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Bruce Arena has mostly made the right decisions since becoming sporting director/head coach of the New England Revolution in early May. But Arena might have miscalculated when he predicted how many points the team would need to qualify for the playoffs.
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When Patrick Leal (Newton, Mass.) signed with Sporting CP in early September, it brought back memories for Anselmo “Jair” Ribeiro. Nearly 30 years ago, Jair joined Sporting’s junior team after graduating from Madison Park High School in Boston, Mass.
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Valeo FC is set to begin playing in the National Premier Soccer League for the 2020 season, as originally reported in New England Soccer Journal and announced Thursday by the NPSL.
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An educated guess about which professional team has the longest winning streak in U.S. soccer history might take into consideration D.C. United, the New York Cosmos or U.S. Open Cup legends Fall River Marksmen. All would be incorrect, however, as Phoenix Rising FC has established the mark with 17 … [Read more...]
Atlanta United’s 2-1 victory over Minnesota United in the U.S. Open Cup final this past Tuesday gives the reigning MLS Cup champions a chance to go for the “double” this year.
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Few players from New England college soccer programs can expect to perform before 60,000-plus crowds this season. But that is a prospect former Boston University star Kylie Strom is anticipating as a member of Atletico Madrid, three-time defending champion of Spain’s Liga Iberdrola.
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The Birmingham Legion’s progress toward becoming a playoff contender in the USL Championship starts with former New England Revolution defender and head coach Jay Heaps (Longmeadow, Mass.), who was named team president in January 2018.
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The New England Revolution’s turnaround under sporting director/head coach Bruce Arena might have been surprising to most.
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NBC Sports announcer Robbie Mustoe believes MLS teams should become more youthful.
“I would love to see MLS teams trust younger players, give them the game time,” said Mustoe, who began his professional career as an 18-year-old defender with Oxford United. “Worldwide, in football, younger players … [Read more...]
Michael Parkhurst (Cranston, R.I.) began his professional career with the New England Revolution as a 20-year-old phenom drafted out of Wake Forest University.
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Bruce Arena has certainly solved the New England Revolution’s attacking problems since becoming the team’s sporting director/head coach in early May. The surging Eastern Conference side is averaging 1.9 goals per game since the former U.S. men’s national team manager was hired.
But Arena also … [Read more...]
On May 13, Bruce Arena was in Los Angeles, his time as an unemployed coach about to conclude. Just south of the border, Gustavo Bou was wrapping up a stint as leading scorer at Liga MX side Club Tijuana.
Two months later, Arena and Bou are teaming to engineer the transformation of the New England … [Read more...]
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