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here's today's batch. Enjoy.
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Depth to be tested as Revs prep for demanding stretch - revolutionsoccer.
If you had told any New England Revolution fans two weeks ago that they would be coming home
after a two-match road trip to LA and Dallas with three points, most of those fans would have been
ecstatic. Either that, or they might have called you crazy. However, after a home win against
Portland and an impressive away victory against Los Angeles, fans and team alike walked into Dallas
thinking that they had a chance at another three points.
Photo: Earl Gardner
Philadelphia Union
Danny Califf says of Monday's game, "It's always really exciting every time the games come
around," said Califf, who will be 32 on March 17. "It's the first one, especially when things are
buzzing. Portland the place is going to be crazy. They're going to be flying.
"That position [central defender], it is quite amazing how deep we are there. The guys
that are set there are Carlos Bocanegra and Oguchi Onyewu, and we are building challenges behind
that with Michael Orozco, Clarence Goodson, Tim Ream, George John."
- Jurgen Klinsmann (
via the Boston Globe), USMNT boss and delusional madman, on the US's
depth at center back.
COUNTDOWN TO MLS 2012 - SEASON 17
STARTERSBrilliant Move of the Day: The Tampa Bay Rowdies and Minnesota Stars have moved their game on May
26th to the 25th so it does not conflict with the USA game on that same date!
The New England Revolution and Major League Soccer are suing Jose "Pepe" Moreno for breach of
contract according to a tweet from WUNR's "Deportes y Mas" host Marino Velasquez. Velasquez added
Sunday that the team was taking the case to FIFA.
New England Soccer Today has contacted the Revolution for comment and is awaiting a
response.
STARTERS
Medio Tiempo with an article saying CONMEBOL is making a huge proposal to CONCACAF for the 100th
Anniversary of CONMEBOL in 2016 - scrap the Copa America, scrap the Gold Cup and hold 1 joint
tournament in the United States with 10 CONMEBOL teams and 8 CONCACAF teams!
Liverpool FC might be coming to Fenway Park next summer. The Boston Globe reports the Reds are in
talks with Italian club AS Roma about playing a preseason friendly at the historic park in late
June or early July.
"Throughout its 100-year history, Fenway Park has seen some of the best in athletic competition,"
Fenway Sports Management president Sam Kennedy said.
Liverpool may be playing Roma this summer at Fenway Park. Who cares. Liverpool or Roma playing
the Chels elsewhere on American soil? Now that's an idea I can get behind.
To be reunited?
The Boston Globe is reporting that they may just happen.
In a short piece touching on the prospect of both Liverpool and Roma touring the United States
during the preseason, Chelsea is mentioned along with Celtic as a potential partner in crime for
this so-called tournament.
Liverpool and Chelsea are both planning summer tours to the United States to compete in preseason
friendlies, which may include Liverpool playing AS Roma at Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park baseball
stadium, says The Boston Globe. The newspaper reports...
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Shortly after his contract with the Revolution was not renewed, Steve Nicol entertained an offer
to fill the vacant heading coaching job in Colorado according to a Goal.com report in November.
But, according to Nicol, it wasn't he who to reneged on the opportunity.
In a Jan. 10 report from the Boston Globe, the former Revolution manager stated that he
never said "no" the Colorado job, but rather, it was the club who declined his services.
With a week to go before the start of its preseason, the Revolution announced that it had
signed midfielder/forward Fernando Cardenas and central defender John Lozano to deals for the
upcoming season. Both players last featured with Colombian side America de Cali, which was
relegated to the second division last month.
According to a report from Radio Cooperativa (Chile), Milton Caraglio, the Revolution's
first Designated Player, has reached an agreement with Chilean first division side C.S.D.
Rangers.
Caraglio, who was signed by New England to a Designated Player deal on Aug. 2, scored three
goals in 12 games with the Revolution, including a two-goal effort against New York on Aug.
Revolution fans can finally exhale.
In a surprise announcement made during the team's 2012-13 jersey unveiling at the Gillette
Stadium Pro Shop on Saturday, Revolution President Brian Bilello announced that the team had
re-signed midfielder Shalrie Joseph. According to a tweet from Boston Herald reporter Kyle
McCarthy, Joseph's new deal will classify the Grenadan center half as a Designated Player for the
2012 season.
The list continues to grow of former coaches and teammates who heap praise on the new coach of the
New England Revolution, Jay Heaps.
Frank Dell'Apa of the Boston Globe speaks to former New England coaches Fernando Clavijo and Steve
Nicol about their protege turn manager.
