Sitting on the team bus stuck in traffic just outside downtown Chicago, I figure this is as good a time as any to get a little update on the blog …

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With the Revs preparing to entertain the Houston Dynamo a little more than 48 hours from now, I wanted to check in with an injury update on a few key players …

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And it’s down to just two, and for a soccer fan, it’s a pretty intriguing match-up: New England in a rematch against Monarcas Morelia for the SuperLiga 2010 title at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at Gillette Stadium.

For the third time in SuperLiga history, it’ll be a US-Mexico championship, with the Revolution owning the chance to be the tournament’s first-ever two-time winner. Monarcas is making its first-ever appearance in the final.

What do you think? Can the Revs reclaim their SuperLiga title? Will Monarcas make it back-to-back titles for Mexico’s Primera Division? Be sure to check back regularly to revolutionsoccer.net for tournament updates in the lead-up to the championship, and if you don’t already, follow the team on Twitter (@nerevolution) or on Facebook (facebook.com/nerevolution) for more information and inside access.

A quick update ahead of tomorrow night’s massive Eastern Conference showdown with bitter rival D.C. United …

Serbian forward Ilija Stolica has received his U.S. P-1 Visa and is scheduled to fly from Europe to Boston later this evening. He will be available for selection tomorrow night against D.C., although he’ll obviously have just stepped off the plane and won’t have the benefit of a training session with his new teammates ahead of the game. Even still, with the Revs short on numbers, it’s likely Stolica will dress and Steve Nicol didn’t rule out the possibility of using him if needed.

Unfortunately, both Kevin Alston (mild L hamstring strain) and Marko Perovic (L calf strain) will miss the D.C. game as a result of the knocks they picked up Wednesday night against Puebla. It’s been said that neither of the injuries are long-term so there’s hope this will be the only game they miss, but their absence will certainly be felt by the Revs.

We’ll have a video preview with Nicol, Chris Tierney and Zack Schilawski later today, plus a full written preview.

It was exactly two years ago today that the Revs became the first - and to this point, only - Major League Soccer team to be crowned SuperLiga champions with a dramatic victory over the Houston Dynamo in a penalty shootout. As I reflect on that , it’s tough not to draw some parallels between the 2008 title run and the current 2010 tournament.

The Revs will have the chance to become the first two-time SuperLiga winner in a few weeks, as last night’s victory over Mexico’s Puebla F.C. (in a penalty shootout) sent them through to the final for the second time in three years. We won’t know who the Revs will face in that final until tonight’s semifinal between the Houston Dynamo and Monarcas Morelia is completed, but we do know it will take place on either August 23, 24 or 25 at Gillette Stadium.

With this being the two-year anniversary of the 2008 SuperLiga championship, I want to take a look at some of the similarities between that title run and the Revolution’s current chase for the trophy.

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When I spoke with Roberto “Betu” Linck on camera yesterday, I promised I would let you know when he received his International Transfer Certificate. Consider this a promise kept.

Linck has received all of the necessary paperwork and can now officially be added to the Revolution’s roster. As such, he’ll be available for selection tomorrow night when the Revs take on Mexican side Puebla FC in a SuperLiga 2010 semifinal at Gillette Stadium. For those wondering how Linck is on the Revolution’s SuperLiga roster, the competition’s rules require each team to submit a roster for the entire group stage (which Linck wasn’t on), but clubs can then alter that roster for the semifinal and final. Hence, Linck is now eligible for SuperLiga.

As for Ilija Stolica, the Serbian forward is still awaiting his U.S. P-1 Visa before he can join up with the Revs in Foxborough. While a timetable is not definite, there is hope Stolica will arrive in time for the Revolution’s Aug. 14 regular-season match against the Houston Dynamo.

After a bit of a hiatus, Kevin Alston (aka, “KA”) and Darrius Barnes (”DBarnes”) are back with two new episodes of their video blog. We’ll also have episode #9 for you early next week.

Check them out after the jump, or click here to view in the new revolutionsoccer.net media player, in the “KA & DBarnes” tab on the left.

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