Williams was the interim coach of the first-team Revs when he was replaced by Clint Peay in the aftermath of Bruce Arena’s departure as head coach and sporting director.
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MLS offseason moves: Montreal sells two World Cup players, Timbers acquire Brazilian Evander
CF Montreal, which reached the 2022 Eastern Conference semifinals, has now bid adieu to three players who are headed to Europe. Two of its seven Canadian World Cup players are on the move: defender Alistair Johnston to Scotland’s Celtic and Ismael Kone to second-tier English club Watford. They follow to Europe midfielder Djordje Mihailovic who […]
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Shalrie Joseph on becoming a coach, the Bruce Arena effect, and MLS boosting the youth game
For a guy who spent his childhood playing soccer outside almost every day year-round in the warm Caribbean sun, Shalrie Joseph speaks fondly of the New England winters. The seven-time MLS all-star holds the most appearances for the Revs, including consecutive runs to the MLS Cup in 2005-2007. “I’m one of those guys that […]
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Boston-bound Bruce Arena: 'This city is a potential home run for the sport of soccer'
Bruce Arena started out tentatively, but by the end ofThursday’s press conference to introduce the new New England Revolution head coach and sporting director to the Boston media, it was the old Bruce, confident, cutting, defiant. Arena wasreluctant to say what what he planned to do to shake up the Revs. First, the hire came […]
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Bruce Arena faces his toughest rebuilding job at New England
For the third time in his career, Bruce Arena has been taskedwith an MLS rebuilding job. In 2006, shortly after his contract as the U.S. men’s national team coach was not renewed following its poor showing at the World Cup in Germany, he was giventhe job of head coach and sporting director at the New […]
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New England Revolution fires GM Mike Burns
Four days after he parted wayswith second-year head coach Brad Friedel, New England Revolution general manager Mike Burns (left in photo) was himself fired. Burns had been with the Revs in onecapacity or another for 20 of their 24 seasons. He grew up in the Boston area and played five of his eight pro seasons for […]
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Coaching changes produce instant results for FC Cincinnati and New England
On Tuesday, FC Cincinnati fired Alan Koch andnamed 29-year-old Frenchman Yoann Damet as its interim coach. On Thursday, New England fired Brad Friedel and named Mike Lapper, his teammate at UCLA, the ColumbusCrew and on the U.S. national team, as its interim coach. On Saturday, FC Cincinnati and New England went out and secured impressive […]
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Brad Friedel becomes third MLS coach to get the boot in nine days
Brad Friedel became the third MLS head coachfired in nine days when the New England Revolution relieved him of his duties on Thursday and named assistant coach Mike Lapper as interim coach. The move, which follows thedeparture of Anthony Hudson (Colorado) and Alan Koch (FC Cincinnati), came less than 24 hours after the Revs’ 5-0 […]
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America's Premier League experience moves out from dark bars and into the light of morning
Happy to ignore the chilly morning showers, thousands of soccer fans gathered under the shadow of Boston’s Fenway Park for the “Premier League Mornings Live” festival presented by NBC Sports and the Premier League on Sunday. The NBC Sports’ Premier League studio team broadcasted three premier league games live from the famed Cask ‘n Flagon sports […]
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Friedel searches for ways to light spark after another Revs' defeat
The New England Revolution is only four games into the 2019 MLS season, andit is in trouble. The Revs remained winless when they lost, 2-0, at home to expansion FC Cincinnati. Kekuta Manneh scored in the 44th minute, and Kenny Saief added a goal inthe 65th minute for FC Cincinnati, which is now 2-1-1. Head […]