Happy Hump day, y’all! To get you over the midweek slump, here are your headlines.
Exciting news coming out of the Revolution Youth Academy: Calvin Aroh, Daniel Jones and Justin Rennicks have been called up for the U.S. Under-18 National Team. Revolution Director of Youth development Bryan Scalestold nesoccertoday.com, “This is another fantastic opportunity for Calvin, Daniel and Justin, and it’s a reflection on all the hard work they’ve put in during the season.” This is the first U18 call-up for all three players.
There is widespread speculation that Jermaine Jones could take the field for the first time since May this Saturday against Toronto. Jones took a huge step in his recovery this past weekend, traveling for the first time with the team to Chicago. Ironically, Jones made his debut against Toronto last year after signing with the Revs. Fans will just have to wait and see what happens Saturday!
Jeremy Hall has been proving his worth on the backline these past few games and his performance has not gone unnoted by his teammates. Andrew Farrellspoke about Hall to The Bent Musket, saying, “He’s been great all year and finally he gets his name called up to step in and he’s been great.”
After receiving his first MLS All-Star selection Chris Tierney was forced to withdraw from the game due to injury. A total of four stars were forced to pull out of the game, which airs tonight at 9 pm ET on Fox Sports 1.
That’s all for today friends. I know we’re all disappointed we wont get to see Chris Tierney suit up tonight, but it should be fun to watch anyway!