The Major League Soccer 2009 Playoffs continued on Saturday, November 7, 2009 with the second leg between the Chicago Fire and New England Revolution. The Revolution were up 2-1 after the first leg but the Fire hosted the second leg on Saturday. The winner would go on to face Real Salt Lake next weekend, who earlier beat the Columbus Crew 4-2 on aggregate.

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Honduras is a free republic in Central America. Hondurans are a crafty, productive people with a rich history. The Mayans first settled in the region, Chris Columbus (the explorer, not the director) set foot on its shores, and Spain controlled the country for much of its existence. The tiny nation also once fought a "Football War" with El Salvador.

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Despite scoring in the third minute, putting eight shots on goal and taking 10 corner kicks, the Colorado Rapids were held to a tie by the injury-riddled New England Revolution on Saturday at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass.

Steve Ralston's penalty kick 18 minutes into the game was enough for the Revs to salvage a tie.

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Big games in Europe this week for Michael Bradley and Oguchi Onyewu, quarterfinals in Mexico and a bunch of relegtaion places on the line over the weekend. MLS has a matchup of conference leaders on Fox Soccer Channel.
Friday Football Fare also wraps up the weekdays with a look at ongoing tournaments and the Tweets of the Week. Click to continue reading...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Facing a one-goal aggregate deficit, the New England Revolution plummeted into a four-goal aggregate abyss before the hour, as Joe Public FC thieved an unlikely 4-0 victory, and advanced Group stage of the CONCACAF Champions League Tuesday night at Gillette Stadium.
Gregory Richardson registered a hat trick (17th minute, 45th minute and 81st minute) and Roen Nelson chipped in with a goal in the 49th minute. Click to continue reading...

Personal note: Can someone out there - anyone out there - hook me up with a ticket to see Rage Against The Machine on Wed Sep 3 here in Minneapolis, at the Target Center. I very much want to see this. Anyone. Please. Thank you.
Total heartbreak for Oguchi Onyewu yesterday as this team Standard Liege lost 1-0 in the Champions League at Liverpool, giving up the winning goal in the 118th minute. Click to continue reading...

To start today off all wrong - Some bad news for us Dish Network users:
Dear GolTV Fan,
With the recent Bundesliga kick off and upcoming launch of La Liga action on Aug. 31, we want to you to know that we don't forsee reaching any compromise with Dish Network in the near future. Click to continue reading...

An anemic New England offense rarely threatened Trinidad's Joe Public F.C. and the Revolution fell 2-1 in the away leg of their CONCACAF Champions League Preliminary Round series.

Injuries decimated the Revs offensive options and only a late penalty kick converted by Mauricio Castro allowed them to escape the island nation in a decent position heading into the home leg.

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The New England Revolution reestablished their place at the top of the standings with a 2-1 victory against D.C. United in front of nearly 15,000 at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Revs got off to an early lead through Taylor Twellman and then added a second on an impressive strike from Jeff Larentowicz just a few minutes after halftime.

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August 9th:
Toronto FC 1 - Colorado Rapids 0
TOR – Chad Barrett 6 (unassisted) 44'
Chicago Fire 2 - New England Revolution 1
NE – Taylor Twellman 2 (Mauricio Castro) 3'
CHI – Gonzalo Segares 2 (unassisted) 81'
CHI – Wilman Conde 1 (unassisted) 86'
Chivas USA 2 - Kansas City Wizards 3
KC – Sasha Victorine 1 (Claudio Lopez, Matt Marquess) 22'
KC – Claudio Lopez 4 (Davy Arnaud, Kerry Zavagnin
KC – Davy Arnaud 2 (Aaron Hohlbein) 58'
CHV – Carey Talley 2 (penalty kick) 73'
CHV – Justin Braun 3 (Carey Talley) 82'
August 10th:
DC United 1 - New York Red Bulls 4
DC – Jaime Moreno 8 (Fred, Luciano Emilio) 16'
NY – Juan Pablo Angel 5 (unassisted) 27'
NY – Mike Magee 2 (unassisted) 45'
NY – Juan Pablo Angel 6 (unassisted) 50'
NY – Sinisa Ubiparipovic 1 (Jorge Rojas) 87' Click to continue reading...

An impressive crowd of 19,240 at Gillette Stadium witnessed the New England Revolution take an early lead only to suffer a key ejection, a gaffe by their goalkeeper and a late goal to fall to the Chicago Fire, 2-1, for the third time this season.

Taylor Twellman made his return to the starting line-up and put his name on the score sheet three minutes after kickoff, but a late ejection to Shalrie Joseph, followed by a blunder by Matt Reis and another goal on a questionable play five minutes later allowed the Fire to escape with a 2-1 victory.

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Here we go, with the game to decide the second finalist of the SuperLiga. The telenovela is ending, and Paloma's heart has been broken because she has just returned (from a kidnapping?) to find the love of her life has married. Or maybe it's a lie, but too late, the game is starting.
The announcers focus on the midfield, saying Shalrie Joseph is key for the Revs. Click to continue reading...

Five changes to the Chivas USA starting lineup from the team that faced Santos Laguna Wednesday (or as one press box observer said, the A team is back).

