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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First trimester report cards

by Adam Vaccaro As the Revolution are now 1/3 of the way through their MLS campaign and the blog a bit slow of late, I figured I’d throw together an assessment of the team’s individual players through the season’s first segment. The grades and assessments are based only on MLS play. The grades are also weighted – the [...]

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Revs fail to turn tide, but look good in draw

by Adam Vaccaro Surely the New England Revolution are frustrated with what is now a 7 game winless streak, but the club spoke positively having looked strong earning a point in a 0-0 tie tonight against the San Jose Earthquakes. “We’re going in the right direction, and we’ll put a couple in next time,” said [...]

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Revs loss a heart-breaker, but club remains positive

by Adam Vaccaro For a full ninety minutes, the New England Revolution played what was to this point their best soccer of the season. Unfortunately, they walked away without anything to show for it. Robbie Rogers put a rebound shot off the top post and into the net in stoppage time to break a tie [...]

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Pregame: Chivas USA at New England Revolution, May 5, 2010

Tonight marks — aside from Cinco de Mayo — the finale of the Revolution’s three game homestand and the club’s second of eight matches in the month of May.  The Revolution will again be without captain Shalrie Joseph, and will be missing some of the depth that could conceivably be helping in his void as [...]

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Revs pick up effort point against FC Dallas

by Adam Vaccaro Having played the final 22 minutes of last night’s match against FC Dallas down two men — and the final 39 down at least one — the New England Revolution were happy to walk away with one point, drawing the Hoops by a score of 1-1. Kheli Dube, who assisted on New [...]

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Revs injury report

With the Revs now just over twenty-four hours from hosting FC Dallas at Gillette Stadium, let’s take a look at the club’s injury report, released today. Mauricio Castro and Zak Boggs are both good to go.  Castro has yet to see action this season.  Boggs missed last week’s contest against Colorado.  With Shalrie Joseph (now [...]

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