Soccer

Head coach Pablo Mastroeni of Real Salt Lake reacts during the first half of their game agaisnt the...
Matthew Casey

‘Someone’s gotta step up and make a play’: RSL winless streak reaches 13 in Seattle

Real Salt Lake gave head coach Pablo Mastroeni the response he wanted. It just didn't change the result.
5 hours ago
Real Salt Lake forward Sergi Solans celebrates a goal during a 2-1 win over the Colorado Rapids in ...
Matthew Casey

RSL needs win against struggling Seattle, but Mastroeni wants urgency without desperation

Real Salt Lake desperately needs a win. The last thing Pablo Mastroeni wants his players thinking about Wednesday night in Seattle is how desperately they need a win.
18 hours ago
Utah Royals FC forward Kiana Palacios celebrates a goal with defender Kaleigh Riehl during a 2-1 wi...
Matthew Casey

2 red cards leave Utah Royals with 9 in 3-0 loss to Angel City

The Utah Royals lost Paige Cronin and Ana Tejada to red cards in the opening 24 minutes, forcing them to play nearly 70 minutes with nine players in a 3-0 loss to Angel City FC at America First Field on Pups in the Park night.
3 days ago
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Matthew Casey

‘This is the essence of sport’: Mastroeni questions RSL’s fight after 3-0 loss to Vancouver

Real Salt Lake’s MLS winless streak has reached 12 matches, and this time its head coach wasn't pointing to expected goals or chances created as evidence that better results were coming.
4 days ago
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Matthew Casey

Utah Royals brace for ‘playoff game’ against surging Angel City

Utah returns to America First Field sitting third in the NWSL with 42 points after a 1-0 road win over the Houston Dash gave the Royals their first clean sheet in eight matches.
5 days ago
Real Salt Lake midfielder Juan Manuel Sanabria (8) controls the ball during the second half of an M...
Matthew Casey

Short-handed RSL hosts West-leading Vancouver Whitecaps

Real Salt Lake was already running out of bodies, but the situation got worse this week.
5 days ago
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - MARCH 01: Jameese Joseph #26 of United States dribbles the ball against Soph...
Matthew Casey

Jameese Joseph quickly finds her fit with Utah Royals

The Utah Royals acquired the 24-year-old forward from the Chicago Stars last Monday for $750,000 in intraleague transfer funds. Five days later, Joseph was in Houston, coming off the bench in the 68th minute of Utah's win over the Dash.
5 days ago
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Matthew Casey

False hope, setbacks and uncertainty: Emeka Eneli’s long road back

After nearly a week in the hospital, Emeka Eneli was waiting to hear whether he could finally go home.
5 days ago
Real Salt Lake forward Morgan Guilavogui (9) celebrates after scoring a goal that was disallowed as...
Matthew Casey

RSL exits transfer window with $2.56M in GAM, fifth-most in MLS

Real Salt Lake ended the MLS secondary transfer window with one of the league's largest pools of roster-building currency still available.
7 days ago
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Matthew Casey

‘You lean into it’: RSL relies on faith as league winless streak reaches 11

Real Salt Lake keeps creating chances. It keeps finding ways not to score them.
11 days ago
Utah Royals forward Mina Tanaka celebrates her goal during a 1-0 win over the Houston Dash, Saturda...
Sean Walker

‘Back to who we are’: Utah Royals collect 3 points with 1-0 win in Houston

Mina Tanaka scored the lone goal of the match midway through the second half as Utah Royals FC took all 3 points from a trip to Houston with a 1-0 win in front of an announced crowd of 6,637 fans at Shell Energy Stadium in the Bayou City.
11 days ago
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Matthew Casey

‘Next game up’: RSL works to stay positive as winless streak reaches 10

Salt Lake returns to America First Field on Saturday against New York City FC still searching for its first MLS victory since May 16. Wednesday's 2-1 loss at Houston extended the club's league winless streak to 10 matches.
12 days ago
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS - JUNE 11:  Taylor Booth #10 of the USA controls the ball during the U23 match ...
Matthew Casey

‘It’s time to come home’: Taylor Booth returns to RSL looking for fresh start

Nearly eight years after leaving Real Salt Lake's academy to pursue a career in Europe, the 25-year-old Eden native walked onto the training field in Herriman Thursday wearing RSL colors again.
13 days ago
Utah Royals defender Kate Del Fava celebrates Narumi Miura's goal during a 3-0 win over Seattle, Su...
Matthew Casey

