"We talked beforehand about the tendencies of this referee. We knew what he's capable of and to be honest I think we played right into his hands."
USMNT's Gregg Berhalter comments about the ref and Tim Weah's red card vs Panama ⬇️
I had this interview with Diego Luna after the recent U23 camp. In which he didn’t accumulate much minutes.
Lots is coming to light now as Head Coach Marko Mitrović has left Luna off the Olympic roster.
Here’s what he had to say: ⬇️⬇️
#RSL
#USYNT
#USMNT
Diego Luna vs Atlanta United tonight:
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🅰️🅰️🅰️
Was announced earlier that Luna won’t be heading to the Olympics as he declined an alternate roster spot.
What a way to respond from 🌙 boy.
🇺🇸 Diego Luna isn’t messing around tonight gets the nod to start at CAM vs Sporting KC and already has himself 2 assists in the first half.
⚽️ 3 Goals + 🅰️ 5 Assists
Is Mitrovic not entertained ?!
“12th man was spectacular tonight. After every goal the energy from the crowd I could feel it in my soul.”
Pablo Masteroni about the atmosphere tonight against the Colorado Rapids.
#RSL
#Dalereal
💡Player spotlight:
🔎 Matt Crooks - The Real Salt Lake attacking midfielder has now made 13 appearances for his new club since moving from Middlesborough.
📰 I have seen a lot of mix emotions about Matt Crooks. Mainly critism. I’m here to show some appreciation.
🧵THREAD
Gavin Beavers on his relationship with Goalkeeper Coach Mirza Harambasic and the impact he has had on his development:
“I mean he’s (Mirza) the man there’s not much more to say.
He’s helped me as a young goalkeeper just to grow, I mean I’ve been with him since I was 14 years
Who would’ve thought after all we went through she left me for another man….
Spent 2 years of my life with her to found out today after being broken up with for 3 weeks is she lied and left me for someone else.
Enjoy my rant.
@aseaborne
@RoyalRiotPod
@SoccerNationCo
Trust me I’m upset just as much as you. But there are some creative players on that roster for example Taylor Booth.
I would argue though that Luna has the best on the field IQ though.
Fidel Barajas on reports about possibly getting called up to the U.S. U-20 national team camp:
“Yeah I mean, there is a camp coming up, talked about it with the club about possibly going, so just looking forward to it.”
Barajas played in the recent U-17 World Cup with Mexico.
Carlos Andrés Gómez (🇨🇴•21)
So far is having a solid season at Real Salt Lake who are currently sitting atop of the western conference standings with 18 points.
A versatile winger who can play either RW or LW with RW being his preferred side. Good explosiveness, 1v1 dribbling
It’s an honor to announce that I am joining the
@AreaSportsNet
team to cover Real Salt Lake for the 2024 MLS season. Can’t wait to get to work and share loads of content!
Check out my first article below!!
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I just have some words to say thank you to everyone who has followed me and supported me since I started this journey in media coverage for Real Salt Lake.
I’m truly honored by the chance to join Royal Riot and help the guys and girls take off Royal Riot the skies the limit.
We have big news!! We are adding a new member for
#RSL
coverage! Please welcome Carson Lantz to the team! He will be writing player pieces and post game analysis! Carson has done a great job with that already, and we are excited to welcome him to the team!
🔴🔵🟡 | Braian Ojeda:
The 🇵🇾 Paraguayan midfielder who currently plays at Real Salt Lake, has put in plenty of great shifts this season.
Key part of Salt Lake’s midfield. He’s not afraid to take on the opposition off the dribble, plays a key part in starting the attack, and
Justen Glad is now 2nd in CB voting!! Emeka Eneli is 4th in DM.
And Chicho is 2nd in Forward voting!!
Let’s get Emeka there final push spam those votes!
If you don’t want to click the link I put photos below this post.
#RSL
Wanted to thank
#RSL
nation, this season I went out of my comfort zone to try and make an impact on the community and be a friend to all. Thanks, RSL fans, you guys are some of the best people I've met, and can't wait to meet more of you. Til next season!
