Last weekend, April Fools’ Day was faithfully observed in locker rooms across Major League Soccer. Sporting Kansas City had some fun with rookie Colton Storm, while Liam Ridgewell pranked his Portland Timbers teammate Jack Barmby. Meanwhile the Montreal Impact’s Argentine contingent tried their hand at a (fictitious) Latin rock band, just to name a few prominent examples.

Excellent work, all of it. Yet it’s quite possible that the New England Revolution’s golden era of prankdom in the early 2000s will never be equaled.

Read Charles Boehm's full story on MLSSoccer.com for a trip down memory lane, to the days of Luis "El Lobo" Fangoso and legendary Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis retiring to join performance artists Blue Man Group.