‘Get off this roller coaster’: Utah Royals begin search for consistency in Houston

The Utah Royals have spent the last month alternating between showing why they belong near the top of the NWSL table and showing how difficult it can be to stay there.
13 days ago
Utah State scored four goals with four different goal scorers in a 4-0 win over No. 13 BYU, Thursda...
Sean Walker

Bright like a Diamond: Utah State women’s soccer rolls to 4-0 win over No. 13 BYU

Summer Diamond had a goal and an assist, and Utah State scored four goals through four different goal scorers to upset 13th-ranked BYU, 4-0 in front of a sold-out crowd at Chuck and Gloria Bell Field in Logan.
13 days ago
Aiden Hezarkhani #39 of the Real Salt Lake and Franco Negri #21 of the Houston Dynamo FC battle for...
Matthew Casey

RSL’s young players answer the call, but opponents’ DPs provide the difference

Real Salt Lake head coach Pablo Mastroeni could find plenty to like about the players he called upon Wednesday night.
14 days ago
Real Salt Lake defender Lukas Engel during a mid-summer friendly against EFL Championship side Burn...
Sean Walker

Real Salt Lake’s MLS winless stretch reaches 10 with 2-1 loss to Houston Dynamo

Guilherme Augusto had a goal and an assist, and Mateusz Bogusz scored the go-ahead goal in the 88th minute as Houston Dynamo FC held off Real Salt Lake, 2-1 at Shell Energy Stadium.
14 days ago
Real Salt Lake forward Morgan Guilavogui (9) celebrates after scoring a goal that was disallowed as...
Matthew Casey

RSL takes ‘steely mentality’ on the road for midweek Houston test

Real Salt Lake finally looked a little more like itself Saturday night. Now they’ll have to do it again in the Texas heat on short rest.
15 days ago
BYU winger Sophie Sivulich puts up a shot during the No. 14 Cougars' 1-1 draw against Oklahoma, Sat...
Sean Walker

No. 14 BYU women’s soccer rallies to secure 1-1 draw with Oklahoma

Sivulich collected a pass from Lucy Kesler at the corner of the penalty box, drove toward goal, and secured a deflection before burying the equalizer inside the far post to help 14th-ranked BYU women's soccer survive with a 1-1 draw against the SEC's Sooners.
18 days ago
SANDY, UTAH - AUGUST 15: Sergi Solans #22 of the Real Salt Lake celebrates scoring a goal during th...
Matthew Casey

RSL fights back twice to earn draw against star-studded LAFC

Denis Bouanga and Son Heung-min gave the visitors the lead once each, while World Cup-winning goalkeeper Hugo Lloris repeatedly kept RSL from finding more joy at the other end.
18 days ago
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Luc De Fougerolles of Fulham is challenged by Aron Sasu of AFC Wimbled...
Matthew Casey

RSL adds World Cup-tested defender Luc de Fougerolles on loan from Fulham

Real Salt Lake’s latest young addition comes with something most 20-year-olds don't have: World Cup experience.
19 days ago
Real Salt Lake celebrates a goal by Lineker Rodrigues during a 3-0 win over FC Juarez in a Leagues ...
Matthew Casey

RSL hopes full week of training can spark turnaround against LAFC

Real Salt Lake finally had time to stop. Now they have to figure out how to start again.
19 days ago
Utah Royals FC forward Kiana Palacios scores a goal during the Royals' 2-1 loss to Boston Legacy FC...
Sean Walker

Utah Royals concede late in 2-1 loss to Boston Legacy

Nicki Hernandez's late cross found Aleigh Gambone at the back post for the game-winning goal in the 86th minute as Boston took all 3 points from Utah Royals FC with a 2-1 win in front of an announced crowd of 8,112 fans at America First Field.
19 days ago
Utah Royals' Narumi Miura celebrates a goal during a 1-0 win over the Orlando Pride, Saturday, July...
Matthew Casey

‘We always find a way’: Utah Royals bring new mentality home against Boston

The Utah Royals have gotten pretty good at digging themselves out of holes.
20 days ago