It was pot? Are you kidding me?

by Adam Vaccaro On April 24, New England Revolution captain Shalrie Joseph took a leave of absence that cost him five league matches and seven overall. Few details were released, and fans immediately began speculating as to its reason. The odds were that Joseph had either suffered a serious family emergency, or he’d committed an [...]

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Joseph’s return spoiled in Toronto

by Adam Vaccaro After missing 8 matches – 6 of which were due to a leave of absence that is now being referred to by some as a suspension – Shalrie Joseph returned to the Revolution on Saturday afternoon against Toronto FC. And perhaps coincidentally, but probably not, New England entered yesterday’s match mired in [...]

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Lineups: Joseph to start

Shalrie Joseph is starting this afternoon’s match against Toronto FC. He is plugged into a central midfield position as the Revs are sticking with the 4-5-1 formation they’ve used in the last two league matches. Joseph is also wearing the captain’s band. Seth Sinovic is sitting for the first time this year, with Chris Tierney [...]

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Pregame notes

The Revolution (2-5-2) return to MLS action this afternoon, three days after having fallen 4-0 to Portugal’s SL Benfica. New England landed today in Toronto for the road match. Toronto FC (3-4-1) holds the distinction of last falling victim to a Revolution victory back on April 10, when Zack Schilawski posted a hat trick in [...]

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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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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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The Big Three for FC Dallas at Revolution

1. No Shalrie, Get Used to It The Revolution will face a winless, though dangerous Dallas squad this Saturday, and will have  to contend with an attack lead by Jeff Cunningham and Atiba Harris sans perennial Best XI midfielder and captain, Shalrie Joseph. While its early to call the situation desperate, the Revs are in [...]

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VIDEO: Steve Nicol after training, 4/29/10

Coach Steve Nicol talked to reporters after training in heavy wind (sorry about its effect on the audio) about Shalrie Joseph‘s leave of absence, his club’s injury situation, its upcoming cluttered schedule, and strategy this week against FC Dallas. Another listen shows me just how much the audio was affected by the wind.  There’s some [...]

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Joseph’s leave: Substance abuse

Boston.com’s Frank Dell’Apa just reported that Revolution midfielder and captain Shalrie Joseph asked for and was granted a leave of absence in order to enter MLS’s substance abuse and behavioral health program. There’s been much discussion surrounding the reason for Joseph’s leave since it was announced on Monday morning.  With his agent confirming last night [...]

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Joseph, Twellman, Reis: A story of superstars and salaries

by Adam Vaccaro Where is the New England Revolution’s money tied up? With it stars, of course. Credit to poster REV IT UP over at BigSoccer.com‘s Revs’ forum for these numbers: Between Shalrie Joseph ($450,000 a year), Taylor Twellman ($395,000), and Matt Reis ($173,344), the Revolution have invested $1,018,344 for 2010. This accounts for 39.94% [...]

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