Young Real Salt Lake Goalkeeper, Gavin Beavers, has been called up to the U.S. U-19 national team.
The U.S. camp will be held in Morocco, they will face England on March 24 and Morocco on March 26.
This is a great opportunity for Beavers to gain even more experience with a
If you aren’t familiar with Emeka Eneli yet I recommend you do.
Already being compared to some of the best MLS midfielders of all time, Ozzie Alonso and Diego Chara.
#RSL
#USMNT
#MLS
💡Player Spotlight: Luca Moisa (16•🇺🇸🇷🇴)
Luca Moisa a top prospect who currently plays for Real Salt Lake and the Real Monarchs. He has made 8 appearances for the Monarchs this season with 5/8 of those being starts.
Last night versus North Texas SC, Moisa picked up his first
Emeka Eneli,
Whatta season he is having from being drafted as a midfielder to being a dominate outside back in the MLS!
Eneli has really impressed me this season, his defending is solid, he can attack, and he’s versatile.
Hopefully he sticks around for awhile!
#RSL
Thoughts from tonight’s match:
RSL disrespected their opponent by the lineup they started. New Mexico made them pay for it by dropping 4 goals on them.
Philip Quinton’s first start at CB was next to a natural winger.
Nelson Palacio……….
Fidel, Luna, and Gozo all looked
Pablo Masteroni on the build up to the second goal eventually scored by Chicho Arango:
“The space behind back lines is where Andres (Gomez) really thrives, and what makes that goal special to me is the decision making, to not have a go at goal but to find his teammate and again
Breaking: The deal is reported to be worth up to $4 million, a club-record sale for Real Salt Lake. RSL plans to reinvest these funds to boost their strong start to the 2024 MLS season.
Source:
@tombogert
&
@jeffrueter
Cristian “Chicho” Arango, Post match interview. On the mindset going into the Saint Louis game after drawing them last time out:
“To be honest I feel like we have left the last game in the past, we knew that it was gonna be a hard game, they’re a great team.
We knew we needed
Fidel Barajas :
The Sacramento born 17 year old is a left footed right winger. He managed to rack up 5 goals and 11 assists in 32 games last season in the USL Championship for Charleston Battery. I’m very excited to see what he can bring to Real Salt Lake!
#RSL
From Real Salt Lakes post match press conference, Matt Crooks was asked about how excited he is for his first home game.
“New home ground for me. I have been to the stadium, it’s beautiful with the mountains. Hopefully we can make it a bit of a fortress this season.”
#RSL
#MLS
There is an Issue in Utah right now that involves YOUTH SOCCER thread ‼️🧵
I’m putting this on here because I have people on my platform that care for the game and want to see it grow in this country.
The UYSA is scared and is trying to take control of the players-kids.
From this mornings Philadelphia Union Press Conference.
Jim Curtin on Real Salt Lake Head Coach Pablo Masteroni:
“Pablo Masteroni an incredible coach, a lot of people talk about the passion and great leadership skills he has.
The emotion he should as a player on the field
Lights were bright last night in Herriman, Utah at the Zions Banks stadium. As the Real Monarchs faced off against Minnesota United 2.
The lights were shining the brightest on U.S. youth international, Zavier Gozo.
He managed to grab himself a brace in the Monarchs 2-1 win.
Some more standouts from yesterday’s game between Real Monarchs and Minnesota United 2.
Daron Iskenderian, The Armenian youth international had a solid performance yesterday controlling the midfield and picking up an assist, that assist would be crucial as it was the game
Nelson Palacio:
Palacio is a player I would love to see breakout next season. I’m big fan of how he plays with flair, composure, and passion in the midfield. But he’s only showed glimpses of his potential. I feel like a midfield 3 of Ojeda, Ruiz, and Palacio would shine.
#RSL
Here is the Preseason roster for
#RSL
as they’re headed to Portugal to play in the Atlantic cup.
