Edina native Maddie Dahlien celebrates a goal against Paraguay for the United States in the U-20 Women's World Cup on Sept. 7 in Bogata, Columbia. (Fernando Vergara)
Sure, Minnesota United is headed to the MLS playoffs, but there’s more to Minnesota soccer than just the denizens of Allianz Field. Let’s go around the state and round up 10 non-Loons things to know about Minnesotans in the soccer world, including several former MN high school soccer players Edina’s Maddie Dahlien and Izzy Engle, Orono's Clare Gagne, Hill-Murray's Payton Cahill, Centennial's Khyah Harper, Breck's Kaitlyn MacBean and Minnehaha Academy's Berit Parten.
For more on Minnesota natives playing at a variety of levels, click here to read this story on startribune.com.