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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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After short offseason, RSL gets back to work

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Sunday, January 20, 2013 - 10:33pm

SANDY — After an offseason that lasted a scant 10 weeks, Real Salt Lake’s players and coaches reported for duty on Saturday afternoon as the franchise prepares to get its ninth season underway.

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MLS season to start with 6 games on March 2; RSL to open a day later at San Jose

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Last updated Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 3:00pm

NEW YORK — Major League Soccer’s season will open March 2 with six games on its earliest start date, and New England will be the final team to open at home when it hosts Dallas on March 23.

The league said Tuesday that March 2 matches will include Columbus at Chivas USA, Colorado at Dallas, D.C. United at Houston, Kansas City at Philadelphia, Montreal at Seattle and Toronto at Vancouver.

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RSL makes sweeping changes to roster

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, December 3, 2012 - 11:26pm

SANDY — When Monday morning rolled around, it put an official end to Major League Soccer’s roster freeze.

Real Salt Lake rolled out a furnace.

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Report: RSL to trade Olave, Espindola, Johnson

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Last updated Sunday, December 2, 2012 - 8:13pm

SANDY — With the Major League Soccer season officially concluding on Saturday night as Los Angeles captured its second straight MLS Cup, the league’s trade window opens today and according to Soccer by Ives, a prominent national soccer website, Real Salt Lake will be at the forefront of the line.

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Sounders’ Burch suspended, fined

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Last updated Saturday, November 10, 2012 - 10:22pm

NEW YORK — MLS Commissioner Don Garber suspended Seattle Sounders defender Marc Burch for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount Saturday night for using unacceptable and offensive language toward an opponent Thursday night in a playoff game against Real Salt Lake.

Garber also ordered Burch to attend diversity and sensitivity training.

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Seattle Sounders forward Fredy Montero (17) and Real Salt Lake midfielder Will Johnson battle for the ball during the first half of the Western Conference semifinals at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy on Thursday. The Sounders defeated RSL 1-0.

Sounders end RSL's season with late goal

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, November 9, 2012 - 12:30am

SANDY — And just like that, the walls of the fortress at Rio Tinto Stadium collapsed.

A gaping hole blown open by a blistering right-footed cannon ball from the foot of Seattle midfielder Mario Martinez in the 81st minute.

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Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando, right, looks at blood on his glove as he is tended to by a trainer after being injured in the second half of a MLS Western Conference semifinal soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Friday, Nov. 2, 2012, in Seattle. Rimando stayed in the match, the first of a two-match aggregate game, which finished with a score of 0-0.

Rimando's toughness puts RSL in good position

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, November 5, 2012 - 7:17pm

No matter which side of the final result you were on, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando earned plenty of praise for his efforts during the first leg of RSL’s Western Conference playoff series against Seattle.

Despite suffering a facial laceration above his right eye — which required stiches to close — and a nose injury, Real’s goalkeeper fought to the finish line and helped his team hold Seattle scoreless.

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Seattle Sounders’ Christian Tiffert (right) battles with Real Salt Lake’s Javier Morales (11) and Kyle Beckerman in Seattle.

RSL, Sounders fail to score in first-leg draw

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Last updated Friday, November 2, 2012 - 10:58pm

SEATTLE — Real Salt Lake’s Nick Rimando made five saves and Seattle’s Michael Gspurning had four and the teams finished in a scoreless draw in the first leg of their MLS Western Conference semifinal playoff series on Friday night.

The second leg between second-seeded Real Salt Lake and third-seeded Seattle will be played Nov. 8 in Utah.

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Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman (right) tries to slow Seattle Sounders’ Andy Rose (center) during the first half in Seattle in October.

MLS playoffs: RSL-Sounders rivalry renewed Friday

Justin Johnson Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 5:48pm

One of Major League Soccer’s newest upcoming rivalries will be renewed tonight.

Real Salt Lake and Seattle will tangle tonight at CenturlyLink Field in Seattle in the first of a two-leg aggregate goals MLS Cup Western Conference playoff series. The match will kickoff at 8:30 p.m. and will be televised live on NBC Sports Network.

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