Revs notes

A few heres and theres coming out of last night’s 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire… Matt Reis started the game, making his 2010 MLS debut. Reis played the first half of the Revs’ exhibition against Cruzeiro back on June 13, but last night marked his return to league play. Reis missed the season’s first 12 [...]

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Revs improve but fall to Chicago, 1-0

After watching the United States’ elimination from the World Cup at the hands of Ghana on Saturday, New England soccer fans shifted some of their attention back to the Revolution. The last time they’d seen the Revs in MLS play, though, there was little to get excited about. Before the league went on hiatus to [...]

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Pregame Notes: Chicago Fire @ New England Revolution

A heartbroken US soccer fanbase shifts at least some of its attention back to its domestic product. It’s not going to be as pretty as the international game, but at least it gives them something to cheer for on the soccer field. Not that Revs fans got to do a ton of cheering in the [...]

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Revs set to return for season’s second half (well, third, fourth, and fifth fifths, really)

With most of the soccer world’s attention rightfully directed at the World Cup, MLS fans prepare for their given team’s return to action this week. The Revolution will meet the arch rival Chicago Fire at Gillette Stadium Sunday night in its first match back from the World Cup break. In MLS play, the Revs pulled [...]

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Revs-Cruzeiro pregame notes

Following last Sunday’s embarrassment at the hands of Seattle, it may have seemed quite appealing to just shift focus to the World Cup and/or the NBA Finals and forget that New England had a soccer club for a few weeks. The Revs will, however, take the field today in a friendly against Brazil’s SC Cruzeiro. [...]

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Only upgrades for Revolution on injury report

The Revolution look quite healthy heading into tomorrow night’s match against Seattle Sounders FC. In particular, the backline seems to have some much needed fresh bodies available. Having played the last few weeks with makeshift center backs in light of injuries to Darrius Barnes and Emmanuel Osei, and having used two players out of position [...]

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Shuttleworth set for start in Seattle

Following Preston Burpo‘s suffering a season-ending leg injury Saturday night, Bobby Shuttleworth was forced suddenly into action against Red Bull New York. For the 23-year-old, the match marked his MLS debut. Shuttleworth had started the Revs’ US Open Qualifying match two and a half weeks earlier, which they lost 3-0 to the same Red Bull club, but [...]

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Injury report: Good news for New England

Today’s injury report has a lot of changes from late last week, but overall, excepting Preston Burpo‘s status, they’re positive ones for the Revolution. While Burpo has been downgraded to out as expected and required by the injury he sustained on Saturday night and the subsequent surgery to treat it, Matt Reis has been upgraded from [...]

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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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Revs notes: Schilawski, Joseph among league leaders

Saturday was a big night for the Revolution, who posted a 3-2 victory over New York. Some housekeeping to send us into the fresh week… The Revolution managed to at last kill off a 9 game winless streak, which included 7 league matches. Since April 10, New England had gone 0-7-2 and 0-5-2 in MLS [...]

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