Week two of the MLS season is done and dusted. And when that dust settled, New England found themselves atop the Eastern Conference! Or, rather, basically atop the Eastern Conference. For those wondering how Miami sits ahead of the #NERevs in the standings, here are the MLS standings tie-breakers. NE and MIA equal on wins, goal differential, and goals for …
On Saturday, the Revs mostly fumbled their way through a 2-1 victory at Orlando City SC in their final preseason tune-up. It was a tale of 2 halves for New England. The first half was marked by poor passing accuracy, bad giveaways and subsequent heroics from Djordje Petrovic. He saved everything thrown his way, with the exception of an Ivan …
A few weeks ago, the Revolution announced their end-of-year roster decisions. New England has 15 players under contract, and exercised the options of another 9. I won’t bore you by going through the whole list, player by player, here. Many fine outlets, as well as the team’s website will have that information available. However, it does present us with our …
When an MLS team crashes out of the playoff hunt, as half of teams do, mlssoccer.com’s Matt Doyle writes a ‘Post-Mortem‘. An article designed to lay bare where it all went wrong for each team. He gives a representation of the highs and lows of the season, and gives expectations for the future. It’s a great article, even if it’s …
It was a bit of a mixed bag this week for the Revolution, who travelled to Canada for a 3 game road trip this week. It began with a 2-2 draw against a resurgent Toronto FC on Wednesday. New England rolled out a 5-man back line, hoping to limit TFC’s new trio of Italian superstars. In the end it would …
As we trudge through the sticky heat of the dog-days of summer in New England, it’s easy to forget that the MLS season is already beginning it’s wind-down. With a winter World Cup this year (thanks Qatar), the MLS season is set to wrap up in just about 2 months. We’re entering the part of the season where every result …
As I sit here trying to come up with ideas for this column, I am aware that there are 3 major Revolution talking points floating around the universe. The first is the news that the Massachusetts State House of Representatives recently passed a measure that sure looks designed to help Robert Kraft build a Revolution soccer stadium in Everett. If …
At the start of their match vs FC Cincinnati last night, the Revs entered the second half of the MLS regular season. New England’s 18th match of the season would finish as an entertaining, if frustrating, 2-2 home draw. The Revs took two separate leads with goals from Dylan Borrero and Gustavo Bou. Unfortunately a Kessler own goal and a …
For many New England soccer fans, the international break represents a an opportunity to focus their attention on their national teams of choice. They get to watch their favorite players on a larger stage, with higher stakes. Revs fans got to watch Matt Turner, Tajon Buchanan, and Adam Buksa play for their respective nations. For others, the reduced number of …
Just days after bowing out of the US Open Cup at the hands of NYCFC, the Revolution were back in action, taking on rivals Philadelphia Union. Most of the starters got the night off on Wednesday against New York, but were back in full force on the weekend. Well, nearly full force. Adam Buksa was released early to join Poland …
