To counter-act their ill-timed bye week, the New England Revolution participated in a closed-door scrimmage against the New England Force today at Gillette Stadium winning 4-0 (that means they scored FOUR GOALS!). The Force are a semi-professional team based outside of Hartford, CT that have aspirations of joining one of US Soccer's lower-division leagues by this time next year.
Juan Toja (right) will face his former club on Saturday when FC Dallas comes to Gillette Stadium for an interconference contest against the Revolution (Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
Rest easy, Revolution supporters. Saturday's forecast does not include any ofthe following: sleet, rain,drizzle,high wind or temperatures below 40.
The Revolution are set to face off against FC Dallas on Saturday night. It's a case of one of the league-leading defenses against the league-leading offense; who will win out?
It's MLS Round Five, and the New England Revolution are facing FC Dallas for their fourth match of the young 2013 season at Gillette Stadium.
It's MLS Round Five, and the New England Revolution are facing FC Dallas for their fourth match of the young 2013 season at Gillette Stadium. Home is a great place to be for the Revs when they're facing Dallas, as their 23-12-3 all-time record against the Hoops is buttressed by a 12-5-1 mark at home, including an 8-1-1 posting at Gillette.
Benny Feilhaber, shown here in pre-game apparel last summer, knows it'll be a different feeling coming back to Gillette Stadium as a guest on Saturday. (Photo: Kari Heistad)
Benny Feilhaber isn't going to lie: Saturday's return to Gillette Stadium is going to feel "a little funny."
Not necessarily the game itself, which will pit him and his current Sporting Kansas City teammates against a number of his former New England Revolution teammates.
BC striker Charlie Rugg (right) battles New England Revolution defender Darrius Barnes in a February exhibition match at Gillette Stadium. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
Charlie Rugg's 2012 didn't get off to the start the pacey Boston College Eagles striker had hoped for. At the tail end of an impressive preseason, Rugg suffered a knee injury that would keep him out of the starting lineup for the first four games of the season.
The Revolution will open preseason camp on January 17 in Foxboro. (Photo: Chris Aduama/aduama.com)
Although the calendar may havejust flipped to December, springtime isonly sixweeks away. Well, at least for areasoccer fans.
On Monday, the New England Revolution released their five-and-a-half week preseason schedule, with players reporting to camp at Gillette Stadium on Jan.
The New England Revolution will close out their home account tonight at Gillette Stadium against the red hot Chicago Fire, who are looking to improve upon their already impressive 2012 record as they prepare for the MLS playoffs. With eight players occupying their most recent injury report, the suspension of midfielder Benny Feilhaber, and the international absences of strikers Diego Fagundez and Jerry Bengtson, the Revs are looking pretty thin heading into this matchup.
The 2002 Revolution squad march out for their first home game at cmgi Field, which would be re-named Gillette Stadium before the end of the season. (Photo: Sean Donahue)
Funny how an idea can quickly take on a life of its own.
A little overa monthago, Sean Donahue and I were bantering about former Revolution players as we fired up the laptops, flipped through game notes and set up shopcover thecurrent crop players, who were getting set to face Chivas USA at Gillette Stadium.
Revolution defender Darrius Barnes takes on Red Bulls striker Tim Cahill in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Gillette Stadium. (Photo: Walter Silva)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Darrius Barnes' 95th minute goal erased the Red Bulls' hopes of ending their 15-game winless streak at Gillette Stadium in Saturday's 1-1 draw.
With playoff chances now officially in the rear-view, the New England Revolution will host their I-95 rival New York Red Bulls for the second and final time this season at Gillette Stadium. Following a 2-1 defeat against D.C. United last weekend, the Revs have now been mathematically eliminated from the MLS playoff picture, while the Red Bulls remain firmly a part of it as they currently occupy 3rd place in the Eastern Conference standings.
The New England Revolution are facing off against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night for the third and final time of 2012. The series is split at 1-1-0, though the teams could not be further apart in the league.
