By Ridge Mahoney The makeover of Real Salt Lake has taken full effect. Rebuilding after jettisoning several proven veterans during the offseason onlytemporarily set back RSL, which won its fourth straight match and jumped from fourth to second in the Power Rankings by beating Toronto FC, 1-0, at BMO Field. Leader Portland along withSeattle and […]
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MLS Power Rankings: Timbers stay top as RSL inches closer
By Ridge Mahoney Another sellout crowd at Jeld-Wen Field saw a vintage performance by Rodney Wallace as Portland downed Colorado, 3-0, Sunday toretain its spot atop the Power Rankings. Wallace assisted on all three goals as the Timbers moved into a tie for the overall points lead (30) with RSL, which downed Seattle, 2-0. A […]
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Lennon headed to Liverpool for Milk Cup
[REAL SALT LAKE AZ] It will be a busy July for 15-year-old Brooks Lennon, who recently scored seven goals to lead the U.S.under-16 national team to fifth place at the Caspian Cup in Azerbaijan. The Real Salt Lake AZ forward is expected to join Liverpool for the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland after playing with […]
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Heavy U.S. influence to El Salvador squad
[UNDER-20 WORLD CUP] Four players from the Washington-Baltimore area, three who spent time with Texas Rush as part of a multi-sport exchange program, a formerDevelopment Academy star from Utah and a former Florida youth star are among the players El Salvador called up for the Under-20 World Cup that begins next month in Turkey. Former […]
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Phoenix FC holds RSL Reserves to scoreless draw
[USL PRO REWIND: Week 6] Phoenix FC played to a 0-0 tie with Real Salt Lake Reserves in an interleague match played Monday night. Phoenix finished with nineplayers after red cards to Andrew Weber and Renen Boufleur, while RSL had KwameWatson-Siriboe sent off. The game followed an article in the Salt Lake Tribune, which reportedRSL […]
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Norwegian champion signs Spencer via U.S. pipeline
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Ben Spencer Jr. became the latest American to sign with Norwegian champion Molde. The 6-foot-5forward, who spent time with the Real Salt Lake AZ and Chivas USA academy programs, had a trial at Molde before the Christmas break and spent the pre-season with the Norwegian club before signingafter turning 18. Spencer was committed to […]
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Academy players Gonzalez and Navarro score
[MLS RESERVE LEAGUE] Academy players Christian Gonzalez and Coco Navarro cameoff the bench to score goals for Houston and Real Salt Lake, respectively, in MLS Reserve League wins over the weekend. MLS clubs are allowed to use up to five academy players — futurehomegrown-eligible players — per game. For those academy players in action over […]
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MLS teams boost Concacaf hopes by pitching shutouts
By Ridge Mahoney For most of us, goals are sexy and shutouts are not, yet both are equally important in a two-game series. In threeConcacaf Champions League games played this week, MLS teams — including two playing away from home — conceded a combined total of just one goal. That rarely happens when MLS teams […]
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Real So Cal, RSL AZ and Pateadores on roll
[DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY] Real So Cal (12-2-4) extended its unbeaten streak to 11 games with a 2-1 win over Crossfire and 1-1 tie with the Vancouver Whitecaps inthe Development Academy’s under-17/18 age group. Elsewhere in the Southwest Division, the first-place Real Salt Lake AZ (13-2-3) has won all four games since the start of the year. […]
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Kreis recasts Real Salt Lake in familiar image
By Ridge Mahoney When the team is the star, milestones don’t mean much. Results do. RSL left Buck Shaw Stadium with both Sunday night,after a 2-0 victory that featured the 300th career appearance by captain Kyle Beckerman and the 100th shutout posted by NickRimando. The return of Robbie Findley and some young faces — in […]