In today’s piece for the Boston Globe, Frank Dell’Apa details Sainey Nyassi’s offseason bout with malaria and looks ahead to the midfielder’s healthier 2011.

New England Soccer Today’sBrian O’Connell further analyzes Shalrie Joseph’s early return to Boston from the team's Orlando training camp for disciplinary reasons.

On Bleacher Report, Bob Madaio addresses a few Revolution preseason storylines from “glass half-empty/glass half-full” perspectives.

In youth team news, Revolution Under-18 and Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School senior Cole Denormandie has been named Mass. Gatorade Player of the Year. ESPN Boston has all of the details.

Kyle McCarthy is back on Goal.com today with his thoughts on the first leg of the Columbus Crew-Real Salt Lake CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal.

Finally, Ben Berger has posted the third part of his MLS attendance series on FootieBusiness.