on-new-profeshional-soccer-team-in-minnesota/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I&#8217;ve had numerous questions in comments and emails regarding the status of professional soccer in the state of  Minnesota as well as the status of the Thunder. IMS readers seemed to be confused on the status of the Thunder and not aware that there are plans in place to launch a new soccer franchise. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USL&#8217;s Tim Holt Makes Statements Concerning the Minnesota Thunder</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/11/27/usls-tim-holt-makes-statements-concerning-the-minnesota-thunder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:48:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The President of the United Soccer League (USL), Tim Holt, spoke to IMS this past week and stated that the USL has officially terminated all three Minnesota USL franchises: The Thunder in USL-1, the Thunder PDL team in Rochester, Minnesota and the W-League Lightning. &#8220;There&#8217;s a lot of confusion in the Twin Cities regarding the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team Owners Association/USL Update 11/11/09 &#8211; USL Issues Statement Regarding TOA Breakaway League</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USL releases statement regarding USL-1 and TOA&#8217;s filing of papers to create new Division II league. While yesterday was an eventful day with the Team Owners Association (TOA) releasing an official statement saying it had filed papers with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) to start a new Division II league in the US, it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Thunder Release Players from their Contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside Minnesota Soccer has learned that the Minnesota Thunder have released all players from their contracts last Tuesday, November 3. According to one player who was contracted with the Thunder, the team were forced to release the players as they could no longer pay their contracts and because they are free agents. As reported here [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>33</slash:comments>
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		<title>Star Tribune Publishes Article Concerning Minnesota Thunder&#8217;s Financial Troubles / IMS Weighs In With Editorial</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/21/star-tribune-publishes-article-concerning-minnesota-thunders-financial-troubles-ims-weights-in-with-editorial/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Star Tribune&#8217;s David La Vaque wrote an extensive article that was published today concerning the financial troubles of the Minnesota Thunder.  As editor and writer of Inside Minnesota Soccer I feel compelled to give you some insight into the article and make some personal comments about the Thunder&#8217;s current situation. Overall, I felt that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thunder Go On Win Streak of 2 and Lightning End Season With Draw</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Press Release &#8211; Blaine, MN &#8211; Minnesota Thunder 07/18/09 Thunder Outlast Austin Aztex 1-0 Lightning Tie Cleveland Internationals 1-1 in Final Match of the 2009 Campaign BLAINE, Minn. (Saturday, July 18, 2009) &#8211; The Thunder are on their first two-game winning streak in USL league play of the 2009 campaign with a win over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Lightning Play Regular Season Finale at Cleveland, Saturday</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/18/minnesota-lightning-play-regular-season-finale-at-cleveland-saturday-out-of-playoff-picture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blaine, MN&#8211; Wednesday, July 15 EDITED 7-19-09/12:00 p.m. The Lightning have only one more regular season match in their 2009 campaign but their playoff hopes have slipped away as Hudson Valley Quickstrike Lady Blues are breaking away from the rest of the league. Hudson Valley is commanding sole possession of first place at the top [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thunder&#8217;s Sanchez and Lightning&#8217;s Cline Both Win Honors as Player of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/16/thunders-sanchez-and-lightnings-cline-share-honors-as-player-of-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:09:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minnesota Thunder and Lightning each received Player of the Week awards from the United Soccer Leagues for individual performances by Ricardo Sanchez and Chelsea Cline. Ricardo Sanchez The Thunder&#8217;s Sanchez was awarded with USL-1 Player of the Week for a fantastic free kick just eight minutes into the match that left the visitors reeling, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Look at the Minnesota Lightning Playoff Chances</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/13/a-look-at-the-minnesota-lightning-playoff-chances/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:24:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/?p=7349</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent form of the Minnesota Lightning has been very good and this past week saw the team take three wins on the road. The success of the team has prompted Rudy Hofman to look at the chances of the team making the playoffs. By Rudy Hofman Currently, the Minnesota Lightning are in third place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minnesota Soccer Weekend Update</title>
		<link>http://www.insidemnsoccer.com/2009/07/13/minnesota-soccer-weekend-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:16:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Quarstad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Four games to mention this morning, starting with our Minnesota teams: Minnesota Thunder 3-0 Montreal Yes, you read the score line correctly. The Thunder picked up their 2nd win of the season that propelled them out of the basement of the standings for about 18 hours. Cleveland drew with Puerto Rico on Sunday giving them [...]]]></description>
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