Dan Kennedy is in goal, while Claudio Suarez and Bobby Burling return in central defense, Cary Talley is at right back and Pancho Mendoza at left back (although he and left half Jonathan Bornstein have been switching off in recent games and presumably could again).

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Over last weekend I brought to you a list of players that just didn't cut it or have it this year. Guys that were brought in expecting to start in some cases and contribute to their club's run at a MLS Cup this season. Those guys didn't work out but some signings from the offseason [...] Click to continue reading...

Adam Cristman scored his fifth and sixth goals of the season to help lead the first place Revs to a 2-1 victory over the Western Conference leading Los Angeles Galaxy on Friday night. After taking a 2-0 first half lead, the Revolution survived a late offensive push by the Galaxy, and a lucky goal by David Beckham, to escape Los Angeles with three points and further extend their lead at the top of the standings.

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More ugliness for the Galaxy.

The Revs have taken a well-deserved 2-0 lead with both goals coming from Adam Cristman, his fifth and sixth of the year - a career high.

The Revs had the bulk of possession, most of the attacking play and looked altogether the more cohesive unit. The Galaxy could consider themselves lucky not to be down by three after Cristman ripped by Abel Xavier in stoppage time like he wasn't even there and crossed to Mauricio Castro who hit the post from close range.

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The Eastern Conference (and MLS) leading Revolution (9-4-3) visit the Western Conference leading Galaxy (6-5-3) tonight seeking to extend their undefeated streak over L.A. to eight regular season games, a record that dates back to April 2004.

The Galaxy haven't lost an Independence Day game since 2001, however, so it appears something has to give.

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The first place New England Revolution are headed to Los Angeles to face the David Beckham led Galaxy on July 4th. The Galaxy, who failed the make the playoffs last season, currently lead the Western Conference, thanks to Beckham, Landon Donovan, and Edson Buddle, who have led their offense to a league leading 32 goals.

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There's no place like home. At least not for Toronto FC, which has yet to lose an MLS match at BMO Field. Their record away from home is another story as the Canadians continue struggling when they make their way south.

New England's home form has left something to be desired this season.

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There's no place like home. At least not for Toronto FC, which has yet to lose an MLS match at BMO Field. Their record away from home is another story as the Canadians continue struggling when they make their way south.

New England's home form has left something to be desired this season.

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Who: Toronto FC at New England Revolution
Where: Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, MA
When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m. (TV38)

The New England Revolution completely dominated Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium last year with 4-0 and 3-0 victories. Toronto, in their first season as an expansion franchise, struggled and finished dead last in Major League Soccer.

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Taylor Twellman has been back in full training the past two days and could potentially be available as a substitute this weekend. Though he may not be back at full speed after only two days, he certainly showed some good signs, attempting a bicycle kick in a scrimmage between the first team and reserve team and later scoring on a diving header in a drill. Click to continue reading...

Who can figure out the New England Revolution?

The Revs have been one of the strongest teams in MLS all season, but for some reason when they play at Gillette Stadium they have been prone to flat performances. Such a showing came yet again on Thursday, as an inspired and gritty Red Bulls team nearly pulled a rare win at Gillette before settling for a well-earned draw.

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I've been a bit busy today, so sorry for the delay in getting things up on here today. But excuses aside, let's get down to business as we look at tonight's MLS Primetime Thursday clash between DC United and New England Revolution. A year ago, DC dominated this season series winning two games after the opening [. Click to continue reading...

Its always an interesting thing when you get an email from the league about any kind of player signings. I think I'm a little late talking about this as I've seen a couple sites like Ives already talk about this already this evening (that's what happens when you forget to check email regularly or when [. Click to continue reading...

After the New England 0-3 loss to Chicago Fire, young Mauricio "El Pipo" Castro discussed the possibility of fellow Honduran George Welcome coming to MLS in the near future. The following is an English translation of the El Heraldo article:

"El Pipo" awaits the arrival of George Welcome, who will begin a long trial this week in the quest of an opportunity to play in MLS.

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To the collection of close friends, family, and enemies who regularly visit this little space of mine on the information superhighway: "I'm sorry."
Much like Jimmy Conrad often goes weeks (and sometimes months) without regular updates due to his all-consuming job as - get this - a professional soccer player, I too have been fairly busy with a little thing called higher education. Click to continue reading...

Esteemed Readership,
I have failed you the past fortnight. Instead of delivering the regular articles, features, and random thoughts ready for semi-daily chastisement (sp?), I have been remiss in updating this little blog o' mine. Surely, your soccer landscape has become like desert as a result. Click to continue reading...

If the bustle of preseason player movement is any indication, the 2008 season will likely fail to transpire the same way its predecessor did. After all, with key departures (Andy Dorman, Pat Noonan, and possibly Avery John) and the arrivals of Chris Albright (LA), Mauricio Castro (Honduras), it's fair to say that this isn't your older sibling's Revolution anymore. Click to continue reading...

Rating: 5 (Very good)
Steve Goff on his Washingon Post blog is reporting that the New England Revolution have signed the 26 year old Honduran and Club Olimpia midfielder. Click to continue reading...