Mattey Casey

Lionel Messi Is Coming to Utah: RSL Confirms 2026 Home Date vs Inter Miami “This is going to be the most amazing year of soccer in Utah.” John Kimball

Lionel Messi is coming to Utah 🎉 #RSL officially confirms a 2026 home match vs Inter Miami.

For fans in Utah, legends like Rimando & Beckerman may be GOATs… but globally, it’s Messi.

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Diego Luna’s Impact Award: A Year of Honesty, Leadership, and Breakthrough Moments “The biggest thing for me to get out to the younger generation is that it’s ok to reach out for help and it’s ok to be vulnerable—that’s what makes you the strongest.”

Diego Luna didn’t just collect awards this year- he changed lives. #RSL #MLS

Read his story: shinkicker13.substack.com/p/diego-luna...

Every. Single. Fan. would do insane things to host MLS Cup, which would mean a home match in *checks notes* December

🚨 MLS is (finally) moving to a Fall-Spring calendar- but not everyone is happy about it.

Major transfer/international window implications for clubs AND supporters 👇

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#MLS #RSL

Possibly my favorite paragraph I’ve ever written in my entire life.

Real Salt Lake 2025 Roster Decisions: Continuity, Farewells, and Tough Calls Real Salt Lake has officially made its roster decisions for the 2026 season.

RSL has announced its 2026 roster plans: continuity in key spots, tough goodbyes, and a few lingering “what-if” cases. Who stays, who goes, and what’s still up in the air?

#RSL #MLS

🔗 shinkicker13.substack.com/p/real-salt-...

Real Salt Lake Bets on Continuity After a Frustrating Season Real Salt Lake ended the 2025 season much as it began it: talking about belief, structure, and alignment- and trying to explain how those ideas will eventually translate into results.

RSL’s 2025 season ends with familiar frustration, but the club is betting on continuity. Multi-year extensions for Kurt Schmid and Pablo Mastroeni set the tone—offseason roster decisions expected today. #RSL

Dive in: shinkicker13.substack.com/p/real-salt-...

RSL Turns the Page to Portland After Decision Day Chaos Real Salt Lake’s path to the postseason came down to the final minutes of Decision Day.

🚨 New post alert! 🚨
Real Salt Lake are flipping the script and looking ahead to the clash in Portland.
Why this moment matters, what’s changed, and what to expect-unpack it all in the latest piece on Shinkicker13. 🔍⚽

👉 Read more: shinkicker13.substack.com/p/rsl-turns-...

#RSL #MLS

RSL Travel to Seattle with Playoffs in Sight Saturday, October 11 | 7:30 p.m. MT | Lumen Field (Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)

#RSL’s playoff push hits Seattle this weekend- one win from clinching.

Full preview’s up now (b/c I'm off-grid until Saturday)👇

🔗 shinkicker13.substack.com/p/rsl-travel...

Catch more breakdowns (and plenty of chaos) on the @RoyalRiotPod every Monday night on YouTube 🎧

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Back off Doyle, he’s spoken for.

Rocky Mountain Cup on the Line as RSL Hosts Colorado Saturday, October 4 | 7:30 p.m. MT | America First Field (Watch on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV)

Rocky Mountain Cup. Playoff hopes. Bragging rights.
RSL’s gotta win by two — and the vibes at America First Field are gonna be 🔥
Preview’s up: shinkicker13.substack.com/p/rocky-moun...

Carson Pickett with the one-touch finish 😮‍💨

Playoff Destiny Still in RSL’s Hands Ahead of Austin Clash Real Salt Lake return home on Saturday night needing a response.

⚽ Playoff pressure is on! RSL still controls their destiny ahead of Saturday’s Austin clash, but back-to-back LAFC losses have left questions to answer.

Read more: shinkicker13.substack.com/p/playoff-de...

Crowd seems VERY light, were security guards extra thorough that you noticed?

YouTube video by Royal Riot Welcome to our live show!

