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FOXBOROUGH, MA– Former players speak out by questioning the ethical being, decision making & overall conduct of former Revolution head coach Caleb Porter following his dismissal from the club.
Revolution head coach Caleb Porter walks out to the field prior to an MLS match. © Adrian Heinsohn-Roe.
On September 15th, 2025, the New England Revolution announced that they had parted ways with Head Coach Caleb Porter.
Sporting Director Curt Onalfo stated, “I am very grateful to Caleb Porter for the energy, effort, and dedication he has brought to the Revolution over the last two years,” said Sporting Director Curt Onalfo. “I have the utmost respect for Caleb and all the tireless work he’s invested in the club, and we wish him the best moving forward.”
In just under two seasons, Caleb Porter posted a 23W-39L-13D record for the New England Revolution.
Over the past two weeks, I have spoken with a handful of sources, along with former New England Revolution players regarding Caleb Porters on/off field conduct, his ability of dealing with the outside noise, how he treats his players, and certain decisions that he made during the 2024 & 2025 seasons.
A large quantity of players have spoken with me on the condition of anonymity.
The New England Revolution have waived Maxi Urruti and Luis Diaz.
We wish them both the best in the future.
— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) August 14, 2025
The first topic I approached was the intriguing decision to waive forwards Maxi Urruti & Luis Diaz on August 14, 2025.
Speaking to media that day, Caleb Porter stated, “It’s never easy, players out. There were a multitude of factors. It wasn’t one thing. Based on all those factors, we felt it was the right decision, like every decision we make, players in and out.”
He mentioned that with Ignatius Ganago coming back from injury, “they weren’t going to play as big of a role as they had played. So that reduced role short term was a factor.”
Porter then mentioned the young players coming through and wanting to give them any opportunity at the highest level as well as the prospect of signing a young forward [Dor Turgeman].
Porter ended his remarks by stating, “There are a few other little things as well that I won’t get into. But for me, it’s all those things wrapped into one. These are decisions we don’t take lightly. These are things we think through, and because of the multitude of factors, a few of them I’ve mentioned, it just made sense.”
Speaking to sources, they indicated that Luis Diaz & Maxi Urruti had skipped training sessions / film sessions, had disagreements with the coaching staff, & caused problems in the locker room.
However, others have a different side to the story.
Luis Diaz & Maxi Urruti pose in a photo with New England Revolution mascot Slyde. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
I spoke directly with Luis Diaz & he mentioned that he had no issues at all with Caleb Porter. He quickly refuted that fact that he was ever late to any training or video sessions.
“I never had problems with any teammate, much less an argument or anything, I was always the one who, even if I didn’t play, tried to support the teammates and always had the locker room & vibes high with Maxi.”
Luis mentioned that in his last meeting that he had with Caleb Porter, he had told him that he was not going to separate him from the squad & that he was an important piece to the group.
That quickly changed. He later received a message saying not to come back.
“I feel that it was very unprofessional because he could have told me that to my face or by phone [call], but he simply sent a message and then that was it.”.
Luis Diaz has since moved on from New England & has signed for Sporting F.C. of the Costa Rican top division.
Forward Maxi Urruti, who was also waived, took a different & more public approach to calling out Caleb Porter following his removal from the club.
Maxi Urruti does not hold back after the #NERevs 2-0 defeat v Los Angeles FC
“At the end, the problem was not the real problem.”#MLS pic.twitter.com/QNHjA1hfqk
— Caleb Pongratz (@CalebPongratz10) August 17, 2025
Following New England’s 2-0 defeat versus Los Angeles FC, forward Maxi Urruti took to social media where he posted an Instagram story with the caption, “At the end, the problem was not the real problem.”
The post was a topic of conversation in the locker room following the match as players were quick to react after seeing the post.
A few days later, I asked Porter directly if he had viewed the post or has been made aware of it and he simply responded “No.” The question & video of his response was unfortunately removed from the Revolution’s official videos & transcripts.
Two sources have told me that Urruti was very outspoken about some of Porter’s decision makings on & off the pitch along with other players, who unfortunately were benched as a consequence of them being outspoken. One of the main players that was benched due to this was Tomás Chancalay.
I asked Maxi Urruti to comment on his side of the situation, but he stated, “Now is not the time, but the truth will be known soon!”
Urruti has told me that he has returned to Argentina & is currently searching for a new club.
