It’s an off day for Real Salt Lake today, with two training sessions on tap for Tuesday — a morning and an evening practice. Based on last Saturday’s finishing, you got to think coach Jason Kreis will be working his … Continue reading»

Chicago at Real Salt Lake Player Analysis Each game this year Deseret Morning News staff writers will grade individual performances from Real Salt Lake’s players using the following scale: 1 — Truly once-in-a-lifetime poor performance 2 — Horrifyingly bad 3 … Continue reading»

On the eve of opening day, Friday’s training session was eventful and uneventful at the same time. With several hundred fans on hand as part of the RSL’s BBQ extravaganza, coach Jason Kreis didn’t reveal much for the fans in … Continue reading»

This post is a bit late, but I just wanted to make fans aware of the occasionally tense training session at the University of Utah indoor practice facility on Thursday. Matias Mantilla got into it verbally with Yura Movsisyan on … Continue reading»

I’d like to officially nominate Andy Williams for at least an ESPY, and perhaps an Oscar, for his portrayal of Cuauhtemoc Blanco during Wednesday’s training session. During the team’s 20-or-so-minute 11 v 11 scrimmage at the end of practice, one … Continue reading»

As it was announced in several locations yesterday evening, including fan site rslfm.com and the team’s official blog rsltothecore, Scottish striker Kenny Deuchar officially received his U.S. work visa and will soon be heading to the United States. I found … Continue reading»

Real Salt Lake’s Scottish striker Kenny Deuchar is scheduled to have his U.S. work visa stamped in London today, at which time he can head for the United States to begin his new career in Major League Soccer. As of … Continue reading»

The first installment of my annual MLS previews was published in today’s Deseret Morning News. Every year it feels like my predictions are a crap shoot, and I went and looked up my 2007 predictions just to verify. Sure enough … Continue reading»

Major League Soccer junkies weren’t the only ones taking in the CONCACAF Cup quarterfinals this week involving both D.C. United and Houston. RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman said he and his teammates watch those matches as well and look forward to … Continue reading»

So what is Real Salt Lake’s primary identity heading into the 2008 season? 4-4-24-3-34-5-13-5-21-8-1 I asked coach Jason Kreis and several players this question following Thursday’s practice, but couldn’t really get a straight answer. With that said, I deduced reading … Continue reading»