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.
Add Milton Caraglio, Rajko Lekic, Monsef Zerka and Franco Coria to the long list of members of
the 2011 New England Revolution who may not be back next year. According to a tweet from Boston
Herald reporter Kyle McCarthy, the Revs declined an option to purchase Caraglio and contract
options on Lekic and Zerka.
Emotions ran high at Gillette Stadium yesterday morning as the Revolution processed the departure
of coach Steve Nicol.
Kyle McCarthy of the Boston Herald writes of the final meeting between Stevie Nicol and his New
England Revolution players, as well as the profound effect he had on the Revs.
LeBron James heads to Liverpool for first time since buying stake
• Miami Heat forward will be at Anfield for United game • John W Henry stays in Boston
because of Red Sox woes LeBron James has toured Liverpool for the first time since becoming a
shareholder in the club.
Liverpool owner John Henry taken to hospital after fall on his boat
• Henry suffers minor injuries on $32m yacht in Boston • Liverpool owner taken to
Massachusetts General Hospital The Liverpool owner John Henry has been taken to hospital after
falling on his 164-foot boat in Boston.
STARTERSThe new season of Germany's Bundeliga and France's Ligue 1 begin this week on Fri Aug 5.
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Remember back to last season when last minute negotiations twice averted a strike by Serie A
players? Well it turns out that the players never ratified the new collective bargaining agreement,
so they are threatening to do it all over again.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Serbians Marko Perovic and Ilija Stolica are no longer members of the New
England Revolution after their contract options were declined today. Perovic and Stolica both
signed with the club last season.
Marko Perovic was one of the few bright spots for the Revs in 2010.
It seems generally accepted in the MLS community, if not the US Soccer community, that soccer
specific stadiums are key to the growth of soccer in the USA.
The reasons are many, and include everything from the emotionally-relevant display of faith in
the sport in this country, to the very practical ownership of parking and other associated revenue
streams.
This segment is a weekly recap of some of the more interesting, relevant, and entertaining
Revolution news as tweeted by members of the MLS world and, naturally, the Revs themselves.
This week, we have some pre and post game tweets from Shalrie Joseph, some airplane etiquette
with Zak Boggs and Darius Barnes, and some congrats to send out to the Alston family.
Time for our usual roundup of the business weekend that was in American soccer. The big story
is the start of preseason camps throughout MLS. Teams are gathering for initial training
sessions, physicals are being performed and preseason schedules have been released. From a
business perspective, one of the most interesting stories is the coverage provided by the local
papers of the preseason happenings.
