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Tough late breaks continue to stall RSL in Canada

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Last updated Saturday, May 11, 2013 - 5:04pm

MONTREAL, Quebec – The curse of Canada continues.

Despite holding a lead in the final quarter-hour, Real Salt Lake surrendered two goals – one of which was highly controversial – and fell 3-2 to Montreal at Stade Saputo.

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Salcedo returns to RSL after ban lifted

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:31pm

Facing the prospects of having to dig even deeper into its roster to field a lineup today, Real Salt Lake at last got some good news on Friday afternoon.

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Real Salt Lake adds Star Wars theme for fans to Saturday's match

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Last updated Monday, April 29, 2013 - 5:37pm

SANDY – Real Salt Lake announced on Monday that the club will host Star Wars Day during its May 4 match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The 7 p.m. kickoff will feature interactive games, costumed characters and promotions inspired by George Lucas’ iconic film series.

Real Salt Lake fans who attend the match dressed in a Star Wars costume will have the opportunity to march on the field in the Parade of Kings, with up to 300 fans allowed on the Rio Tinto Stadium pitch for the pregame procession.

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RSL facing a familiar foe

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 5, 2013 - 6:31pm

With just a few short weeks having passed since their last meeting, Real Salt Lake and rival Colorado are set to tangle for Round 2 of this season’s itineration of the Rocky Mountain Cup.

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Real Salt Lake midfielder Kyle Beckerman (5) collides with Seattle Sounders FC forward Sammy Ochoa (26) during their MLS soccer match on Saturday, March 30, 2013 in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/The Salt Lake Tribune, Rick Egan)

Seattle Sounders at Real Salt Lake, March 30, 2013, RSL wins 2-1

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Last updated Sunday, March 31, 2013 - 12:04am

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Midfielder Adu, Philadelphia Union part ways

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Last updated Monday, March 25, 2013 - 2:53pm

CHESTER, Pa. — The Philadelphia Union has reached a contract termination by mutual consent with star midfielder Freddy Adu.

Adu, who finalized the agreement on Monday, has signed with Esporte Clube Bahia, a Brazilian club, and the Union, in turn, acquired veteran Brazilian midfielder Jose Kleberson on loan from the same team.

Kleberson, 33, was on Brazil’s winning team in the 2002 World Cup, and has appeared in 32 matches for his country.

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Texas jinx holds true as Dallas tops RSL

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Last updated Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 11:13pm

FRISCO, Texas — Jackson scored a second-half goal and assisted on assisted on another in FC Dallas’ 2-0 victory over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night.

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RSL plays home opener against cup rival Colorado

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 15, 2013 - 11:51pm

SANDY — After a strong showing on the road during the first two weekends of the season, Real Salt Lake at last returns home to face its Rocky Mountain rivals.

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MLS punishes 2 Salt Lake players, warns KC

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Last updated Thursday, March 14, 2013 - 4:21pm

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer’s disciplinary committee has suspended Real Salt Lake defender Abdoulie Mansally one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for head-butting D.C. United midfielder Perry Kitchen in the 61st minute of Saturday’s game.

RSL forward Alvaro Saborio was fined for arguing with a referee at the end of the game, a 1-0 win by DC.

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RSL still winless in D.C.

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Last updated Saturday, March 9, 2013 - 11:40pm

WASHINGTON — Lionard Pajoy scored on an opportunistic header in the 60th minute to give D.C. United a 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in their home opener Saturday night.

United (1-1-0) stretched their home unbeaten run to 17 matches (13-0-4) with the win. Their last home loss came in last year’s season opener against Kansas City.

Salt Lake remained winless in eight trips to Washington (0-5-3) since 2004 and failed to build on its 2-0 opening day victory at San Jose last Sunday.

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San Jose Earthquakes forward Mike Fucito (9) heads a ball over Real Salt Lake defender Tony Beltran (2) during an MLS soccer match in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sunday.

RSL wins its opener on road

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Last updated Monday, March 4, 2013 - 3:43pm

SANTA CLARA, Calif. – New look.

Unfamiliar faces.

Same result.

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New-look Real faces uncertainty in MLS 2013

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 2, 2013 - 11:49pm

To say that the so-called “offseason” brought a few changes to Real Salt Lake would be a massive understatement.

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Rimando makes big saves; RSL falls to Sounders in Desert Diamond Cup final to wrap preseason

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Last updated Saturday, February 23, 2013 - 10:17pm

TUCSON, Ariz. — Real Salt Lake dropped the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup Final on Saturday night, conceding a second-half goal to fall to Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium.

Saturday’s game was RSL’s final preseason contest. The Claret-and-Cobalt will return to Utah on Sunday to begin preparations for its March 3 MLS regular season opener at defending Supporters’ Shield winners San Jose Earthquakes.

RSL coach Jason Kreis ran out his first-choice lineup against a reserve-laden Sounders FC side, which played its starters on Friday in a friendly against Mexican side Veracruz.

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Real Salt Lake inks rookie forward Sandoval

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Last updated Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 4:55pm

SANDY – Real Salt Lake signed rookie forward Devon Sandoval on Tuesday.

Real Salt Lake traded up to draft Sandoval in the second round (29th overall) of January’s MLS SuperDraft. The University of New Mexico product has been impressive in preseason, starting all but one of RSL’s five matches thus far. RSL first became familiar with Sandoval when he trained with the Claret-and-Cobalt for a week last summer.

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Dave Checketts sells Real Salt Lake to Hansen

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, January 25, 2013 - 1:17am

After nearly nine years of tireless effort to build Real Salt Lake into one of Major League Soccer’s most consistent franchises, team founder and majority owner Dave Checketts is moving on.

Checketts announced during a press conference at Rio Tinto Stadium on Thursday afternoon that he has sold his controlling interest in Sports Capital Partners Worldwide’s Utah-based properties to minority owner Dell Loy Hansen.

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