FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – September is one of the most exciting months on the Major League Soccer calendar. It’s when the playoff picture comes into focus. It’s when the games go from “important” to “must-win.” It’s when a year’s worth of work could come down to a single moment.
But it’s also when the slog of a 34-game, eight-month season begins to take its toll.
New England Revolution players reported for preseason on January 22, departed for an extended camp in Spain just three days later, and have been nonstop ever since. They haven’t gone more than eight days without a game since the season began.