July 19, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution (7-14-1; 22 pts.) will welcome Western Conference side FC Dallas (8-11-5; 29 pts.) to Gillette Stadium on Saturday, July 20 for the club’s annual Match for C.H.A.N.G.E. The 7:30 p.m. ET kickoff, the final league match before MLS pauses its regular season for Leagues Cup 2024, is available to watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish. Listen to the Revolution’s local radio calls on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) with Brad Feldman and Charlie Davies, and 1260 AM Nossa Radio USA in Portuguese.
When the Revolution and Dallas rekindle their historic rivalry on Saturday, the two founding MLS clubs will be facing off for the first time since March 2022. New England leads the all-time regular season series, 24-19-4, including a 13-8-1 mark at home. Dallas and the Revolution have met twice in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final. New England claimed victory in the first encounter, 3-2, in 2007, before FC Dallas evened the score with a 4-2 triumph in the 2016 final. This season, New England has split its first two matches against Western Conference opposition, defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC at home, 3-2, in June before a 2-0 loss at Seattle Sounders FC two weeks ago.
In the teams’ last meeting, a pair of current Dallas players featured for New England. Midfielder Sebastian Lletget and defender Omar Gonzalez were both with the Revolution 2022. Since departing for Dallas, Lletget has tallied one goal with eight assists in 40 appearances for the Texan team.
On Wednesday, the shorthanded Revolution traveled to face the Philadelphia Union, falling 5-1 to the Union. With multiple players ruled out for the midweek match due to injury, New England deployed a new-look lineup that saw four Homegrown players earn important minutes. Esmir Bajraktarević earned the start and set up Ian Harkes’ goal in the 50th minute, giving him helpers in back-to-back contests and seven assists this season in all competitions. The goal was Harkes’ first of the season and his fifth in MLS play.
Another Homegrown product, Unionville, Conn. native Peyton Miller, made his MLS debut for New England on Wednesday, becoming the 11th Revolution Academy product to feature in a regular season match for the club. At 16 years and 252 days old, Miller is the second-youngest player to appear in an MLS match for the Revolution, behind only Diego Fagundez (16 years, 173 days)….
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