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Anticipation high for Hearts of Pine opener

by Steve Craig March 20, 2025March 20, 2025

Lewiston High was site for Thursday’s historic first official game for Maine’s men’s pro soccer team.

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Hearts of Pine ready, excited to make their Maine debut

by Steve Craig March 19, 2025March 20, 2025

Portland’s men’s professional soccer team will play its first countable game Thursday in Lewiston in a first-round U.S. Open Cup match.

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Hearts of Pine close to selling out of tickets for inaugural season

by Steve Craig March 7, 2025March 8, 2025

Portland’s professional men’s soccer expansion team is a hot ticket; meanwhile, the club is faring well in preseason tests.

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Hearts of Pine to play first match in March at Lewiston High

by Steve Craig February 5, 2025February 6, 2025

The U.S. Open Cup first-round game will be against a well-established amateur opponent from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and will mark the Portland pro soccer team’s debut.

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MLS veteran Mikey Lopez helping build Portland’s pro soccer foundation

by Steve Craig January 22, 2025January 22, 2025

Lopez, 31, has reunited with Hearts of Pine coach Bobby Murphy, who first coached him when he was 12.

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Hearts of Pine visits Lewiston as Maine’s team, not just Portland’s

by Haley Jones January 17, 2025January 17, 2025

Coach Bobby Murphy, club co-owners Gabe Hoffman-Johnson and Tom Caron brought several players to Lewiston Middle School Thursday night to inspire the next generation of soccer players.

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Hearts of Pine’s Khalid Hersi fulfills family’s dream of playing professional soccer

by Haley Jones January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Being the first Mainer to sign with the Portland-based professional team was the product of years of hard work and the Hersi family’s passion for soccer.