Poor Alexi Lalas. He was a decent defender, but the rock star thing didn't really work out and he was a lousy General Manager (ask any New York or LA fan). But there's always punditry to fall back on, right? Maybe not. Here's Lalas doing some halftime analysis of the recent New England Revolultion vs Chicago [. Click to continue reading...

New England Revolution coach give name change During the MLS Cup semi-final between New England Revolution and Chicago Fire, former Liverpool player Steve Nicol was kindly given a new nickname by an ESPN pundit with a wandering mind... Spotted on The Offside Rules Click to continue reading...

As the MLS regular season winds down and we find out who the real contenders are, the parity of the league has never been more obvious. All 14 teams are still in contention for a playoff spot while only one - the Columbus Crew - has absolutely clinched a spot in the postseason.Below is a breakdown of each team's remaining games, as well as the percentage of available points they have taken both at home and on the road so far this year. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool's reserves lost in the league for the first time in over a year last week, a record that brings back happy memories of an era where the second string used to routinely win the Pontins League under the guidance of future first team manager Roy Evans.

The strategy back then was also very similar tot e one that Rafael Benitez has been adopting even if the range of nationalities has been widened drastically. Click to continue reading...

Queue the jokes about the Seattle Mariners....

This tidbit comes to us courtesy of the Boston Globe:

Seattle Sounders FC received permission from Revolution director of soccer Mike Burns to talk to assistant coach Paul Mariner about its head coaching position, a league source confirmed last night.

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0-4.

That's not the type of score you want to see on a Saturday night, nevermind a Saturday night in which you were holding down the fort at home while braving the remnants of Tropical Storm Hannah. The sound of branches snapping off the trees and rain pelting the windows only added to the sense of portentousness that pervaded through the flickering television screen as it struggled mightily to carry the Revolution-Crew match into the living room. Click to continue reading...

Put a pair of Vulcan ears on New York sporting director Jeff Agoos. He uses relentless Spock-like logic to describe the Red Bulls' approach toward shaping up the roster this season.

When Jozy (Altidore) left, we knew we had a big hole up front, but we knew we needed to get someone to get Juan (Pablo Angel) the ball.

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Chivas USA 1, Tauro FC (Panama) 1 - Tauro advance 3-1 on aggregate

That score from last night is an attention-grabber, isn't it? MLS has invested a lot of effort in playing up a rivalry with Mexico as the best league in this part of the world, so a loss to a team from Panama -- which ranks somewhere below Costa Rica, Guatemala and El Salvador in terms of international achievement -- isn't at all what the league would want.

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Small rosters. Brutal scheduling. Multiple tournaments. Player injuries. Any other excuses for New England's and Chivas USA's early exit from the inaugural CONCACAF Champions League?

The undermanned Revolution was on the wrong side of a 4-0 pasting by Trinidad's Joe Public last night at Gillette stadium, to drop the two-legged match by a 6-1 aggregate. Click to continue reading...

The second leg of matches in the CONCACAF Champions League kicks off tonight, with the headline being two MLS teams fighting for their tournament lives against lesser-known opponents.
The New England Revolution welcome Joe Public FC, the Jamaican side that advanced to the tournament by way of their runner-up finish in the Caribbean Football Union Club Championship in 2007. Click to continue reading...

Live tonight on WNRI AM1380 and www.RevolutionRecap.com from 7:05 till 8PM ET tune in to Revolution Recap for discussion of the Revs CONCACAF Champion's League first leg loss to Joe Public FC (Trinidad & Tobago) on Tuesday, draw with David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, and upcoming second leg match against Joe Public. Click to continue reading...

As a youngster, David Beckham watched Revolution coach Steve Nicol playing for Liverpool.
Nicol wasn't one of Beckham's favorite players because during the 1980s Liverpool dominated the English football and left Beckham's favorite team frustrated more often than not.
"When he was a player, I didn't like him because I was a Manchester United fan," Beckham said. Click to continue reading...

