FOXBOROUGH — Second-year Revolution manager Brad Friedel noted Tuesday that the start of the 2019 preseason will be a little different for him and his staff compared to last year.
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Only two players were absent Tuesday: midfielder Cristian Penilla is still in his native Ecuador, taking care of personal matters, while defender Antonio Delamea is on national team duty with Slovenia; he will join the club in Spain.
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One thing that should be noted about this whole Diego Fagundez situation: if the Revs accept any offer for DF14 — or any Homegrown player, for that matter — the club would receive 100 percent of the sale price or loan fee.
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It’s still a few months away, but count English defender Michael Mancienne as one who’s excited to play Chelsea in an exhibition match here in May.