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In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Kyle, Trevor and Colin talk about: RSL's 0-0 draw against Columbus Crew and why it was a bad one Diego Luna and his stint with the U.S. U-20 side — and why he looks so exciting Is RSL looking for a 9? And much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the June 27th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: Real Salt Lake’s underwhelming 0-0 draw with the Columbus Crew RSL still in 2nd in West and Supporter’s Shield Standings The team heads to Minnesota to take on the Loons An assessment of RSL’s midpoint of the season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor discuss: RSL's 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes The magic of Jefferson Savarino RSL's All-Star candidates The repeatability of RSL's success Whether RSL needs to target a striker in the summer transfer window and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt and Trevor are back from international break, and they're joined by pod doctor Colin, in the lineup to replace Kyle, who is out for excused personal reasons. They discuss: The signing of Diego Luna and what position he might play Marcelo Silva's favorite soccer player The Apple TV/MLS deal, which starts in 2023 RSL's 2-1 loss to Vancouver prior to the break and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the June 7th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s late loss to Vancouver An argument for goal-line technology Diego Luna’s debut for Real Salt Lake The Monarch’s 4-0 loss to Vancouver 2 Damir underwent a successful surgery on his back RSL took part in the Utah Pride Festival to show support for the LGBTQ+ community International break with RSL’s next game is home on June 18 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor are excited about RSL's first multi-goal victory in 2022. They also discuss: The return of Jefferson Savarino An updated timeframe for Damir Kreilach's return David Ochoa and his prospects with RSL A potential U22 Initiative signing and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the May 31st edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s win over Houston Some improvements from Bobby Wood Ochoa’s time with the Monarchs RSL away to Vancouver Monarchs away to Whitecaps 2 A quick review of the offside rule Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the May 25th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s comeback victory over CF Montreal Real’s goal-scoring and assist form Style of play for RSL Sava joins the team RSL to host Houston Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor are excited for the return of Jefferson Savarino, but there are also significant questions about where he'll fit into the RSL lineup. They also discuss: Real Salt Lake's 2-1 victory over Montreal Impact If Maikel Chang is RSL's most creative player thus far Damir Kreilach's prolonged absence and what RSL looks like with him on the field RSL's vibes-based dominance and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Inside Look, we sit down the Real Monarchs and RSL Academy goalkeeping coach Mirza Harambasic. Mirza walks us through his background in soccer and time within the RSL organization. We also discuss the Monarchs’ current season, playing in a new league, and their new crop of up-and-coming talent. Check out this episode for an insightful look into goalkeeping, developing young players, and the Monarchs coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor are back to discuss Real Salt Lake's victory over Austin FC, plus: Kilby Court Block Party, tattoos, and more in Social Hour™ (which lasts about 40 minutes, if you're itching to skip forward, I guess) The latest with David Ochoa's absence and what we might expect in the future Bobby Wood's performance, including drawing the foul that put Austin FC down a man and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What's gone wrong with Real Salt Lake? That's the big question Matt, Kyle and Trevor are asking this week after a performance that had very little good to it. They also talk about: David Ochoa's "excused personal absence" against Nashville Sebastian Saucedo's release by Pumas Pablo Ruiz's international intentions Damir Kreilach's injury A Salt Lake Tribune profile of Pablo Mastroeni — and how it relates specifically to an issue raised by Aaron Herrera on Saturday and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor discuss: Jefferson Savarino's signing at Real Salt Lake and why his return is an exciting one The Blitzer-club pipeline that we're seeing and whether early signs are positive RSL's three designated players The signing of Anderson Julio on a permanent deal The loan signing of Chris Kablan on a weirdly short-term loan with club options Seattle's CCL win and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's edition of Soapbox Standup, we discuss: The signing of Anderson Julio Jefferson Savarino rumors RSL's win over the Galaxy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk about the weird mechanisms in MLS and what the rumored arrival of Jefferson Savarino might take for the club. They also talk: Real Salt Lake's 0-0 draw with Portland Timbers What expectations should be for this team How Real Salt Lake is choosing to play and a whole lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the April 25th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s loss to NYCFC RSL’s crash out of the US Open Cup A need for signings RSL’s draw agains the Timbers The Monarchs draw against T2 Upcoming games Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Matt and Trevor are joined by Dr. Colin while Kyle's in the desert enjoying cacti and sun. They