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9 unusual facts about New England Revolution


Brandon Curran

In 2004, he played a handful of games on trial with the New England Revolution.

Carlos Salcedo

On March 8, 2013, Salcedo made his professional soccer debut with Real Salt Lake against the New England Revolution.

David Embé

He played in various countries throughout his career, including for Belenenses of Portugal, Larissa of Greece, Tecos UAG of Mexico, Shanghai Shenhua of China, Deportivo Municipal of Peru, Chernomorets Novorossiysk of Russia and New England Revolution of America.

Franco Caraccio

He played his first games for the Dynamo in the 2008 CONCACAF Champions' Cup and made his MLS debut in Houston's first match of the 2008 MLS season against the New England Revolution on March 29, 2008.

Giuseppe Galderisi

He finished out his career in Major League Soccer, playing with the New England Revolution and the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1996 and 1997; he was traded to Tampa midway through the first season and then back to New England a year later.

Ivan Gvozdenović

On 17 May 2010, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer announced that Gvozdenović had joined the team on trial.

Jean-Baptiste Fritzson

On May 17, 2010, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer announced that Fritzson would join the team on trial.

Ramak Safi

After an unsuccessful trial with New England Revolution in the summer of 2009, Safi attended open tryouts held by the Carolina RailHawks in early 2010.

Tamika Mkandawire

Prior to this he had a trial in the United States with New England Revolution.


Artificial turf

In 2006, Gillette Stadium, the football stadium of the New England Patriots and the New England Revolution, switched from grass to FieldTurf due to the conflict of poor weather and hosting many sporting and musical events at the stadium.

Brandon Tyler

He spent most of 2007 training with Centro Atlético Fénix of the Uruguayan Premier Division, before signing a contract with New England Revolution after impressing the coaching staff during an extended trial in the 2008 preseason and early regular season.

Doneil Henry

Coach Aron Winter was left little choice but to start the young TFC Academy product the following few games including a standout performance on June 15 in a 0-0 away draw against New England Revolution in which he drew high praise from Taylor Twellman who was commentating on the game.

Hawarden High School

The school is famous for three ex-pupils who became professional footballers: Michael Owen of Manchester United, Andy Dorman of New England Revolution and former captain and former team manager of the Wales national team Gary Speed.

Jeff Baicher

However, in 1999, he was the team’s second leading scorer with three goals and nine assists when San Jose sent him to the New England Revolution for Jair on August 13, 1999.

Michigan Bucks

In 2000 the Bucks became the first PDL team to defeat an MLS team in the US Open Cup when they beat the New England Revolution at Foxboro Stadium.

Raging Bull Nation

When evacuees from New Orleans resettled temporarily in the New York City area, MetroNation hosted them at a MetroStars match on September 17, 2005 – a wild 5–4 MetroStars victory over New England Revolution.

Revolution Recap

Revolution Recap is a weekly review of the New England Revolution, Major League Soccer and the U.S. national team on WNRI AM 1380.


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