Game 19: Fireworks! (Also the Revs are up next)

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY SportsThis week is the Colorado Rapids’ most popular match of the year—the tradition of the July 4th home game followed by the state’s largest public fireworks show. With the stadium nearly guaranteed to be sold out, we’ll have more eyes on the team than ever before this year. But who are they facing on the field? Let’s take a look at the New England Revolution.

The Revs have made real headlines exactly once this year. On May 9th, after 14 games and only two wins, their head coach Brad Friedel was “relieved of his duties”. Shortly after, they signed arguably the biggest coaching name in American soccer—Bruce Arena. If that name brings the taste of bile to mind, he was…