SALT LAKE CITY - Real Salt Lake General Manager Steve Pastorino and Head Coach John Ellinger continue to retool for the 2006 season with the announcement today that the team has acquired Costa Rican DF Daniel Torres. The 28-year-old will hold one of RSL's senior international slots for the 2006 campaign.
"Daniel Torres impressed us greatly during his trial in October. He was a very solid defender in this league in 2002 and 2003, and has since improved his game playing in Europe," Pastorino said. "We expect him to be an immediate contributor to our defense."</p>
Prior to signing with RSL, Torres divided the 2005 season with Tromsø IL of the Norwegian Premier League before transferring to Bodens BK of the Swedish Superettan. He also spent the 2003-2004 season with Club Deportiva Saprissa in the Costa Rican League, the team which he started his professional career in 1996.</p>
Torres' last season in Major League Soccer was with the Columbus Crew in 2003 where he saw action in eight games with six starts. During the 2002 season, Torres appeared in 25 games for the Crew, 23 of them starts and he added his first career MLS point, a game-winning assist in June 12 against New England. Torres also appeared in three matches, two of them starts, in the Crew's run to the U.S. Open Cup title.</p>
The Moravia, Costa Rican native signed with the Crew on Sept. 8, 2001, just one day before the final game of the regular season. He made his debut for Columbus playing the final 18 minutes in game two of the quarterfinal series against the San Jose Earthquakes on Sept. 26, 2001. </p>
TWO RSL DEVELOPMENTAL PLAYERS PROMOTED TO SENIOR ROSTER: RSL today announced that it has elevated MF Kenny Cutler and GK Jay Nolly to the eighteen-man senior roster. Cutler made his debut for RSL on June 11, 2005 in the 1-0 loss against the Los Angeles Galaxy and since that point played in 19 games, all starts, totaling 1,699 minutes of action for the first team. The Richmond, Va. native was invited as a trialist to RSL's inaugural training camp at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., eventually earning a spot on the team's roster and signing a developmental contract on March 25, 2005.
Nolly was selected 22nd overall in the second round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft on January 14. The Colorado native played in five games, all starts, and posted a 1-3-1 record. He recorded nine saves to earn his first win his MLS debut in a 2-1 victory against the Los Angeles Galaxy on May 14. Nolly is an Indiana University alumnus and helped the Hoosiers to three NCAA College Cup appearances, four-regular season Big Ten titles, two Big Ten Tournament titles and back-to-back NCAA National Championships in 2003 and 2004.
2006 RSL PRESEASON SCHEDULE (Date/times subject to change)
| Day/Date | Opponent/Event | Site | Result/Time (MT) |
| Wednesday, Feb. 1 | Training camp begins | IMG Academy - Bradenton, Fla. until Friday, Feb. 17 | |
| Wednesday, Feb. 8 | MetroStars | IMG Academy - Bradenton, Fla. | 8:00 a.m. |
| Sunday, Feb. 12 | Columbus Crew | Spartan Stadium - Tampa, Fla. | 4:30 p.m. |
| Wednesday, Feb. 15 | Kansas City Wizards | IMG Academy - Bradenton, Fla. | 8:00 a.m. |
| Friday, Feb. 17 | D.C. United | IMG Academy - Bradenton, Fla. | 8:00 a.m. |
| Friday, Feb. 17 | Training camp continues | Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. until Thursday, March 2 | |
| Monday, March 6 | Training camp continues | Salt Lake City, Utah until Sunday, March 12 | |
| Thursday, March 16 | Final leg of training camp | Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, Calif., until Friday, March 24 | |
| Friday, March 17 | Los Angeles Galaxy Reserves | Home Depot Center - Carson, Calif. | 11:00 a.m. |
| Sunday, March 19 | Chivas USA | Univ. of Redlands, Redlands, Calif. | TBD |
| Saturday, March 25 | University of Portland | Portland, Ore. | 8:30 p.m. |
Second Annual Tom Fitzgerald Memorial Soccer Festival in Tampa, Fla.
2006 RSL SEASON, MINI-PLAN AND FLEX TICKET PACKAGES ON SALE: The RSL 2006 season ticket package features 20 games, including all 16 MLS regular season games and four special bonus games. Real Salt Lake's season ticket pricing remains level with the 2005 prices, and consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in five price levels. Prices for the 2006 season ticket packages are $200 adult ($180 youth) for the North Goal, $300 adult ($240 youth) for the Corner Flag, $400 ($320 youth) for East Sideline, $500 ($400 youth) for VIP and $1,000 ($1,000 youth) Club seats.
The 2006 mini-plan features 10 games (to be announced once the MLS 2006 schedule is announced), including nine MLS regular-season games and one special bonus game. Real Salt Lake's mini-plan ticket pricing consists of Youth (15 and younger) and Adult in four price levels. Prices for the 2005 mini-plan season ticket packages are $130 adult ($110 youth) for the North Goal, $180 adult ($150) for the Corner Flag, $220 adult ($180 youth) for East Sideline and $300 adult ($230 youth) for VIP seats.
To add more options for fans, RSL is also offering the flex season ticket package, which is comprised of twenty vouchers of the same price category (North Goal, Corner Flag, Premium and VIP) that allows the purchaser to determine which games they would like to see in the regular reason and how many tickets needed for that game. Prices for the 2005 Flex Package are $280 for the North Goal, $340 for the Corner Flag, $440 for the East Sideline and $560 for the VIP seats. Tickets can be redeemed in the following way: one could use all the vouchers and bring 20 people to one game or 4 people could attend five games. Flex vouchers are discounted from the day of game pricing making it an even greater value.
All tickets can be purchased 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.
ACCESS REAL: Real fans can now receive up-to-date information on the team by signing up for the RSL Weekly Newsletter at fans section of RealSaltLake.com.
