This is August. She was born on April 24, 2000. That’s right, she just turned 20, making her the oldest known golden retriever in the world. She’s received so many good girl noggin pats over the years her color has been rubbed off. We’re giving Augie the incredibly rare... 15/10
Bruce Arena on setting the MLS single-season points record: “It’s kind of remarkable. I said that to the team. What a shitshow I inherited in May of 2019. To think how far they’ve come is kind of remarkable. It really is.”
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I became a Jim Curtin fan tonight, as well. He stuck around to watch the entire Unified match (which ended more than an hour after the first team match) and handed all the
@PhilaUnion
@SpecialOlympiPA
athletes their medals after the match was over.
#DOOP
👏👏👏
In loving memory of Malia Jusczyk, who loved soccer, Matt Turner, the
#NERevs
, and baking, and who was the kindest, gentlest, most courageous soul, please consider donating to the For Kids’ Sake Foundation for pediatric cancer funding. 💛💜
From Zdeno Chara: "At this time of the playoffs, everyone has injuries and there are challenges that you have to overcome to play. I’m no different than any player on either team."
My 71-year-old aunt currently has a fever, cough, sore throat, and chills. She was told to take some aspirin and go to urgent care only “if it gets really bad.”
Meanwhile, as Sam points out, half the NBA has been tested despite showing no symptoms.
We’re doing it wrong, guys.
The fact that NBA teams can pay “out of pocket to a private company” to quickly secure dozens of coronavirus tests for young, presumably healthy athletes while states struggle to test at-risk people tells us... just about everything we need to know about the US healthcare system.
My first “stick to soccer” comment! I feel like I’ve made it.
FYI, this is my personal account, and occasionally I choose to share personal thoughts and opinions. I couldn’t live with myself if I sat in the background just to make some people feel more comfortable.
@jeff_lemieux
Please stick to talking soccer. You are entitled to your opinions about politics but your position as a Rep for the Revs is not an appropriate run them out
With the news that Christian Eriksen has been stabilized (🙏🏻), another note of appreciation for the medical staff on the scene. They spend 99.99 percent of these games on the sidelines without incident, then in a moment’s notice they’re called upon to save a life. Remarkable.
For players like Farrell, Scottie, Teal, and Knighton who've toiled through so many ups and downs, co-workers who've been grinding here for more than a decade, and supporters who've stuck by this club and waited for a moment like this for 26 years. Happiest for you. 👏
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"When the announcer announces my name and the crowd gives me a huge cheer and a boost, I choked up, to be honest. It's been really hard for me to be away from the game, away from this team. I love it here."
Matt Turner on what tonight meant to him is worth a listen.
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Matt Turner is now 6-0-0 with the
#USMNT
, including five shutouts. He has STILL conceded just a single goal, from the penalty spot.
His goals against average is 0.17.
#NERevs
When it comes to World Cup Qualifying, a win’s a win.
Matt Turner now 11-1-2 with 10 clean sheets with the 🇺🇸, all in less than a year. Debuted last January 31.
#USMNT
Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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Had a moment today when I realized I was sitting five feet from the touchline watching my childhood club play a Champions League side on the southern coast of Spain, and an overwhelming sense of gratitude washed over me. I will never take for granted how lucky I’ve been. 🙌🏻
Now seven games into his
#USMNT
career (including extra time tonight) Matt Turner is 7-0-0 with six clean sheets and a goals against average of 0.14. Five of those wins have been 1-0.
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I’m old. 😬⚽️
For a kid who grew up idolizing the
#NERevs
, watching from the stands, and dreaming of one day working in pro sports, it’s hard to put into words how lucky I consider myself. I will never take it for granted.
10+ years later and I’m still dreaming. 🙌🏻
Carles Gil and Gustavo Bou both took pretty big leaps of faith coming to
#NERevs
in 2019. MLS (and New England) was always going to be unlike anything they'd experienced before.
That both decided to re-up before their contracts expired says a lot about the culture built here.
Somewhere deep beneath the current heartbreak, I'm grateful. These past few weeks provided more joy and excitement than I thought possible in 2020. To every player, staffer, and supporter that made those moments of bliss possible, I'm so very thankful.
Here's to 2021.
