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Even in the early stages of a new job, New England Revolution coach Brad Friedel managed to spare a moment to marvel at the progress of soccer in the United States.
Friedel spent most of the past two decades plying his trade in Europe. He moved from club to club and started game after game in … [Read more...]
In the heat and the fury of an inconceivable October night, former New England Revolution forward Taylor Twellman stepped forward and voiced all of the frustrations reverberating from coast to coast.
Twellman channeled all of the angst and the anger he felt as the United States failed to qualify for … [Read more...]
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Jay Heaps (Longmeadow, Mass.) departed as Revolution coach Sept. 19 after nearly six seasons on the job. Revolution executives decided to dismiss the longtime stalwart after the club saw its path to the playoffs narrow significantly after a pair of road defeats at Atlanta United and … [Read more...]
Revolution midfielder Lee Nguyen stood up at the podium and tried to explain how he kept this ill-fated Revolution season alive for another week.
Nguyen provided the only goal to separate the sides in the 1-0 victory over Montreal. His decisive intervention against the Impact followed a four-assist … [Read more...]
Alyssa Naeher continues to strengthen her hold on the starting goalkeeping role for the United States after maintaining her place in a pair of friendlies against New Zealand last month.
The former Breakers goalkeeper, Naeher (Seymour, Conn.) started both matches to extend her run of consecutive … [Read more...]
We’re speaking on Thanksgiving weekend. You spent the holiday in San Francisco. How did you end up out there? "My roommate (Joe) and best friend, he has family out there. His aunt lives there. We can go out there. I’m also really close with that family. … It was awesome. It was really nice."
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The fifth annual edition of the New England Soccer Journal Best XI highlights the penchant for New England products to find their way onto common ground.
Pick any measure and the common threads start to emerge. Certain clubs identify and land New England products. Certain national teams lean on … [Read more...]
No one quite knew what to expect. There always is interest in a coaching vacancy in MLS. There are only so many jobs. There are a lot of people who want to land them.
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Playing in the Patriot League is different than most colleges. You play a different schedule than most leagues (games on Wednesday and Saturday) and you have to attend classes during the week. How did you juggle it? "I think it’s about good time management skills. During the day, a lot of teammates … [Read more...]
Achary Herivaux always wanted this particular moment to arrive. He contemplated it from the instant he set his sights on playing as a professional. He always kept Japan firmly in the back of his mind.
Herivaux (Brookline, Mass.) was born in Osaka some 21 years ago. His life carried him to New … [Read more...]
Reality arrived when Juan Agudelo turned and looked at his phone.
Like everyone else inside the stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago, he knew all of the permutations as the final seconds of a frustrating match ticked away and he understood the United States’ 2-1 defeat could knock them out of the … [Read more...]
Qualifying for the World Cup presents a quadrennial test with only two answers. It is binary in nature and ruthless in composition: in or out.
For the past three decades, U.S. Soccer checked off the first box. The particulars always varied. Some journeys veered off course. Other paths emerged with … [Read more...]
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