With the Red Bulls coming off a lackluster 2-0 loss to Kansas City at midweek, the Revs have to feel they have a good chance to play spoiler.
Diego Fagundez got his third start of the season on Wednesday. (Photo: Chris
Aduama/aduama.com)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. Injuries and international absences may have decimated the New England
Revolution's attack, but Diego Fagundez picked up the slack on Wednesday, helping spark the offense
in a 2-0 upset win over the Columbus Crew at Gillette Stadium.
Kevin Alston and the Revolution defense grabbed their second straight shutout on Wednesday.
(Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – The Revolution used two second half goals to down the Columbus Crew and
snap their 10-game winless streak – their longest since 1999. Striker Dimitry Imbongo slotted
home his first MLS goal and Chad Marshall scored an own goal as the Revolution won for the first
time since July 8th.
Although it might have been Labor Day Weekend around America, MLS teams were putting in plenty of
hard work to secure Playoff Spots heading into the post season. Let's take a look back and enjoy
the action across the league as the post season contenders and post season pretenders are becoming
clearer each game.
There was nothing on the line for the New England Revolution and Philadelphia Union when they
squared off at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, and it is probably a good thing.
Two teams playing out the string put together a forgettable 90 minutes of soccer and wound up
settling for a 0-0 draw.
17-year-old Diego Fagundez made his second start of the season on Saturday. (Photo: Walter
Silva)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. The New England Revolution set the club record winless streak on Saturday
night, failing to win their tenth straight match in playing to a dire scoreless draw with the
Philadelphia Union at Gillette Stadium in front of 11,841.
The New England Revolution and the Philadelphia Union battled to a 0-0 draw on Saturday night in
front of 11,841 fans at Gillette Stadium. The draw extended the Revolution winless streak to 10
games, the longest in the club's 17-year history.
New England was dealt some bad news before kick off when they announced that top goalscorer Saer
Sene suffered a torn left anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in Wednesday's match against
Chivas USA and will miss the remainder of the 2012 season.
Clint Dempsey in a June 4 friendly between the U.S. and Spain at Gillette Stadium. (Photo: Chris
Aduama/aduama.com)
Tottenham Hotspur's last minute swoop to acquire Clint Dempsey for around $9.6 million may have
come as a surprise, but on paper at least the move makes a lot of sense for both parties.
With Saer Sene out for Saturday's match, the Revolution will need Ryan Guy to help add spark to
the attack. (Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
History is on the line at Gillette Stadium on Saturday. But, unfortunately for the hosts, it's
not the kind of history they're terribly anxious to achieve.
The New England Revolution will play their third match in seven days on Saturday night as they
welcome the Philadelphia Union to Gillette Stadium. The Revolution managed to halt a five-match
losing streak on Wednesday when they drew 3-3 with Chivas, but are still struggling through a
nine-game winless run.
Chivas USA has undergone a major shakeup at the top, and where that leads the franchise from
here on out remains to be seen.
Jorge Vergara, owner of Chivas Guadalajara and part owner of the Los Angeles-based MLS club
since its inception, annoucend on Wednesday that he along with his wife, Omnilife CEO Angelica
Fuentes, had bought out the stake owned by Antonio and Lorenzo Cue and are now fully in control of
the club.
Shalrie Joseph made himself feel quite at home at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night.
In his return to the place he called home since 2003 until a trade sent him across the country
to Chivas USA, Joseph scored two goals to spark a three-goal comeback and help the Goats salvage a
3-3 draw against the Revolution to keep their faint playoff hopes alive.
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.
Saer Sene celebrates his first of two goals for the Revolution in Wednesday's 3-3 draw with
Chivas. (Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
FOXBOROUGH, Mass – The New England Revolution built a three-goal lead within the first 21
minutes of the game, only to see it evaporate in the next 25 minutes, tying Chivas USA, 3-3 in
front of 10,945 at Gillette Stadium Wednesday night.
The New England Revolution met former captain Shalrie Joseph and Chivas USA in an entertaining
3-3 draw at an empty Gillette Stadium tonight.
