The Real Salt Lake Post
Squad18 Dec 2028
Pablo Ruiz in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Real Salt Lake this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
The dugout18 Dec 2028
Diego Luna knocks on the manager's door
“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Real Salt Lake, and both men came out saying it was fine.
Squad18 Dec 2028
A row about effort at Real Salt Lake
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ryan Schewe was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market18 Dec 2028
The shop window has Juan Manuel Sanabria in it
Real Salt Lake have let the market know Juan Manuel Sanabria can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
The dugout18 Dec 2028
A door opens for Blake Gillingham
He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.
Squad18 Dec 2028
Ryan Schewe wants to know why he earns less
Numbers do not stay secret in a dressing room. He is not asking for more than he is worth; he is asking why somebody beside him is worth more, and Real Salt Lake have no good answer.
In brief
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Juan Manuel Sanabria
- Squad Walker Robinson back in training