"It's a bold move, isn't it?
STARTERSIf you are in LA this weekend for MLS Cup then I expect to see you on Friday at a party hosted by
Ives Galarcep of Soccer By Ives. Its 8pm at the Seven Bar Lounge - 555 W 7th Street in downtown Los
Angeles. See you there.
NSC MINNESOTA STARS 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP GEARGet your NSC Minnesota Stars 2011 NASL Champions Gear is now available!
Jay Heaps is now the new boss of the New England Revolution (photo via Boston Globe)
It didn't take the New England Revolution that long to find a replacement for Steve Nicol. Today
the club announced the hiring of former defender Jay Heaps as their next manager.
The 35-year old Heaps is just two years removed from playing for the Revolution, where he spent
11 seasons.
- Can the Dynamo win one for De La Hoya? [Yahoo! Sports]
- Power outage during Galaxy match still rankles Dynamo [Houston Chronicle]
- Houston's Kinnear: Davis not available for MLS Cup [MLS Soccer]
- Dynamo hold topping out ceremony at new stadium site [Houston Dynamo]
- Kinnear, Arena vie to become first coach with three MLS titles [Houston Chronicle]
- MLS Cup Head-to-Head Breakdown: Bench [MLS Soccer]
- Ching fights off injuries, leads Dynamo to Cup appearance [MLS Soccer]
In Other News:
- Keane puts Galaxy on hold to relish moment [Irish Times]
- Jay Heaps chosen as next Revolution coach [Boston Globe]
Congratulations to Jay Heaps, who appears to be the new Head Coach of the New England
Revolution.
The former Duke University and New England Revolution standout would succeeds Steve Nicol, as
reported in the Boston Globe.
Last Wednesday, Revs president Brian Bilello revealed to MLSsoccer.
Jay Heaps is set to be named the Revs 6th head coach, according to reports. (Photo by Art
Donahue/artdonahue.com)
According to the Boston Globe, Massachusetts native and former New England Revolution defender
Jay Heaps is set to be named the Revolution's sixth head coach on Tuesday. Heaps, who in 2009
retired from playing after 11 years in Major League Soccer, his final nine with the Revs, will
replace Steve Nicol who was relieved of his coaching duties after New England missed out on the
postseason for the second consecutive season this year.
I thought I might be writing about a coach tonight, but certainly not like this. I hoped to
offer commentary on Juergen Klinsmann and his lackluster start with the US Men's National
Team.
But since I've not even finished watching the USA v France game on DVR, and still don't feel the
US fan corner I watched the game from in France allowed me much perspective (too much fan-watching,
too bad an angle).
UPDATE: Guys, this is real. No official confirmation from the team, but...look, you'll
have to trust me. It's real.
By now I'm sure you've all read the big news. The Boston Globe reports that Jay Heaps is set to
be named the next New England Revolution head coach.
The New England Revolution recently parted ways with long-time head coach Stevie Nicol, and it
appears they are going to stay within the Revs family for their new coach.
The Revs are preparing to name former defender Jay Heaps as the team's new head coach, the
Boston Globe reported on Monday.
Let's start with the obvious... soccer bloggers, including (maybe especially) those that track
the New England Revolution, love a controversy.
Better yet, a conspiracy.
I do what I can not to jump on most of the conspiracy theory bandwagons. Really, I try.
I'll admit it though, some are hard to avoid.
While we wait for the power and heat to return to Hartford County, we thought it would be a good
time to take a look at some of the soccer coverage in mainstream media outlets around the country.
We'll start in New England, where the Boston Globe, via Revs beat reporter Frank Dell'Apa, takes a
look at the current state of the Revolution.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
With Steve Nicol's tenure on the New England Revolution sideline coming to an end, the search
begins to replace a coach who was a fixture with the organization for the last decade.
Former longtime Nicol assistant Paul Mariner has to be on the radar, even though he took a
position with Toronto FC as director of player development prior to this season.
