May 26, 1948 – New England All-Stars 0:6 Liverpool FC at North Tiverton, R.I. (Att.: 8,000)
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Liverpool FC compiled an 11-0-0 record (63-14 goal differential) on an eight-city tour of the U.S. and Canada from May 16-June 20, 1948.
Goals: Al Stubbins 2, Bill Fagan 2, Jack Balmer, Priday. Note: Joe Feicha (Ludlow Lusitano) goal disallowed (offside).
May 26, 1954 – Eastern Seaboard All-Stars 0:6 Chelsea FC at Fall River
May 26, 1964 – Boston Metros sign Fernando Lima, Joe Pinto, George Silva (Azorean First Division) for game against Hamburg at Chelsea Stadium
May 26, 1998 – Revolution sign Oscar Pareja from Deportivo Cali
May 26, 2001 – LA Galaxy 2:0 Revolution (Att.: 12,249)
Goals: Hendrickson 75’, Jones 88’. Preview of U.S. Open Cup final (Hendrickson 69’ equalizer, Galaxy wins, 2-1, via golden goal extra time) on Oct. 27, 2001.
May 26, 2007 – Bolivia 1:1 Ireland/Revolution 3:4 Kansas City at Gillette Stadium (Att. 13,156)
Revolution seven-game (5-0-2) unbeaten streak snapped.
The Republic of Ireland made its Massachusetts debut in playing the U.S. to a 1-1 draw at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 51,273) on June 1, 1991. Ireland returned for a 2-0 victory over Portugal in the ’92 U.S. Cup, but that would be the team’s only victory in Foxborough. Ireland has a 1W-2L-3D all-time record at Foxboro/Gillette stadiums.
In this game, Shane Long (13′) opened the scoring and Bolivia’s Miguel Angel Hoyos (14′) equalized. The Bolivians have played two other times in Foxborough: a 0-0 draw with South Korea in the 1994 World Cup (Att.: 54,456), the highest-attended WC game at Foxboro Stadium and No. 8 on the all-time list for local soccer crowds; and a 2-1 loss to Chile, surrendering a 100th-minute penalty kick to Arturo Vidal, in the 2016 Copa America Centenario.
NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY