Prematch Reading | Recapping the week's news ahead of tonight's showdown with Inter Miami

5_13_23 Bobby Wood vs. Inter Miami

The New England Revolution’s three-game homestand begins tonight against Inter Miami CF, 7:30 p.m. at Gillette Stadium. Get caught up before kickoff by reading this week’s local media coverage on the Revolution, then tune into the match on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English or Spanish, or listen on the radio at 98.5 The Sports Hub or 1260 AM Nossa Radio in Portuguese. 

June’s international action will see at least two Revolution players join their national teams, as goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic and defender Christian Makoun earn selections from Serbia and Venezuela, respectively. 

Bruce Arena, Carles Gil, and Bobby Wood all spoke to The Boston Globe’s Frank Dell’Apa about the imminent arrival of world soccer icon Lionel Messi to Major League Soccer. 

Frank Dell’Apa looks at the Revs’ attacking group as the season reaches its midway point. 

Rich Thompson previews Saturday’s match between Inter Miami and a rested Revs side eager to get back to winning ways on its home field.  

Gil is one of several players who have experience against Messi in competition, having faced the 7-time Ballon D’or winner in La Liga. 

MassLive joins the chorus of praise for Massachusetts’ own breakout star Noel Buck.  

When asked if Major League Soccer’s landmark summer signing would have the same impact in MLS that he did for the last two decades in Europe, Arena needed only to point to Messi’s MVP performance at last year’s FIFA World CupTM as evidence of his impact.