http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/ en-us Copyright 2009 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:15 -0500 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:17:13 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=1.53 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss By Mark Stokes, Globe Correspondent A jammed parking lot and standing room only dance floor greeted those at the Roxbury Reunion at Quincy’s Sons of Italy Hall on Saturday night. The fourth annual event, organized by former Orchard Park resident... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/old_tunes_value.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/old_tunes_value.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:01:15 -0500 For fans of the New England Revolution who have not had their fill of soccer after Saturday night's season-ending defeat in Chicago, the Coolidge Corner and Kristine Lilly offer a Sunday option. Lilly, captain of the Boston Breakers and an... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/getting_over_th.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/getting_over_th.html Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:45:11 -0500 Revolution coach Steve Nichol offers his preview of New England's playoff game vs. the Chicago Fire on Saturday. http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/nicol_says_revs.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/nicol_says_revs.html Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:28:29 -0500 By David Beard, Globe staff Simon Kuper is one opinionated sportswriter. Witness the title of his book just out in paperback, "Soccereconomics: Why England Loses, Why Germany and Brazil Win, and Why the U.S., Japan, Australia, Turkey -- and even... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/soccereconomics.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/soccereconomics.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:55:09 -0500 For those of you who didn't get enough of the New England Revolution's 2-1 victory in the first of two playoff matches against the Chicago Fire yesterday afternoon, we've got a photo slideshow of match highlights. Included is that winning... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/shalrie_joseph.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/shalrie_joseph.html Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:24:54 -0500 Following their thrilling victory over Manchester United at Anfield last Sunday, we were led to believe that Liverpool’s season had turned the corner and there was nothing but blue skies ahead for Rafa Benitez and his merry band of Merseysiders.... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/gone_in_60_seco.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/gone_in_60_seco.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:06:41 -0500 The Revolution rallied for a 2-1 win over the Chicago Fire in the opener of their MLS playoff series Sunday at Gillette Stadium. The return game of the total-goals series is scheduled at 8:30 p.m. Saturday in Bridgeview, Ill. REVOLUTION-CHICAGO... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/revolution_set.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/11/revolution_set.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:45:02 -0500 The New England Revolution's Major League Soccer playoff game against the Chicago Fire has been switched to Sunday at 2 p.m. http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/revolution_play.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/revolution_play.html Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:26:12 -0500 Mark Watson, who performed for the Revolution in their inaugural season, has joined the team as an assistant coach, the team announced Tuesday. Watson, who played 78 games as a defender for the Canadian national team, will replace Paul Mariner... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/watson_rejoins.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/watson_rejoins.html Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:10:06 -0500 Taylor Twellman will make his broadcasting debut as a color commentator when the Revolution play host to the Chicago Fire at 6 p.m. Saturday at Gillette Stadium. Twellman, the Revolution's all-time leading scorer with 101 MLS goals, will join play-by-play... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/twellman_on_air.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/twellman_on_air.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:42:23 -0500 Former Boston College striker Charlie Davies was in stable condition following an early Tuesday morning auto accident which involved a fatality in the Washington, D.C., area. Davies, born in Manchester, N.H., was preparing for Wednesday's US-Costa Rica World Cup qualifier.... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/davies_in_accid.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/davies_in_accid.html Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:23:21 -0500 The skies over Dublin that October day in 1974, were, as they are for three hundred days a year -- overcast. The school teacher’s words had drifted into oblivion long before the 1 p.m. quitting bell, and, spying a rare... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/my_fondest_ever.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/my_fondest_ever.html Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:57:10 -0500 Revolution assistant coach Paul Mariner has been being recruited to promote Plymouth as a possible World Cup site. But talks with Mariner have apparently evolved to the point where he could be considered for a coaching position with Plymouth Argyle,... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/mariner_on_the.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/mariner_on_the.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:00:04 -0500 Someone miskicked the viewing rights for the Honduras-US World Cup qualifier. So, for the first time in many years, a U.S. qualifier will not be available on home television when the teams meet at 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 in... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/hondurasus_show.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/hondurasus_show.html Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:33:16 -0500 Former US Soccer Federation secretary general Hank Steinbrecher is among the inductees in the New England Soccer Hall of Fame. Steinbrecher, who was head coach at Boston University from 1980-85, guided the USSF during the 1994 World Cup, the only... http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/steinbrecher_he.html http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/blog/2009/10/steinbrecher_he.html Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:05:34 -0500