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LAFC looks to defend home stadium against FC Dallas

The shine has worn off of Banc of California stadium after LAFC notched a thrilling 1-0 victory to christen its new home stadium last Saturday. But expectations are still high for the team as it enters its second home field stand this Saturday against FC Dallas. LAFC will have to secure the win without Marco […]

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New England Revolution News

After Lee Nguyen trade, Revs coach Brad Friedel grateful for committed locker room

New England Revolution coach Brad Friedel doesn’t seem shook by the blockbuster deal that sent Lee Nguyen to Los Angeles FC. Friedel was asleep in the early-morning hours when the Nguyen deal officially closed and he was sent to LAFC for a combination of resources that has the potential to equal $950,000 of allocation money and a […]

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Who is most affected by the Lee Nguyen trade?

At long last, Lee Nguyen’s six-month old transfer request has been fulfilled: the New England Revolution traded the playmaker to Los Angeles FC just before Major League Soccer’s transfer deadline in a blockbuster deal. LAFC dealt $350,000 in general allocation money, $350,000 in targeted allocation money, plus an additional $250,000 in conditional funds and a […]

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New England Revolution trade Lee Nguyen to LAFC for $700,000 allocation money

Lee Nguyen’s future finally is clear — and it’s in Los Angeles.  After months of confusion over why the New England Revolution playmaker was not included on gameday rosters and speculation he likely would be traded, a deal was made just before midnight CT Wednesday, the close of Major League Soccer’s primary transfer window. The […]

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Analysis: New England Revolution defense needs to catch up with attack

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Too early to tell if Diego Fagundez is a suitable Lee Nguyen replacement

[ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”121″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_imagebrowser” ajax_pagination=”0″ template=”default” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel believes the media should be focusing more of its attention on the team’s leading scorer, Diego Fagundez, and not on Lee Nguyen, who has yet to even appear on the bench this season despite making more than $500,000 […]

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New England Revolution fans sound off on Lee Nguyen

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New England Revolution: plenty of challenges lie ahead in 2018

New England Revolution head coach Brad Friedel has plenty of challenges and unknowns awaiting him in his first season at the helm. The biggest is the future of Lee Nguyen, who is stuck on the team’s fringes due to a contract dispute. Nguyen wore the captain’s armband for most of last season but did not make […]