- Dynamo clinch second in East with 3-1 win over LA [MLS Soccer]
- Dynamo drop Galaxy 3-1 in regular-season finale [Houston Chronicle]
- Moffat bomb just what the doctor ordered [MLS Soccer]
- Sweet cross lifts Houston's Davis atop final assist table [MLS Soccer]
- Dynamo Finish in Second Place: 4 Things We Learned [Houston Press]
- Dynamo Notebook: Big win over LA carries extra benefit [MLS Soccer]
- A celebration at Robertson reminds us of the goal in the future [FS Houston]
- Kinnear's 100th win a milestone and momentum-builder [MLS Soccer]
- Dynamo entering playoffs with momentum [Houston Chronicle]
- Vote Moffat for AT&T Goal of the Week [Houston Dynamo]
- Dynamo have good, bad memories of Robertson Stadium [Houston Chronicle]
In Other News:
- Nicol out after 10 years as Revs coach [Boston Herald]
- Nicol's run ends with Revolution [Boston Globe]
- MLS Season 16 sets attendance record [Soccer America]
STARTERSBob Bradley is scheduled to be in Cairo on Wednesday. Will this seal the deal?
-Andrew Das of the New York Times looks at the situation Bradley will face.
dN
Holy Gasperini Batman! Inter Milan has now started their new season with a 2nd loss in 3 games,
this time 3-1 to newly promoted Novara.
Union
It's official: Mondragon has an extra-articular phalanx fracture. Out 2-4 weeks. From Emedicine:
"Extra-articular fractures of the distal phalanx are common and are associated with significant
soft-tissue injury. Most distal phalangeal fractures are crush injuries from a perpendicular
force.
During the first full week of the summer transfer window, New England Soccer Today will
examine three players that may be targeted by the New England Revolution for a summer transfer.
While the Revolution have revealed little in terms of which player(s) has been targeted, three
possibilities have emerged.
During the first full week of the summer transfer window, New England Soccer Today will
examine three players that may be targeted by the New England Revolution for a summer transfer.
While the Revolution have revealed little in terms of which player(s) has been targeted, three
possibilities have emerged.
Their Words My first experience with Manchester United was as a child watching their Treble victory
in 1999 on VHS tape, and I am excited to now see them show off their talents here in Foxborough.
New England Revolution defender AJ Soares, writing for The Boston Globe. Other Sources US survives
amid changing landscape - from FoxSoccer.
STARTERS
There will be 4 MLS games shown on ESPN2 this weekend - 1 Saturday, 1 Sunday and 2 Monday. How
weird is that?
dN
I will be a guest this Sun Jul 3 on Vuvuzela - The World Soccer Show at 10am CT from WBCB in
Levittown NJ, hosted by Eric Nash. Tune in to 1490am if you are a local, or dial em up on the web
at WBCB1490.
The Philly Soccer Page " Stat Chat: Union v Chivas USA
You know the old line, "It was a game of two halves." And so it was on Saturday. In the first half
the Union managed five shots, only one of which was on goal.
Roger Torres: The Playmaker | Philly Union Talk
Playmaker. Number 10.
Photo: Daniel Gajdamowicz
Union
Paunovic or Dax McCarty? Who would you take? New York dispatched with a high-priced, moody and
inconsistent veteran offensive player (Dwayne "Tiny Dancer" de Rosario) and received Dax McCarty in
return. The best part of this trade?
Their Words The technical ability, it doesn't matter if you're 19 or 34. NY Red Bulls forward
Thierry Henry, speaking to The Portland Tribune. Other Sources A fresh match–fixing scandal puts
Italian football in the dock again - from The Guardian's Paolo Bandini: The scale on this occasion,
at least, is rather different.
Their Words "The next time we go up there we'll take plenty of towels for them so we can dry off
the field before the game. Maybe take plenty of tissue paper so they can dry their eyes after the
game." Portland Timbers coach John Spencer talking about the Sounders, from The Oregonian. Other
Sources DiBenedetto confirms Sabatini for Roma - from The Boston Globe's Frank Dell'Apa:
"DiBenedetto hopes to sign a US player for.
Dynamo News:
- Congrats to Andre Hainault for being named to MLSSoccer.com's Week 9 Team of the Week
- NY's De Rosario still has place in his heart for Houston [MLSSoccer]
- Kofi Sarkodie started in the U.S. U-20's Draw against France [USSoccer]
- Dynamo Academy's Fernando Piña and the U.
Photo by Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com
New president of AS Roma, Boston-based Thomas DiBenedetto, is making changes at his new
club.
Reports abound say that DiBenedetto will appoint Walter Sabatini as the new sporting director,
and after that, he is apparently turning his attention to bringing an American star over to
Italy.
Lots of Development Academy news this week following a busy weekend with some tight divisional
races ...
- ESPN Insider provides an update on former IMG Academy and U.S. U-20 defender Gale Agbossoumonde
– ESPN Insider
- D.C. United Academy gained valuable experience during its trip to Amsterdam – MLSsoccer.
