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1 New England Revolution Game Notes April 4, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. ET New England FC Dallas 2009 REVOLUTION SCHEDULE 2009 MLS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: 1-0-1) vs ALL-COMPETITIONS RECORD: (HOME: AWAY: 1-0-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT TV 1-0-1, 4 Pts. MATCH INFORMATION Date: Saturday, April 4, 2009 Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. ET Location: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) Revolution TV: TV38 Talent: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Greg Lalas (analyst), Kristina Akra (sideline) Revolution Radio: WRKO 680 AM Talent: Brad Feldman (play-by-play), Greg Lalas (analyst) Revolution PR Contacts: Lizz Summers (o: ) (c: ), lizzs@revolutionsoccer.net Jeff Lemieux (o: ) (c: ), jlemieux@revolutionsoccer.net FC Dallas PR Contacts: Tony Nicholson (o: ) (c: ), tnicholson@fcdallas.net REVOLUTION INJURY REPORT 0-2-0, 0 Pts. Sat., March 21 at San Jose Earthquakes W 1-0 TV38 Sat., March 28 at New York Red Bulls T 1-1 FSC/FSE Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS 7:30 p.m. TV38 Fri., April 17 at D.C. United 7:00 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes Sat., April 25 at Real Salt Lake 9:00 p.m. TV38 Sun., May 3 HOUSTON DYNAMO 3:00 p.m. TV38/Telefutura Sat., May 9 at Chicago Fire 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., May 16 COLORADO RAPIDS 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., May 23 at Toronto FC TBA TV38 Sat., May 30 D.C. UNITED 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sun., June 7 NEW YORK RED BULLS 6:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., June 13 at Kansas City Wizards 8:30 p.m. TV38 PROBABLE: QUESTIONABLE: OUT: Steve Ralston (R quad strain) Sainey Nyassi (L hamstring strain) Chris Albright (R ankle inflammation) Mauricio Castro (L hamstring strain) Taylor Twellman (neck pain) Matt Reis (R knee inflammation) Gabriel Badilla (lower back sprain/r achilles tendinitis) PROBABLE STARTERS Sat., July 4 at Los Angeles Galaxy 11:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Sat., July 11 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 4:00 p.m. TV38 Sun., July 19 CHIVAS USA 6:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., July 25 at Houston Dynamo 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Aug. 1 TORONTO FC 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Aug. 8 LOS ANGELES GALAXY 6:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Thu., Aug. 20 at Seattle Sounders FC 10:00 p.m. ESPN2/Deportes 7 THOMPSON 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 8 TIERNEY 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 29 MANSALLY 2GP, 2GS, 1G, 0A 21 JOSEPH 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 1A 6 HEAPS 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 11 DUBE 2GP, 2GS, 1G, 0A 13 LARENTOWICZ 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 1A 25 BARNES 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 31 NYASSI 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A 30 ALSTON 2GP, 2GS, 0G, 0A Sun., Aug. 23 REAL SALT LAKE 6:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., Aug. 29 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Sept. 5 KANSAS CITY WIZARDS 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sun., Sept. 13 at Chivas USA 3:00 p.m. TV38/Telefutura Fri., Sept. 18 at New York Red Bulls 7:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Sept. 26 SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC 7:30 p.m. TV38 Wed., Sept. 30 at FC Dallas 8:30 p.m. TV38 Sat., Oct. 3 at Colorado Rapids 9:00 p.m. TV38 Sat., Oct. 10 COLUMBUS CREW 7:30 p.m. TV38 24 KNIGHTON 1GP, 1GS, 1.00 GAA, 0 SHO Sat., Oct. 17 CHICAGO FIRE 6:00 p.m. FSC/FSE Sun., Oct. 25 at Columbus Crew 5:00 p.m. TV38

2 2009 TEAM COMPARISONS Overall: Points: 4 Overall: Points: 0 Place in Conference: T-First Place in Conference: T-Seventh Home: Away: Home: Away: vs. East: vs. East: vs. West: vs. West: Goals For: 2 Goals For: 1 Goals Against: 1 Goals Against: 5 +/-: +1 +/-: TALE OF THE TAPE NEW ENGLAND HEAD COACHES DALLAS Steve Nicol Name Schellas Hyndman 8 Total Years Coaching in MLS Career MLS Record same Year with Team same same Record with Team same NEW ENGLAND TEAM CATEGORIES DALLAS 2 Games 2 2 Goals Scored Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Goals Allowed Per Game Goal Differential Shots Shots on Goal 7 30 Fouls Suffered Fouls Committed 31 2 Yellow Card Cautions 3 NEW ENGLAND INDIVIDUAL LEADERS DALLAS Dube, Mansally (1) Goals Cooper (1) Joseph, Larentowicz (1) Assists none Dube (4) Shots Cooper (12) Tierney (3) Shots on Goal Cooper (5) Dube (1) Game-Winning Goals none Larentowicz (1) Game-Winning Assists none Joseph (7) Fouls Suffered Cooper (4) Three Players (5) Fouls Committed Torres (6) Dube, Thompson (1) Yellow Card Cautions Three Players (1) NEW ENGLAND GOALKEEPER LEADERS DALLAS Knighton, Reis (90) Minutes Played Burse, Sala (90) Reis (0.00) Goals Against Average Burse (2.00) Reis (1) Wins none Reis (1) Shutouts none Reis (4) Saves Sala (3) ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS Overall: Home: Away: Date Score NE Result Notes 6/23/96 Dallas 4 at New England 1 L 9/04/96 Dallas 1 at New England 2 W 9/07/96 New England 2 at Dallas 0 W 3/29/97 New England 1 at Dallas 0 W 6/01/97 Dallas 1 at New England 3 W 6/22/97 Dallas 2 at New England 2 W SO 9/25/97 New England 2 at Dallas 1 W 6/27/98 Dallas 3 at New England 3 L SO 7/18/98 New England 3 at Dallas 1 W 6/26/99 New England 0 at Dallas 2 L 9/24/99 Dallas 1 at New England 0 L 4/08/00 New England 1 at Dallas 2 L 8/02/00 Dallas 2 at New England 1 L 7/04/01 New England 1 at Dallas 1 T 2OT 8/04/01 Dallas 1 at New England 5 W 5/11/02 Dallas 0 at New England 2 W 9/14/02 New England 2 at Dallas 1 W 4/26/03 New England 2 at Dallas 1 W 7/16/03 Dallas 2 at New England 1 L 10/04/03 New England 4 at Dallas 1 W 6/12/04 New England 1 at Dallas 3 L 8/11/04 New England 3 at Dallas 0 W 10/02/04 Dallas 0 at New England 2 W 7/16/05 Dallas 2 at New England 3 W 8/13/05 New England 2 at Dallas 1 W 5/20/06 New England 0 at Dallas 4 L 6/28/06 