Real Salt Lake and KFC Restaurants are partnering once again to bring back the popular KFC Colonel's Corner for all 15 games of Real Salt Lake's 2009 MLS regular season schedule at Rio Tinto Stadium. Beginning with RSL's home opener this Thursday, April 2, against the defending MLS Cup champion Columbus Crew, fans can purchase $20 vouchers for Corner Kick section seats (a $5 value) at each of the 35 participating KFC locations across the Salt Lake area, a full list of which can be found by clicking on the KFC Colonel's Corner link on the home page of www.RealSaltLake.com.
"KFC has been an outstanding partner and supporter of Real Salt Lake since the club's beginning, and we couldn't be happier to be teaming up with them again for our first full season at Major League Soccer's best venue," said RSL President Bill Manning. "Our fans have taken advantage of the KFC Colonel's Corner in increasing numbers during the first four seasons of the offer, and we look forward to seeing the southeast corner at Rio Tinto Stadium being regularly packed with even more RSL fans beginning this Thursday night."
At Rio Tinto Stadium, the KFC Colonel's Corner - southeast corner sections 6 and 7 - is capped at 800 seats for each event, with the vouchers being seated on a first-come, first-served basis. Attempts will be made to honor vouchers in other seating areas around the stadium once the Colonel's Corner reaches its capacity, depending upon ticket availability for that event.
The KFC Colonel's Corner in Rio Tinto Stadium provides fantastic value with its lower-bowl location immediately next to the field, delivering an intimate and intense experience for fans sitting in KFC's signature section.
"The KFC and RSL promotional partnership has grown every year, and proves to be one of those rare 'win-win' situations where both sides truly benefit from the arrangement," said Bruce Garner, Regional Director Harman Management KFC. "We look forward to growing the relationship and continuing to offer fans great value as RSL takes the field at beautiful Rio Tinto Stadium."
In addition to the return of the popular ticketing program, KFC continues to activate their recently-renewed, multi-year sponsorship at Real Salt Lake games with exciting new versions of the "KFC Kickin' for Chicken Halftime Contest," a brand new "Bucket Brigade" booth in the East Lawn's Carnival Real, and a number of other entertaining promotions that will be introduced throughout the 2009 campaign.
