Dec. 3, 2002 – New England Revolution sign Shalrie Joseph
Shalrie Joseph planned to pass up MLS, as he set up tryouts in Europe after playing for St. John’s University. The New England Revolution selected Joseph with their second-round pick in the 2002 draft, coach Fernando Clavijo following assistant John Murphy’s recommendation, realizing Joseph would be unavailable for at least one season. A year later, […]
Dec. 2, 2014 – Revolution’s Lee Nguyen named to MLS Best XI
The New England Revolution broke with team policy when they claimed Lee Nguyen off waivers on March 2, 2012, and the move paid off. Nguyen, who earned $55,000 in his first season, has gone on to become one of the Revolution’s top attacking players. Former Revolution coach Jay Heaps built the team’s tactics around Nguyen’s […]
Dec. 1, 1906 – Columbia 0:1 Harvard at Cosmopolitan Park, Newark
From The Boston Globe: “Osborne, Harvard’s sturdy left tackle in the game with Yale a week ago, was the pivot around which swung the impregnable formation of the Crimson forward line in the intercollegiate championship soccer match with Columbia … Osborne proved himself a versatile football player, seeming quite as much at home on the […]
Nov. 30, 1991 – U.S. 2×1 Norway. First Women’s World Championship final, Guangzhou, China (Att.: 63,000)
Michelle Akers-Stahl (20’, 78’) made the difference for the U.S. Linda Medalen (29’) equalized for Norway. There was increased drama in the deciding goal as Akers-Stahl scored two minutes before the final whistle – the length of games was shortened to 80 minutes, 10 minutes less than normal.
Nov. 29, 2014 – Thierry Henry’s final game. Revolution 2:2 (4:3) NYRB, MLS playoffs (Att.: 32,698)
Thierry Henry avoided Gillette Stadium’s synthetic surface until the final game of his five-year MLS stay. Henry, who scored three goals in six games against the Revolution at Red Bull Arena, nearly provided what could have been a deciding assist, Tim Cahill volleying high off his cross. After the game, Henry limited his media remarks […]
Nov. 28, 1959 – First NCAA Final (St. Louis 5:2 Bridgeport) at Memorial Stadium, Storrs, Conn. (Att.: 400)
Jack Dueker scored three goals for the Bob Guelker-coached Saint Louis Billikens in the first NCAA-sanctioned soccer championship final, the game played in a strong downpour.