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Minnesota United Announces Season and Home Opener for 2021 MLS Season

March 10, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Minnesota United FC News Release


GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - Minnesota United and Major League Soccer announced today the club's season and home opener for the 2021 MLS Season.

MNUFC will kick off its fifth season in Major League Soccer where the club's 2020 season ended, at Seattle Sounders. The game will be nationally broadcast on Friday, April 16 at 8:30 p.m. CT on FS1. The following week, the Loons return to Saint Paul for the home opener at Allianz Field, facing off against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, April 24 at 7:00 p.m. CT.

"It will certainly bring back some memories and a lot of emotions from last year," said Minnesota United Head Coach Adrian Heath on going to Seattle for the season opener. "But going back we know how hard we worked to get to get to where we were last year and that has to be the reflection, the work we put in during the year and what it helped us achieve. Going to Seattle you always get up for that game. It'll be nice to start the campaign where we ended and begin our work right away."

MNUFC Defender Michael Boxall on season opener in Seattle: "Especially with how the season ended, it's good to put last year's demon to the past and put a good performance out there. We're good enough to beat them, just need to do it for 90 minutes. But they've always been one of the better teams in this league, at least until Ozzie [Alonso] came here, so we'll be alright."

As Major League Soccer prepares for the start of the 2021 season, the league today announced the dates and broadcast details of the home openers for all 27 clubs. The opening weekend of MLS action will kick off on Friday, April 16, including five nationally televised matches across the ABC, FOX and Univision networks in the U.S., as well as matches on CTV, TSN, TVA and TVA Sports in Canada.

Joining Austin FC's Q2 Stadium, the 2021 season will see the opening of two additional world-class soccer stadiums. FC Cincinnati will debut West End Stadium during the club's 2021 home opener on May 16, hosting Inter Miami CF live on FOX at 3 p.m. CT, and defending MLS Cup champions Columbus Crew SC, who will start the season with home matches at Historic Crew Stadium, will debut its new downtown stadium this summer.

The 2021 opening weekend will be the first time all five national broadcast partners showcase MLS matches on their over-the-air networks, including ABC, FOX and Univision's UniMás in the U.S., and CTV and TVA in Canada.

A partner since the League's inception, the ABC and ESPN network will kick off their 26th season of national coverage on Sunday, April 18 as Inter Miami CF host David Beckham's former club, the LA Galaxy, live on ABC and ESPN Deportes at 2 p.m. CT. In the U.S., ESPN+ will stream all regional broadcasts nationally, out-of-market, including 17 home openers.

FOX Sports presents three matches opening weekend, headlined by Austin FC's inaugural match against LAFC on FOX, and two additional matches on FS1. All three matches will also be broadcast nationally in Spanish on FOX Deportes.

Univision will be showcasing MLS opening weekend action on UniMás, with simulcast on TUDN. This year, UniMás will shine a spotlight on Orlando's Exploria Stadium as Orlando City SC host Atlanta United, with new coach Gabriel Heinze, on Saturday, April 17 at 2 p.m. CT.

Any nationally televised matches not aired by a national English-language network will be streamed live in English on Twitter.

Kicking off the season with a bang, Toronto FC will face CF Montreal in the opening weekend of MLS action on Saturday, April 17 with English-language coverage on CTV as well as TSN, and French-language coverage over-the-air on TVA, in addition to TVA Sports, beginning at 1 p.m. CT.

Due to travel restrictions between the U.S. and Canada, the three Canadian clubs will begin the MLS regular season in the U.S. with each club hosting matches in a U.S. city:

Montreal Impact: Miami, Fla.; Inter Miami CF Stadium

Toronto FC: Orlando, Fla.; Exploria Stadium

Vancouver Whitecaps FC: Sandy, Utah; Rio Tinto Stadium

Full dates and broadcast details of the 2021 MLS season schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.

2021 Major League Soccer Regular Season Home Openers

All times are CT. Home teams listed first. Schedule is subject to change.

Friday, April 16, 2021

7 p.m. Houston Dynamo FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes (BBVA Stadium) ESPN+

8:30 p.m. Seattle Sounders FC vs. Minnesota United FC (Lumen Field) FS1, FOX Deportes

Saturday, April 17, 2021

12 p.m. New York Red Bulls vs. Sporting Kansas City (Red Bull Arena) ESPN+

1 p.m. CF Montréal vs. Toronto FC (Miami, Fla.; Inter Miami CF Stadium) CTV, TSN, TVA, TVA Sports, ESPN+

2 p.m. Orlando City SC vs. Atlanta United (Exploria Stadium) UniMás, TUDN, Twitter

4:30 p.m. Los Angeles Football Club vs. Austin FC (Banc of California Stadium) FOX, FOX Deportes

7 p.m. FC Dallas vs. Colorado Rapids (Toyota Stadium) ESPN+

7 p.m. D.C. United vs. New York City FC (Audi Field) ESPN+

7:30 p.m. Nashville SC vs. FC Cincinnati (Nissan Stadium) ESPN+

7:30 p.m. Chicago Fire FC vs. New England Revolution (Soldier Field) ESPN+

Sunday, April 18, 2021

3 p.m. Inter Miami CF vs. LA Galaxy (Inter Miami CF Stadium) ABC, ESPN Deportes

4:30 p.m. Columbus Crew SC vs. Philadelphia Union (Historic Crew Stadium) FS1, FOX Deportes

9 p.m. Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. Portland Timbers (Rio Tinto Stadium) TSN, ESPN+

Friday, April 23, 2021

6:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City vs. Orlando City SC (Children's Mercy Park) FS1, FOX Deportes

Saturday, April 24, 2021

12 p.m. New York City FC vs. Cincinnati FC (Yankee Stadium) ESPN+

2 p.m. Toronto FC vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Exploria Stadium) CTV, TSN, ESPN+

2:30 p.m. San Jose Earthquakes vs. FC Dallas (Earthquakes Stadium) Univision, TUDN, Twitter

7 p.m. Atlanta United vs. Chicago Fire FC (Mercedes-Benz Stadium) ESPN+

7 p.m. New England Revolution vs. D.C. United (Gillette Stadium) ESPN+

7 p.m. Philadelphia Union vs. Inter Miami CF (Subaru Park) ESPN+

7 p.m. Minnesota United FC vs. Real Salt Lake (Allianz Field) ESPN+

8 p.m. Colorado Rapids vs. Austin FC (Dick's Sporting Goods Park) ESPN+

9:30 p.m. Portland Timbers vs. Houston Dynamo FC (Providence Park) ESPN+

Sunday, April 25, 2021

4:30 p.m. LA Galaxy vs. New York Red Bulls (Dignity Health Sports Park) FS1, FOX Deportes

Saturday, May 1, 2021

1 p.m. Real Salt Lake vs. Sporting Kansas City (Rio Tinto Stadium) ESPN+

Sunday, May 16, 2021

3 p.m. FC Cincinnati vs. Inter Miami CF (West End Stadium) FOX, FOX Deportes

Saturday, June 19, 2021

8 p.m. Austin FC vs. San Jose Earthquakes (Q2 Stadium) UniMás, TUDN, Twitter

MNUFC returns to the pitch for its fifth season in MLS. Follow Minnesota United's social channels and check our website at mnufc.com for regular updates on the club.

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