Minnesota United’s Development Academy is a year into immersing young players from all over the region in a program that provides them a pathway to the pros, but as with any pro sport, there’s more to the game than just the game. For decades, kids have grown up with dreams of pitching in the big leagues or playing in an NBA All-Star Game because the culture of those sports is woven into everyday life. From rites of passage like attending your first baseball game to the omnipresence of NBA jerseys on the street or the stage or the pickup court, those sports are part of the mainstream imagination in a way that soccer is not — at least not yet.
MNUFC Supporters Sing the Academy Fight Songs