talk: The latest in rumors about player acquisitions — not that there's much out there right now What happened when RSL faced New York City FC — and why the 6-0 loss feels particularly bad RSL's 1-0 loss to Northern Colorado Hailstorm and what it means about the roster and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor discuss: RSL's draw against Toronto FC Why Damir Kreilach probably wasn't fouled in the build-up to Toronto's second goal Injury recoveries for RSL players Can Sergio Cordova finish? Rio Tinto Stadium atmosphere and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: Real Salt Lake's draw against Colorado Rapids Where will goals come for RSL in 2022? The injury crisis Favorite films and a whole lot more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Soapbox Standup, Joseph Hutchison takes us through the latest in Real Salt Lake and Real Monarchs action. RSL played Colorado to a 1-1 draw, while Real Monarchs had their home opener. All in all, it was a weekend with many penalties for both organizations, as well as a continued injury crunch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Look is a new podcast series from RSL Soapbox where we interview people in and around Real Salt Lake. In this edition of the Inside Look, we’re joined by USL broadcasting legend Landon Southwick to talk about the new Monarchs season. Landon fills us in on MLS Next Pro — the new second division league in the MLS pyramid. We also chat about how Landon got into soccer, the art of broadcasting, his top five greatest Monarchs players, and coach Olave. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Matt and Kyle are joined by Ethan Kershaw and Alex Mower of the RSL Sunday podcast (on The Hive Sports) to talk: Real Salt Lake's injury crisis How good RSL has been after five games and if it's sustainable throughout the course of the season RSL's loss to Sporting Kansas City RSL's tallest players and more! RSL Sunday can be found on The Hive Sports podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the March 28th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s loss to Sporting Kansas City Real Monarchs first game of the season, which ended in a 4-0 loss to Tacoma Defiance CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Inside Look is a new podcast series from RSL Soapbox where we interview people in and around Real Salt Lake. This episode features Zac Barnes. Zac is one of the people behind the Riot supporters group and recently joined the RSL staff as a supporters liaison. We speak to him about his hopes to grow RSL support, his history with the game, and how similar his name is to Zack Farnsworth. You can find the Riot on Twitter at @OfficialRSLriot or @rslriot on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: RSL's 2-1 win over Nashville SC, what that shows us now, and what it could mean for the future Has Zac MacMath won the starting goalkeeper position? Pablo Mastroeni's statements about training and how it relates to RSL's injury crisis What's up with Jonathan Menendez? When can we start assessing Real Salt Lake? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the March 21st edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s victory over Nashville The team heads to Kansas City Meram called up to the Iraq National Team Real Monarchs to start this season away to Tacoma Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Kyle, Trevor and special guest host Colin talk: The latest on Jefferson Savarino — and a weird rumor about Portland? Is RSL going to sign Gustavo Cuellar? Damir Kreilach keeps liking his Instagram posts RSL's slate of injured players and chances they could play against Nashville Real Salt Lake's dramatic win over New England Why Carles Gil was enraged after RSL's win RSL's next home game — in which they're joined by a special guest to discuss the match and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the March 7th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: RSL’s victory over Albert Rusnak and the Sounders The Monarchs, but in a very brief way Injury updates RSL heads to New England (please note we mention that RSL will play Nashville in the podcast, but they play against the Revolution) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor discuss: Rumors about Jefferson Savarino, Sebastian Saucedo and Gustavo Cuellar Real Salt Lake's 0-0 draw against Houston Dynamo — and why the team didn't give us much to be excited about in that match Previewing RSL's match against Seattle on Saturday and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the February 28th edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: Houston vs. RSL recap RSL hosts the Seattle Sounders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Matt, Kyle and Trevor preview Real Salt Lake's 2022 season, focusing on: Player departures and arrivals The worth of evaluating preseason matches Why predicting season-end positions is not as exciting or controversial as we might want to believe Why RSL needs improvement over 2021 for a successful season and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the February 21st edition of Soapbox Standup. Soapbox Standup is a weekly podcast bringing you the latest headlines about Real Salt Lake in a 15 minute episode, published every Monday morning. This week, we cover: New contributors to the podcast in Miles Dunn, Ian Knighton, and Joseph Hutchinson Outgoing and incoming roster moves Open rumors Organization news Preseason games Season and home openers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor are talking through recent Real Salt Lake news, including the addition of a number of homegrown players, preseason trialists, and how the roster is shaping up compared to 2021. This episode