Dallas 0 at New England 1 W 4/29/07 New England 1 at Dallas 0 W 9/15/07 Dallas 2 at New England 4 W 4/24/08 New England 1 at Dallas 0 W 6/06/08 Dallas 1 at New England 2 W OT - overtime; SO - shootout NEW ENGLAND VS. DALLAS SERIES INFORMATION The Revolution leads the all-time, regular-season series with FC Dallas (formerly the Dallas Burn), the Revs are at home against Dallas, including at Gillette Stadium, while they are on the road against the Hoops. Saturday night s match is the first of two meetings between the Revs and Hoops this season the teams will meet again on Sept. 30 at Pizza Hut Park. New England swept the two-game season series against FC Dallas in 2008 the Revs earned a 1-0 win in Dallas on April 24 and a 2-1 victory at Gillette Stadium on June 6. New England is against Dallas under head coach Steve Nicol dating back to New England has won five straight matches against FC Dallas at Gillette Stadium. The Revs have won nine of their last 10 meetings with FC Dallas dating back to 2004 (9-1-0), including each of the last five matches. FC Dallas hasn t beaten New England since May 20, 2006, when the Hoops earned a 4-0 win at Pizza Hut Park Dallas hasn t won in New England since July 16, 2003 a 2-1 victory at Gillette Stadium. The Revolution has an all-time winning percentage of.694 against Dallas, which represents the club s highest winning percentage against any team it has faced more than six times. New England defeated Dallas, 3-2, to win its first-ever cup championship in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Oct. 3, PLAYER NOTES VS. DALLAS Taylor Twellman is New England s all-time leading scorer against Dallas with 14 goals, a figure that marks his greatest total against any MLS team amazingly, Twellman has scored his 14 goals in just 13 appearances, while seven of those strikes have been gamewinners. Steve Ralston is the Revolution s second leading scorer against Dallas with five goals, including three in 13 appearances with the Revolution Ralston has also added 14 career assists against the Hoops, including seven with the Revolution. Shalrie Joseph has two goals and one assist in 13 appearances against Dallas. Jay Heaps is the club s all-time leader in games played (17) and games started (16) against Dallas. Matt Reis is in his New England career against the Hoops, posting a 1.18 goals against average and five shutouts. LAST MEETING New England 2, FC Dallas 1 June 6, 2008 Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) Steve Ralston and former Revolution forward Adam Cristman scored first-half goals and goalkeeper Matt Reis made a career-high 10 saves as the Revs held off FC Dallas, 2-1 Cristman opened the scoring in just the fifth minute when he headed home Sainey Nyassi s right-wing cross, while Ralston doubled the lead when he converted a 22nd-minute penalty kick Reis was a stalwart between the pipes, making double-digit saves in a regular-season match the first time in his career although second-half substitute Arturo Alvarez scored a late consolation goal for the visitors, the Revs held on for the win.

3 2009 MLS STATISTICS UNF POS PLAYER GP GS MIN G A SHT SOG FC FS OFF CK C E 11 FWD Kheli Dube F/M Kenny Mansally MID Shalrie Joseph MID Jeff Larentowicz DEF Kevin Alston DEF Darrius Barnes DEF Jay Heaps DEF Amaechi Igwe GK Brad Knighton MID Sainey Nyassi GK Matt Reis MID Wells Thompson D/M Chris Tierney TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS GAME-WINNING GOALS: Kheli Dube 1 GAME-WINNING ASSISTS: Jeff Larentowicz 1 PENALTY KICK GOALS/ATTEMPTS: NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION INDIVIDUAL GOALKEEPING UNF POS GOALKEEPER GP GS MIN SHTS SV GA GAA PG PA W L T SO 1 GK Matt Reis GK Brad Knighton TEAM TOTALS OPPONENT TOTALS MLS RESULTS Date Opponent Result Score Attend. Record Place Pts. Goal scorers Sat., March 21 at San Jose W , T1 3 NE: Dube (55) Sat., March 28 at New York T , T1 4 NE: Mansally (90); NY: Own Goal (35) Sat., April 4 FC DALLAS Fri., April 17 at D.C. United Sat., April 25 at Real Salt Lake Sun., May 3 HOUSTON Sat., May 9 at Chicago Sat., May 16 COLORADO Sat., May 23 at Toronto FC Sat., May 30 D.C. UNITED Sun., June 7 NEW YORK Sat., June 13 at Kansas City Sat., July 4 at Los Angeles Sat., July 11 KANSAS CITY Sun., July 19 CHIVAS USA Sat., July 25 at Houston Sat., Aug. 1 TORONTO FC Sat., Aug. 8 LOS ANGELES Thu., Aug. 20 at Seattle Sun., Aug. 23 REAL SALT LAKE Sat., Aug. 29 SAN JOSE Sat., Sept. 5 KANSAS CITY Sun., Sept. 13 at Chivas USA Fri., Sept. 18 at New York Sat., Sept. 26 SEATTLE Wed., Sept. 30 at FC Dallas Sat., Oct. 3 at Colorado Sat., Oct. 10 COLUMBUS Sat., Oct. 17 CHICAGO Sun., Oct. 25 at Columbus

4 MISCELLANEOUS TEAM NOTES FOUR POINTS FROM TWO GAMES = FAST START While it s still very early in the 2009 season, the Revs have already done something that they d only done twice before in club history, and that s begin the season with four points from their first two matches the Revolution also began both the 2005 and 2006 seasons with one win and one draw through two games, and it s worth noting that the club advanced to the MLS Cup Final in both seasons New England has never won its first two games of the season. REVS SET FOR 2009 HOME OPENER After beginning their season on the road for the 13th time in 14 seasons with matches in San Jose and New York, the Revs will finally open their 2009 home schedule when they host Western Conference foe FC Dallas at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night (April 4) the match will be the Revolution s first at Gillette Stadium in more than five months, as the club hasn t taken the field on home turf since drawing 0-0 in Game One of the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series against Chicago on Oct. 30, 2008 however, this will still be the secondearliest home opener in Revolution history in terms of the date the only time the Revs played a home match earlier in the calendar year was last season, when they opened the year at Gillette Stadium against Houston (March 29, 2008). RECENT SUCCESS IN HOME OPENERS New England is in home openers since Major League Soccer s inaugural season in 1996, although that mark includes two shootout wins, one overtime win