The New England Revolution have an opportunity to close the gap with second-place Orlando City SC tonight when the two clubs meet in an Eastern Conference showdown at Exploria Stadium. Watch the 7:30 p.m. ET match for free on Apple TV in English or Spanish, with the Revolution’s home radio call available on 98.5 The Sports Hub (WBZ-FM) and 1260 AM Nossa Radio (Portuguese). Here are the top news stories from the last few days to read before kickoff. 

The Boston Globe: First Turner, now Petrovic: How the Revolution developed elite goalkeepers, then sold them for big money (Oct. 5)

The Boston Globe: Seven Revolution players nominated for MLS year-end awards (Oct. 5)

The Boston Globe: Revolution defender DeJuan Jones named to US men’s national team training camp roster (Oct. 6) 

98.5 The Sports Hub: Apple TV’s Tony Husband: Orlando presents Revs with “Great way to test yourselves” (Oct. 7)

Boston Herald: The Revolution face tough test against Orlando City SC (Oct. 6)

CBS Boston: Arlington’s Noel Buck named to England’s U-19 National Team (Oct. 6)

Boston.com: Revolution defender DeJuan Jones named to US men’s national team training camp roster (Oct. 6)

Boston Herald: Revolution back DeJuan Jones called up by U.S. National Team (Oct. 5)

Finally, here is a sampling of the local media’s coverage of Wednesday night’s home match against Columbus: 

MassLive: Revs give up late goal to Columbus Crew in loss, ending home unbeaten streak (Oct. 4)

The Boston Globe: Revolution slip in the standings after suffering first loss at home on late goal by Crew (Oct. 4) 

Boston.com: 4 takeaways from the Revolution’s 2-1 defeat against Columbus in a potential playoff preview (Oct. 5)

Boston Herald: Crew hand Revolution painful 2-1 loss on a late goal (Oct. 4)