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Youth, served: Real Salt Lake pulls past Atlanta United to keep fast start
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted March 7 - 8:26 p.m. | Save Story
Aiden Hezarkhani scored a goal for the second-straight week, rookie Sergi Solans added his first professional, and Real Salt Lake served its youth again en route to a 3-2 road win over Atlanta United.

Homegrown Hezarkhani's debut goal lifts Real Salt Lake by Seattle in home opener
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 28 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
If Real Salt Lake's home opener in the club's 22nd season in Major League Soccer is to be believed, the kids are all right.

Real Salt Lake opens season with 1-0 road loss to Vancouver
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 21 - 8:52 p.m. | Save Story
Aziel Jackson's goal in the 57th minute was the difference as Vancouver held off visiting Salt Lake, 1-0 at BC Place in British Columbia, Canada.

Here's what to expect as Real Salt Lake opens 2026 season Saturday at Vancouver
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Feb. 20 - 10:26 a.m. | Save Story
After a longer-than-expected offseason, a series of major acquisitions, and a preseason campaign spent tweaking its 4-3-2-1 base formation into something that resembles more of a 3-4-2 going forward, Pablo Mastroeni's side is ready for its close-up.

Playing for Real Salt Lake a 'childhood dream' for Eden's Zach Booth. Now he gets to live it
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Jan. 29 - 9:01 a.m. | Save Story
After stops with Leicester City, Volendam and Excelsior Rottendom in the Netherlands, Booth will finally get to live out that dream of suiting up for the Claret and Cobalt on a one-year loan deal.

RSL offers front-row seat to the transformation of American soccer
Dennis Romboy, Deseret News | Posted Nov. 23 - 1:02 p.m. | Save Story
It's no surprise that the new owners of Real Salt Lake are optimistic about Major League Soccer — after all, they spent more than half a billion dollars to purchase the team this past April.

RSL attacker Diego Luna's rising stardom includes important message about mental health
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 20 - 6:32 p.m. | Save Story
The 22-year-old attacking midfielder who had a goal in the United States' 5-1 friendly win over 15th-ranked Uruguay was awarded the Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award.

Lionel Messi (finally) scheduled to come to Utah as part of Real Salt Lake's 2026 MLS schedule
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 20 - 1:53 p.m. | Save Story
World soccer superstars are coming to the Wasatch Front, and none bigger than all-time great Lionel Messi, who is scheduled to play Real Salt Lake with Inter Miami on April 22.

Utah Royals send off 2025 season, 3 retiring teammates with 1-0 win over Washington
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Nov. 2 - 7:06 p.m. | Save Story
Paige Monaghan scored her fifth goal of the season, and Mandy McGlynn made three saves to make it stand up as the Royals wrapped up the 2025 season with a 1-0 win over the Washington Spirit.

RSL fails to advance in playoffs for 4th consecutive season, falling 3-1 in Portland wild card game
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Oct. 23 - 12:09 a.m. | Save Story
Major League Soccer and its playoff structure have changed a lot over the last four years, but one thing has remained the same: Real Salt Lake can't make it beyond its first matchup.

RSL qualifies for MLS-best 5th consecutive playoffs with 2-2 draw in St. Louis
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Oct. 18 - 10:47 p.m. | Save Story
Real Salt Lake rebounded from a disastrous first half of the season to rattle off eight of its 12 wins over the final 17 games and squeak into the ninth and final Western Conference playoff spot.

Paige Monaghan sets career mark in Utah Royals' 2-1 loss to Seattle in road finale
Sean Walker, KSL | Posted Oct. 17 - 11:15 p.m. | Save Story
Monaghan's fourth goal of the season is a career-high for a single campaign in her six seasons in the NWSL.

Mina Tanaka earns 1st NWSL brace in Utah Royals 2-2 draw in Chicago
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 5:37 p.m. | Save Story
The local NWSL side still has not lost a game since Aug. 8 with a 2-2 draw in Chicago that extends the unbeaten streak to eight games.

Real Salt Lake wins home finale 1-0 over Colorado Rapids
Sean Stetson for KSL | Posted Oct. 5 - 1:19 a.m. | Save Story
The stage is set for a season-ending playoff run for Real Salt Lake after a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids Saturday night at American First Field.

Utah Royals extend unbeaten streak to club record 7 games in 2-0 win over Bay FC
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Sept. 28 - 12:39 a.m. | Save Story
The Utah Royals matched their longest win streak from last season on Saturday with a 2-0 win at Bay FC to make it three victories in a row for the surging NWSL side.

'We don't have time': RSL gets crucial 3-1 win over Austin to keep playoff hopes alive
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Sept. 27 - 11:31 p.m. | Save Story
RSL got the job done in the first of its four remaining games with a 3-1 win over Austin, extending the team's narrow hopes of postseason play at least one more week.

Watercooler Talk: Fortunes flipping between state's top teams
KSL Sports | Posted Sept. 21 - 11:34 p.m. | Save Story
BYU took Utah's spot in the college football AP Top 25 following the Utes' loss to Texas Tech and the Utah Royals continued a six-game unbeaten streak while Real Salt Lake has lost five of its last six games.

Bouanga scores 3 goals — his 2nd hat trick in 3 games — for LAFC in 4-1 win over RSL
Associated Press | Posted Sept. 21 - 11:10 p.m. | Save Story
Denis Bouanga scored three goals, his second hat trick in the last three games, and Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1.

Utah Royals put together dream 1st half in 3-2 home win over Louisville
Caleb Turner, KSL | Posted Sept. 20 - 12:00 a.m. | Save Story
Utah held on for the 3-2 victory, winning three of its last four games and remaining undefeated over a six-game stretch dating back to mid-August.