New England came out on fire scoring three goals in the opening 20 minutes through Sene (2) and
a McKenzie own goal. After struggling to score all season, suddenly the Revs had scored 6 goals in
the last 1 1/2 games, and they seemed destined to go on and win this match.
In Shalrie Joseph's return to Foxboro Wednesday night, the New England Revolution gave fans far
more to talk about than just their former captain in a different jersey. After jumping out to a 3-0
lead in the first 21 minutes, the Revolution failed to hold on yet again, surrendering three
straight goals and settling for a draw with Chivas USA.
A ferocious rivalry. An emotional return. A hot team on the playoff hunt. CONCACAF Champions
League revenge. It's all on the docket Wednesday night.
D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls meet in the rubber match of this year's Atlantic Cup,
with United looking to creep up to third place in the Eastern Conference, while New York eyes the
top spot and can leapfrog Sporting Kansas City for first place with a win.
The New England Revolution are back home on Wednesday night, welcoming an old friend as Shalrie
Joseph returns to Gillette Stadium with Chivas USA. The Revs are still mired in an eight-game
winless run that has now featured five straight losses. The Goats, on the other hand, are in the
thick of a playoff race, but haven't won in their last three, and in fact have conceded eleven
goals in that span.
Shalrie Joseph will be back in Foxboro on Wednesday but as a member of Chivas USA. (Photo: Kari
Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
Get ready for all sorts of weird on Wednesday.
Less than a month after he was traded to Chivas USA, former club captain Shalrie Joseph makes
his return to Gillette Stadium as a member of the Rojiblancos.
Juan Toja and his infamous mullet are headed to Gillette Stadium.
The New England Revolution used their place atop the MLS allocation order to select Toja, a
former MLS All-Star at FC Dallas who signed with the league late last week. Toja, 27, rejoins MLS
after a foray into European soccer with Romania's Steaua Bucharest and Greece's Aris FC.
Whether it is off the bench or after being introduced in the starting lineup, Fredy Montero is
having quite an impact during August. That continued on Saturday night, as the Colombian netted his
first career hat trick at Home Depot Center against Chivas USA.
Tony Tchani (left) and Benny Feilhaber battle for position during the Crew's visit to Gillette
Stadium on Jun. 16. (Photo: Kari Heistad/CapturedImages.biz)
Talk about a tale of two halves.
In the first 17 games of the season, the Revolution were a team with realistic playoff hopes.
No, really.
It's halftime at Gillette Stadium and both teams have struggled to get ahead of the other. The wind is blowing and the elbows are swinging, providing the Foxboro faithful with a raucous, chippy first half but with only a handful of chances for the two clubs.
The first clear chance came for Sporting Kansas City in the 19th minute when a corner kick found its way into the Revs' penalty area, and was rebounded within the 6-yard box.
Revolution supporters came out in droves for the club's final two home games. (Photo: Tony Biscaia/RevsNet.com)
It may not have been as dramatic as a late-season playoff push, but a pair ofstrong crowdspresent for theRevolution's final two games was enough to raise their attendance figure out of the cellar.
It is no secret that one of the most discussed stadium situations in Major League Soccer involves the New England Revolution. Fans of the team have long complained that Gillette Stadium is too big, too cavernous and too remote to be a successful venue. At the same time, the stadium is owned by the same family/entity that owns the Revs, suggesting that the team has little impetus to spend money to buy land or build a stadium just for the Revs.
Another game, another somewhat disappointing result for the Union. They had nearly 70% of
possession in the first half, and had a handful of prime scoring opportunities in the second half,
but couldn't score. But it's like we've come to expect that, so this wasn't anything all that new.
Still, a road point is never a terrible result.
Setting: Saturday, September 1 at Gillette Stadium in
Foxborough, Mass.; kickoff scheduled for 7:36:30 PM Eastern
Broadcast Information: Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (JP
Dellacamera, Bob Rigby), with coverage beginning at 7:00 PM Eastern with a pre-game show / Comcast
SportsNet New England and The Sports Hub 98.
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