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March 18, 2000 – Fernando Clavijo’s first game as New England Revolution coach

March 18, 2017 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

The New England Revolution played to a 1-1 draw with the Miami Fusion at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Diego Serna (61st minute) scored first, the Revolution’s Imad Baba (80th) equalizing. Clavijo would guide the Revolution to their first .500 season and first playoff victory that year, and to the 2001 U.S. Open Cup final. [Read more…] about March 18, 2000 – Fernando Clavijo’s first game as New England Revolution coach

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas, Fernando Clavijo, FIFA World Cup, Major League Soccer, MLS, New England Revolution, Professional Soccer, U.S. Men's National Team, U.S. Open Cup, USMNT

Jan. 22, 2010 – Revolution acquire Burpo and Gibbs, lose Larentowicz

January 22, 2017 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

Jan. 22, 2010 – Revolution acquire Preston Burpo and Cory Gibbs from Colorado in exchange for Jeff Larentowicz and Wells Thompson

This deal was set up after Larentowicz decided to play out his contract. And it did not work out well for the Revolution. Larentowicz had proven to be a fundamental piece of the Revolution midfield, and one of the last remaining connections to the successful teams of the recent past. But the Revolution were unwilling to meet his price. At the time, we calculated that Larentowicz would have needed to stay nine years with the Revolution to earn what he was going to make in four years by leaving. [Read more…] about Jan. 22, 2010 – Revolution acquire Burpo and Gibbs, lose Larentowicz

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brad Knighton, Colorado Rapids, Cory Gibbs, Jeff Larentowicz, Major League Soccer, Matt Reis, MLS, New England Revolution, Preston Burpo, Taylor Twellman, Wells Thompson

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Frank Dell'Apa

Frank Dell’Apa began covering soccer in the days of the original NASL. He was the Boston Globe’s soccer columnist for nearly 23 years before being recruited to work for a start-up television network in Miami. In late 2014, he returned to Boston, where he is based as a freelance journalist. Dell’Apa has covered seven World Cups, MLS since the league started, and continues to be involved with the NASL as part of a New York Cosmos Podcast.

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