The End...

This blog was started 18 months ago as a way to share our fun and antics on a road trip to our first MLS Cup in 2005.
It was just four soccer fans that thought we had something to say and thought people would want to read about it.

Scott Black, Scott Stucki, Steve McAfee and myself, all began this adventure for the sheer fun of it. Click to continue reading...

Release from RSL Communications

SALT LAKE CITY (Monday, March 26, 2007) – Real Salt Lake has announced the club will conduct its training session for Tuesday, March 27, at Rice-Eccles Stadium beginning at 10:00 a.m. MT. All players and coaches will be made available to the media for interviews following the training session at approximately 11:45 a. Click to continue reading...

Some of you already know that I was away in London last week to shoot the world premiere of the Ford Films feature, Piccadilly Cowboy which opened at BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) in London's Piccadilly Circus on Saturday, March 17th.

Leading up to the premiere, KSL 1160 and 101.9 The End ran simultanious contests to promote the movie premiere. Click to continue reading...

Press Release from RSL Communications

Real Salt Lakeshut down Fuego 3-0
Chris Brown Strikes Again; Kreis, Tejada Convert Ballouchy Helpers

FRESNO, CA (Saturday, March 24, 2007) – Real Salt Lake rode an early Chris Brown goal and added scores by captain Jason Kreis and Panamanian forward Luis Tejada in the second half to defeat the USL PDL Fresno Fuego 3-0 Saturday night at Chukchansi Park in downtown Fresno. Click to continue reading...

Today Los Angeles and Toronto announced front of the jersey sponsorship deals. They are only the 3rd and 4th clubs to announce such sponsorship. The first, arguably, was Red Bull New York. Real Salt Lake was the first true sponsorship in that Xango has no ownership interest in the team.

Toronto picked up the sponsorship of Canadian banking firm, BMO Financial. Click to continue reading...

There was a collective gasp from Real Salt Lake fans when Goldman Sachs informed everyone that they were pulling their name from the group funding the stadium. A lot of people were saying that this would be the death of the stadium because no one would want to invest money in this project. RSL gave us reassurances that they had another investor lined up, but because they were unwilling to reveal who that was, some questioned whether the investor actually existed. Click to continue reading...

RSL Press Release:

RSL Duo Part of 16-man Roster Taking Part in Weeklong Camp in Frisco, TX

SALT LAKE CITY (Thursday, March 22, 2007) – Real Salt Lake MF Freddy Adu and GK Chris Seitz are among the 16 players taking part in the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team training camp that kicks off today at Pizza Hut Park in Frisco, TX. Click to continue reading...

A while back Eric complained about stupid drivers. Well I wanted to show everyone what I saw as I was driving home. While I didn't see the accident and I do not know who is at fault, someone wasn't paying attention today. Please keep your eyes on the road and pay attention.









Be Careful

Chris Click to continue reading...

Well, it took longer than we'd hoped, and it's still a work in progress, but we're happy to announce that we have a new podcast for your listening pleasure: The RSL Show. Chris and Scott will be back with a new episode every week, packed with RSL news, information, interviews and other fun stuff. Enjoy!

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Newer fans of Major League Soccer questioned why Cobi Jones felt important enough to hold a press conference Monday announcing that this would be his final year as a professional soccer player. After all, Jones has become something of an average player in the league, nagged by injuries and at 36 sometimes a step slower than his counterparts.

But long-time observers of the league and US Soccer know why Jones is important enough for a year-long farewell tour. Click to continue reading...

I just got back from London about an hour ago and found a message from RSL Communications in my inbox with a link to a new Real Salt Lake website dedicated to the "truth" about the Real Salt Lake stadium in Sandy.

"The site is very basic as of now. Just a splash page and a FAQ section. Eventually it will grow into a much bigger project, but for now I am just trying to educate the public and dispel some myths. Click to continue reading...

With the beginning of the MLS season right around the corner, a few observations are in order. Actually, one of the big observations got tired of waiting around and backed out - but there is a new unnamed observation ready to step in, and I'm sure it will be just as noteworthy.

Is there room for both Ballouchy and Adu? The former has been given the "future of RSL" label by fans after just one slightly-underacheiving-yet-full-of-potential season. Click to continue reading...

Saturday evening was a nice win for RSL in Los Angeles. According to the press release by the front office, the team was firing on all cylinders. Playing a 4-5-1 lineup was very effective. While Cunningham didn't score, his runs were dangerous and attracted the defense opening possibilities for Klien to score 2 goals. Adu nearly scored, as did Cunningham. Click to continue reading...

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...Expectations are often a function of Perspective...

Over the past two years following RSL I've enjoyed seeing the varying expectations many fans hold for the team. Whether it's relative diehards posting on the internet, or the guys I meet at weekend soccer pick-up games, or co-workers, or whomever. Click to continue reading...

A source close to Major League Soccer tells me that the San Jose Earthquakes will be back for the 2008 season. They have or are close to having a stadium deal in place (no confirmation on whether it is the anticipated site on the San Jose State campus).

Furthermore, my source tells me that AEG was not forced to move the Earthquakes, but decided that Houston was a better market for cross-promoting their concert series. Click to continue reading...