[MLS] Four teams desperately needing wins to strengthen their playoff chances — San Jose, Houston, Chicago, New England — all lost, yet Kansas City stunnedthe Galaxy, 2-0, at Home Depot Center to give its hopes a shot. Thierry Henry‘s first MLS goal helped the Red Bulls down San Jose, 2-0, and close to within two […]
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Fire boosts playoff hopes
[MLS] Chicago came back from a goal down to beat New England, 2-1, at Toyota Park Wednesday to boost its hopes of cracking the playoff spots and seriously dentthose of the Revs. Baggio Husidic equalized in the 32nd minute and substitute Calen Carr struck the winnerin the 85th minute to wipe out a 1-0 Revs’ […]
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Marquee matchups and scraps for survival
[MLS] There are two tasty showdowns on tap in MLS this weekend — Columbus at Real Salt Lake, Los Angeles at New York – but I’ll be taking only apassing interest. I prefer desperation and causes nearly lost. The glamour matchups should provide good theater, and hopefully some stylish play, yet it’s more likely the […]
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Revs bolster forward corps
New England has added a pair of forwards to spark its attack, which has scored just 15 goals this season. On Friday, the Revs announced the signings of Ilija Stolica, a Serbian who played with Revs attacker Marko Perovic on youth teams, and Brazilian RobertoMoreira Linck. Stolica, 31, has played for nine teams across Europe. […]
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Revs clinch semifinal spot by snuffing Fire
[SUPERLIGA] New England, the only MLS team to win a SuperLiga title, clinched a spot in the 2010 semifinals by beating Chicago, 1-0, Saturday at Toyota Park.Marko Perovic scored in the 76 th minute to give the Revs (2-0-0, 6 points) their second straight 1-0 victory in SuperLiga play and a spot in the semifinals. […]
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Shalrie Joseph SC takes national title
[PRESIDENTS CUP] A year after Shalrie Joseph SC was launched by the New England Revs star of the same name, it was crowned the under-14 boys champion at the2010 U.S. Youth Soccer National Presidents Cup finals held in Murfreesboro, Tenn. Thunders United of Brownsville, Texas, won its second straight title with the under-16 boys championship. […]
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Seattle sets new high
[MLS ATTENDANCE] In the final weekend of MLS play before its two-week World Cup break, eight games drew an average of 19,525 fans. League attendance leaderSeattle had its biggest crowd of the season and rewarded the 36,344 fans with a 3-0 win over New England. FC Dallas also a had season-record turnout, which raised its […]
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Drama and danger in Week 10
[MLS] In the penultimate weekend of play prior to the World Cup break, moments of drama and danger highlighted the action. Here are six things we learned fromWeek 10. ENDANGERED SPECIES. Nearly five years ago, Revs goalkeeper Matt Reis lunged for a bouncing ball and crashed into D.C. United forwardAlecko Eskandarian. The incident left Eskandarian […]
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Big crowds, few goals
[MLS ATTENDANCE] Three of the seven Week 9 games drew announced attendance of more than 20,000. Seattle again disappointed its large loyal following with a 1-0loss — one of the week’s four games that featured only one goal. Houston drew its biggest crowd of the season and downed D.C. United, 2-0. Houston drew 24,471 fans, […]
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Revs, Fire kick off heavy slate of international games
[MLS] What is shaping up to be a busy summer of foreign teams on tour before and after the World Cup commences Wednesday when New England hosts Benfica ofPortugal at Gillette Stadium, and the Fire hosts a doubleheader at Toyota Park. Chicago plays Paris St. Germain and Red Star Belgrade meets Legia Warsaw in the […]