New England since the decision has played five Major League Soccer matches where they had only ONE forward option off of the bench. Ideally not a smart decision.
Moving onto the next topic of discussion regarding Caleb Porter was his consistent claim regarding his SOCIAL MEDIA presence.
Throughout his tenure as coach, Caleb Porter on the record has stated on numerous occasions that he “doesn’t have social media” & “doesn’t care what the outside world thinks”.
Again, former players have a different perspective on the matter.
One player stated, “Out of all of my coaches, he’s the one that focused on the external the most. Mentioned articles at training, telling us not to listen to it but would mention it and make it bigger by doing so. He’s told me as well as other players to respond back to a social media post that was negative about him. It’s unreal. He focuses on the outside noise more than anyone.”
Multiple players had similar stories. Five players noted to me that coach Porter had sent him messages separately from the team asking them to refute stories. All of the players did not respond &/or declined to do so.
“Between tweets, articles regarding the team, overall news, injuries outside of training, I was asked at least three times to refute something.”, stated another player.
We’ve only seen one notable instance of a player calling out a report during Caleb Porter’s tenure & that was back during the 2024 season when midfielder Mark-Anthony Kaye responded to a report by Tommy Quinlan that stated that Mark-Anthony Kaye, Henry Kessler & captain Carles Gil were arguing in the locker room after a match along with a spew of other nonsense.
I would really appreciate my name not be associated with things that are not true. https://t.co/DYhqbGUQDH
— Mark-Anthony Kaye (@MarkThEwizz) May 20, 2024
I can confirm that that report was false & that Mark-Anthony Kaye was correct in calling it out.
On numerous occasions this season, when a report was made or a video surfaced regarding Porter mentioning that he was not on social media, players have contacted me separately refuting that exact claim.
The final topic in regard to Caleb Porter was his conduct & how he treated his players during his tenure as coach of the Revolution.
Revolution head coach Caleb Porter gives his squad instructions during their US Open Cup match versus Rhode Island FC.
“He treated a ton of players poorly”, one player said. Another stated, “He’s crazy & he treated me very badly. Nobody loves him & he forgets that we have families & that we are people.”.
Multiple players were very quick to comment on the fact that certain players were subject to outlandish outbursts more than others.
“Porter would always have a random outburst every other training session & it was usually targeted. Nick Lima got a large brunt of it during the 2024 season, [Ryan] Spaulding too.”
Another added, ” The locker room after that Philadelphia Union game [5/18/24 – 3-0 loss v Philly – Ryan Spaulding 14′ minute red card] was an uncomfortable place to be.”
This shockingly isn’t my first time hearing that Porter has had outlandish outbursts directed towards specific members of his roster.
A handful of sources reported to me that back in 2024, following a Leagues Cup match, that Caleb Porter had told Tommy McNamara in an outburst that, “no matter how well you do in training, you will never wear a Revolution jersey in a game ever again.” Following Leagues Cup in 2024, McNamara appeared in the squad list 3/11 matches in 2024, never entering a game.
“He was very quick tempered & very confrontational if you didn’t do what he asked.”, another player said.
He didn’t only get into it with players though.
Earlier this season, it was reported that Caleb Porter had gotten into an altercation with Revolution II head coach Richie Williams at training prior to a scrimmage between the Revolution’s first & second teams.
Revolution HC Caleb Porter responds to a report about getting into it with Richie Williams on @ZoandBertrand. pic.twitter.com/X3vLNuaAqL
— 98.5 The Sports Hub (@985TheSportsHub) March 6, 2025
Porter stated, “Yeah, it’s pro sports. So, turns out, people disagree sometimes in pro sports. I don’t really think it’s a big deal at all. At the end of the day, it’s pro sports.”
At the end of the day, Porter’s tenure in New England will be looked back upon as one of the worst in team history. He has the 2nd lowest PPG in team history. (Only Brad Friedel has a worse PPG).
Looking ahead, Porter’s long-time assistant, Pablo Morreira, will step in to act as interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
With the decision on Caleb Porter’s future finally set in stone, New England can officially begin their search for a new head coach to takeover this struggling team.
So far, according to Tom Bogert of GiveMeSport, the club has already reached out to former Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin.
New England Revolution Logo. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
New England Revolution (8-8-14, 32 pts.) are on the road to face off against Eastern Conference side Philadelphia Union (17-6-7 57 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Subaru Park on Saturday, September 20th at 2:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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