FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Revolution’s lengthy pursuit of Cristhian Machado reached a happy conclusion on Monday afternoon, when the Bolivian national team veteran officially put pen to paper on a deal to join Brad Friedel’s squad.
Friedel and his staff initially tried to bring Machado to New England this past December – shortly after Friedel was named head coach – and although the move took a bit longer than anticipated, the Revs are excited about the qualities that the 28-year-old brings to the table.
“We’re happy that we were able to get Cristhian’s deal over the line.