and one shootout loss despite their mediocre all-time record in home openers, the Revs have won their last two home openers in dominating fashion, outscoring their opponents, 7-0 the Revolution earned a 4-0 win over Toronto FC in the 2007 home opener, while the club powered to a 3-0 victory against the Houston Dynamo in the 2008 opener. A DISTINCT UPPER HAND The Revs have had more success against FC Dallas than they have had against any other MLS team New England has an all-time winning percentage of.694 against Dallas (21-9-1), which represents the club s highest winning percentage against any team it has faced more than six times among teams that the Revolution has faced more than 10 times, the club has a winning percentage above.500 against only one other team (New York,.571). REVS GOING STREAKING AGAINST FC DALLAS While New England has found success against Dallas consistently since MLS inaugural season in 1996, the club s dominance in the series has never been more apparent than in recent years the Revs have won nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings between the clubs, including each of the last five overall and the last five at Gillette Stadium additionally, the Revolution defeated Dallas, 3-2, in the 2007 U.S. Open Cup Final... Dallas hasn t defeated New England since May 20, 2006, while the Hoops haven t earned a single point at Gillette Stadium since a 2-1 win on July 16, NICOL S MAGIC TOUCH The Revolution s recent success against FC Dallas unsurprisingly corresponds with the arrival of head coach Steve Nicol in 2002 since Nicol took the reins in New England, the Revs are against the Hoops in 16 regular-season meetings in addition to regular-season dominance over Dallas, Nicol also guided New England to its first-ever cup championship with a 3-2 victory over the Hoops in the U.S. Open Cup Final on Oct. 3, NOT FIT TO BE TIED In 20 regular-season meetings since 2000 (when MLS abandoned the shootout and instituted draws), New England and FC Dallas have drawn just once (1-1 on July 4, 2001 at the Cotton Bowl) to put that fact in perspective, the Revs have drawn with Houston three times (six all-time meetings), Real Salt Lake three times (eight all-time meetings), Toronto twice (five all-time meetings) and Chivas USA twice (eight all-time meetings) despite playing all four teams fewer than 10 times the Revs and Hoops did finish regulation tied on two other occasions, but those matches occurred in the late 1990s when MLS still decided tied matches via the shootout. THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE REVOLUTION S STARTING LINEUP Like Benjamin Button, the Revolution s starting lineup just keeps getting younger after fielding a starting eleven with an average age of 25.1 years old in the season opener against San Jose (March 21), New England got even younger against New York last Saturday night (March 28) with an average age of just 24.2 years old while the 10 field players were the same for both matches, 34-year-old goalkeeper Matt Reis was replaced by 24-year-old Brad Knighton for the New York match, as Reis was a late scratch with swelling in his right knee against the Red Bulls, the Revolution s starting lineup had an average of just 1.5 years of MLS game experience entering the 2009 season. A BRIEF RETURN While the Revs open their home schedule against FC Dallas at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night (April 4), they ll return to the road for the following two matches and won t play another home game for almost a month (May 3 against Houston) because of the cold and unpredictable weather in the Northeast, the Revolution has gotten used to playing early-season matches outside New England it s the case once again this season, as the Revs opened 2009 with a pair of road matches and play four of their first five and five of their first seven away from Gillette Stadium. BREAKING POINT The Revs certainly won t have to worry about tiring themselves out on Saturday night against FC Dallas (April 4), as they will have 12 days to recover ahead of their next match against D.C. United (April 17 on ESPN2) with the introduction of the expansion Seattle Sounders FC this season, the league includes 15 teams therefore - because of the odd number of clubs - at least one team will be off each weekend, and it will be the Revolution s turn in the season s third week in 2008, the Revolution s longest break all season was nine days in between the SuperLiga group stage (July 20) and semifinal round (July 30). GOALKEEPER BRAD KNIGHTON MAKES MLS DEBUT Third-year goalkeeper Brad Knighton made his MLS debut with a start against the New York Red Bulls last Saturday night (March 28), making three saves and helping the Revolution earn a 1-1 draw Knighton earned the starting nod when first-choice goalkeeper Matt Reis was a late scratch from the gameday roster because of pain and swelling in his right knee after spending the first two years of his career as the third goalkeeper behind Reis and Doug Warren, Knighton earned the backup job prior to the 2009 season when Warren was waived. REVS SIGN CAMEROONIAN FORWARD AND GHANAIAN DEFENDER... The Revolution recently announced that the club has signed Stephane Assengue Ombiogno, a forward from Cameroon, and Emmanuel Osei, a central defender from Ghana, to Major League Soccer contracts to play for the Revs both players will occupy international roster spots... Assengue Ombiogno will join the team pending release of his U.S. P-1 Visa, while Osei is awaiting receipt of his International Transfer Certificate Assengue Ombiogno 18, comes to the Revolution from Daga Young Stars, a regional team in the Western African country of Cameroon... Osei, 26, most recently played for Liberty Professionals in Ghana s top league, while he s also spent time with ASV Cham (Germany), AS Livorno (Italy), FC Timisoara (Romania) and Hearts of Oak (Ghana)... a member of Ghana s 2004 Olympic Team, Osei has been capped by Ghana s senior national team. TO CONTINUE THE AFRICAN REVOLUTION With the signings of Cameroonian forward Stephane Assengue Ombiogno and Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Osei, the Revolution now has five African players on the club