Professional football will return to Minnesota in 2017, after MLS commissioner Dan Garber announced the mooted United franchise will begin play next season.
While a privately-funded stadium is being planned, the Minnesota franchise already competing in the second-tier North American Soccer League will retain the proposed United name and logo, and will for the interim play on the University of Minnesota campus, at TCF Bank Stadium.
UM s ground also served as the temporary home for the NFL s Minnesota Vikings in 2014 and 2015, while construction continued at the nearby US Bank Stadium.
Speaking at an event in Minnesota, Garber reiterated the city s strength as a football market.
We are proud to officially announce that Minnesota United FC will join Major L…