Lots to get through in the Saturday News Stand, including a closer look at midfielder Luis Gil, an update on an injured RSL midfielder, analysis of the sign-and-trade return of Eddie Johnson to the ranks of MLS and plenty of material to look at and listen to in the “A/V Club” …
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RSL’s “Quick Restarts”
- MF Will Johnson will be sidelined for the short term due to an adductor injury that has progressed throughout the opening of the preseason. In the upcoming weeks, the Canadian international will undergo a sports hernia repair procedure in Germany, a minimally-invasive surgery pioneered by Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck that has allowed athletes to return to action within 3-4 weeks.
- Today’s session will mark one of the final practices for RSL at its XANGO Field facility in Lehi. RSL and XANGO, the first company to sign a jersey-front sponsorship deal with an MLS club, opened the facility in the shadow of the company’s Thanksgiving Point area headquarters more than four-and-a-half years ago on July 18, 2007. RSL will open its new practice home, America First Field, in the weeks following its return from Tucson.
The RSL 3-Day Forecast
Saturday, February 18: Training at XANGO Field in Lehi – 12:00 p.m. MT
Sunday: February 19: Annual RSL snowshoeing hike – closed access for media
Monday, Feb. 20:
- Media availability at SLC Int’l Airport – Delta Airlines counter from 8:15-8:30 a.m. MT
- Travel to Tucson, Ariz., for FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament
* Please note that, unless otherwise indicated, RSL training sessions are entirely open to members of the media and public. While all RSL players and coaches are scheduled to be available for interviews following training session, media members looking for availability for specific players can arrange their requests through RSL Asst. Director of Media Services John Koluder at 801-918-5050 or jkoluder@RealSaltLake.com.
RSL News Stand “A/V Club”
(AUDIO) ESPN700Sports.com: Dave Checketts on the "Bill Riley Show" - Friday, February 17
(AUDIO) ESPN700Sports.com: Chris Wingert on the “Bill Riley Show” – Friday, February 17
(AUDIO) The RSL Show: Podcast 8.02: The RSL Chant Edition
(VIDEO) MLSsoccer.com: ET Radio Extra: Borg puts Barbasol to the test
(IMAGE) RSL Front: Offseason Artwork
RSL News & Notes
The Salt Lake Tribune: Young star Luis Gil might shine even brighter for Real Salt Lake this season
KSL.com: Behind the scenes – RSL fans believe
MLSsoccer.com: What Ever Happened To … the 1999 US Under-17s
Tucson Weekly: MLS soccer in Tucson
MLS News & Notes
MLSsoccer.com (The Sideline): MLS in February? Just look at Champions League in Russia
MLSsoccer.com: In wake of Euro odyssey, Johnson happy to be a Sounder
MLSsoccer.com: Galaxy shake up front office, name McGowan as COO
MLSsoccer.com: Armchair Analyst: 4-3-3 & the new American orthodoxy
Prost Amerika: Hanauer and Schmid put it all on the line (including themselves)
Goal.com: In EPL loans, Donovan, Keane and Henry prove able MLS ambassadors
Goal.com: Jay DeMerit’s Journal: I’m not the original Jeremy Lin …
Soccer By Ives: Who should Klinsmann call up vs. Italy? (Forwards)
Soccer By The Numbers: How efficient are player salaries in Major League Soccer …