s roster, as the duo joins Kenny Mansally (Gambia), Sainey Nyassi (Gambia) and Kheli Dube (Zimbabwe) New England s coaching staff has made a concerted effort to look for African talent in recent years, including a pair of scouting trips to Ghana this past offseason. OR IS IT THE AFRICAN CONNECTION? Forwards Kheli Dube (Zimbabwe) and Kenny Mansally (Gambia) have proven to be two of the Revolution s top scoring threats early in the 2009 season, as the pair has provided both of the Revolution s goals through two games Dube scored the game-winner in the season opener against San Jose (March 21), while Mansally grabbed a late equalizer in last Saturday night s 1-1 draw with New York (March 28). THE LATE, LATE SHOW WITH KENNY MANSALLY Forward Kenny Mansally earned the Revolution a 1-1 draw with the New York Red Bulls last Saturday night (March 28), scoring the game-tying goal in the 90th minute stand-in captain Shalrie Joseph fought off the challenge of New York midfielder Luke Sassano and lobbed a pass over the top of the Red Bulls defense for Mansally to run on to Red Bulls goalkeeper Danny Cepero charged off his line, but Mansally reached the ball first and guided a header inside the left post to earn the Revs a valuable point on the road the Revolution went when surrendering the first goal in 2008, so last Saturday night s late comeback is a positive sign early in PUTTING THE OPPOSITION OFF Early in the 2009 season, the Revolution s young backline hasn t allowed its opponents to have many clear looks at goal... through two games, New England s opponents have fired 34 shots, but only eight of those shots have been on target (23.5 percent)... meanwhile, the Revs have put 12 of their 19 total shots on target (63.2 percent), making them the most accurate team in the league through Week Two.

5 RED AND DREAD DISTRIBUTION COMPANY The central midfield tandem of Jeff Larentowicz and Shalrie Joseph playfully nicknamed Red and Dread in reference to Larentowicz s red hair and Joseph s dreads has gained a reputation as being one of the best central midfield tandems in the league because of their great positioning and strong physical presence however, the duo is also making a name for itself as an offensive threat, as Larentowicz and Joseph have combined for a pair of assists in the first two games of the season Larentowicz recorded the game-winning assist on Kheli Dube s goal in the season opener against San Jose (March 21), while Joseph provided the game-tying assist for Kenny Mansally s equalizer last Saturday night against New York (March 28). REIS QUEST FOR 50 SHUTOUTS CURRENTLY ON HOLD Goalkeeper Matt Reis earned his 49th career shutout in the season-opening, 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes (March 21), and needs just one more clean sheet to become the seventh goalkeeper in MLS history to record 50 shutouts... Reis was hoping to shoot for No. 50 against the New York Red Bulls on his 34th birthday last Saturday night (March 28), but he was a late scratch from the gameday roster after experiencing pain and swelling in his right knee, so backup Brad Knighton earned the start... a scan on Monday (March 30) revealed no tears in the knee, but Reis is still listed as Out on the latest injury report and is unlikely to be available for Saturday night s home opener (April 4). WITH 50TH SHUTOUT ON THE HORIZON, WE REFLECT ON REIS It s just a matter of time before Matt Reis becomes the seventh goalkeeper in MLS history to record 50 shutouts, and it certainly won t be the first major accomplishment in his career when he reaches that mark... the veteran shot-stopper holds every New England career goalkeeping record, including games played in goal (151), games started in goal (150), minutes played in goal (13,512), goals against average (1.29), wins (62), saves (596), shutouts (40) and save percentage (.722)... additionally, Reis has won an MLS Cup (LA Galaxy, 2002) and is a four-time MLS All-Star. AGELESS RALSTON S RETURN SHOULD GIVE REVS A BOOST After missing the first two games of the season with a right quad strain, captain Steve Ralston could return to the Revolution s lineup for Saturday night s home opener against FC Dallas (April 4)... Ralston was a driving force in the Revolution s success last season, and the 34- year old was rewarded through his recognition as the club s 2008 Team MVP a deeper look into the numbers reveals just how vital Ralston was to New England s achievements in 2008: The Revs were in regular-season games in which Ralston recorded a goal or an assist last season, as opposed to when he wasn t involved in any scoring. The Revs went with Ralston in the lineup and without him. Ralston s eight goals were a career-high in his 13th year in the league. Despite missing one-third of the season because of injury, Ralston tied for the leaguelead in both game-winning goals (4) and game-winning assists (5). The veteran midfielder owns five MLS career records: minutes (31,600), games (358), starts (355), assists (128) and game-winning assists (38). MLS ORIGINAL RALSTON HOPES 2009 IS THE YEAR When Steve Ralston was selected by the Tampa Bay Mutiny with the 18th overall selection in the 1996 college draft, he couldn t have imagined the career that lay ahead of him... since winning MLS Rookie of the Year honors in that inaugural season, Ralston has won four Team MVP awards, been named to seven all-star teams and three Best XI teams, won four Eastern Conference Championships and appeared 36 times for the U.S. National Team... however, through 13 years plying his trade in the league, one prize has eluded Ralston - an MLS Cup title... of the four remaining MLS Originals - players who have played at least one minute in each and every season in league history - Ralston is the only one not to have won an MLS Cup... the other remaining MLS Originals are Ante Razov (Chivas USA), Jesse Marsch (Chivas USA) and Jaime Moreno (D.C. United). HEAPS CLIMBS INTO FOURTH ON ALL-TIME MINUTES PLAYED LIST Jay Heaps continues to reassert his Iron Man status, as the veteran defender climbed into fourth place on MLS all-time minutes played list in the season opener against San Jose (March 21)... Heaps has now played 25,373 minutes