April 21, 1996 – New England Revolution prepare for inaugural MLS home game
New England Revolution investor/operator Jonathan Kraft said the team had released additional tickets for the Saturday, April 27 visit from D.C. United. On April 20, the Revolution registered their first victory (1-0 over the New York/New Jersey MetroStars at Giants Stadium). Earlier in the month, the 22,000 initial capacity at Foxboro Stadium had been sold […]
April 20, 1997 – Record 57,047 crowd for Dos a Dos
Carlos Hermosillo blocked a Kasey Keller attempted clearance into the net 38 seconds into the game, fastest goal in Foxboro Stadium history. Then, dos a dos was considered a very positive result for the U.S. national team, but the most significant figure associated with this match was the crowd total: 57,407 (more than 17,000 more […]
April 19, 1927 – Boston SC 3:2 Uruguay, Malden High School Field (Att. 7,000)
The game was interrupted by a fight shortly after the Boston team took the lead on a McArthur penalty kick past Uruguayan goalkeeper Mazzalli with 10 minutes remaining. “A regular riot” ensued, according to George M. Collins’ report in the Boston Globe. “It was a hot afternoon and the hot temperaments of the Olympic champions […]
April 18, 1921 – Abbot Worsteds manager Kelly one-year suspension for using ineligible player v Hendee Indians
Jimmy Kelly drew the suspension after using Greensdale in a State Cup semifinal game. The State Cup committee also voted to withhold the runner-up cup and medal, Fore River winning the title. The Hendee Indians were accused of using an ineligible player in a previous game, manager James Shepard suspended for a year. Hendee took […]
April 17, 2004 – New England Revolution changing of the guard – Joe-Max Moore’s final home game, Clint Dempsey’s first start
Joe-Max Moore set up Taylor Twellman for the Revolution goal in the team’s home-opener, but it turned out he would play only one more game before sustaining a career-ending injury. Landon Donovan led the way with a goal and assist on an Arturo Alvarez finish for the reigning MLS Cup champion Earthquakes. Revolution 1:3 San […]
April 16, 2011 – NEEP Holdings takes control of AS Roma
Jim Pallotta came from the North End and his partners from Everett and Peabody (NEEP) to begin an ambitious project that has kept AS Roma near the top of Italy’s Serie A. A major part of Pallotta’s goal to vault Roma into soccer’s elite includes building a stadium ( http://www.stadiodellaroma.com/en ) and several hurdles have […]