Dear Readers, As you have probably noticed, New England Soccer Today has been static for the last few months. You’re probably wondering why, and what’s going on. Well, in one word: life. We started this project seven summers ago as an opportunity to deliver the best possible coverage of the local soccer scene, with a specific focus on the Revolution. We felt the club, and by extension, the New England soccer universe, had been severely overlooked by the region’s traditional media outlets. So we decided to do something about it, or at least try to. And so we launched New England Soccer Today in ..read more

Photo credit: Chris Aduama/aduamaphotography.com The prospects of a potential New England-based side playing second division soccer next year was dealt a severe blow after a U.S. District Court judge denied the NASL’s request for mandatory injunction for second-division status. The decision comes less than a month after Hartford and Boston were mentioned as markets rumored to be in the mix for NASL expansion in 2018. According to a report, current NPSL sides Hartford City FC and Boston City FC were among a group of outfits that had signed letters of intent to join the league. Specific detail ..read more

Photo credit: Chris Aduama/aduamaphotography/.com With over 50 years of playing and coaching experience, few people can speak to the state of American soccer with as much breadth and depth as our very own Rick Sewall. In the wake of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s failure to qualify for the World Cup for the first time since 1986, we reached out to Rick on his thoughts on where the program – as well as American soccer as a whole – goes from here. NESoccerToday: Now that we’ve had a little bit of time to digest the shock of the U.S. failing to qualify for the World Cup, what, if anything, shou ..read more

Photo credit: Providence City FC Providence City FC won promotion following their league-clinching 4-1 win over BCS XI on Saturday at Falzone Field in Waltham, Mass. The Rogues, who fell short of promotion last season by a single point, will compete in the second division come 2018. They finished the year with 49 points, and a whopping plus-61 goal differential, tops in the third-division south. “After a devastating 2016, we missed out on promotion by a point. We were gutted,” Providence City defender Jason Rego told NESoccerToday. “We learned from our mistakes, and only looked forward in 20 ..read more

Photo credit: Chris Aduama/aduamaphotography.com Earlier this month, rumors swirled about Boston City FC potentially moving up from NPSL to NASL next season. On Thursday, the club announced a significant partnership that may serve as a prelude to that jump to second-division soccer. With plenty of buzz about which league they’ll compete in next year, Boston City announced a corporate partnership with Boston-based New Balance, which will become the club’s official outfitter and apparel supplier. As part of the multi-year agreement, New Balance will supply uniforms and apparel specifically for ..read more

Photo credit: GPS Omens GPS Omens captured their second straight Bay State Soccer League (BSSL) title on Tuesday as a result of a 3-1 win over Southie FC at Hunt Playground in Reading, Mass. After Southie jumped out to an early lead inside of five minutes, Omens stormed back just before the hour. In the 55th minute, Eric Anderson converted a Jake Edwards pass while Anderson played the role of architect on Harris Smriko’s 65th minute tally. Scott Prozeller sent in a cross that deflected off a Southie defender for an own goal in the 75th minute. With the victory, Omens improved to 44 points wi ..read more

Photo credit: Chris Aduama/aduamaphotography.com With another disappointing season in the books, the questions surrounding the Revolution this offseason are plentiful, to say the least. But some are more pressing than others, and with that in mind, we take a look at the five most urgent. 1) Who will be the coach next season? The field is wide open and it’s anyone’s guess to who will be leading the ship. From Shalrie Joesph to David Moyes, wild rumors lead to endless possibilities about who will on the sidelines at Foxboro next summer. Entering a rebuild and with a solid young core in place ..read more

Photo credit: Kari Heistad/capturedimages.biz At long last. After coming up short in their previous 16 contests on the road, the Revolution secured their first victory on foreign soil on the final day of the season with Sunday’s 3-2 victory over the Impact at Stade Saputo in Montreal. After Matteo Mancosu equalized in the 90th minute to make it a 2-2 match, Kelyn Rowe, in his first game back after a devastating knee injury, blasted a drive from distance in the 90 + 6 minute to steal three points from the Impact. Diego Fagundez opened scoring in the 19th minute then assisted on Krisztian Neme ..read more

REHOBOTH, Mass. – A scoreless first half gave way to a wild sequel as Providence City FC came away with a 5-1 win over OHP Gunners in Saturday’s BSSL match at Milot Field. Gunners midfielder Josh Williams opened the scoring in the 53rd minute before Danny O’Neill leveled it in the 58th minute. But the Rogues ran away with it after Kiki Rodriguez ripped off four goals in the 72nd, 80th, 90th and 93rd minutes. With the win, the first-place Rogues bolstered their promotion efforts and improved to 46 points, keeping them atop the Division 3 South table. Gunners stayed on 26 points. After a spirit ..read more

Photo credit: Kari Heistad/capturedimages.biz For Tom Soehn, the key to snapping the Revolution’s season-long road struggles starts with one simple idea: keeping 11 men on the field. After the Revolution finished their last three road tilts shorthanded, New England’s interim boss is hoping to avoid a reprisal during Sunday’s season finale at Montreal. “You always want 11-[vs.]-11 and really gauge yourself against your opponents,” Soehn told the media Wednesday. “Hopefully, it stays like that. That way we can kind of tell what we’re about.” Yes, keeping a full compliment of players on the pit ..read more