Real Salt Lake announced today that MF Duke Hashimoto suffered a tear of his left anterior cruciate ligament during Wednesday's practice session. The injury, which will require surgery to repair, will force Hashimoto to sit out the remainder of Real Salt Lake's 2007 campaign. A date for the surgery will be announced in the upcoming days.
Currently in his second MLS season, the 22-year-old Hashimoto has yet to see action in an MLS regular season contest, but has been a regular for Real Salt Lake during international friendly, MLS Reserve Division, and Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup affairs. Hashimoto was acquired by Real Salt Lake last May in a trade with the Columbus Crew after the Ohio club drafted him in the fourth round (38th overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft.
D.C. United to Conduct Closed Training at Rice-Eccles Today at 5:00 p.m.
D.C. United has moved the practice time for today's training session, the visiting team for tomorrow's MLS clash now scheduled to hold its CLOSED practice session at Rice-Eccles Stadium from 5:00-6:00 p.m. MT. Members of the media will be allowed access to the session beginning at 5:45 p.m., with interviews for players and coaches to be held after the practice at approximately 6:00 p.m.
RSL and D.C. United Move Match in Nation's Capital to Sept. 12
Real Salt Lake and D.C. United today announced that their meeting at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., originally scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 26, has been changed to Wednesday, Sept. 12, with kick-off slated for 5:30 p.m. MT (7:30 p.m. ET). The date change was made due to D.C. United's involvement in the Copa Nissan Sudamericana tournament.
