MapleBrook/TwinStars Merger Raises Questions Regarding Branding

July 7, 2018 - Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States - Minnesota TwinStars FC player Karim Darbaki (10) passes the ball during the VSLT FC vs Minnesota TwinStars FC match at Highland Park High School Stadium. (Photo by Seth Steffenhagen/Steffenhagen Photography)On January 15th, Maplebrook Soccer posted a thread on Twitter that left many in Minnesota’s lower league soccer journalism community questioning most of what they’d assumed going into the 2019 NPSL and WPSL seasons. The tweet, as shown below, states that Maplebrook Soccer would be showcasing their talent in both the NPSL and WPSL, two of the major lower tier soccer leagues in the Midwest and the United States, covering both men’s and women’s soccer.

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