Recent Revs at Chicago Fire (April 3, 2008) Articles
Revs Will Need To Quell Blanco's Threat
by Jeff Carlisle (Preview | ESPN - April 1)
As the MLS season kicked off last Saturday, you'd be hard-pressed to find two teams more eager to start the year than the New England Revolution and the Chicago Fire. more details | go to article

Revs Lose Twellman, Ralston To Injuries
by No Author Listed (Preview | Sports Network - April 2)
New England striker Taylor Twellman injured his knee in training last week and will have surgery Wednesday that will keep him out of action for at least six weeks. more details | go to article

Blanco And Fire Host Rampant Revs
by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | Soccer America - April 3)
In kicking off its 2008 broadcast schedule with a doubleheader, ESPN2 couldn't do much better than trot out a double feature, complete with heroes and villains and subplots and themes, linked by a live intermission. more details | go to article

Deep Revs Re-Group For Chicago
by Ridge Mahoney (Preview | Soccer America - April 2)
If any MLS team might be well-prepared to lose two of its best players, it's New England, which takes on Chicago Thursday in the first game of the ESPN2 doubleheader (7:30 p.m. ET) minus Taylor Twellman and Steve Ralston. more details | go to article

C.J. Brown Becomes Fire's Third Captain
by Luis Arroyave (Profile/Interview | Chicago Tribune - April 2)
What was it about Brown that earned him the captain's armband for the 2008 season? Also: Hamlett on Mapp benching. more details | go to article

Blanco Proves To Be Fire's Best Buy On And Off The Field
by Orrin Schwarz (Profile/Interview | Chicago Daily Herald - April 2)
To understand what Cuauhtemoc Blanco means to the Chicago Fire on the field, you only need to have seen Saturday's season opener at Real Salt Lake. more details | go to article

Parkhurst Has No Defense
by Frank Dell'Apa (Result | Boston Globe - April 4)
Michael Parkhurst has been among the most dependable and sometimes spectacular central defenders in Major League Soccer since joining the Revolution three years ago. But Parkhurst struggled early in last night's 4-0 loss to Chicago, the Fire scoring in the fourth minute and gaining a man advantage after Jeff Larentowicz was ejected by referee Baldomero Toledo three minutes later. more details | go to article

The Partisan Truth Of Coaches: Laudable Or Laughable?
by Paul Gardner (Commentary | Soccer America - April 7)
Deplorable as it is, the traditional coaching habit of coming up with silly post-game comments must be respected. We are, after all, under no obligation to listen to the hogwash, and need pay attention only to those occasional moments when something worthwhile is said. The hogwash is plentiful, and can at least provide a laugh or a snicker or two. more details | go to article

Goal 2: Living the Dream
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Frankowski Scores 2 Goals To Lead Fire To 4-0 Win Over Revolution
by Associated Press (Result | Yahoo - April 3)
Polish forward Tomasz Frankowski scored two first-half goals to help the Chicago Fire beat the New England Revolution 4-0 in rainy conditions Thursday night in Major League Soccer. more details | go to article

Revolution Not Defeated By Loss
by Frank Dell'Apa (Analysis | Boston Globe - April 5)
Twice in the Revolution's history they have won the season opener, then lost the second game by four goals. more details | go to article

Fire Leave Revs Hurtin'
by Jack McCarthy (Result | Boston Herald - April 4)
It wasn’t last night’s 4-0 loss to Chicago that irked Revolution coach Steve Nicol as much as what he felt was an unnecessary red card pulled early on defender Jeff Larentowicz. more details | go to article

The "Everybody Does It" Defense
by Ridge Mahoney (Commentary | Soccer America - April 11)
Revs coach Steve Nicol let loose a bitter tirade against referee Baldomero Toledo after he punished a clumsy tackle by Jeff Larentowicz with a straight red card in the seventh minute of New England’s 4-0 loss at Chicago last week. more details | go to article

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