Real just announced the protected list for the expansion draft, which will be held on Wednesday. Visit our Expansion Draft Page for more detail on how it will work. Protected The following players are protected and unavailable for the two new sides to take: GK Nick Rimando DF Tony Beltran DF Nat Borchers DF Jamison [...]
Real Salt Lake fell short of its goal to repeat as MLS Cup Champions Saturday as the side earned a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas. The draw gives Dallas a 3-2 victory on aggregate goals and allows the Hoops to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Coach Jason Kreis said Salt Lake succumbed to the [...]
Real Salt Lake fell short of its goal to repeat as MLS Cup Champions Saturday as the side earned a 1-1 draw with FC Dallas. The draw gives Dallas a 3-2 victory on aggregate goals and allows the Hoops to advance to the Western Conference Finals. Coach Jason Kreis said Salt Lake succumbed to the [...]
At the end of the season, Major League Soccer’s expansion draft will allow the two new teams to each take 10 players from existing MLS rosters. Assuming the rules remain the same as they were for last season’s expansion draft, each team will be able to protect 11 players from selection by the expansion franchises. [...]
Real Salt Lake wrapped up its brutal 14-match, 56 day stretch with a 2-1 victory in New England on Saturday. During this stretch, Salt Lake exceeded all reasonable expectations, qualifying for the second round of CONCACAF and going undefeated in MLS play. So what did we learn about the defending champions? Quite a bit, and [...]
Real Salt Lake defeated Toronto FC 4-1 Wednesday and put themselves in solid position to advance into CONCACAF’s knockout stage. As in the other two CONCACAF matches this season, Salt Lake went down 1-0 early. This time it was an 8th minute goal on a misplaced back pass from Nat Borchers. Salt Lake rallied back [...]
As Real Salt Lake begins its brutal three-week stretch of six matches, coach Jason Kreis is facing an injury crisis and a one-game suspension for star midfielder Javier Morales. Not all the news is bad, though. Toronto FC, who will play Salt Lake in two CONCACAF matches during the stretch, has struggled over the last [...]
Real Salt Lake earned a 0-0 road draw at the Seattle Sounders Thursday. Real’s draw came in spite of a missed penalty kick by Robbie Findley in the 31st minute. Kasey Keller made a diving save on a poorly taken kick. The shot turned out to be the best chance of the match for either [...]
Real Salt Lake earned a road result in the form of a scoreless draw at Toronto Saturday. Real’s draw comes on the heels of a 5-4 loss in Mexico Wednesday. While the woodwork assisted Stefan Frei (Toronto’s keeper) in blocking a few close Real Salt Lake shots, Salt Lake was content to leave with a [...]
Real Salt Lake (10-4-5, 35 pts. 2nd in West) makes its first-ever visit to PPL Park to take on Philadelphia Union (4-10-3, 15 pts. 7th in East) Wednesday. Kickoff from suburban Chester, Penn. is set for 5:30 p.m. MT. This match is the second of four Real will play in 12 days. Real earned [...]
