The Bent Musket

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports Esmir Bajraktarević and Jack Panayotou help secure the US some hardware! Esmir Bajraktarević and Jack Panayotou are international champions! The duo was a part of the United States Under-19 squad that traveled to Slovenia to partake in the 2022 Slovenia Nations Cup. The U-19s opened the tournament on September 21st as they took on Malta. … [Read more...] about US U-19s secure Slovenia Nations Cup

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports Former Revolution keeper Matt Turner gets the start in goal and looks to cement his status at the #1 netminder for the World Cup. The United States’ preparation for the 2022 World Cup this November continues with a pair of friendlies during this weekend’s international break, as the USMNT will face Japan on the neutral ground of the … [Read more...] about Matt Turner to Start for USMNT vs. Japan

Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images That wasn’t fun The United States Men’s National Team kicked off the first of their two pre-World Cup friendlies and they did so in an uninspiring fashion. It was a poor day for the USMNT. Particularly the back line performed poorly and constantly turned the ball over. Berhalter’s reliance on playing out the back eventually cost … [Read more...] about Matt Turner shows up, USMNT doesn’t

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports “If you go through the season, the number of games we’ve actually blown, just screwed up, is incredible.” The playoff chances for the New England Revolution are on life support with two games left in the season. While things are looking bleak, the Revs had an opportunity to make a playoff run if they took advantage of the opportunities that … [Read more...] about Revolution left to rue missed chances

Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports The 22-year-old defender/midfielder joins Venezuela ahead of a pair of international friendlies. New England Revolution defender and midfielder Christian Makoun has received a call-up to the Venezuelan National Team ahead of a pair of international friendlies in Austria. Makoun has two previous caps with Venezuela, which came in March of … [Read more...] about Christian Makoun called up to the Venezuelan National Team

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports The Revs needed three points The New England Revolution needed three points on Saturday night against CF Montreal and once again they failed to secure a victory. New England entered its penultimate home match of the season in 10th place, three points out of a playoff position. Montreal on the other hand has already clinched a playoff … [Read more...] about Revolution 0 – CF Montreal 1: 3 thoughts

Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports “We just have to see where we are.” The New England Revolution all but sealed their fate with the club’s 1-0 loss to CF Montreal. The Revs postseason chances are slimmer than a Slim Jim with two games left in the regular season. After the loss to Montreal, New England is now in 11th place in the Eastern Conference and remains three points out … [Read more...] about Revolution preparing for end of regular season: “We just have to see where we are”

Eric Bolte-USA TODAY Sports New England needs to win out to make the MLS Playoffs or spend their winter watching movies about chugging syrup. Whatever slim playoff hopes the New England Revolution have, they will need to win out starting tonight against the second place CF Montreal at Gillette Stadium at 730pm. It's our annual Fight Childhood Cancer Match! … [Read more...] about Know Thy Enemy: Revolution vs Montreal Last Syrup Chug Edition

Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports New England is up for the challenge The New England Revolution have a large mountain to climb if they want to make the MLS Cup Playoffs. New England will need to win the rest of their regular season games to simply have a chance at making it in. The Revs will also need teams such as FC Cincinnati and the Columbus Crew to falter along with … [Read more...] about Revolution still believe they can make playoffs