has all that, and you can catch up on everything we're watching on TV, and we'll give you some great movie recommendations today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the Real Salt Lake ownership change finally official, Matt, Kyle and Trevor are back to talk: David Blitzer and Ryan Smith, a bit of their backstory, and how we're feeling about the state of things Potential changes at the club under new ownership Albert Rusnak's links away from the club If RSL should pay Anderson Julio's transfer fee and a whole lot more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk about: RSL naming Pablo Mastroeni head coach, lifting the interim tag — and whether that's a good or a bad thing Whether or not it makes sense to bring in Kyle Beckerman as an assistant coach, and if it might happen The latest in the ownership saga — which is to say, not much Albert Rusnak's contract situation and an inkling that he might end up going to Europe The latest contract and expansion draft news and a shared love of The Great British Bake-Off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With big changes for RSL in the distance, Matt and Trevor talk through RSL's roster and decisions the club could make. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

News has emerged that Sebastian Blanco could well make an appearance on Saturday. Plus, Matt and Trevor try to figure out who should be starting up top for RSL, and if we're likely to see any surprises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With Everton Luiz out of the lineup after a yellow card accumulation suspension, how will RSL shape out the midfield, and what options do they have? Matt and Trevor are on their way to Portland and talking Real Salt Lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: Their respective Thanksgiving celebrations RSL's big win over Sporting Kansas City How RSL became a defensive force after leaking goals for a third of the season The likely return of Albert Rusnak and how RSL can work him into the lineup The impact of Justen Glad on the match How RSL might replace Everton Luiz and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt and Kyle are joined by Mark Kastner, writer at Sounder at Heart, for a discussion of Real Salt Lake's playoff victory over Seattle. We talk: How Seattle got to where they were David Ochoa's performance and successful riling up of the crowd and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk about RSL's advancement in the playoffs after a game against Seattle in which they registered zero shots — period. We'll break down the weirdness, the tactical approach, and the penalty shootout in celebration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's episode of Soapbox Breakfast, Matt, Kyle, Trevor, Ian and Lucas join to preview RSL's first-round playoff match against Seattle Sounders. We talk: The 3-5-2 and if we'll see it against Seattle, or if Pablo Mastroeni is back at a 4-2-3-1 Freddy Juarez being on Seattle's bench, and if that makes a difference at all Hopes and anxieties for the match and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Kyle and Trevor are joined by Dr. Colin Young to talk through RSL's massive win over Sporting Kansas City and the ensuing playoff spot. They talk: MLS playoffs 2021 Chris Wondolowski officially retires from his playing career RSL's return to the 4-2-3-1 Thoughts on Pablo Mastroeni as a potential head coach and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Kyle and Trevor: Discuss old theaters in Utah County Talk in depth about the single up and all the downs from the match against San Jose Figure out if the errors that RSL are making are “team” or “individual” mistakes Finally get to the bottom of whether or not the rapper TI actually saved the life of Scott Stapp, the singer from Creed Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: RSL's massive win over FC Dallas RSL's 80-minute struggles against FC Dallas How Justin Meram changed the game Why the game needed to be changed at all And more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: Justin Meram's retirement from the Iraq National Team RSL's playoff chances Toni Datkovic and rumors coming from Spain RSL's disastrous loss against Chicago Fire and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: Real Salt Lake's now-lengthened coaching search Landon Donovan pulling out of contention for the position The folly of using facial expressions to assess players Real Monarchs playing a 13-year-old kid — then a 15-year-old goalkeeper — both of which were "record-breaking" Why nothing's likely to happen as a result of the police report filed by Real Monarchs after said 15-year-old goalkeeper was involved in a fracas and, of course, Real Salt Lake's big win over Colorado Rapids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Soapbox Breakfast, we talk: Damir Kreilach's incredible goalscoring rate and how that impacts his best position on the field If RSL can get Rubio Rubin and Bobby Wood on the field at the same time Aaron Herrera and Albert Rusnak's top-assists race and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: RSL's win over LA Galaxy from out of nowhere, and the Anderson Julio magic that created it RSL's loss to Austin FC and the inability to play transition soccer that led to it The search for a head coach and the potential of an impending hire Who should RSL's head coach even be? and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of Off the Crossbar, Matt, Kyle and Trevor talk: The return of Trey Fitz-Gerald to Real Salt Lake RSL's utter collapse against Portland Timbers What hope remains against LA Galaxy and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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