After pulling off two memorable upsets to get within two games of winning another MLS Championship, Real Salt Lake's magical run came to an unfortunate run with a 2-0 loss on the road against Portland in the Western Conference finals.
RSL fell behind early, when a poor clearance in the...
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) announced its yearly awards on Tuesday, with multiple U.S. Women’s National Team members being honored.
Forward Alex Morgan was named the 2018 Female Player of the Year, winning the award for the third straight year and fourth time overall.
Morgan...
The 2018 FIFA World Cup begins tomorrow, when 32 countries begin their quest to win the biggest sporting event in the world.
Can Cristiano Ronaldo lead Portugal to world glory after winning Euros 2016? Can Lionel Messi finally win a final of a major tournament? Can Spain recapture their 2010...
The USWNT dominated the rest of Concacaf last week, claiming the Olympic Qualifying Tournament title. So let’s take a look back, as well as a look ahead to what’s next for the USWNT.
A Look Back
As mentioned previously, the U.S. dominated the qualifying competition, taking the title with a 3-0...
With perhaps the biggest debate in sports being Cristiano Ronaldo vs. Lionel Messi for the title of the best player in the world, Ronaldo added another achievement to his claim for the top spot, helping lead Portugal to the UEFA Nations League title on Sunday.
After scoring a hat trick...
After a record-setting victory to open the World Cup on Tuesday, the U.S. continued their winning ways in Group F, taking down first time World Cup participants Chile, 3-0.
The U.S. made multiple changes to the starting lineup for the second match, likely to gauge the depth of the squad...
Major League Soccer announced its All-Star roster on Monday, with Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando being one of the two players chosen by commissioner Don Garber to represent MLS in this year's All-Star Game.
Rimando is in his 20th and final season in MLS, his 13th with Real Salt...
It’s Thursday, just a day after Real Salt Lake’s 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium.
The Dynamo came into the match unbeaten in May, taking 10 of a possible 12 points. RSL, just two games removed from a 4-1 loss on the road and sitting...
With a loss to Jamaica in the rearview mirror, the U.S. were hoping to right the ship in a friendly match against Venezuela before the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup.
However, the game brought more questions than answers as the U.S. were thoroughly beaten and in a 3-0 shutout loss to...
A pair of BYU women soccer players were selected in the second and third rounds of the 2018 National Women's Soccer League Draft on Thursday.
With the historic first draft pick in franchise history, the Utah Royals FC selected BYU defender Taylor Isom, a Sandy native who attended Alta High...
After a spectacular 2018 campaign, USWNT forward Alex Morgan has been named the U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year.
During a year in which the U.S. compiled an 18-0-2 record, Morgan was the offensive star, scoring 18 goals in the 19 games she played, her second highest total in...
The other half of the legendary Real Salt Lake duo returns.
Real Salt Lake announced Tuesday that the team had reached an agreement to bring back seven-time all-star goalkeeper Nick Rimando for a 12th season and more. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The signing had been...
The streak continues.
After winning the World Cup in 2014, Germany become the fourth European World Cup winner in a row to fail to get out of the group stage after falling 2-0 to South Korea on Wednesday.
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The loss put the defending champions at the bottom of Group F.
Days after...
As we reach the halfway point of the 2022 season (17 matches), how has Real Salt Lake performed so far? Here's a look at the high and lows from the first half of the season.
Highlight: Exceeding expectations
Let’s be honest, RSL’s run to last season’s Western Conference final was surprising,...
After several weeks of rumors and waiting, Real Salt Lake fans can finally breathe a little easier. The captain Kyle Beckerman is returning to Sandy.
On Tuesday, Real Salt Lake announced that the nine-time MLS All-Star and 11-year member of the Claret and Cobalt will return for his 12th...
The U.S. began their World Cup qualifying campaign on a high note, dispatching Mexico for the the third time this year, winning 6-0.
The U.S. got off to a hot start, scoring in the third minute via a Megan Rapinoe goal.
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After giving up the early goal, Mexico tightened up defensively...
Alex Morgan was named the 2017 CONCACAF Female Player of the Year on Sunday.
The CONCACAF Awards are voted on by media members, national team coaches, captains, and fans. Morgan has now won the award for the second consecutive time and for the third time in her career.
The 28-year-old striker had...
Nick Rimando is one of the all-time greats, not only in RSL history, but MLS history. He broke records, saved games and won championships. As fans, we watched him with anticipation, knowing that every game he played could be spectacular because of a miracle play or a dominant performance.
So...
2019 is a big year for the United States Women’s National Team. Not only will they be participating in the eighth FIFA Women’s World Cup in June looking to defend their 2015 title, but when play begins on January 19, it will kick off the 35th year of the...
In the first game of an April doubleheader with Mexico, the USWNT cruised to a 4-1 victory in Jacksonville.
The U.S. came storming out of the gates, when in the sixth minute an Alex Morgan pass found Megan Rapinoe who slid the ball forward to Mallory Pugh for the goal,...
The semifinals of Copa América are set after a 2-0 Argentina win over Venezuela and Brazil’s penalty shootout win over Paraguay after a 0-0 draw in regulation. The host country, Brazil is looking for their first Copa América title since 2007, while Lionel Messi is finally looking to lift...
The semifinals of the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup are now set after Sunday’s results. The surprise of the tournament Haiti will face Mexico in the first semifinal, while the U.S. will play Jamaica with a spot in the final on the line.
United States
After rolling through Group D - the...
The United States women’s national team closed out 2017 season on a strong note, beating rival Canada 3-1 on Sunday in San Jose.
After a 1-1 draw on Thursday north of the border, the U.S. made a few changes with its lineup with Christen Press replacing Lynn Williams and Taylor Smith...
The NWSL announced Friday that Portland Thorns midfielder Lindsey Horan has been named the 2018 National Women’s Soccer League Most Valuable Player. The award was voted on by fans, media, club officials and players.
Horan played in 22 of the Thorns 24 matches this season, registering 1,980 minutes while scoring...
And you thought blowing a 3-1 lead was bad.
Barcelona completed one of the most improbable comebacks in soccer history in a 6-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain to move on to the Champions League quarterfinals.
After falling 4-0 in the first leg to PSG, Barcelona needed a miracle to move on...
The World Cup is the world's biggest sporting event!
After waiting four years for this moment, the time has finally come.
The world's biggest stars will face off against one another in an action-packed tournament featuring eight new superstadiums in Russia.
With so many stars and new countries in the tournament, here are...
After the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) defeated China on Thursday, both teams took the field again Tuesday night for a friendly rematch. Although the second match was much like the first, there were some improvements over game one.
The U.S. dominated possession from the start but were not able...
The drought is over.
After winning the World Cup on its home soil in 1998, France erased 20 years of misery as Les Bleus won its second World Cup title after defeating Croatia in a thrilling 4-2 victory.
France entered the tournament as a favorite, powered by its young stars such...
The United States are world champions once again!
Dominating from start to finish, the United States women’s soccer team (USWNT) claimed its fourth Women’s World Cup title on Sunday, beating the Netherlands, 2-0, in Lyon, France, to repeat as world champions.
Led by Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle, the USWNT scored...
Since opening in 2008, Rio Tinto Stadium — home of Real Salt Lake — has been one of the most difficult places to play in Major League Soccer.
And one of England's top clubs found that out Monday night as Manchester United found itself down in the first half against RSL,...