insidemnsoccer
212 Hennepin Ave
Wahkon,
MN 56386
POC: Brian Quarstad
IMSoccer News, (Inside Minnesota Soccer), is a website originally created to unite the many and varied soccer fans in the state of Minnesota.
Over the last 20 years, soccer in the state of Minnesota has grown phenomenally as the sport has nationwide. During that same time I’ve observed an oddity developing here in Minnesota regarding the sport. Often soccer fans divide into organizational cliques.
It’s the hope of this writer to bring together the many and varied people who are involved with the game in Minnesota under this roof called IMSoccer News. Understanding that all these groups are important for the growth of the game in the state.
IMS hopes to do this by creating a clearing house to share information and knowledge of the happenings in the State in regards to soccer. It’s my hope that through articles, interviews, opinions links and sharing from readers, we may all have a central gathering place to learn more about what’s happening in regards to the sport in MN. Hopefully this will be a place where you will be able to express your own opinion with others in a respectful way. It’s also a hope that it brings the national profile of soccer in Minnesota to a higher level.
IMSoccer News was first published in late October of 2008. Since then IMS has also evolved into one the leading websites for information on minor league soccer in North America. IMS is a registered Google News Site. My goal is to continue to be a reliable source of news with investigative reporting on the business of division 2 and 3 pro soccer.
But I can’t do this without your help. I am by no means an expert of all the facets of soccer here in Minnesota, or North America. I’m willing to do the work but I need your help. Please share with me your stories and news and the happening in the world of soccer. Feel free to send me an email with the information you have, a link to support it, or a contact that I can get in contact with to get the information needed to run a story.
Hopefully this site will always be a work in progress, evolving and creating the content that you will continue to support.
Lastly, a word of warning; Posts that feature youth players under 18 will often have the comments turned off. Youth players are not ready for nor do they deserve the criticism that some adults seem to want to heap on them. They are kids after all and should be treated with the respect that all kids deserve.
Regards in soccer,
Our Team
Harry Kettle
500 posts
English professional sports writer with an interest in pro wrestling, MMA, athletics & more. As well as working for Insidemnsoccer, Harry has formerly produced content for FOX Sports Asia & TheLADbible
Brian Quarstad
411 posts
My name is Brian I have always had a love of soccer since I was 19 and had the fortune to both play and coach in the beautiful game. I live in Minnesota so my main interest lies in the MLS as well as some of the local leagues, though I no longer contribute to this site.. you can still find some of previous posts here
Kaus Pandey
54 posts
Kaus is a freelance football writer, who prior to producing content for Insidemnsoccer, has written for Calciomercato, TheseFootballTimes, GetGermanFootball News and Manchester Evening News.
Edward Hirdle
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Edward is a passionate sports fan and has written extensively about stories breaking in Canada. Whether reporting on hockey or American football, he will always give you the best highlights summarised.
David Nugent
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David is a soccer fan and writer who has spent the last decade sharing his opinion and spreading news about the beautiful game across the internet. The lifelong Everton fan has written for numerous sports websites, plus an international soccer magazine where he covered the Premier League, the Bundesliga and various youth international tournaments.