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Carles Gil references Andrew Farrell serving as his interpreter on day one in New England, before he was comfortable with his English. Said his teammates welcomed him with open arms from the moment he arrived, and that made the transition possible.
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Matt Turner stands on his head.
Jon Bell bags his first MLS goal.
Tommy McNamara scores against his former club.
Gustavo Bou registers another golazo.
Carles Gil picks up two more assists (MLS-leading seven).
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win their fourth straight to move to 6-1-2.
Decent night.
With his ninth clean sheet of 2021, Matt Turner has set a
#USMNT
record for shutouts in a calendar year, besting the mark set by Kasey Keller in 2005. Having debuted in January, he finishes the year with a record of 10-1-2.
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USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter said it's "night and day" comparing Matt Turner in the current camp to where he was last January camp. Said he has always shown his big-save ability, but he's been progressing - and will continue to progress - with the ball at his feet.
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Klinsmann ranting how “it fits their culture” for Iranians, Hondurans, Guatemalans and Costa Ricans to constantly berate and “work the referee” by jumping off the bench … while b-roll runs showing the entire Wales squad jumping off the bench to yell at the ref. Can’t make it up.
This is unbelievable…
Watch
@J_Klinsmann
dismiss brown athletes, from Iran to Guatemala, repeatedly saying “this is their culture”, while the host and other guests are sitting there listening to him go on and on, live on
@BBCSport
.
Man of the People. Man of the Year.
Carles Gil stopped by the supporters’ lot to accept his
@MidnightRiders
Man of the Year award prior to today’s regular-season finale.
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I asked
@TaylorTwellman
what it means to him that no one has worn the No. 20 for the
#NERevs
since he retired in 2010.
He had to pause for a second before answering.
Confirmed: Bruce Arena will be on the sidelines to make his
#NERevs
head coaching debut on Sunday night against the LA Galaxy, where he coached from 2008 to 2016.
So, that’s fun.
Kind of absurd that Matt Reis never won the award - he was a finalist four straight years (!!!) from 2005-08 - but Matt Turner is the
#NERevs
first-ever MLS Goalkeeper of the Year. 👏
Bruce Arena, asked today if Carles Gil (3 Gs, 6 As in last 7 games) is the hottest player in
@MLS
: "I wouldn't say that, because I think Ibrahimovic would kill me if I was ever quoted saying something like that."
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#LAGalaxy
😆😂🤣
I'm not sure what the future holds for
@BradFeldman_
and
@CharlieDavies9
, but a note of appreciation for both, who've been excellent ambassadors for the
#NERevs
and nothing but supportive of me over the years. Onwards and upwards, gentlemen. 👏
THREAD: It's true that Bruce Arena had a strong roster (that he largely built in the past two years) during this record-breaking 2021 season, but for context,
#NERevs
also went:
4-0-0 without Bou
4-1-1 without Gil
5-1-0 without Turner
5-2-0 without Buchanan
2-1-0 without Buksa
The
#NERevs
have kept three straight clean sheets for the first time since 2015. Djordje Petrović has registered four shutouts in his first 10 MLS appearances. And the Revs have their first win since June 19.
We're number one! We're number one!
The
#NERevs
have locked up the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
No other MLS team has clinched a playoff spot.
If this shirt offends you, you should prepare to be offended. Because this movement isn't stopping. These players have voices, and they'll continue to use them. And this club will continue to back them.
Either you're here for equality, or you're not.
#BlackLivesMatter
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I would tell you Revs II have been whistled for three first-half penalties against NYCFC II just one day after the Revs were whistled for three first-half penalties against NYCFC but that would just be way too unbelievable right
In his postgame presser, Matt Turner thanked basically everyone he's interacted with the past seven years - fans, players, staff, media - but mentioned one person by name: Cynthia McGrath, who works in catering and helps serve the players' food every day.
And that's just Matt.
Teal was the architect of one of the most iconic goals in
#NERevs
history, and a personal favorite moment of my time with the club. What a goal. What a day. What a team.
Thanks for the memories, TB10.
Looks like Tajon Buchanan's first training trip with Club Brugge will be to the same location as his first training trip with the
#NERevs
in 2019 ... Marbella, Spain. 🇪🇸
Best of luck, Tajon!