in his 11-year career, passing current Real Salt Lake head coach Jason Kreis (25,242) on the list... the Massachusetts native is the Revolution s all-time leader in every career longevity record, including games played (220), games started (215) and minutes played (19,629). HEAPS ON COURSE TO BE THE REVS FIRST 20,000-MINUTE MAN Veteran defender Jay Heaps is already the Revolution s all-time minutes played leader (19,629), and now he s approaching a milestone unmatched by any other player in club history... with just 371 more minutes of regular-season action, Heaps will become the first player in Revolution history to play 20,000 minutes for the club... if - as expected - Heaps is a regular starter, he is on pace to reach the 20,000-minutes played mark in New England s seventh game of the season, at the Chicago Fire on May 9... Heaps is already fourth on MLS all-time list for minutes played (25,373), including the two-and-a-half seasons he spent with the Miami Fusion at the beginning of his career. ALSTON AND BARNES MAKE IMMEDIATE IMPACT Rookie defenders Kevin Alston and Darrius Barnes have wasted little time making their presence known in Major League Soccer, as the pair has started both of the Revolution s games this season... Alston, who was the Revolution s top selection (10th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft out of Indiana, has played all but one minute at right back... Barnes, who was drafted in the third round (40th overall) in January s draft, has played all 180 minutes alongside fellow Duke alum Jay Heaps in the center of the Revolution s four-man backline... the two young defenders have helped the Revs shut down both San Jose and New York, as the Revs have conceded just one goal - an own goal - and allowed just eight shots on target through two games. AN OLD DOG TEACHES THE NEW DOGS TRICKS The Revolution s four-man backline for the first two matches of the season has featured a mixture of experience and youth, with the experience heavily skewed towards veteran Jay Heaps... the 32-year-old, who is playing in his 11th season in the league, has teamed up with rookies Kevin Alston and Darrius Barnes and second-year defender Chris Tierney to form New England s defensive core... Heaps leadership has been critical in settling the young players, as the group has remained solid and conceded just one goal - an own goal - in two matches. TWELLMAN ON BRINK OF HISTORY, BUT BATTLING INJURY After scoring a team-high eight goals in an injury-plagued 2008 season, Taylor Twellman is just one goal shy of becoming the fifth player in Major League Soccer history and the first player in Revolution history to score 100 regular-season goals Twellman is currently ranked fifth in career MLS goals (99), five behind fourth-place Jeff Cunningham (104), currently of FC Dallas, and 23 shy of D.C. s Jaime Moreno (122), the league s all-time leading goal scorer separating Twellman from the rest of the pack is the fact that he has scored his 99 goals in just 172 games, while all four players ahead of him on the charts have made at least 260 career appearances Twellman is on pace to become the league s youngest 100-goal scorer, but he is currently out with neck pain stemming from the blow to the head he received from former Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin while scoring a goal on Aug. 30, NICOL CONTINUES TO CLIMB THE ALL-TIME WINS LIST Head coach Steve Nicol is in the midst of his eighth straight season in charge of the Revolution, making the Scot the longest-tenured head coach in Major League Soccer a Liverpool legend from his playing days, Nicol has been remarkably successful during his stint at the Revolution s helm, winning four Eastern Conference championships and appearing in six Eastern Conference Finals in his first seven years of service Nicol has led the Revolution to the postseason in each of his seven seasons as head coach, and he is currently third alltime on MLS career wins list (88) behind only Bob Bradley (124) and Sigi Schmid (115) CONCACAF GOLD CUP COMING TO GILLETTE STADIUM The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football has announced that Gillette Stadium will host two first-round matches in the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will be part of a soccer tripleheader on Saturday, July 11 Gillette Stadium has been chosen as one of a record 13 locations for the biennial event which serves as the regional soccer championship the tournament kicks off on July 3 in Los Angeles at The Home Depot Center and concludes on Sunday, July 26 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on July 11, the Revs will start a full day of soccer action at 4 p.m. when they host Eastern Conference foe Kansas City in the first of three matches the two Gold Cup first-round matches will follow. ITALIAN RIVALS AC MILAN AND INTER MILAN TO BATTLE AT GILLETTE STADIUM Italian Serie A powers AC Milan and Inter Milan will meet at Gillette Stadium at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, in just the teams second-ever match outside Europe... the game will be part of the World Football Challenge, a six-city round robin tournament that will also feature English Premier League club Chelsea and Mexican side Club America... some of the best players in the world are expected to be on display, including Kaká and Ronaldinho of AC Milan and Adriano and Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Inter Milan in addition to Gillette Stadium, the tournament will be played at the Rose Bowl, the Georgia Dome, MT&T Bank Stadium, Stanford Stadium and the new Cowboys Stadium from July 19 to July 26. REVS TO HOST TEAM-SPONSORED AWAY GAME VIEWING PARTIES Throughout the 2009 season, the Revolution will host a series of away game viewing parties at local establishments in New England, and the first event of the series is set for the club s next away match at D.C. United on Friday, April the viewing party will take place at McGreevy s on Boylston Street in Boston, with coverage of the match set to begin at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2... the Rev Girls and team representatives will be on hand with giveaways and prizes for all those in attendance.

