Real Salt Lake News

A photo of Jonathan Pangburn at the Real Salt Lake match went viral on July 3 and he was swiftly escorted out of the stadium.

Lionel Messi may be an eight-time Ballon d'Or winner, a World Cup champion and the highest-paid player in MLS, but he's 'just one of the guys' according to new teammate Julian Gressel.

Lionel Messi won't win every trophy the United States has to offer him this year. That's because MLS wielded its influence to get out of putting all its teams in the oldest soccer tournament in the country.

Joveljic opened the scoring for the hosts with 15 minutes to play, yet when teammate Marco Delgado saw red 13 minutes later Miami were offered a late lifeline before stoppage time.

Lionel Messi starts for Inter Miami in Sunday's road game at LA Galaxy - with Luis Suarez also included in the XI despite suffering an injury scare in the team's opening-night win.

Beckham enjoyed five years as a Galaxy player at the back end of his career, helping the club win two MLS Cups before heading to Paris Saint-Germain for the final stop of his career.

Plenty of attention is being given to Lionel Messi and Inter Miami as Major League Soccer's season begins. Here's a look at six other reasons while the league returning is so exciting.

Lionel Messi humiliated opponent Andrew Brody on Wednesday night with an outrageous piece of skill, and now the Real Salt Lake defender has broken his silence on the viral moment.

The executive in charge of Apple TV's collaboration with MLS is asking clubs to sign more top stars and follow the lead of Inter Miami's deal with Lionel Messi.

Miami kicked off the 2024 MLS season in style at their newly-named Chase Stadium, where they cruised past Real Salt Lake thanks to goals from Taylor and Diego Gomez.

Messi and Inter Miami successfully got their 2024 MLS season up and running against Real Salt Lake City, cruising to a 2-0 victory to open their account in style.

The Argentine's effort from 25 yards was destined for the top corner but defender Justen Glad was on hand to bop it away.

Inter Miami manager Tata Martino refused to discuss resting Luiz Suarez for Sunday's game against LA Galaxy, despite the striker's ongoing battle with a knee problem.

'Not many teams will be watching this tonight and think 'there is no way we can beat Inter Miami,'' Twellman said on commentary. 'The amount of chances Salt Lake have had,' he continued.

JAKE NISSE AT CHASE STADIUM: The Herons got their season off to a winning start as they beat their visitors 2-0 and mostly looked the part of the MLS Cup contenders they're being billed as.

The Argentine started alongside former Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez for the first time in MLS at Chase Stadium and they dominated the first half against Real Salt Lake .

Smith and Beckham are long-term friends and the Englishman recently shed light on the star-studded welcome party Smith and Tom Cruise threw for him when he first moved to Los Angeles in 2007.

On Wednesday, Beckham was seen hugging Roccuzzo and Jorge at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Messi's sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro were also hanging out in the suite.

MLS commissioner Don Garber is not concerned that Inter Miami's rapid exposure will overshadow the rest of the league. In fact, he thinks a superteam will attract fans even more.

The last time we saw Lionel Messi face an MLS side in South Florida, the mood around Inter Miami was noticeably lighter. But the team's preseason was at best choppy, and at worst a disaster.

Messi and Inter Miami are set to kick off the new campaign on Wednesday night, when they take on Real Salt Lake City at their newly-named Chase Stadium.

Inter Miami star Lionel Messi will be set to play a full 90 minute match in Major League Soccer's season opener against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday night.

Inter Miami is showing no signs of stopping its pursuit of soccer superstars, MLS commissioner Don Garber has claimed ahead of Lionel Messi 's first full season in the US.

Major League Soccer will likely start the season with replacement referees after the Professional Soccer Referees Association overwhelmingly voted to reject a new pay agreement. 

Lionel Messi's reunion with his boyhood club Newell's Old Boys ended in a 1-1 draw on Thursday night. Messi, who joined Inter Miami last summer, played at Newell's for five years.

Lionel Messi and the rest of the Inter Miami squad have arrived at DRV PNK Stadium ahead of Thursday's friendly against Messi's boyhood club Newell's Old Boys.

'If the league started tomorrow, [Busquets] could play. But he won't play,' Martino said of the Newell's game. 'We're saving him and getting him ready for next Wednesday's match.'

Major League Soccer's salary structure is apparently coming back to bite its premiere franchise as Inter Miami will need to do more work to become compliant before the club's season starts next week.

Inter Miami will have Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba wearing pink this season - but Taylor Twellman doesn't quite foresee the Herons dominating MLS.

Former Premier League defender Nedum Onuoha has lifted the lid on his infamous feud with Zlatan Ibrahimovic during their time as opponents in MLS.

The league is entering its 29th season, with Inter Miami among the favorites following the arrival of Messi, Jordi Alba, Sergio Busquets and the impending signing of Luis Suarez .

Griffin Dorsey scored the decisive goal in a 4-3 shootout victory and the Houston Dynamo advanced to the Western Conference semifinals after a 1-1 draw with Real Salt Lake.

