New England Revolution
www.revolutionsoccer.net
The New England Revolution is the Northeast region's premier professional soccer team. A member of the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer, the Revolution has played for the MLS Cup three times in the last five seasons while advancing to the Eastern Conference Championship game in each of the last five years.
The Revs features five current U.S. National Team players, highlighted by 2005 MLS Most Valuable Player and scoring champion, forward Taylor Twellman. Forward Pat Noonan, midfielder Steve Ralston and goalkeeper Matt Reis were also selected with Twellman as alternates for the 2006 U.S. World Cup squad and have been prominent members of the National Team the last several seasons, while central defender, Rhode Island product and 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year Michael Parkhurst has also been recently added to the national team pool.
One of MLS' original 10 teams when the league was formed, the Revolution began play in 1996.