U.S. House Commends Real Salt Lake Champs
by Matt Canham (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - December 14)
Real Salt Lake received a pat on the back Monday from the U.S. House of Representatives for winning this year's Major League Soccer championship. more details | go to article

Wingert Signs Contract Extension
by Steve Luhm (Profile/Interview | Salt Lake Tribune - March 3)
Veteran defender Chris Wingert has signed a contract extension that will keep him with Real Salt Lake through the 2012 season. Also: veteran midfielder Grabavov added; more details | go to article

RSL Lands World Cup Qualifying Game At New Stadium
by Michael C. Lewis (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - February 10)
Just as the U.S. men's national soccer team begins its final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa on Wednesday, Real Salt Lake has learned it will play host to one of its last qualifying games next fall. more details | go to article

Encore In Sight, RSL Opens Preseason Camp
by Michael C. Lewis (Article | Salt Lake Tribune - January 30)
Real Salt Lake is still hoping to sign one or two new players for the upcoming season. But everybody else who reported to Rio Tinto Stadium for the first day of preseason training camp Friday sounded ready to improve on the first Major League Soccer playoff run in team history last year. more details | go to article

RSL To Open 2009 Against Expansion Seattle
by Michael C. Lewis (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - January 28)
Real Salt Lake will open next season at the expansion Seattle Sounders on March 28 - one week later than the rest of Major League Soccer begins play - before playing its first home game on ESPN2 against defending champion Columbus on April 2 at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy. more details | go to article

With Stadium Built, RSL Owner Says 'Now It Has To Work'
by Michael C. Lewis (Article | Salt Lake Tribune - October 4)
Dave Checketts vividly remembers the day Salt Lake County's mayor shot down his funding plan for a new Real Salt Lake stadium in Sandy, forcing him to confront the possibility that his vision for a new home for his pro-soccer team might never be realized. more details | go to article

Pastorino Says Influx Of Overseas Players May Yield Instant Gratification, Results
by Steve Pastorino (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - March 15)
Roster compliance day in Major League Soccer has come and gone and Real Salt Lake's ongoing shakeup has reached historic proportions. more details | go to article

Another Road Contest, Another Loss For RSL
by Jimmy LaRue (Result | Salt Lake Tribune - September 13)
Being a former roommate of D.C. United goalkeeper Troy Perkins didn't help Real Salt Lake's Alecko Eskandarian when it mattered. more details | go to article

Real Salt Lake Faces Daunting Task In D.C.
by Michael C. Lewis (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - September 12)
They allowed four disastrous goals in the first hour of their last game against a team at the top of the standings. Now, Real Salt Lake takes its flickering hopes for a respectable season to D.C. United. more details | go to article

Goalkeeper Seitz Named To U.S. Roster
by Michael C. Lewis (Profile/Interview | Salt Lake Tribune - September 4)
Real Salt Lake's Chris Seitz has been called up to the U.S. national soccer team, in advance of its exhibition game against No. 1 Brazil on Sunday in Chicago. more details | go to article

'chances' Don't Add Up To Win For RSL
by Iván Orozco (Result | Salt Lake Tribune - August 27)
After falling to Chivas USA, team's players and coaches 'scratching our heads' at how they managed to lose again more details | go to article

Revamped Roster Faces Major Test
by Michael C. Lewis (Preview | Salt Lake Tribune - August 26)
RSL begins the toughest stretch of its season tonight against Chivas USA in California more details | go to article

Chicago's Newcomers Rough Up Real
by Michael C. Lewis (Result | Salt Lake Tribune - August 19)
Team reverts back to its scoreless ways, spoiling a chance to escape from the conference basement more details | go to article

Argentine Makes His Debut
by Michael C. Lewis (Profile/Interview | Salt Lake Tribune - August 19)
Striker Edgar Espindola - he prefers to go by “Fabian” - made his debut for Real Salt Lake against the Chicago Fire on Saturday, just two days after finally receiving his immigration work permit and signing a contract. more details | go to article

Argentines May Make Debut Saturday
by Michael C. Lewis (Profile/Interview | Salt Lake Tribune - August 15)
hey won't be signed to contracts before the Major League Soccer transfer window closes today, but the three Argentine trialists who have been waiting to join Real Salt Lake still could make their debuts against the Chicago Fire on Saturday. more details | go to article