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All-Star Goalkeeper Reis Re-Signs with Revolution

April 6, 2007 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
New England Revolution News Release


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - All-Star goalkeeper and U.S. National Team member Matt Reis has resigned with Major League Soccer to remain with the New England Revolution, the team announced today. Per MLS and team policies, terms of the deal were not released.

Reis, who has played more games in goal (92) than any other Revolution goalkeeper, holds nearly every career club goalkeeping record, including goals against average (1.22), wins (36), saves (365), shutouts (23) and saves percentage (72.9).

During a career season in 2006 in which he set new personal bests in goals against average (1.09) and saves (141), Reis also led the league in shutouts with 10.

"We are very pleased to have reached an agreement to keep Matt with the Revs," Revolution Director of Soccer Mike Burns said. "Matt has established himself as one of America's top goalkeepers and he's been a tremendous part of the success we've had as a team the last several years. We're looking forward to him continuing to play an important role in helping us meet our goal of winning MLS Cup."

Entering the 2007 season, Reis ranks among the top 10 in several MLS career goalkeeping categories, including games played (seventh - 131), games started (seventh - 126), minutes played (seventh - 11,476), goals against average (fifth - 1.27), wins (10th - 53), saves (ninth - 490) and shutouts (tied for seventh - 32).

Reis, 32, is a member of the U.S. National Team and has earned two caps and is 2-0-0 with one shutout. He made his first international appearance for the USMNT on Jan. 22, 2006, and posted a shutout in the team's 1-0 victory over Canada. He made his second appearance in the team's 3-1 victory over Denmark on Jan. 20, 2007. Reis was also an alternate to the U.S.'s 2006 FIFA World Cup Squad.

Reis, who became the Revs' starting goalkeeper midway through the 2004 season, was originally drafted by his hometown Los Angeles Galaxy in the third round (26th overall) in the 1998 MLS College Draft. He played five seasons in L.A., before being traded to New England on Jan. 17, 2003 in exchange for All-Star Alex Pineda Chacon.

The Revolution kicks off the 2007 season on April 7 against the Chicago Fire in Bridgeview, Ill., before hosting league newcomer Toronto FC at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, in the second game of a special soccer event doubleheader that also features the U.S. Women's National Team against Mexico's Women's National Team at Gillette Stadium at 5 p.m. For ticket information, call 1-877-GET-REVS.

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