The New England Revolution nearly accomplished something their cross-town sporting counterpart failed at last night – claiming a victory in Toronto.

The Boston Red Sox were thrashed to the tune of 11-0 by the Blue Jays at the Rogers Center, while miles away at BMO Field, the Revolution saved themselves from similar embarrassment with a solid 1-1 draw to the Reds. Click to continue reading...

The Revolution still left Canada without their first win within the borders of our northern neighbor, but did manage to get a point against Toronto FC on Saturday night.

Taylor Twellman scored the 95th MLS regular season goal of his career to give the Revs a first half lead, but Chad Barrett struck back for Toronto in the second half and the Revs left Canada with a 1-1 draw.

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Who: New England Revolution at San Jose Earthquakes
What: MLS Regular Season
Where: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
When: Saturday, 10:00 p.m. (TV38, HDNet)

The New England Revolution are in the midst of their first losing streak of the season after losing 2-1 to the Chicago Fire in league play Saturday and then being eliminated in the U.

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The Los Angeles Galaxy look set to use their top spot in the allocation order to lock up left-sided midfielder Eddie Lewis, who is reportedly returning to Major League Soccer after spending the better part of a decade playing in England.

Lewis, 34, most recently played for Derby County during their historically futile 2007-08 season in the English Premier League. Click to continue reading...

Who: New England Revolution at D.C. United
What: U.S. Open Cup Semifinal
Where: RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
When: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. (Audio: RevolutionSoccer.net)

The New England Revolution used line-ups made up mostly made of reserves to win their first two U.

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August 10th's show is available now as an MP3 archive at RevolutionRecap.com and on iTunes.

The show features Adam Sell in studio, plus plenty of post-game reactions from both the SuperLiga Final and Chicago Fire match including:

• From the SuperLiga Final: Steve Nicol, Craig Tornberg, Jeff Larentowicz, Matt Reis, and Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear.

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After Frank Yallop resigned, I was wondering if the head coaching position at the Galaxy might be offered to Cobi Jones. It wasn't, of course, at least not directly.

Thing is, when I was talking to Cobi about becoming Ruud's assistant, back when they were introduced together as a team, there was one thing he made expressly clear. Click to continue reading...

Live tonight on WNRI AM1380 and www.RevolutionRecap.com from 7 till 8PM ET tune in to Revolution Recap for discussion of the Revs SuperLiga Championship, match against the Chicago Fire, and the upcoming US Open Cup semifinal with D.C. United

Tonight's Guests (August 10th):
Adam Sell (in studio)

Plus:
-Post game SuperLiga comments from: Steve Nicol, Craig Tornberg, Jeff Larentowicz, Matt Reis, and Houston Coach Dominic Kinnear. Click to continue reading...

Those that said that last night's SuperLiga final would be a glorified friendly had no idea what they were talking about. At Gillette Stadium, New England and Houston put on a thrilling, intense, physical, advertisement for American soccer that ended in the eighth round of penalty kicks when the Dynamo's Corey Ashe hit the crossbar with his attempt, giving the Revs the SuperLiga title. Click to continue reading...

Former New England Revolution forward Pat Noonan may be on his way back to the United States sooner than later, as several recent reports have alluded to an imminent return from Norwegian side Aalesunds Fotballklubb.New England offered Noonan a new contact after the end of last season, but were not willing to substantially increase his salary, speeding up his move to Europe. Click to continue reading...

August 3rd's show is available now as an MP3 archive at RevolutionRecap.com and on iTunes.

The show features New England Revolution Play-by-Play TV and Radio Announcer/Broadcast Executive Brad Feldman, plus post-game SuperLiga Semifinal Comments from Matt Reis, Steve Nicol, and Jeff Larentowicz. Click to continue reading...

Listen Sunday* on WNRI AM1380 and www.RevolutionRecap.com from 7:05 till 8PM ET to Revolution Recap for discussion of the SuperLiga semifinal with Atlante F.C., and upcoming final against the Houston Dynamo.

