TIME (MT)
Tuesday, April 25: The Waterford School -- 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 26: The Waterford School -- 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, April 27: Rice-Eccles Stadium -- 10:00 a.m.
Friday, April 28: Rice-Eccles Stadium -- 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 29: GAME vs. Los Angeles Galaxy -- 2:00 p.m. @ Rice-Eccles Stadium
Sunday, April 30: RESERVES vs. Los Angeles Galaxy -- 10:00 a.m. @ TBD
CUNNINGHAM NOTCHES GOAL NO. 75: RSL FW Jeff Cunningham tallied his first goal of the 2006 campaign in an RSL uniform in the 2-1 loss versus the Houston Dynamo on April 22. Cunningham quickly pounced and collected a lose ball before striding forward into the Houston Dynamo box where he hit an angled shot that bounced off the inside of the far post and into the net in the 57th minute. The Montego Bay, Jamaica native currently ranks seventh in all-time goals and joined RSL after tallying 12 goals and three assists in 26 games for the Colorado Rapids during the 2005 season.
U.S. U-20s TIE ARSENAL DE SARANDI 2-2: RSL DF Nikolas Besagno joined the U.S. U-20 Men's National Team camp for its Argentina tour that began on April 18, but was not featured in the lineup against Arsenal de Sarandi. The U-20s drew 2-2 against Arsenal de Sarandi U-20 in their first match of their 10-day training camp in Argentina on April 22. The U.S. fell behind twice in the match, but was able to pull even with goals from FW Preston Zimmerman and MF Dax McCarty at the AFA Training Center in Ezeiza, Argentina.
The U.S. will face River Plate today and the Argentina U-20 Men's National Team on Wednesday, April 26. Besagno was selected first overall in the first round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft and made his RSL debut in a reserve game friendly against Brigham Young University on April 27, 2005. He started and played 68 minutes in his MLS regular-season debut, a 2-0 loss on June 4 to FC Dallas where he became the second-youngest player to appear in a league contest in MLS history (Freddy Adu).
JERRY SEINER / RSL COACHES SHOW ON KALL 700 AM: RSL invites fans to join RSL players, coaches and front office staff at the Jerry Seiner Salt Lake dealership's Iceberg Café located at 1530 South 500 West every Thursday for the weekly "Jerry Seiner/RSL Coaches Show" at 6:00 p.m. MT. The KALL 700 Bill Riley Show will broadcast LIVE each week at Jerry Seiner Salt Lake from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. MT, with Coach Ellinger and RSL personalities featured during the final hour.
Each week, fans can compete against players, coaches and each other in the X-BOX FIFA 2006 Challenge. Supporters will compete to qualify to play in the Carnival Real X-BOX competition at every home game, where an X-BOX will be given away to the most outstanding player. RSL's next 2006 X-BOX FIFA Challenge will be Saturday, April 29 at Carnival Real when RSL takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy at Rice-Eccles Stadium at 2:00 p.m. MT. Carnival Real opens at 1:00 p.m.
2006 RSL TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE: RSL 2006 ticket packages are on sale and fans can now purchase full season, half season, the "High-Five" pack and flex season by visiting the RSL Ticket Office at 515 South 700 East, #2R, SLC, UT 84102, by logging onto www.RealSaltLake.com or by contacting the Real Salt Lake Ticket Office at (866) 9-SOCCER. Fans can also purchase single-game tickets by visiting the Utah Ticket Office at 451 South 1400 East, by logging onto www.UtahTickets.com or by contacting the Ticket Office at (801) 581-UTIX. Finally, fans can purchase The KFC Colonel's Corner $12 ticket voucher, the club's most affordable single-game ticket, by visiting any of the 36 KFC® restaurants in Utah.
REAL ELITE TRAINING PROGRAM: The Real Elite Training Program, presented by Fox Sports Net Utah, is a progressive summer training program for boys and girls ages 8-16 with previous playing experience and a strong desire to reach their maximum potential. There are a total of 18 sessions, three days a week, and two and a half hours per day. The benefits of the program include: exposure to the highest level of training; specializing in technique, tactic, fitness and teamwork; training from RSL soccer players and coaches; and two training shirts and ticket voucher to a select game. For more information, contact Teresa Nelson by phone at (801) 924-8565, by email at tnelson@RealSaltLake.com or by logging onto http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/MLS/rsl/player_development/.
MLS CAMPS: The Official Camp and Clinic of Major League Soccer is NOW the Official Camp & Clinic of Real Salt Lake! NEW for 2006, Fantasy Camp and focused Team Training experiences. To find out more about all of RSL's Youth Development Programs, call Scott Reynolds at (801) 924-8575 or by email at SReynolds@RealSaltLake.com. To partner with RSL to host MLS Camps in your community, call us today.
ACCESS REAL: Real fans can now receive up-to-date information on the team by signing up for the RSL Weekly Newsletter on our website at http://real.saltlake.mlsnet.com/MLS/rsl/fans/.