Plus: our podcast is now LIVE on YouTube! We’re recording + streaming episodes at the same time. Like, subscribe, and tell a friend- it’s free & helps us grow 🙌
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⚽️ Big weekend for RSL: rivalry match vs SKC, Teddy Bear Toss, and a chance to be a hero for 3-year-old Kiri (@hopeforkiri). 🧸💙

Full match preview here:
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The ball was out of bounds. (And I can say that bc I was on that sideline) IYKYK.

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When I tell people to listen to Soccerwise and they ask me why, I’m just sending them this quote, discussing the teams who have been eliminated already:

“We’re starting with Montreal because they’re higher in the standings- and congratulations to them.”

Gass is cold blooded.

I think they just have to bring up hot button topics to drive engagement.

1) Heather O’Reilly, you absolute savages.

2) Pork Roll, and quit f*€£ing with me on this.

3) Meola

4) Pearce

5) Tabaret

6) Claudio

And my first player off the bench if things go CONCACAF-Y is obviously Bogert.

DeAndre Yedlin joins 9 others World Cup vets who also played for RSL:

🇺🇸 Eddie Pope (2006), Robbie Findley (2010), Nick Rimando (2014), Kyle Beckerman (2014)
🇯🇲 Andy Williams (1998), 🇨🇷 Douglas Sequeira (2006), Alvaro Saborio (2010/14), Bryan Oviedo (2018/22)
🇲🇽 Carlos Salcedo (2018)

Only 8 players in #RSL history logged more games in Europe than DeAndre Yedlin (191)

Ortuño (511)
Onuoha (354)
Russell (334)
Kreilach (277)
Rossi (268)
Bobby Wood (230)
Diogo Gonçalves (220)
Everton Luiz (204)

Real Salt Lake Sign Two-Time World Cup Veteran DeAndre Yedlin The 32-year-old right back brings leadership, pace, and trusted relationships to one of MLS’s youngest lineups.

🚨 It’s official: DeAndre Yedlin wears the Claret & Cobalt.
RSL add a two-time World Cup veteran to steady one of MLS’s youngest squads.

Full story + what it means for the club on Substack ⬇️
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What did you think?

Olatunji on his experience w/ his new teammates thus far, who he’s excited to play with in and describes his playing style for those unfamiliar with him. I asked for his strengths- he just wants to improve- an interesting answer. And finally- how he thinks fans will describe him a year from now 🔥🔥🔥

Olatunji has his first goal celebration planned out already, describes himself as a different person on and off the pitch, hasn’t really had a chance to explore Utah yet, but knows exactly what he’d be doing if he weren’t a footballer 🎶🎤

Here Victor tells @royalriotpod.bsky.social his priority right now is learning the system and how he’ll fit in, who his first footballing hero was (sorry Miami fans), how it felt being the first Nigerian player to score and assist on his Champions League debut, and why he chose #RSL over Europe

RSL faces Charlotte FC Without Luna- All Eyes on Victor Olatunji’s MLS Debut Charlotte, NC- After a chaotic and controversial loss to the Red Bulls in New Jersey last Sunday, Real Salt Lake (31 points, 10th Western Conference) is back on the road Saturday evening to face one o...

Had a chance to speak with new #RSL striker Victor Olatunji after training yesterday.

If you don’t know- he has received his work visa and will start tonight vs Charlotte. Staff expects he can go 60-75.

Preview and full interview here:

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Diego Luna Unfiltered- nothing better- told me the real story behind the mask- and what he’d do if All-Star coach Nico Estévez handed him one:

“I’d throw it in the trash.”

From Austin: how it turned his season 👉 www.abc4.com/news/diego-l...

⚽️ All my work lives here: substack.com/@shinkicker13

Finished with some rapid fire questions. Monarchs HC Mark Lowry called Hezarkhani a “special player” and I couldn’t agree more.

Thanks for watching, and keep an eye out- there’s a big, bright future ahead for this young man 🌟