February 3rd vs Brøndby IF
February 6th vs Fredrikstad FK
February 9th vs Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag
Thank you
@eli_j_allen
for the roster
Haji Wright:
One of my favorite
#USMNT
players this season. So let’s talk about him a little bit.
Made the move from Antalyaspor last summer to join Coventry City in the English Championship.
Since then Haji has appeared in 41 matches while adding 15 goals and 6 assists in
Noel Caliskan on his time at Real Salt Lake so far :
“It’s been very good, the guys have been really nice from the very first day.
The coaching staff, everybody in this club. Has been really good and nice.
The city has been nice too, I’m really enjoying it. Overall can’t
💡Double Player Spotlight:
Bode Hidalgo & Andrew Brody 🔴🔵🟡
• First off Andrew Brody has picked up his performance’s in the last 2 matches picking up a beautiful assist vs Austin FC then putting in a great game defensively vs CF Montreal.
• Second Bode Hidalgo recently
Real Salt Lake’s Zavier Gozo and Gavin Beavers have been called up by coach Michael Nsien for the U.S. U-19/20 camp.
They will take on Argentina 🇦🇷 in Bueno Aires and Uruguay in Montevideo 🇺🇾.
Camp will take place later this week!
#RSL
#Dalereal
#USYNT
#USMNT
Almost a year ago I was weighing 210 pounds and I was not happy with myself for letting me get to that point.
Fast forward to today, I got my mind right and cleaned up what I eat. I now weigh 177 pounds.
You’d be surprised the wonders of eating healthy good food and being
Real Salt Lake and the Colorado Rapids U-17 teams faced off against each other this morning in Herriman, Utah at the Real Salt Lake academy.
Real Salt Lake went down early 0-1 in the first half off a defensive mistake that lead to the Rapids getting on the board first.
But
Two Real Salt Lake players have been called up to the Columbia National team! The two guys are Brayan Vera and Andres Gomez!
Hopefully both guys get some playing time!
#RSL
I really admire Emeka Eneli as an athlete and person. I’ve been grateful to be able to talk to him outside of the soccer scene. Super well spoken guy, very smart and is real + he’s a baller.
Really enjoyed listening to this.
#RSL
"We want to win Supporters' Shield, Leagues Cup, Open Cup and MLS Cup. We want to win every trophy."
@realsaltlake
's Emeka Eneli joins MLS Countdown on playing against Messi, Chicho for MVP and his comparisons to Darlington Nagbe.
Article‼️ | Real Salt Lake MLS Cup Contenders.
Glad and Vera return 👨🏻🦰🇨🇴
🔦⭐️: Alexandros Katranis
Chicho leading the way 😜✌️
#DOOP
🐍 undefeated no more
Up and coming Real Salt Lake winger, Zavier Gozo, has been called up to the U.S. U-17 national team.
Gozo recently signed his first pro contract with
#RSL
and made his debut last season versus the LA Galaxy at 16 years old!
#dalereal
#usynt
Head Coach Pablo Masteroni on the extent of Diego Luna’s injury:
“We’ll see how he feels heading into this week, obviously he suffered a really bad contusion in his calf.
He wasn’t able to push off of it on Wednesday and you know we just left him back home to make sure he’s
My next goal is to a grow a community here. Let me introduce myself my name is Carson Lantz. I’m a big soccer guy I’ve been around the game for 18+ years and played some college ball. My next goal is to become a journalist one day and bring awesome content to my community.
The journey continues with the worldwide leader in sports 📺
The USL and
@espn
have renewed a multi-year broadcast agreement for the USL Championship and
@USLLeagueOne
.
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🚨SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨
The Royal Riot Podcast is thrilled to announce our partnership with
@abc4utah
to provide new and extended coverage of
#RSL
and
#URFC
!
THANK YOU ALL for the rapid growth & support of our coverage.
Now… time to get to work 🔥😎
🚨🔵🔴🟡 Transfer News: Philip Quinton has been acquired by Real Salt Lake.
