The New York Red Bulls rose to the top of the MLS Power Rankings by rallying for a 2-2 tie at RFK Stadium. In their four games this season, the Red Bulls have seldom been dominant but they haveyet to lose, and by rallying for a 2-2 tie Saturday at RFK they took over first […]
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Real Salt Lake goes solar in big way
Real Salt Lake’s Rio Tinto Stadium has partnered with Auric Solar to install a solar array at the Sandy, Utah, venue. The 2,020-kilowatt system of solar panels will be installed on the existingstadium structure as well as new covered parking areas nearby and will offset 73 percent of RSL’s total annual stadium power needs, making […]
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MLS Week 5: Jaime injury leaves RSL short two DPs
First, Joao Plata went down with a broken foot on the first day of practice in January. Now, his replacement, SebastianJaime, is out with a broken tibia, leaving Real Salt Lake without two of its three Designated Players up front. Jaime, who is in his first full season with RSL, was the victim of a20th-minute […]
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Real Monarchs ink deal on new stadium site
A week after a deal for a stadium at the Utah State Fairgrounds fell apart, Real SaltLake owner Dell Loy Hansen has signed a letter of intent with West Valley City, a Salt Lake City suburb, on an exclusive 60-day negotiating windowregarding an 8,000-seat stadium in the city to be the home to the new USL […]
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2015 MLS Preseason Action
Preseason play wrapped up Saturday with the Houston Dynamo (Carolina Challenge Cup), New York Red Bulls (IMG Suncoast Pro Classic) and Real Salt Lake (Desert Diamond Classic) taking tournament titles.The Vancouver Whitecaps had already clinched the Simple Invitational. The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the LA Galaxy in the Avaya Stadium opener, while the NASL San […]
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MLS Countdown 2015: Injury jinx hits hard
salDAY 8: As the MLS preseason is set to wrap up this weekend, teams will pray for one thing: no injuries. Some haven’t been so lucky. After losing Ben Zemanski with a knee injury on Sunday, Portland had a fourth midfielder join its injury list when Michael Nanchoff wentoff with a hip flexor minutes after […]
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2015 MLS Preseason Action
Real Salt Lake won its third straight game with a 2-1 victory over Sporting Kansas City to move into the final of the Desert Diamond Cup against Colorado. The New York Red Bulls will playPhiladelphia, a shootout winner over Columbus, in the final of the IMG Suncoast Pro Classic. Vancouver won its second game to […]
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Soccer stadium deal at Utah State Fairgrounds dies
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen has pulled out of an agreement with the Utah State Fairpark to build a soccer stadium for the USL’s Real Monarchs on theUtah State Fairgrounds. The agreement for the construction of an $18 million, 8,000-seat stadium was contingent on the State of Utah extending the Utah State Fairpark’s […]
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MLS Trade Central: Orlando City adds Hines on loan
Orlando City signed 28-year-old defender Sebastian Hines on loan from Middlesbrough. He debuted with Middlesbrough when it was still in the Premier League in2008-09, but it has since played in the League Championship. Hines had not played for Middlesbrough since last August and spent the fall on loan to League One (third division) Coventry City. […]
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MLS 2015 Countdown: Lots of starting jobs up for grabs
DAY 16: MLS Cup 2014 runner-up New England and 2014 Supporters’ Shield winner Seattle haven’t made many many changes, but that can’t be said for Sporting KC andReal Salt Lake, the 2013 MLS Cup finalists, and Colorado. Starting jobs will be up for grabs at the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup, where all 12 games […]