Herrera uncorked a left-footed shot into the bottom-right corner in the first half, before Diego Luna levelled the score off a counter for RSL in the second. Bassi scored the winner off a save in 79'.

The Alpine Formula One team have endured an underwhelming season on the circuit, but sporting A-listers have not been put off investing in the French team.

Harden, a 10-time NBA All Star, unleashed an astonishing verbal attack on Morey earlier this month, branding him a 'liar' while vowing to never play under him again

Real Salt Lake's Thursday Leagues Cup matchup vs. Leon was ultimately postponed, but fans and media got some unexpected entertainment during a weather delay.

Ian Harkes had the first two-goal match of his career to spark the New England Revolution to a 4-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night, while Philadelphia Union continued a great season.

Carlos Vela, Stipe Biuk and Jose Cifuentes all scored inside the last 20 minutes as a late blast by Los Angeles FC secured a huge win in their table-top battle against newcomers St Louis.

Taylor Booth is the latest in a line of Americans who used the Bundesliga as his right of passage, and the midfielder who now plays his football in the Netherlands, is catching the interest of Man United.

The midfielder threw his hat into the ring for the Goal of the Year with an incredible outside-the-box volley hit that whipped past Orlando goalkeeper Mason Stajduhar before he could get anywhere near it.

Pablo Ruiz scored from midfield in the first half, Danny Muscovski added a second-half goal and Real Salt Lake held off D.C. United 2-1 on Saturday night.

Hernandez tore his ACL on a noncontact play Wednesday night in the first half of the Galaxy's loss to Real Salt Lake in the U.S. Open Cup quarterfinals and will gave surgery soon.

St Louis fell to a surprise 2-1 defeat to Portland Timbers in the Western Conference on Saturday night but it ended up being a missed opportunity for the Seattle Sounders.

The league's newest team came in being tipped to struggle by fans and pundits, but have enjoyed a near-miraculous start, scoring 15 goals in just five matches to lead the West by five points.

For the United States to stand any chance at advancing to the group stage of this month's World Cup in Qatar the team must beat Wales, says Real Salt Lake head coach Pablo Mastroeni.

Sebastian Driussi scored two goals and Brad Stuver stopped two shots in the decisive penalty-kick shootout as host Austin FC defeated short-handed Real Salt Lake 3-1 on penalties.

The former FC Bayern Munich trialist became the third-youngest player to grace an MLS pitch behind Freddy Adu and Alphonso Davies. Akinmboni started for the capital club on Saturday aged just 15.

The Los Angeles based side were comfortably ahead before moments of magic, and madness, from their established stars Gareth Bale and Giorgio Chiellini in the second half.

The Manchester City youngster, a versatile defender, an Ireland U19 international, has held initial discussions and is understood to be open to the move to USA.

Major League Soccer is investigating Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen amid accusations of racism after he said player protests showed 'disrespect.' He also faces claims of using the n-word.

Randolf and Diana Scott, who are season ticket holders for the Real Salt Lake team, said they were asked to take down their Betsy Ross flag during a recent home game match.

Damir Kreilach scored twice and Jefferson Savarino helped create a second-half winner as visitors Real Salt Lake upset LAFC 3-2 in the Western Conference Knockout Round match.

La Galaxy's slim hopes of an MLS play-off place were dealt a hefty blow as they suffered a 6-2 mauling at the hands of Real Salt Lake City, but a brave duck still managed to steal the show.

CHRIS WHEELER AT THE RIO TINTO STADIUM: Just for a moment, it looked as though Romelu Lukaku had wasted his chance but he wasn't about to fluff his lines for a second time.

Manchester United made it two wins out of two on Tuesday morning when they took on Real Salt Lake in Utah. Relive the action as it happened with Sportsmail's TOM FARMERY.

A game of two halves is a term usually used when one team dominates the first half and their opponents control the second, however this game brought the cliche into new meaning.

Perhaps the end of the road has already arrived for Steven Gerrard. Perhaps there will be no further additions to the 861 senior appearances of his decorated career.

Steven Gerrard missed an early penalty but later atoned with a goal as the Los Angeles Galaxy defeated Real Salt Lake 5-2 to move up to third in the Major League Soccer western conference.

Steven Gerrard failed to prevent LA Galaxy crashing out of the US Open Cup to Real Salt Lake after coming on as a half-time substitute. Gerrard missed a chance to open the scoring.

Brazilian star Kaka was shown the first straight red card of his career for treading on an opponent during Orlando City's 1-1 Major League Soccer draw with Real Salt Lake

John Stertzer and Alvaro Saborio scored as Real Salt Lake secured a 2-0 victory to extend New York City's winless run to 10 matches. The hosts also spoiled Jason Kreis' return to the club.

Real Salt Lake ended the Chicago Fire's three-game winning streak at home with goals early in the first and second half from Alvaro Saborio and Luke Mulholland for a 2-1 road victory on Saturday.