February 18, 2010
TRAINING TRAVELS
Revs plan trips to Florida, North Carolina

The New England Revolution, who have been training in Foxborough since the beginning of the month, will make a pair of trips south to conclude the pre-season training.

The team will travel to Orlando, Fla., on Saturday, Feb. 20, for a six-day trip and will train at the University of Central Florida on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, bookending a match against FC Dallas at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex (Field 1). The squad will return to Boston on Thursday night, Feb. 25.

The Revs will make a second spring training trip when they travel to North Carolina for a 10-day preseason training trip during which the squad will play three matches against the Charlotte Eagles (USL-2), Carolina RailHawks (NASL) and a yet-to-be-determined opponent.

During the training trip, the team will be based in Cary, N.C., beginning on Wednesday, March 10. For the second year in a row, the Revolution will train at the RailHawks’ WakeMed Soccer Park for the duration of the trip.

The Revolution will play the first of three preseason matches on Saturday, March 13, when the club will travel to Charlotte, N.C., to face the Charlotte Eagles. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at UNC-Charlotte’s Transamerica Field. T

The trip wraps up on Saturday, March 20, when the Revs play in the Community Shield match against their host, the Carolina RailHawks. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at WakeMed Soccer Park.

The Revolution will play its second match of the Carolina trip on Wednesday, March 17, with details to be announced at a later date.