Brian Quarstad
@brianquarstad.bsky.social
Former writer/founder of Minnesota's first soccer news website, Inside Minnesota Soccer. Former co-founder and writer at http://FiftyFive.One. MN soccer historian. Member of Society for American Soccer History. https://www.ussoccerhistory.org
MLS has said that in 2027 with the new season restructure will come five new six-team regional divisions. This is how I think it should lay out.
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
MLS has said that in 2027 with the new season restructure will come five new six-team regional divisions. This is how I think it should lay out.
MNUFC's Nectar Triantis played in his first-ever game for Greece on Tuesday in a 0-0 draw with Belarus. Appearing in the 64th minute he had a pretty quiet but steady game. The appearance cap-tied him to Greece over Australia, his home country who he played for as a youth.
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
MNUFC's Nectar Triantis played in his first-ever game for Greece on Tuesday in a 0-0 draw with Belarus. Appearing in the 64th minute he had a pretty quiet but steady game. The appearance cap-tied him to Greece over Australia, his home country who he played for as a youth.
MN United’s Carlos Harvey had a great game for Panama on Tuesday night with a 8.2 Fotmob rating and one shot off the woodwork. Panama defeated El Salvador booking a trip to the World Cup for only the second time in their history.
November 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
MN United’s Carlos Harvey had a great game for Panama on Tuesday night with a 8.2 Fotmob rating and one shot off the woodwork. Panama defeated El Salvador booking a trip to the World Cup for only the second time in their history.
MN United’s Joseph Rosales' Honduras struggled yet again Tuesday night and drew 0-0 with Costa Rica and Alejandro Bran. The result means neither team will be making an appearance at WC 26.
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
MN United’s Joseph Rosales' Honduras struggled yet again Tuesday night and drew 0-0 with Costa Rica and Alejandro Bran. The result means neither team will be making an appearance at WC 26.
Love this. The Grand Portage area is one of my favorites in MN. Anything north of Grand Maris and things get very quiet and peaceful. Me on top of Mt. Josephine in Grand Portage in September. The trail is accessible thanks to the Grand Portage Ojibway.
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Love this. The Grand Portage area is one of my favorites in MN. Anything north of Grand Maris and things get very quiet and peaceful. Me on top of Mt. Josephine in Grand Portage in September. The trail is accessible thanks to the Grand Portage Ojibway.
Also funny that on my morning scroll I was searching Google Maps for Cape Verde, the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup (yesterday) and this photo popped up on images shared of the country. Look familiar to this thread?
October 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Also funny that on my morning scroll I was searching Google Maps for Cape Verde, the smallest country to ever qualify for the World Cup (yesterday) and this photo popped up on images shared of the country. Look familiar to this thread?
I was in Hayward, Wisconsin for a wonderful weekend away with dear friends and took these photos. And no, the chair photo is not ai created - I've had some people ask.
October 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I was in Hayward, Wisconsin for a wonderful weekend away with dear friends and took these photos. And no, the chair photo is not ai created - I've had some people ask.
According to @frederickmelo.bsky.social, “FAMILY” — the Centerpiece at the Museum of Modern Art San Francisco —- will be permanently situated either inside or outside the four-level TreeHouse retail/office building at #MNUFC's United Village. It’s by the artist known as KAWS.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
According to @frederickmelo.bsky.social, “FAMILY” — the Centerpiece at the Museum of Modern Art San Francisco —- will be permanently situated either inside or outside the four-level TreeHouse retail/office building at #MNUFC's United Village. It’s by the artist known as KAWS.
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Dr. Bill McGuire recently shared plans for United Village, the development surrounding #MNUFC's Allianz Field. A bakery, dinner, pizzeria, Bailey's Garden, ice rink, music venue, day care, some of these concepts are now in the works. Details here:
t.co/ASPhBshbP7
t.co/ASPhBshbP7
October 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dr. Bill McGuire recently shared plans for United Village, the development surrounding #MNUFC's Allianz Field. A bakery, dinner, pizzeria, Bailey's Garden, ice rink, music venue, day care, some of these concepts are now in the works. Details here:
t.co/ASPhBshbP7
t.co/ASPhBshbP7
The US is and has been a soccer nation despite what you have been told by US Soccer and even Don Garber.
Soccer was in New Jersey before Brazil
US had a pro league before Italy or Spain
An American Game podcast tell these amazing and entertaining stories told by @soccertownmedia.bsky.social
Soccer was in New Jersey before Brazil
US had a pro league before Italy or Spain
An American Game podcast tell these amazing and entertaining stories told by @soccertownmedia.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The US is and has been a soccer nation despite what you have been told by US Soccer and even Don Garber.
Soccer was in New Jersey before Brazil
US had a pro league before Italy or Spain
An American Game podcast tell these amazing and entertaining stories told by @soccertownmedia.bsky.social
Soccer was in New Jersey before Brazil
US had a pro league before Italy or Spain
An American Game podcast tell these amazing and entertaining stories told by @soccertownmedia.bsky.social
This morning on the back side of the Como Park lakeside pavilion, St. Paul, MN.
July 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This morning on the back side of the Como Park lakeside pavilion, St. Paul, MN.
My perspective of @USMNT Damion Downs game winning PK at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, on Sunday to defeat Costa Rica and move on the @GoldCup semifinals on Wednesday in St. Louis.
