[AMERICANS ABROAD] After playing for three MLS teams in the last 15 months, Juan Agudelo will become a free agent at theend of the year. The New England Revolution forward will be free to sign with whatever foreign club he wants, but according to Soccer by Ives, he has already made up his mind. Sources […]
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Some bright spots on MLS attendance front
By Paul Kennedy Major League Soccer attendance continues to lag behind its record-high final average of 18,807 in 2012 with an average of 17,480through 150 games in 2013. Three teams have registered increases of more than five percent over their 2012 averages for the same number of games, and six teams have decreases of more […]
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Di Vaio and McInerney on target in 5-3 goalfest won by Impact
[MLS REWIND: Week 13] Marco Di Vaio and Jack McInerney are tied for the MLS lead in goals with nine apiece after Di Vaio’s hat trick led Montreal past Philadelphia, 5-3. YOUNG GUNS STRIKE FOR REVS. Diego Fagundez scored in his third straight game as New England won its second straight game bydowning Toronto FC, […]
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Signs of progress spotted in scoreless tie
By Ridge Mahoney Many of the evil forces that have plagued MLS since its inception converged on Thursday night, but for once the harbingers of doom didn’t have theirway. There was a time when a Thursday night MLS game that produced a 0-0 tie would trigger a torrent of criticism about the league and its […]
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Timbers settle for 0-0 tie, Silvestre injured
[MLS REWIND: Week 10] The Portland Timbers had to settle for a 0-0 tie with the New England Revolution on Thursday nightbefore another sellout crowd of 20,672 fans, their 39th consecutive sellout at Jeld-Wen Field. The tie extended Portland’s record unbeaten streak to seven straight games, but the point cameat a price. French star Mikael […]
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U-17/18s' unbeaten streak snapped at 18 games
[NEW YORK RED BULLS] The New York Red Bulls’ U-17/18 team suffered their first loss of the season when they fell to the New England Revolution, 4-2. The Red Bulls were unable to rebound from an early 2-0 deficit, but managed to trim the lead to 2-1 and then 3-2 on goals by Adam Najem […]
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Kraft Family offers $100,000 matching donation
[BOSTON MARATHON TRAGEDY] The Kraft Family that owns the MLS New England Revolution and NFL Patriots will match donations of up to $100,000 in hopes to assistrecovery for victims of the Boston Marathon tragedy. Revolution keeper Matt Reis‘ wife, Nicole, was one ofrunners, and her father, Bob Odom, was injured in Monday’s explosion at the […]
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Academy teams extend unbeaten streaks at Met Oval
[NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION] The New England Revolution Academy’s three youth teams swept games against Met Oval on the road in Maspeth, N.Y., to extendunbeaten streaks. The U-18s, U-16s and U-14s have unbeaten streaks of 12, six and four games, respectively. The U-18s earned a 5-2 victory, while the Under-16s and Under-14s shut outtheir opponents, 4-0 […]
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Revs' Alston takes leave with treatable form of leukemia
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] MLS All-Star Kevin Alston has been diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a rare buttreatable form of leukemia, and has taken an indefinite leave of absence from the New England Revolution to undergo treatment that is not expected to require hospitalization. Alston andhis family have requested privacy while he undergoes treatment. He expects […]
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Fagundez re-ups with Revolution
[HOMEGROWN WATCH] The New England Revolution has signed 18-year-old Diego Fagundez, the team’s first-everhomegrown player and the third-youngest player to ever sign an MLS contract, to a multiple-year contract extension. “We’re pleased that Diego has made the commitment toremain in New England,” Revolution General Manager Michael Burns said in a statement. “While he’s only […]