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September 12, 2008

What the big guns say

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Hey, hey, check out the MLS owner who is blogging and thereby revealing his love of the ellipses.

The post got me thinking, however, about other MLS owners. I got a little wistful when I thought about the antics about Mark Cuban, really. Honestly, most MLS owners are pretty bland by comparison. Click to continue reading...

August 6, 2008

Instant Classic

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Those that said that last night's SuperLiga final would be a glorified friendly had no idea what they were talking about. At Gillette Stadium, New England and Houston put on a thrilling, intense, physical, advertisement for American soccer that ended in the eighth round of penalty kicks when the Dynamo's Corey Ashe hit the crossbar with his attempt, giving the Revs the SuperLiga title. Click to continue reading...

February 2, 2008

New England Revolution Show No Sign of Bolstering Squad

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Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...

New England Revolution Show No Sign of Bolstering Squad

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Claim Adding Players Would Disrupt One Day Training Camp Chemistry By Connor O'Brien The start of training camp has arrived for the New England Revolution however; it appears the team has decided to start camp and possibly the season far under the salary cap and short on depth. Only fifteen players have appeared at camp so far [. Click to continue reading...

December 5, 2007

Robert Kraft’s Worth Revealed / MLS Kicks Off At Gillette in 2008…. In March?

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I have often wondered many things about the financials of those involved in MLS, but could never find a definitive answer even with my stout googling skills. Coming off the solid information on MLS coaching salaries, Forbes magazine gives us a nice peak at what Revolution owner Robert Kraft is worth (pay attention to [. Click to continue reading...

December 4, 2007

Shevchenko To New England?

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That's the current rumor out of Britian from sources such as The Mirror. Before everyone gets excited, let me explain how these things work: First, a big time player in one of the major European leagues finds himself disgruntled. Then, his agent opens up preliminary discussions with everyone he can. Click to continue reading...

December 2, 2007

REVersing Their Fortune: How To Get Over That Hump - Part 1

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Now that the disappointment of MLS Cup isn't affecting my conscious as much, I can offer a constructive blueprint on how New England can get out of the jumbled mass of upper-level MLS teams and go to top in the league. With so many core players in their peak years, New England must act [...] Click to continue reading...

November 30, 2007

Is It Racist To Call Kraft Cheap?

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Probably not. However, the cabal of tight-pursed MLS team owners, led by Robert Kraft, blocked a potentially decent salary cap raise. According to David J. Warner at AOL Sports, the league was poised to raise the cap much more than the $200,000 bump it got. The new cap will be $2.3 [...] Click to continue reading...

August 6, 2007

MLS Expansion - Are the Revs stopping plans for Hartford, Conn. club?

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Is Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Revolution, keeping the league from expanding into Hartford, Connecticut? Some in the city seem to think he most certainly is.
"What was communicated to me is that Hartford fell under the territorial rights of the New England Revolution and their owner, Kraft, would have to release us to make us available," Gottesdiener said.
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