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We have lost track of how many really random posts we have written now, the last one being this . This edition of the 'Really Random Post' series actually has a lot of randomness. There is news about Usain Bolt, Craig Bellamy and Johnny Evans (I'm pretty sure that's a lot more randomness than one can take), and it also has the regular news-makers Lucas Moura, Robin Van Persie, Luka Modric and Andy Carroll.

Revolution fans honored Shalrie Joseph during his return to Foxborough. (Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Down 3-0 just 21 minutes into the match, Shalrie Joseph's first return trip to New England with Chivas USA on Wednesday night looked headed for disappointment.

I was lucky last night. I got to listen to Dan Kelly and Evan Whitfield call a Chicago Fire Soccer Club MLS Regular season match because I live in Chicago and , my cable provider carries NBC 5 Chicago Nonstop. Those of you who didn't were forced to listen to the Revs broadcast consisting of Brad Feldman (the Revolution's only play-by-play guy in their history who isn't (get ready for this) Adrian Healey and Derrick Rae.

By Alan Duffy

Only one week ahead of the start of the new Premier League campaign, Arsenal new-boys Lukas Podolski, Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud all made their first appearance for the Gunners away at Köln on Sunday.

All three impressed, although Frenchman Giroud did miss a few decent chances.

Tuesday night was a good nigh for Major League Soccer three MLS sides were unbeaten against their Premier League opponents. The Colorado Rapids beat Swansea City 201, while the LA Galaxy and Spurs tied 1-1 and the Portland Timbers and Aston Villa tied 1-1.

In Colorado both teams wore black armbands and Swans captain Garry Monk placed a wreath at the halfway line as the stadium stood in a moment of silence paying tribute to the lives that were taken at the Aurora theater shooting last week.

According to some sources, Tottenham have tabled a bid for 18 year old Nottingham Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles.

The England under 19 international made his first appearance in a Forest shirt last season but spent most of last campaign on loan at Stevenage, playing in nine games and scoring once.

By Alan Duffy

Portuguese attacker Bebe still has a future at Manchester United, according to Alex Ferguson, after the forgotten man of Old Trafford popped up to secure a draw for United at the death against Ajax Cape Town.

Making his first appearance for the Red Devils in 17 months, the £7.

Double Poop.

The Dynamo fell 2-0 at Red Bull Arena to the New York Red Bulls, ending Houston's five match winning streak and dropping them back to second place in the East for the moment. Goals from Markus Holgersson and Jan Gunnar Solli were the difference, that and the Dynamo's inability to convert their chances.

The Revolution earned a big three points tonight as they defeated their I-95 rivals the New York Red Bulls at Gillette Stadium thanks to goals by Lee Nguyen, his third of the season, and brand new Designated Player Jerry Bengtson, his first of the season in his very first appearance. The Revs sought out to not only secure three points but also put together a complete defensive performance without any mistakes, both of which they were successful at tonight.

Jack McInerney's controversial red card, handed out against the Montreal Impact for his involvement the post-Martin Rivas headbutt 'scrum,' has left a hole at the starting false nine or central advanced forward role in the Philadelphia Union's hybrid 4-3-3.

The Union's options to replace McInerney have little starting experience in Philadelphia colors, but they do provide the team with some attributes not seen on the field otherwise.

Lee Nguyen scored his fourth goal of the season just before the halftime break to temporarily pull the New England Revolution level, but it wasn't enough as the Revs suffered a 2-1 loss in their first-ever meeting with the expansion Montreal Impact on Wednesday night at Stade Saputo.

Nguyen's 44th-minute goal – which was originally credited as an own goal to Montreal goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts but was later changed – cancelled out Patrice Berner's opener from the penalty spot in the 28th minute.

Hey there and welcome to the New England Revolution vs. Chivas USA live game thread! Let's get down to the nitty gritty here: this is a match that even the struggling Revolution should win. Chivas can't score - like, literally can't buy a bucket - and in the last three games they've conceded a whopping eleven goals.

Ninety minutes in a reserve league game have prepared Bakary Soumare for a possible debut for the Philadelphia Union. The 6-foot, 4-inch tall central defender has waited a few months to make his first appearance for the Union.

"I've never had to wait so long," Soumare told reporters at a press conference, which included interim head coach John Hackworth, today.

Before most fans had ever heard of Massimo Luongo, his first appearance in the Spurs spotlight was to miss the vital penalty in our Carling Cup tie with Stoke last season. With apologies for even mentioning that, it's pleasing to report that the player's reputation enhanced throughout the remainder of the campaign.

In November of last year, a non-league football club made its first appearance at its new home ground. This in itself is nothing truly remarkable. After all, football clubs relocating has been a common enough sight over the last quarter of a century or so. For this particular club, though, the move was a special one, bringing, as it did, to an end twelve years of asset-stripping, internecine arguing and a battle to keep senior football alive in a borough on the periphery of London that had become synonymous with one of the best known names in non-league football.