6 PLAYER NOTES 1 MATT REIS POS. GK H. 6-1 W. 196 AGE: 34 The Revs standout goalkeeper... a 12-year MLS veteran, he s now in his sixth season as the team s primary netminder... holds every New England career goalkeeping record, including games played in goal (151), games started in goal (150), minutes played in goal (13,512), goals against average (1.29), wins (62), saves (596), shutouts (40) and save percentage (.722)... his 37 regular-season shutouts since the start of the 2005 season are tops among MLS goalkeepers in that time span... became the first goalkeeper in Revolution history to start 150 matches for the club in the season opener against San Jose (March 21)... has been an MLS All-Star and one of three finalists for Panasonic Goalkeeper of the Year in each of the last four seasons REGULAR SEASON: Made four saves to earn his 49th career shutout in the seasonopening, 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes (March 21)... traveled with the Revs to New York (March 28) but was a late scratch from the gameday roster because of pain and swelling in his right knee, and is currently unavailable while recovering from the injury. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned two caps with the U.S. National Team... is for the Nats, including a shutout in his first-ever U.S. National Team start. Last shutout: SJ Most saves: 10 vs. FCD (6/6/08) 2 AMAECHI IGWE POS. D/M H. 6-0 W. 170 AGE: 20 GENERATION ADIDAS Can play anywhere on the left side of the field or across the back... member of the 2007 Generation adidas program... signed a contract with MLS after his freshman season at Santa Clara... traveled to Spain (2007) and England (2008) with a select Generation adidas team after each of the last two seasons REGULAR SEASON: Has made two appearances, both as a second-half substitute... has seen time at both left back and right back. INTERNATIONAL: A former member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team, he earned 20 caps and scored one goal for the U.S. U-20s... a member of the U.S. U-20 team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 Under-20 World Cup in Canada. 3 CHRIS ALBRIGHT POS. D H. 6-1 W. 180 AGE: 30 One of MLS top right backs and a member of the U.S. squad which traveled to the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany... known for his skill, speed and size... an experienced champion, has won MLS Cup championships with three teams (D.C. in 1999, LA in 2002 and 2005), one U.S. Open Cup championship (LA in 2005) and one SuperLiga title (New England in 2008) REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first two matches of the season because of a combination of suspension and injury... missed the season opener against San Jose (March 21) through suspension and the most recent match against New York (March 28) with inflammation in his right ankle. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 22 caps with the U.S. National Team, scoring one goal... was a member of the U.S. 23-man squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany. Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 4 GABRIEL BADILLA POS. D H W. 165 AGE: 24 One of the top young defenders in the CONCACAF region, Badilla signed with the Revs as an international player on Aug. 18, 2008 after a seven-season career with Costa Rican power Saprissa... a versatile defender who can play anywhere in the back and in most formations, Badilla brings grit and tremendous international experience to the Revs REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first two games of the season with a lower back sprain and tendinitis in his right achilles tendon. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 12 caps with the Costa Rica National Team... was a member of Costa Rica s squad at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany... captained Costa Rica s entry at the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in Last Goal: N/A Last Assist: N/A 6 JAY HEAPS POS. D H. 5-9 W. 155 AGE: 32 Had quite possibly the best season of his career as a defender in for the first time in his 10-year career, he played every minute of every regular-season game in 2008, starting all 30 matches... can play anywhere across the back, and in 2008 played left back in a three-man backline, center back in a four-man backline and right back in both four-man and three-man backlines... can get forward down the wing and is a threat on the end of set pieces because of his tremendous leaping ability... a native son of New England who remains a fanfavorite in Foxborough, Heaps is the active leader in all three Revolution longevity career categories (games played, games started, minutes played) and is fourth in MLS career minutes played (25,373), eighth in career games started (276) and tied for ninth in career appearances (291)... one of three Revs players who have started and played in each of New England s four MLS Cup appearances REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches in the middle of the Revolution s fourman backline... climbed into fourth place on MLS all-time minutes played list (25,283) in the season opener against San Jose (March 21). Last Goal: DC Last Assist: 6/18/08 vs. NY 7 WELLS THOMPSON POS. M H W. 155 AGE: 25 A wide midfielder who s equally strong with both feet, Thompson excels when running at defenders... plays without fear and has proven to be a solid ball-winner... his game-winning goal in the final of the 2007 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup gave the Revs their first cup championship in club history REGULAR SEASON: Has started both games at left midfield, but switched to the right side of midfield for the second half of the match at New York (March 28). Last goal: 5/6/07 vs. CHI Last assist: 9/11/08 vs. CHV 8 CHRIS TIERNEY POS. D/M H. 6-0 W. 180 AGE: 23 Selected by the Revs in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft... a versatile left-footed player, Tierney is a good crosser of the ball, especially from out wide on the flank... a midfielder in college, he made the transition to the backline with the Revs in 2008, seeing action primarily as a left-sided defender... steady on set pieces, especially free kicks... has good pace and is an opportunistic goal scorer REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches on the left side of the Revolution s four-man backline, but pushed up to play left midfield for the second half of the match at New York (March 28). Last assist: TFC 11 KHELI DUBE POS. F H. 6-1 W. 155 AGE: 25 INTERNATIONAL Selected by the Revolution in the first round (eighth overall) of the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft... very quick and skillful on the ball... a prolific goalscorer at the collegiate level, he was the 2007 Big South Conference Player of the Year while attending Coastal Carolina... likes to run at defenders, but is just as adept with his back to goal... has garnered much attention for his unusual goal celebration, in which he conducts a traditional Zulu dance toward the closest corner flag... after performing the dance for the first time, he noted that it was an homage to his mother s South African roots, the Zulu tribe s homeland... one of three finalists for Gatorade Rookie of the Year in REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches at forward and has scored one goal... notched the game-winning goal in the 55th minute of the season opener at San Jose (March 21), volleying Jeff Larentowicz s long pass inside the near post.

