The Latest Soccer News from Around New England

Hero Revs' Job Not Done

The man stripped naked and made a dash for the door before being subdued by Revs’ personnel. The plane was diverted to Oklahoma City and the man was taken in to a mental health facility for evaluation.

Though the Revs may have been heroes on Friday and earned headlines across the country, their work in California hasn't even begun. The news the Revs would really like to be making is as champions of the SuperLiga and a result on Sunday night against Chivas USA could go a long way towards making that possible.

The Revs sit atop Group B after winning their first two SuperLiga matches against Pachuca and Santos Laguna with a 1-0 score line each time. Despite this, the team has not clinched a spot in the Semifinals. Six points may yet be enough to advance, but for that to be the case the team would need to rely on the result of the second match of the night between Pachuca and Santos. more

Soccer New England Spotlight

SAN DIEGO -- The U.S. Women's National Team received devastating news Wednesday that leading scorer Abby Wambach will miss the 2008 Olympics after fracturing her leg in the American's 1-0 exhibition win over Brazil.

Wambach suffered a mid-shaft oblique fracture of the tibia and fibula, the two bones that make up the lower leg, in a 31st minute collision with Brazilian defender Andreia Rosa. more

This Month in New England Soccer History

• July 15, 1999 – Revolution midfielder John Harkes is called up to the US National Team for the FIFA Confederations Cup by coach Bruce Arena. It is Harkes' first outing with the national team since he was controversially cut by Arena’s predecessor, Steve Sampson, on the eve of the ’98 World Cup.
• July 2003 – Revs’ goalkeeper Adin Brown tells SNE: “I’d love to go [to Europe]. It’s always been my dream.” A year later, he loses his starting job with the club, but does transfer to Aalesund of the Norwegian Premier League at the end of the season.
• July 17, 2007 – Sixteen teams join the US Development Academy, bringing the total number of clubs to 47 in the first year of the program. Included in the 16 are three New England based clubs: Oakwood SC (Conn.), FC Greater Boston Bolts (Mass.) and Seacoast United (N.H.).

Youth News

CARSON, Calif. – The U.S. Soccer Development Academy announced the Starting XI for each of its eight conferences in both the Under-17/18 and Under15/16 age groups, with plenty of local players amongst the league’s Northeast all-stars.

Two players each from FC Greater Boston and Oakwood SC and another from Seacoast United made the Northeast Starting XI in the 17/18 age group. Defender Scott Prozeller and forward Ryan Ruffing were the representatives from FC Greater Boston. Midfielder Conor Fitzpatrick and striker Brian Rogers Albertson made the team out of Oakwood. Seacoast’s Steve Palumbo rounded out the list highlighted by the region’s coach of the year, Seacoast’s Rob Thompson. more

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