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Land of 10,000 Links: March 6, 2017

The “We’re not the only expansion team that lost!” edition.

By Garrett Denney Mar 6, 2017, 6:00pm PST

MLS: Minnesota United FC at Portland Timbers

Good day, futbol fans!

Welcome to our latest daily roundup and open comment thread. Enjoy!

Minnesota

Though it wasn’t pretty, our MLS debut is in the books! Catch up on all our coverage here. (EPL)
“How I betrayed Minnesota and became a Timbers fan.” Our favorite new article this week. (EPL)

Around the League

You’ve gotta stand during the national anthem. So says a new USSF policy announced Saturday. (ESPNFC)
Stat wonk blog FiveThirtyEight released its data-driven MLS predictions. Like most of the media, they’re not high on MNUFC. (FiveThirtyEight)

Around the World

With an epic Manchester United - Chelsea FA Cup quarterfinal just a week away, United’s Zlatan may be looking at a ban for violent conduct. (BBC)
The cost of hosting the Olympics has become prohibitively high. Dan Roan’s excellent article breaks down why the IOC is in such a precarious place. (BBC)

Countdown to MLS

Debut MLS match: In the books!
Debut home match on March 12 (Atlanta United): 6 days <— Less than a week?!