“This is another step forward for the expansion of the club in which we work,” Valencia president Manuel Llorente said. “It is a source of great pride that the MLS is welcoming Valencia CF, and likewise that two cities with such a great footballing tradition as Portland and Houston are hosting us.” Read more...(494 words, 2 images, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)
Chris Wondolowski scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute as the San Jose Earthquakes made a winning start to the 2012 season with a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution on Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium.
It was the first opening-day win for the Earthquakes (1-0-0, 3 pts.) since 2003, while it marked the third straight year in which the Revolution (0-1-0, 0 pts.) fell short of three points in the season opener. A total of seven players made their Revolution debuts – including five starters – while the match also served as the head coaching debut for Jay Heaps. Read more...(404 words, 1 image, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)
It has been an extremely busy offseason for the New England Revolution. Not only did the Revolution replace log-term coach Steve Nicol with Jay Heaps, but the roster has undergone a total makeover, with 11 new players coming in and 12 players leaving. Expect the Revs to add at least another two more players in the next week or so. Read more...(365 words, 1 image, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)
According to Chelsea In America, the official Chelsea supporters group in the United States, Chelsea will conduct part of its preseason training in the U.S. this summer with friendlies in Seattle, Washington DC and New York.
No dates have been confirmed, but the tour dates are expected to be mid- to late-July. In addition to Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur will also be playing friendlies in the United States this summer. So far we know that Liverpool will play one game in Boston at Fenway park against Roma, while Spurs will play the Red Bulls in NY. Read more...(277 words, 1 image, estimated 1:06 mins reading time)
Diego Fagundez and Bjorn Runstrom scored either side of a Nico Muñiz equalizer as the New England Revolution clinched a spot in the Desert Diamond Cup championship match with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Fagundez put the Revs on top with his first preseason goal in the eighth minute only for Muñiz to equalize with a long-range strike three minutes later. Runstrom – an unsigned training camp participant – scored what proved to be the game-winner for New England in the 56th minute, cleaning up the rebound after Fagundez’s initial effort struck the underside of the crossbar. Read more...(623 words, 1 image, estimated 2:30 mins reading time)
Rookie midfielder Kelyn Rowe scored a pair of late goals and veteran goalkeeper Matt Reis kept a clean sheet in his first 90-minute performance of the preseason as the New England Revolution claimed a 2-0 win over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.
Rowe broke a scoreless deadlock with an opportunistic finish in the 77th minute before capping the night with a stunning strike in the 84th minute, bringing his tally to four goals and four assists in five preseason games. The U.S. Under-23 midfielder has at least one goal or one assist in each of the Revolution’s preseason matches. Read more...(580 words, 1 image, estimated 2:19 mins reading time)
Tottenham is no stranger to Red Bull Arena, playing the Red Bulls in a friendly there in July, 2010. That game was Thierry Henry’s first in a Red Bulls jersey, and he celebrated that debut with a goal.
While many of Spurs’s European stars will not make the trip because of this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament, the Spurs line-up will still include American goalkeeper Brad Friedel and winger Gareth Bale. Read more...(201 words, 1 image, estimated 48 secs reading time)
First-year head coach Jay Heaps brings his energy and competitiveness to a New England Revolution team looking forward to an improved 2012. Midfielders Shalrie Joseph, Benny Feilhaber & Kelyn Rowe, and defender AJ Soares talk about how Heaps is already making an impact.
MLS side Montreal Impact are considering signing Juventus legend Alessandro Del Piero, this is according to their coach Jesse Marsch. Marsch revealed that he is looking for a player who can score goals and thinks that eithr Del Piero or Louis Saha would be good acquisitions.
From what i have been reading online, not too many people are happy with MLS club’s signing players that “past their prime”. However, looking at the long term benefits for the League, snapping up world class players like Beckham, Henry, Keane, and Marquez has not only been great at marketing the league, but will add money to the league through increased tickets sales thereby helping the league become even bigger. Read more...(512 words, 1 image, estimated 2:03 mins reading time)
It’s now official, Thierry Henry will not be staying with Arsenal longer than Feb 15th. In fact the New York Red Bulls striker is expected back in the United States just two days later
There was hope that the veteran Arsenal player would stay with Arsenal until at least the end of the month but according to New YorkRed Bulls boss, Hans Backe, Henry is bent on returning to to the MLS side on 17th.
“When I spoke to him, he told me that he was 100 per cent coming back on February 17,” Backe said. Read more...(340 words, 1 image, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)
Valencia have announced that they have agreed to a post-season tour of the USA this summer and will play the Portland Timbers on May 23 at JELD-WEN Field in Portland. Buy Portland Timbers v Valencia Tickets