7 INTERNATIONAL: Is a former member of Zimbabwe s Under-17, Under-20 and Under-23 teams. Last goal: SJ Last assist: DC 13 JEFF LARENTOWICZ POS. M/D H. 6-1 W. 175 AGE: 25 Arguably one of MLS most underrated players, Larentowicz has established himself as one of the league s premier talents in the defensive midfield... earned the starting role midway through the 2006 season and, together with Shalrie Joseph, forms the league s top central midfield, playfully nicknamed, Red and Dread... enjoys joining into the attack, an area which he has worked to develop in the last three years, and has a strong presence in the aerial game REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches in the center of midfield and has recorded one assist... assisted on Kheli Dube s game-winning goal in the 55th minute of the season opener at San Jose (March 21). Last goal: 9/11/08 vs. CHV Last assist: SJ 14 STEVE RALSTON POS. M H. 5-9 W. 160 AGE: 34 MLS Iron Man, Ralston holds the league s career records for minutes played (31,600), games started (355) and appearances (358), as well as assists (128) and game-winning assists (38)... second on the MLS career list for corner kicks (668)... put together an MVP-type season in 2008 with team-high marks in goals (8) and assists (7) before a broken leg ended his season... primarily a right-sided midfielder, he moved to more of a central attacking role toward the end of 2007, but can also play on the left side of midfield and at right back... set the U.S. record for professional appearances with his start at MLS Cup 2007, collecting his record 371st professional appearance; now has 392 professional appearances... is one of three Revs to have started and played in each of the team s four MLS Cup appearances... named team captain prior to the 2007 season... a seven-time MLS All-Star, Ralston was named the 2008 Revolution Team MVP and earned the 2008 Revolution Budweiser Golden Boot REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first two games of the season because of a right quad strain, which he originally sustained on the team s preseason training trip to Austin, Texas, and then re-aggravated in North Carolina. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 36 caps and has scored four goals for the U.S. National Team... an alternate selection to the U.S FIFA World Cup squad. Last goal: 10/4/08 vs. RSL Last assist: 9/11/08 vs. CHV 16 MAURICIO CASTRO POS. M H W. 165 AGE: 27 INTERNATIONAL A skilled, technical player, Castro joined Major League Soccer prior to the 2008 season after a six-year career in Honduras Liga Nacional... is equally adept with both feet and plays comfortably on the left or in the middle of the midfield... has good speed and a keen eye for the finishing pass... is tremendous on set pieces and is able to serve the ball all over the area from many locations or on corner kicks REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first two games of the season because of a left hamstring strain. INTERNATIONAL: Has earned four caps for the Honduras National Team... represented Honduras during the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup, the biennial regional championship of the seven Central American CONCACAF countries, and was most recently called into camp ahead of the 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup in January. Last goal: JPF (CCL) (Penalty Kick) Last assist: DC 19 MIKE VIDEIRA POS. M H W. 170 AGE: 23 A central midfielder with strong defensive skills, Videira pursued European playing opportunities after the Revolution drafted him in the 2008 SuperDraft signed a short-term contract with Hamilton Academical of the Scottish Premier League in the summer, but signed with the Revs in December 2008 very technical on the ball and makes tremendous contributions away from the ball a player with extensive experience with the U.S. youth national teams, Videira is one of the top-rated prospects to come out of Massachusetts in many years. INTERNATIONAL: Is a former member of the Under-18 and Under-20 Teams... also played with the U.S. U-14 National Team in TAYLOR TWELLMAN POS. F H W. 170 AGE: 29 One of the most lethal scorers in MLS history, scoring 99 goals for fifth place in the MLS record books... combines a diverse arsenal of scoring abilities with fierce determination in front of goal... reached the 75-goal plateau faster than anyone in league history (26 yrs., 221 days) at the time, but that mark has since been surpassed by Landon Donovan (26 yrs., 110 days)... is on pace to become the league s youngest 100-goal scorer in 2009 as he is one goal shy of the mark... is now fifth in career goals (99), fourth in career game-winning goals (28) and sixth in multiple-goal games (15)... is tied for sixth on the MLS career postseason scoring chart with 10 goals, six of which have come in the last seven playoff games for which he s been available dating back to tied for the team lead in goals (8) in 2008 despite missing half the season with various injuries... a five-time MLS All-Star REGULAR SEASON: Has missed the first two games of the season with neck pain stemming from the blow to the head he received against the LA Galaxy on Aug. 30, INTERNATIONAL: Has earned 30 caps and scored six goals for the U.S. National Team... most recently appeared for the Nats on Jan. 20, 2008, when he started and played the first half of the U.S. 2-0 victory over Sweden. Last goal: DC Last assist: 9/11/08 vs. CHV 21 SHALRIE JOSEPH POS. M H. 6-3 W. 180 AGE: 30 One of MLS top players and a perennial MLS MVP candidate... controls the game both ways from his defensive midfield position and is the fulcrum of the Revolution system... is a threetime Best XI performer and a five-time MLS All-Star... signed a long-term contract extension at the end of the 2007 regular-season after drawing interest from overseas... usually wears the captain s armband in the absence of Steve Ralston REGULAR SEASON: Has started in the center of midfield and served as captain in the first two matches of the season, recording one assist... assisted on Kenny Mansally s gametying goal in the 90th-minute of the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28). INTERNATIONAL: Has appeared more than 20 times for the Grenada National Team... has scored one goal... scored his only career international goal in Grenada s 2-1 friendly win over Jamaica on June 10, Last goal: 8/30/08 vs. LA Last assist: NY 22 ROB VALENTINO POS. D H. 6-3 W. 190 AGE: 23 GENERATION ADIDAS Selected by the Revs in the first round (13th overall) of the 2008 MLS SuperDraft... a tall, strong defender who can play anywhere across the back, but is most comfortable in the center of the defense... missed the entire 2007 collegiate season while recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament suffered in preseason training. INTERNATIONAL: A former member of the U.S. Under-23 team... earned three caps with the U23s... earned two of those caps with the U23s during its tour of Japan in February was named to the 22-man roster to represent the U.S. U-23 Team at the Toulon International Tournament in May 2008, and started in the back in the U.S. 1-0 loss to the Ivory Coast (May 23). 23 ARGENIS FERNANDEZ POS. F H. 5-6 W. 125 AGE: 21 INTERNATIONAL A young forward with great speed, Fernandez signed with the Revolution early in 2008 from Santos de Guápiles of Costa Rica s Primera División before being loaned out to Costa Rican power LD Alajuelense midseason... enjoys running at defenders and possesses good skills on the ball. INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of Costa Rica s entry at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada, where he made two appearances for the Ticos.