Seeing a lot of heated discussion about which team is actually the best in MLS. I propose we solve this conundrum by having a tournament at the end of the year - we can even seed it based on the regular season if we want - and let's say the winner gets a trophy or something.
Thank you, Teal, for eight years of heart and soul.
45 goals (4th in
#NERevs
history), 231 appearances, one Supporters’ Shield, one Eastern Conference title, two Humanitarian of the Year awards.
I can’t say enough good things about Teal Bunbury, on and off the field.
Enjoyed every goddamn minute watching Matt Turner rep this country in a World Cup and hope to watch him do it in person in 2026. His story (you might’ve heard it) is one of the best in American sports, but there’s also still so much more to be written.
Tajon Buchanan won both the player and club votes for Young Player of the Year, but a heavy win for Ricardo Pepi in the media vote was enough to take home the award.
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4-0-0 at home.
I know I'm belaboring the point, but
#NERevs
now have more points at
@GilletteStadium
this season (12) than they had in the entirety of the 2020 season (2-3-5, 11 pts).
7️⃣3️⃣
With tonight’s 1-0 win over Colorado the
#NERevs
have set a new MLS record for points in a season (73), breaking the previous mark of 72 set by LAFC in 2019.
Three times since 2004 the
#NERevs
have faced the Supporters’ Shield champions in the
#MLSCupPlayoffs
.
All three times, they’ve taken down the champs.
Giant slayers.
It's a 3-0 final against Houston and the first time in the
#NERevs
28-year history they've won the first two games of the regular season. They also do it with back-to-back shutouts, and to be honest, Djordje Petrović has hardly been troubled through 180 minutes. Solid.
Malia was the
#NERevs
honorary captain for a game in 2021. That night, Matt Turner saved a penalty. Nani tried to go down the middle, but Matt held his ground. Almost a carbon copy of his PK save on Vitoria tonight.
Some things can’t be explained. 💛
There will be much, much more to say on this in the coming months, but it's impossible to overstate how remarkable it is that an undrafted, unproven kid who joined the
#NERevs
as a 4th-string GK less than six years ago will now join Arsenal.
As Matt said, dream big. 👏👏👏
A sobering afternoon as the entire squads of the
#NERevs
and
@ChelseaFC
visit the New England Holocaust Memorial.
An important reminder as to why these clubs are playing tomorrow night.
It’s time for the Final Whistle on Hate.
Friedel: “I think they felt they’ll put the shirt on, they’re an MLS team, they’ll come out and they deserve to win the game. I’m afraid that’s not how it works. That’s not how it works anywhere in the world in cup competitions.”
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I've worked with a lot of players in 13 years, but there's only one I watched get ready for prom. There's only one whose high school graduation I attended.
Watching
@DiegolFagundez
grow as a player for the past decade was special. Seeing him grow as a person was better.
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This took 10 seconds of Mitch Marner’s time and created a memory that young fan will have for the rest of her life. I love when athletes understand the power they wield to bring people joy.
There's no question that change was necessary, but on a personal level, I do want to say this: Brad Friedel, from day one, treated everyone in our digital department with respect and like we were part of the team.
I wish him all the best in his future endeavors.
I understand the sentiment I really do, but just a reminder you don't need to have a daughter or wife or girlfriend or sister or mother to think women should have rights.
In perhaps the cutest thing I’ve ever seen, after
@2Fast2Farrell
signed autographs for young fans in Autograph Alley, they all signed his warmup top in return. ❤️
Matt Turner has now worn a Red Sox jersey to throw out a first pitch at Fenway Park (he's a Yankees fan) and a Patriots jersey as the honorary captain against Tennessee (he's a Titans fan).
What a trooper (and a true New Englander now).
Dudes hopping in the mentions to correct Pinoe's use of "bald face lie" to "bold face lie" - when she was right and the preferred term actually IS "bald-faced" - is just a little too on the nose.
"Thank you for believing in me." Carles Gil thanks the Kraft Family, Bruce Arena, Brian Bilello,
#NERevs
staff and fans in his MVP acceptance speech.
He then finishes by getting very emotional and choked up while thanking his teammates.