Real Salt Lake will send $200,000 in General Allocation Money to the Columbus Crew for Quinton.
Salt Lake gets their needed CB as Marcelo Silva is out for the season and Erik Holt, Justen Glad, and
I asked Head Coach Pablo Masteroni, what was the thought behind bringing in Noel Caliskan into the starting eleven for his first start, in a crucial rivalry game.
His response was:
"Noel has been with us now since the beginning of preseason.
He was a player that we needed
Armenian youth international, Darón Iskenderian is available for tomorrow’s game.
Eager to see him take the field as depth at winger is low as Luna and Gomez will be out due to international duty.
#RSL
#Dalereal
Diego Luna is making full pitch runs and effortlessly bouncing off defenders while he does it.
He really does have a truly unique player profile, and he’s made it work for him 🇺🇸🇲🇽
I just published Players to Watch in 2024 MLS!
As many of you know I like to write so I decided to make a list of 8 players to watch out for in the upcoming 2024 MLS season, Enjoy! Let me know what you think.
#MLS
#RSL
#LAGalaxy
#crew96
#DOOP
#Rapids96
A brace and assist for promising RSL player Andres Gomez today versus LAFC.
The Columbian winger now was 2 goals and 1 assist this season after 3 games.
📸:
@aaronkbaker
#RSL
|
@AreaSportsNet
Highly rated Real Salt Lake winger, Diego Luna, has been called up to the U.S. U-23 national team.
The U.S. will face Guinea in Olot, Spain on March 22 and France in Montbéliard, France on March 25.
Good luck Moon Boy.
📸 ~
@aaronkbaker
#RSL
#USMNT
#Dalereal
We have big news!! We are adding a new member for
#RSL
coverage! Please welcome Carson Lantz to the team! He will be writing player pieces and post game analysis! Carson has done a great job with that already, and we are excited to welcome him to the team!
Emeka Eneli, on some goals he had for the 2024 MLS season:
"Just to play as much as I can, you know?
And obviously, for the first three games I’ve done that. It’s a long season, 34 games.
We got the Open Cup and the Leagues Cup. I just need to maintain a standard.
If I
Sergio Ramos is aiming for a summer move to MLS. His agent was in the U.S. during Easter to check out a couple teams facilities. Via
@relevo
What club do you think he will go to?
Real Salt Lake Academy Update:
The U-17 team faced off versus the Seattle Sounders yesterday morning.
Salt Lake absolutely dominated this game from the first minute all the way to the last.
Terrific overall team performance as they won 5-0.
Standout players:
Omar
Head Coach Pablo Masteroni on turning AFF (Riot) back into a fortress:
“I don’t think home field is an advantage when the game starts.
There’s got to be a mechanism in which opposing teams start to feel like this place is overwhelming.
It usually has to do with the
I had the opportunity to represent
@SaltLakeFocus
at the news release for
#RSL
new sponsorship deal with Select Health and Intermountain Health.
Personally I’m excited for this long term “community focused” partnership that will provide world class care for RSL athletes.
Zavier Gozo got the nod to start at Striker today for the Real Monarchs.
It took him 38 minutes to make an impact and get his name on the scoresheet for his first goal of the season.
Gozo’s stock keeps rising 📈📈
Up and coming Real Salt Lake winger, Zavier Gozo, has been called up to the U.S. U-17 national team.
Gozo recently signed his first pro contract with
#RSL
and made his debut last season versus the LA Galaxy at 16 years old!
#dalereal
#usynt
🎬: Final Thoughts
Although all that Matt Crooks does isn’t on the stat sheet. He’s been impactful as of late after a slow start to his claret and cobalt career.
He may not be super agile, quick, or a fast dribbler. But what he does on and off the ball is noticeable wether
Richy Ledezma
If y’all didn’t know Richy went through the RSL academy and played for the Monarchs for a little too before moving to PSV. He currently is on Loan at NYCFC where he has played 12 matches and has picked up 3 assists.
This Saturday Richy will be playing RSL.
#RSL