8 24 BRAD KNIGHTON POS. GK H. 6-2 W. 195 AGE: 24 Earned a tryout with the Revs in February 2007 after going undrafted at the MLS SuperDraft and MLS Supplemental Draft, and is now the club s backup goalkeeper after spending two years as the third choice... was offered a contract after impressing on the team s 2007 preseason trip to Bermuda... has developed greatly under Goalkeepers Coach Gwynne Williams in the last two years... spent time with the Portland Timbers of the United Soccer Leauges First Division while on loan in REGULAR SEASON: Made his MLS debut in the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28), starting in place of the injured Matt Reis and making three saves. Last shutout: N/A Most saves: NY (3/28/09) 25 DARRIUS BARNES POS. D H. 6-1 W. 175 AGE: 22 An athletic central defender who loves to attack the ball, Barnes has great anticipation and timing... has good speed and is very strong on the ball... solid in the air and a tireless worker... a good distributor out of the back... is a threat on throw-ins, as his long throws can create havoc in the box... a former teammate of Mike Videira at Duke... drafted by the Revolution in the third round (40th overall) of the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, he was signed on March 17, 2009 after impressing the coaching staff during preseason trips to Texas and North Carolina REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches in the center of the Revolution s fourman backline... made his MLS debut in the season opener against San Jose (March 21). 28 PAT PHELAN POS. M H. 6-0 W. 175 AGE: 24 A physical converted central defender who also displays effective ball distribution in the defensive midfield... adds size and strength to the lineup... has a great soccer mind... combines excellent ball skills with great tenacity in defending a former teammate of Wells Thompson at Wake Forest. INTERNATIONAL: A former member of the U.S. Under-18 and Under-20 National Teams helped the U-20s solidify a spot in the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Holland invited to the January 2008 Under-23 training camp. 29 KENNY MANSALLY POS. F H W. 160 AGE: 20 INTERNATIONAL A prospect who has performed well at both the youth and senior international levels, Mansally was a late-season signing in a natural forward, but can also use his pace to play in an attacking or wide role in the midfield... along with teammate Sainey Nyassi, helped lead Gambia s Under-20 Team to the knockout rounds of the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and made his debut for the country s full senior national team in June REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches at forward and has scored one goal... notched the game-tying goal in the 90th minute of the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28), running onto Shalrie Joseph s lobbed pass and guiding a header inside the left post. INTERNATIONAL: Has made three appearances for Gambia s full national team since making his debut in World Cup Qualifiers in June most recently appeared as a second-half substitute in Gambia s 1-1 draw with Senegal (Oct. 11) in a World Cup Qualifier, assisting on the game-tying goal in the 87th minute... traveled to Paris for a scheduled friendly against Gabon on Feb. 11, but the match was cancelled because of inclement weather. Last goal: NY Last assist: KC 30 KEVIN ALSTON POS. D H. 5-8 W. 160 AGE: 20 GENERATION ADIDAS Drafted by the Revolution in the first round (10th overall) in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft... an outside back who is solid in defense, but also likes to get forward down the flank uses his tremendous pace to great effect, both defensively and offensively a tenacious ball-winner, Alston excels in one-on-one defensive situations left Indiana following his junior season to sign a Generation adidas contract with Major League Soccer REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches on the right side of the Revolution s four-man backline... made his MLS debut in the season opener at San Jose (March 21). INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of U.S. Soccer s Residency Program and the Under-17 National Team from September 2003 through his enrollment at Indiana in January 2006 appeared in 76 matches while at the Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., starting 51 and recording one goal and three assists earned 17 caps as a member of the U-17 National Team, including three starts at the 2005 FIFA Under-17 World Youth Championship in Peru represented the U.S. at the Pan Am Games in Brazil in the summer of SAINEY NYASSI POS. M H. 5-8 W. 135 AGE: 20 INTERNATIONAL Made his mark at the youth international level, helping lead Gambia s Under-20 Team to the knockout rounds of the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup along with teammate Kenny Mansally... exceptionally quick, Nyassi can play on either side of the midfield or at forward if needed... a late-season signee in the youngest player in Revolution history to start a season opener (19 years, one month, 28 days), as he started at right midfield against Houston in last year s season opener REGULAR SEASON: Has started both matches at right midfield... left the 1-1 draw at New York (March 28) at halftime when a pre-existing left hamstring injury tightened up. INTERNATIONAL: Has twice been called up to Gambia s senior national team, but has yet to make an appearance... was most recently called up for the country s scheduled friendly against Gabon on Feb. 11, but the match was cancelled because of inclement weather... has earned 16 caps for Gambia s Under-20 National Team, scoring one goal... started all four of Gambia s games at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup in Canada. Last goal: KC Last assist: 6/6/08 vs. DAL 34 ZACK SIMMONS POS. GK H. 6-3 W. 200 AGE: 23 A local player who trained with the Revs during the summer in 2007 and 2008 has great character and unlimited potential a tremendous shot-stopper, he has the ability to make highlight-reel saves to keep his team in close games... great agility for a goalkeeper his size was signed as a free agent on Jan. 30, 2009, after impressing the Revolution coaching staff during his previous training stints with the club. Last shutout: N/A STEPHANE ASSENGUE OMBIOGNO POS. F H. 5-8 W. 165 AGE: 18 INTERNATIONAL A speedy forward who can also hold the ball up, Ombiogno joined the Revolution from Daga Young Stars, a regional team in his native country of Cameroon in Western Africa... was discovered along with Ghanaian defender Emmanuel Osei by head coach Steve Nicol on a scouting trip to Ghana this past offseason... Ombiogno signed with the Revs on March 26, 2009, and will join the team upon receipt of his U.S. P-1 Visa. EMMANUEL OSEI POS. D H W. 160 AGE: 26 INTERNATIONAL An experienced central defender who can also play in the midfield, Osei joined the Revolution from Liberty Professionals in Ghana s top league... has also played in Italy (AS Livorno), Germany (ASV Cham) and Romania (FC Timisoara), while he began his career with Ghana s Hearts of Oak in was discovered along with Cameroonian forward Stephane Assengue Ombiogno by head coach Steve Nicol on a scouting trip to Ghana this past offseason... signed with the Revs on March 31, 2009, and will join the team upon receipt of his International Transfer Certificate. INTERNATIONAL: Was a member of Ghana s 2004 Olympic Team... has been capped by Ghana s senior national team.