June 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
My perspective of @USMNT Damion Downs game winning PK at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, on Sunday to defeat Costa Rica and move on the @GoldCup semifinals on Wednesday in St. Louis.
Speaking of bad looks, it’s my belief this is what he got the red card for.
June 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Speaking of bad looks, it’s my belief this is what he got the red card for.
And we are under way at Metronome Brewing with Peter Kogan Jazz quintet. @tcjazzfestival
June 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
And we are under way at Metronome Brewing with Peter Kogan Jazz quintet. @tcjazzfestival
Tina Schlieske in Mears Park in Lowertown, St. Paul for Twin Cities Jazz Festival. It feels like summer even though it doesn’t start until tomorrow. Bring it on.
June 20, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Tina Schlieske in Mears Park in Lowertown, St. Paul for Twin Cities Jazz Festival. It feels like summer even though it doesn’t start until tomorrow. Bring it on.
The last days of Big River Pizza. 🍕 Sad to see it go. Lowertown is happening again tonight with Music in Mears Park, a St Paul Saints game and Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Makes me nostalgic.Why can’t St. Paul have nice things too.
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
The last days of Big River Pizza. 🍕 Sad to see it go. Lowertown is happening again tonight with Music in Mears Park, a St Paul Saints game and Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Makes me nostalgic.Why can’t St. Paul have nice things too.
Here are #MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay's post game quotes on making wholesale changes (8) to the starting lineup that lost to Houston on Wednesday night 2-0. There was no continuity w/8 subs.
There hasn't been much to criticize Ramsay for in his 15 months with the Loons but I will call BS on this one.
There hasn't been much to criticize Ramsay for in his 15 months with the Loons but I will call BS on this one.
![On if he regrets making so many changes to the lineup...
"No, I don't. I think this is one of those places [Houston Dynamo FC] that you come to where you feel like, even with what is on paper, your strongest team, the team that is in real rhythm, the team that's played the large majority of the game so far, there's no guarantee that you're going to get, spark, energy, and real intensity, particularly after the experience we had on Saturday. So, with that considered, with the conditions here, the context here, the fact that we did what we did, on Saturday against [Inter] Miami [CF]. I think on balance it was a justified way of looking at this game and I don't in hindsight feel like, had I done anything distinctly different, we would necessarily have got a different outcome. I obviously wanted to make sure that we started the game in a certain way and finished the game in another way. And unfortunately, it came just a touch too late. We had a reasonable balance of the game from the point at which we made four changes, but also I'm very quick to provide that context for the players who played the first half for the first hour or so, they for sure were put in a difficult position. It's not a team that's in real rhythm in spite of the fact that sort of reflects the team that's played in the cup [Lamar Hunt U.S.
Open Cup]. And ultimately we've got an outcome that is frustrating, but perhaps one that given the context as a whole would perhaps be at least understood if not expected."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:iahsapcwqjxsa5fbxlrovs2z/bafkreiaaa3f7fe2756qjsjarzwlh32qaedqpmxytpdjm3wjswcoeaywav4@jpeg)
May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Here are #MNUFC manager Eric Ramsay's post game quotes on making wholesale changes (8) to the starting lineup that lost to Houston on Wednesday night 2-0. There was no continuity w/8 subs.
There hasn't been much to criticize Ramsay for in his 15 months with the Loons but I will call BS on this one.
There hasn't been much to criticize Ramsay for in his 15 months with the Loons but I will call BS on this one.
I uncovered some interesting stats looking at #MNUFC roster today. We have five defenders who have created 8 assists so far this season and another who has two goals. The Loons have scored 17 goals so nearly half of the goals have been assisted from defenders.
Set plays?
Set plays?
May 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I uncovered some interesting stats looking at #MNUFC roster today. We have five defenders who have created 8 assists so far this season and another who has two goals. The Loons have scored 17 goals so nearly half of the goals have been assisted from defenders.
Set plays?
Set plays?
Messi loses the ball to the Loons who do their own version of tiki-taka. ⚽️
May 11, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Messi loses the ball to the Loons who do their own version of tiki-taka. ⚽️
Great to see the @pioneerpress.bsky.social with two soccer articles on the front page of their sports section today, both pieces by @andygreder.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Great to see the @pioneerpress.bsky.social with two soccer articles on the front page of their sports section today, both pieces by @andygreder.bsky.social
First two illustrations are of the office building and third is the great lawn, hotel in the back, pavilion on the right and office building hardly visible on the left.
April 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
First two illustrations are of the office building and third is the great lawn, hotel in the back, pavilion on the right and office building hardly visible on the left.
Work has started at United Village surrounding #MNUFC Allianz Field.
Surface prep work in first 2 video shots is new office building with bank, bakery, coffee & open space. My understanding is this will also be the MN United headquarters. 3rd video is 1-story food pavilions east of the Great Lawn.
Surface prep work in first 2 video shots is new office building with bank, bakery, coffee & open space. My understanding is this will also be the MN United headquarters. 3rd video is 1-story food pavilions east of the Great Lawn.
April 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Work has started at United Village surrounding #MNUFC Allianz Field.
Surface prep work in first 2 video shots is new office building with bank, bakery, coffee & open space. My understanding is this will also be the MN United headquarters. 3rd video is 1-story food pavilions east of the Great Lawn.
Surface prep work in first 2 video shots is new office building with bank, bakery, coffee & open space. My understanding is this will also be the MN United headquarters. 3rd video is 1-story food pavilions east of the Great Lawn.