Football or Fútbol? MNUFC players and their NFL counterparts

Football’s back, and it’s like it never even left.

Anglo-American naming confusion aside, the overlap between football and futbol makes a fun time of year for plenty of sports fans.

Let’s dive into some similarities between Minnesota United players and their counterparts across the National Football League.

...Adam Thielen.

Kallman has a lot in common with the Vikings’ breakout receiver. Both are local guys, Kallman hailing from Woodbury, Thielen from Detroit Lakes. And both are fan favorites, at least in part for that reason.