The show features Brad Feldman (New England Revolution Play-by-Play broadcaster/Broadcast Executive) over the phone, as well as post-game SuperLiga Semifinal comments from Steve Nicol, Jeff Larentowicz and Matt Reis. Click to continue reading...

The New England Revolution combined a stifling defensive performance with a well taken goal off a set piece to beat Atlante F.C. 1-0. Shalrie Joseph was the hero again with the game winner in the 30th minute, and Jeff Larentowicz almost flawlessly stepped into Michael Parkhurst's spot on the backline.

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Steve Nicol coached the MLS All-Stars to victory in a back and forth affair with some great goals and the league's stars putting on what was at times an impressive display. In other words, it was exactly what you would hope for from an All-Star game.

Canadian International Dwayne De Rosario scored the game winner on a penalty kick in the 69th minute in front of a sold out crowd at BMO Field in Toronto.

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Okay, so beating West Ham -- a team that barely finished in the top half of the Premiership table -- isn't as exciting as, say, Chelsea or Celtic.

But it's still good to see.

Overall the whole day appeared to be a success. A lot of exciting action and goals with the stars in the forefront. Click to continue reading...

Tonight Jimmy Conrad and the rest of the MLS all stars take on West Ham United in this years All Star game. Conrad is the Wizards lone representative on Steve Nicol's team. Being one of only 5 defenders, and with Michael Parkhurst likely not playing due to his Olympic commitments, chances seem high that Conrad will not only play, but likely play the full 90 against the Hammers tonight at BMO Field. Click to continue reading...

July 20th's show is available now as an MP3 archive at RevolutionRecap.com and on iTunes.

The show featured Dave Akman in studio, plus SuperLiga post-game comments from Steve Nicol, Matt Reis, Kheli Dube, Steve Ralston, Khano Smith, Michael Parkhurst, and more.

Our 75th radio broadcast! Click to continue reading...

Chivas USA plunged out of SuperLiga Sunday when Pachuca and Santos Laguna tied 1-1 in San Jose in the night's second game. Chivas USA needed Santos Laguna to beat Pachuca to stay alive in the competition.

It was difficult to conduct interviews with Chivas USA players after the 1-1 tie with the Revs simply because they couldn't really say much considering their future in the tournament was being decided hundreds of miles away as they spoke.

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Chivas USA 1 v New England Revolution 1
* The Titan Stadium field may only be a small upgrade from the field at the Home Depot Center.

* Another thing that had me puzzled was why the Olympians are playing in this game? It shouldn't matter what side of the coast they are playing on.

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Steve Nicol spent much of the imprompt post-game presser talking about the deplorable field conditions. He had as good a view as anyone and didn't really feel like the field was something that should have been used for a tournament of this magnitude.

The field was pretty bad. I could tell from up here that it wasn't the greatest but the way it went down, well, Nicol was none too pleased about it. Click to continue reading...

Live tonight on WNRI AM1380 and www.WNRI.com from 7:05 till 8PM tune in to Revolution Recap for post game coverage of the New England Revolution's SuperLiga victories against Santos Laguna and Pachuca and a preview of tonight's match-up against Chivas USA.

Dave Akman will be an in studio guest and the show will feature post match comments from Steve Nicol, Sainey Nyassi, Kheli Dube, Michael Parkhurst, Matt Reis, and Steve Ralston after the win over Santos, as well as Nicol, Reis, and Khano Smith after the win over Pachuca. Click to continue reading...

Some news to read as you buy your Dominatrix Barbie: MLS All-Star Game replacement follies. Or: Should Steve Nicol read the book "Coaching All-Star games for Dummies"? (Soccer by Ives) An Interview with North American soccer historian Colin Jose (A More Splendid Life) 44% of South Africans don't think their country will be ready for 2010 [. Click to continue reading...

Steve Nicol added five more players to the MLS All-Star roster, while MLS Commissioner Don Garber named two of his own to complete the side that will face West Ham United on July 24 in Toronto. Click to continue reading...