Frank Dell'Apa

MLB

April 10, 2011 – Harvard 0:0 Haiti (Att.: 11,513)

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The Haiti Olympic team played earthquake relief fund-raisers at Dartmouth and Harvard in early April. The Sunday game at Soldiers Field outdrew the New England Revolution, which had a 7,970 crowd for a 2-0 loss to Real Salt Lake at Gillette Stadium the previous night. Haiti’s Wilde Donald Guerrier went on to score a goal against Spain in a 2-1 friendly loss in Miami in 2013, then moved to Wisla Krakow and is now playing for Alanyaspor in Turkey.

On April 10, 2010, the Revolution took a 4-1 win over Toronto FC before a 12,798 crowd. Zach Schilawski completed an 11-minute hat trick, the third hat trick by a rookie in MLS history.

TODAY IN NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY

March 23, 1992 – Boston/Foxborough named among 9 venues for 1994 World Cup

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Foxboro Stadium made a strong impression by attracting a 51,273 crowd for a U.S. v Ireland friendly (1-1) June 1, 1991, but the region was not considered an ideal venue by either FIFA or the U.S. Soccer Federation. But the Kraft family made a strong commitment to securing a bid, directing stadium manager Brian O’Donovan to make the World Cup a priority soon after purchasing the facility, and installing a grass field. FIFA proposed a 12-stadium World Cup, hoping to spread the event to an optimum number of venues, but ended up paring down, partly because some facilities were unavailable. Officials at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium could not accommodate the World Cup because of Major League Baseball scheduling conflicts (FIFA required a two-week-plus exclusive use minimum). Foxboro Stadium opened its doors to FIFA, and was able to attract six matches: four group games, plus a second-rounder and a quarterfinal. [Read more…] about March 23, 1992 – Boston/Foxborough named among 9 venues for 1994 World Cup