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image by Zachary Harden, 21 August 2021
See also:
Minnesota United FC's flag can be seen at
https://mlsmultiplex.com/2018/01/19/minnesota-united-superdraft-report. It uses the logo on
light blue field.
Zachary Harden, 21 August 2021
On 2024-03-02, Minnesota United FC fans performed a tifo
(choreographed display of a team-related image) at their home stadium, Allianz
Field in Saint Paul [1, 2]. The display was inspired by the team's newly
introduced "Starry Sky" home kit [3]. Its central element was a banner derived
from the new state flag by arranging its
elements vertically, replacing the dark blue color with black, changing the
number of star points into six so as to match the team logo and adding numerous
small discs to the black field so as to resemble the starry night sky. It was
placed between two black banners, each bearing many more "stars" and a half of
the inscription: "For my part, I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight
of the stars makes me dream". The colors of the central banner happen to be
those of a state flag variation which was already proposed for the Minnesota
United FC fans [4]. Whether this will be followed by a more widespread use of a
"customized" variant of the state flag, is yet to be seen.
Sources:
[1] Presentation of the tifo at Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology/comments/1b5ibhj/new_minnesota_flaginspired_tifo_at_minnesota
[2] Presentation of the tifo at Twitter/X:
https://x.com/andygreder/status/1764005304059015406
[3] Minnesota
United FC website - Shop - "Starry Sky" home kit:
https://www.mnufc.com/shop/starry-night-kit
[4] Minnesota state flag
variations for the sports teams fans at X:
https://x.com/joeyeatsfridays/status/1737210060642648139
Tomislav Todorovic, 3 September 2024
