http://rsl.theoffside.com News from Real Salt Lake MLS team Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:20:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is not just that Real Salt Lake's captain, Kyle Beckerman, has been working on his dreadlocks longer than the LA Galaxy's David Beckham has been coifed with an under-cut resembling a mullet with a racing-strip, that leads me to predict RSL as the 2009 MLS Cup winner. Rather, it ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/battle-in-seattle.html [caption id="attachment_303" align="aligncenter" width="340" caption="Andy Williams Seals the Deal for Real in Win"][/caption] Andy Williams seals the deal for RSL with a late goal in Real's 4-2 aggregate win to advance in the 2009 MLS Playoffs and move on to the Eastern Conference Final. Last week after Real Salt Lake beat ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/real-salt-lake-sends-defending-champion-columbus-out-of-the-playoffs.html Robbie Findley, MLS's Player of the Week during the last week of the regular season slipped a late goal past the diving Columbus Keeper from a beautiful Yura Movsisyan pass, and delivers the victory to Real Salt Lake in the first leg of the Eastern Conference semis. The score came ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/real-salt-lake-gives-columbus-crew-a-fright-on-halloween-takes-game-one-of-the-eastern-conference-semifinals.html I have been surfing the soccer blogs today and not many people are giving Real Salt lake much of a chance to get past defending MLS Champions, The Columbus Crew. I just want to remind people of three things: 1. Overall, RSL has scored 23 more goals than its opponents in ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/rsl-versus-the-crew-the-power-of-the-12th-man-in-rio-tinto.html [caption id="attachment_213" align="aligncenter" width="275" caption="Robbie Findley - MLS Player of the Week"][/caption] Conference Semifinals Begin Finally, after seven months of play the real contest for Major League Soccer bragging rights begins on Thursday night in Seattle. Who would have thought that Seattle, the newest team in the league, would be ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/mls-playoffs-begin-thursday-night-in-seattle-and-then-rsl-kicks-off-against-columbus-saturday.html Why does everyone in Utah have a big smile this morning? I will tell you why, because (imagine the Urkel happy dance) Real Salt Lake put the hurtin' on the Colorado Rapids with a 3-0 win and the stars aligned when the Red Bulls decided to see just how slackidaisical ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/why-does-everyone-in-utah-have-a-big-smile-this-morning.html You Don't have to be Einstein to figure the MLS Playoff picture out, but it wouldn't hurt. Seriously, I have been mulling over the various scenarios that will still allow Real Salt Lake to make the playoffs and it makes my head hurt. As I write this there are several ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/prmc2-or-playoffs-equal-rocky-mountain-cup-final-for-second-year-in-a-row.html I'm not read to give up the dream of post-season play for Real Salt Lake yet, but things look pretty bleak. As Coach Jason Kreis lamented after the 1-0 loss in Toronto on Saturday, this has been a frustrating season for RSL where one can look back at missed opportunities ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/she-may-not-be-singing-but-shes-warming-up-the-pipes-rsl-goes-down-to-toronto-fc.html Yes We Can!!! Real Salt Lake was at the base of Mount Timpanogos last night and things looked bleak, but now RSL is half way up the mountain. When the game began last night in Rio Tinto, RSL was four points out of a potential playoff spot with three games ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/an-dy-will-iams-rsl-over-red-bulls-2-0.html Tonight, in just about two hours, RSL goes up against the New York Red Bulls in a must win game. RSL is up against the wall after 18 days off from league play. RSL is currently sitting four points out of a playoff spot with three games left. Two of ... http://rsl.theoffside.com/team-news/climbing-the-mountain-rsl-faces-red-bulls.html