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Real Salt Lake defenders DeAndre Yedlin (2) and Justen Glad (15) against Minnesota United FC on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Real Salt Lake’s season ends with fourth straight first-round exit

RSL’s playoff run was cut short once again as Portland ended their postseason hopes in a 3–1 wild card loss Oct. 22.
By Collyn Cowles, Assistant Sports Editor November 1, 2025

  Major League Soccer’s playoff format may have changed several times in recent years, but one thing has remained constant for Real Salt Lake: postseason heartbreak. The Claret and Cobalt’s...

LAFC's Son Heung-Min on a breakaway vs Real Salt Lake on Sept. 17, 2025 in Sandy, UT. (Photo by Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Son Heung-Min’s Hat Trick Sinks RSL as Playoff Hopes Dim

The South Korean star led LAFC past Real Salt Lake 4-1 with three goals on Wednesday, leaving the Claret and Cobalt clinging to fading playoff hopes.
By Collyn Cowles, Assistant Sports Editor September 19, 2025

  Son Heung-Min needed just six matches to stamp his name on Major League Soccer, and he did it in emphatic fashion on Wednesday night in Sandy, Utah. The South Korean star scored a hat trick...

Real Salt Lake defenders DeAndre Yedlin (2) and Justen Glad (15) against Minnesota United FC on August 23, 2025. (Photo by Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

RSL Gears Up for Playoff Push Amid Bold Midseason Overhaul

Roster shakeup tests Real Salt Lake’s playoff hopes this season
By Collyn Cowles, Assistant Sports Editor August 27, 2025

  With just two months left in the Major League Soccer regular season, Real Salt Lake is pushing hard for a postseason berth. A flurry of transfer window moves has reshaped the roster, signaling...

Brian Ojeda celebrates his go-ahead goal in the 81st minute at America First Field against FC San Jose on July 26, 2025. (Photo by Collyn Cowles | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Ojeda’s Late Goal Pushes RSL Past San Jose in A Big Win

After a second-half surge of offense from Diogo Gonçalves and Braian Ojeda, Real Salt Lake finds itself right back in the mix, holding a playoff spot.
By Collyn Cowles, Assistant Sports Editor July 29, 2025

  Real Salt Lake returned to winning form Saturday night at America First Field, edging out the San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 in a crucial Western Conference showdown. With the win, RSL climbed from...

Real Salt Lake midfielder, Albert Rusnak (11), in the match vs. Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 26, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Real Salt Lake Rollercoaster Continues

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer September 29, 2021

  In the thick of the playoff hunt, with opportunities to pick up points growing more scarce by the week, Real Salt Lake looked to continue a run of home field excellence on Sept. 18 against the...

Real Salt Lake defender, Donny Toia (#4), in the match vs Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto stadium in Sandy, UT on June 26, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

RSL Trending Up After Juarez Steps Down

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer September 16, 2021

  When Real Salt Lake players woke up on Friday, August 27, they expected to be preparing for a Sunday evening match in Vancouver with Freddy Juarez at the helm of the Western Conference playoff-contending...

Real Salt Lake midfielder, Everton Luiz (25), in the match vs. LA Galaxy at Rio Tinto stadium in Sandy, Utah on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

RSL Notches Four-Point Week

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer July 27, 2021

  Coming off of a 2-1 road loss to LAFC, Real Salt Lake returned home for two matches against opponents who were ahead of them in the MLS Western Conference standings. Sitting squarely in the seventh...

Real Salt Lake midfielder, Pablo Enrique Ruiz (6), in the match vs. LA Galaxy at Rio Tinto stadium in Sandy, Utah on July 21, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Thoughts From the Pitch: RSL Draws With LA Galaxy

By Cole Bagley, Sports Editor July 21, 2021

  After several weeks away from Rio Tinto, Real Salt Lake welcomed the LA Galaxy to their home field on Wednesday night for a midweek matchup. Despite an early 2-0 lead, RSL conceded two unanswered...

Real Salt Lake midfielder, Damir Kreilach (8), in the game vs. the Houston Dynamo at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 26, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Real Disappoints Against Dynamo

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer June 27, 2021

  For the third time in eight days, RSL (3-2-3) took the pitch against a Western Conference opponent. This time, the Houston Dynamo (3-3-4) rolled into Rio Tinto Stadium to take on Real for the...

Real Salt Lake forward Rubio Rubin (14) in the game vs. the Vancouver Whitecaps at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on June 18, 2021. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

RSL Tops Whitecaps With Two Goals in Stoppage Time

By Brian Preece, Sports Writer June 19, 2021

  Why do we watch sports? Is it to vicariously recapture our glory days or for the competition? Possibly just to circumvent the everyday monotony of life and escape, if only for an hour or two?...