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Invaluable versatility (Bill Greene/Globe Staff)

Invaluable versatility

Although he's dangerous as a striker, the New England Revolution's Shalrie Joseph is more at home dealing with the constant chaos in the midfield.

Twellman: MLS deal is a win-win

Taylor Twellman drew on history lessons as a Revolution player representative in collective bargaining agreement negotiations. Twellman knew from the experience of his predecessors an MLS players’ strike should be avoided, but he also realized the importance of being united. (Globe Staff, 3/23/10)

Labor agreement reached in MLS

Major League Soccer’s 15th season will begin as scheduled next week. Management and players approved a collective bargaining agreement around noon yesterday, allowing the league’s single-entity structure to remain intact, but also allowing limited player movement and providing overall salary increases, plus guaranteed contracts for most of the 400-plus players. (Globe Staff, 3/21/10)

Perovic out of Revolution exhibition

Soccer Marko Perovic will not be available for the Revolution’s final exhibition match tonight against the Carolina RailHawks in Cary, N.C. Coach Steve Nicol plans to make Perovic an offer, so the Serbian midfielder has returned to Switzerland to sort out details with FC Basel. Perovic, 26, is still under contract with FC Basel, which committed to a free transfer ... (Boston Globe, 3/20/10)

Burpo wants to be a keeper

The Revolution have usually had high-profile goalkeepers, starting with Walter Zenga in 1997, continuing with US national teamers Adin Brown (now on the Portland Timbers roster), Ian Feuer, Matt Reis, Jurgen Sommer, plus Jose Carlos Fernandez (Bolivia), and Jeff Causey, a backup for two D.C. United MLS Cup championship teams. But none have provided the continuity of Reis, who has ... (Globe Staff, 3/16/10)

Beckham suffers torn Achilles’ tendon

Soccer David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles’ tendon yesterday while playing for AC Milan. His international career for England is all but over. It remains to be seen how much he’ll have left for the Galaxy and Major League Soccer. “He will miss the ... (Boston Globe, 3/15/10)

Repeat performance?

Major League Soccer teams having been training all over the world in preparation for the league’s 15th season. But an impasse in collective bargaining is raising doubts about the season opener, a Seattle Sounders-Philadelphia United match scheduled March 25. (Globe Staff, 3/11/10)

Americans fall to Netherlands

DaMarcus Beasley may have boosted his World Cup chances. Jonathan Bornstein and Robbie Findlay did nothing to help theirs. And Stuart Holden joined the long US injured list. (Associated Press, 3/4/10)

MLS, union: Let’s make a deal

Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber said yesterday he expects the March 25 season opener to take place, despite an impasse in negotiations with the players’ union. MLS teams are preparing for the season while working under an expired collective bargaining agreement that both sides have agreed to honor. (Globe Staff, 3/3/10)