Burpo injury turns attention to Reis

by Adam Vaccaro Just moments before Preston Burpo suffered what’s been termed by the Revolution as a lower leg fracture while aggressively defending his net from New York’s Dane Richards, the Revolution’s broadcast booth was gushing with praise for the keeper. “To me, he’s the MVP so far,” said color analyst Jay Heaps. Heaps and Brad [...]

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This week in Revolution soccer

It was an unusual week for the Revolution, from Monday’s big-news beginning to the very tense match that closed it out.  Let’s run through it real quick, story by story. The Revs’ tumultuous week got started almost immediately following the club’s 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids last Saturday night.  Before lunchtime on Monday, it [...]

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Joseph’s leave not related to soccer

From Frank Dell’Apa over at Boston.com’s Corner Kicks blog: Ron Waxman, Joseph’s agent, confirmed the absence is not related to contract or injury issues. Joseph has missed four games with a hip flexor strain. Read the full text here.

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Some Friday links

The Revolution take on the Colorado Rapids tomorrow night at 7:30 PM.  In preparation, here are some solid links from this past week to whet your appetite. Jeff Lemieux and RevolutionSoccer.net, of course, have done good work this week.  Lemieux profiled Marko Perovic on Tuesday and considered the importance of the forthcoming three game homestand [...]

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Big exhibition coming for Revs?

Excuse the irony of the headline; an exhibition will always be just that: an exhibition.  All the same, a soccer superpower may be on its way to Gillette and much fanfare would be sure to follow. Frank Dell’Apa reported yesterday that the Revolution and Portugal’s SL Benfica are in negotiations to book a May 19 [...]

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Joseph to miss Saturday’s match

Kyle McCarthy reports for MLSsoccer.com that Revolution midfielder Shalrie Joseph will not play in Saturday night’s match in San Jose against the Earthquakes.  Despite being listed as probable on Tuesday’s injury report, the captain will be sidelined by the same hip flexor injury that already cost him the season’s first two contests.

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Top links following Saturday’s Revolution victory

We’re about twenty-four hours removed from the Revolution’s thrashing of Toronto FC, partially made possible by Zack Schilawski‘s breakout hat trick.  In internet time, this is about twenty-three years, so we can now provide you with a bounty of links.  Next week we’ll be starting our own recaps but for now, enjoy the exterior sources.

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