Thursday, January 29, 2009

Revolution open March 21 at S.J.

The Revolution will open the 2009 season at San Jose March 21 at 10:30 p.m. (EST), kicking off their 30-game schedule in MLS.

The Revolution's first home game will be against FC Dallas April 4 at 7:30 p.m. at Gillette Stadium.

The Revolution have defeated FC Dallas in each of their last seven meetings.

Other matchups include a game against the 2008 MLS Cup runner-up New York Red Bulls March 28 and a match against last season's Cup champion Columbus Crew Oct. 10.

Six Revolution games will be nationally televised on ESPN2 or Fox Soccer Channel, including a home game against the Los Angeles Galaxy Aug. 8.

The Revolution will take a break from MLS play June 14-July 3 for SuperLiga action. The Revolution won the tournament last year, which features MLS and international teams. The list of teams and dates will be released later.

Preseason training for the Revolution begins Saturday, with players reporting for physicals. Conditioning workouts begin Monday.

The MLS Cup playoffs will begin Oct. 29, with the MLS Cup final scheduled for the weekend of Nov. 21-22 at a site to be determined.

Revolution season-ticket packages are on sale. For more information, call 1-877-GET-REVS or visit www.revolutionsoccer.net.

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