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RSL Releases Nunez, Loans Nimo to Portland, CBA status

Mar 11

Posted by kirsoccer in Alex Nimo, Collective Bargaining Agreement, Tino Nunez | 3 Comments

Real Salt Lake today announced the departure of Tino Nunez as he was waived by the club.  The move leaves the club with just three natural forwards in the mix.

In addition, the team announced another season-long loan for Alex Nimo to the Portland Timbers.  These two moves will free up two roster spots which theoretically could put the team in line with the 24-man roster.  However, with the much discussed possible addition of Costa Rican forward Alvaro Saborio, they would likely still need to make an additional move to become roster compliant.  If you followed our last post on this topic, you’d know that our bet would be one out of the trio of David Horst, Rauwshan McKenzie, and Chris Schuler or Raphael Cox.

No new news on the Saborio front but we’ll let you know as soon as we hear something.

On the CBA front, a more serious threat of strike potential according to the Soccer Insider.  However, this was tempered by news later in the day from the site of the negotiations that “the meetings were productive.”

NIMH: Interview with Javier Morales, other RSL Player sites

Mar 11

Posted by kirsoccer in Chris Wingert, Kyle Beckerman, Nick Rimando | No Comments

Latest post on Nick Rimando’s blog has an interview with teammate Javier Morales, make sure and check it out.

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Alvaro Saborio joins team in Charleston

Mar 10

Posted by kirsoccer in Transfers/Trades | 8 Comments

In a story that Keepin’ It Real has been following – it’s our understanding that Alvaro Saborio has now joined the team in Charleston after reportedly signing with the league on Saturday via a loan agreement.  We have been trying to get some details on this transfer for the last several days and hope to be able to bring those to you soon.

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Charleston Camp Updates: March 9, 2010

Mar 9

Posted by kirsoccer in Preseason | 10 Comments

I received some observations from camp in Charleston today.  The team has been there a few days now, and had the scrimmage with the College of Charleston shortly after making it there.  Here are some thoughts on some of the players:

  • Pablo Campos: has been slightly banged up, and has been in and out of action.
  • Luis Gil: seems to hold his own on the field, and has confidence in his abilities.  Amazing for a 16 yr old.
  • Nelson Gonzalez: has really shown that he belongs on the field during the entire preseason.  Has been quite aggressive.  Is especially comfortable when playing with Javier Morales and Fabian Espindola.  Has seen action at left back, left mid, and up top.  Expect Kreis to find a way to get him on the field during the upcoming season.

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CONCACAF Champions League: Quarterfinals

Mar 7

Posted by kirsoccer in CONCACAF Champions League | 1 Comment

For those Real Salt Lake fans who want to get a preview of what the CONCACAF Champions League is all about, the quarter finals for the 2009/2010 edition starts this week.  Here is the schedule:

QUARTERFINALS

First Leg
Tue. March 09 Columbus vs. Toluca 8 pm FSC, E LN, E Carib, E An
Wed. March 10 Marathon vs. Pumas 8 pm E LN
Comunicaciones vs. Pachuca 10 pm E LN, E An
Thu. March 11 Arabe Unido vs. Cruz Azul 8 pm E LN, E An

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Yura Scores in Debut! (but it’s waved off)

Mar 7

Posted by kirsoccer in Former Players | No Comments

Randers ends up with a 0-0 draw against Esbjerg.

Yura Movsisyan looked good in his debut with Randers in SAS Ligaen action.  He had a quiet first half, but did get a classic Movsisyan chance in the opening 45.  He received a ball over the top and managed to get in front of the defense.  As he closed into the box he was on the right edge, with the defender recovered and in front of him.  He faked the move toward the endline and cut the ball back inside onto his left foot.  However, by the time he managed to get a shot off, the keeper was right in front of him and his left-footed effort was easily blocked.

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Yura Movsisyan Back in Action This Week (Twice)

Mar 6

Posted by kirsoccer in Former Players | No Comments

Photo: Richard Sylvestersen

Yura Movsisyan saw his first real action with Randers earlier this week, during a tune-up match prior to the restart of the Danish SAS Ligaen.  The match was played against Viborg, former club of Robbie Russell.  Viborg came out the victor by a 1-0 margin.

Yura had a good chance in the first few minutes of the match after a Viborg error in their own end.  Unfortunately he carried the ball past several defenders, but ended up running into the Viborg keeper.

Randers re-starts their league action tomorrow (Sunday) morning against Esbjerg at 6am Mountain Time. You may be able to find a stream at Rojadirecta.com or other sites pointing to online soccer streams.  If you do manage to find it, please leave a comment with the link for any other crazies up at 6am who may be interested in the match.

EDIT: Thanks to a post by Between the 18’s, this link is listed as showing the Randers match (just about 5 hours from now).

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Real Salt Lake downs College of Charleston 2-1

Mar 6

Posted by kirsoccer in Uncategorized | No Comments

In a tune-up match in advance of next week’s Carolina Cup Challenge, Real Salt Lake beat the home-side College of Charleston 2-1.  Goals came from Javier Morales and Pablo Campos.  Below are the tweets provided by Real Salt Lake covering the game:

1st half XI v. College of Charleston (4-4-2): GK-Nick Rimando (Kyle Reynish 30-ish); DF-Chris Wingert, DF-Chris Schuler, DF-Nat Borchers, DF-Tony Beltran; MF-Collen Warner (R), MF-Jean Alexandre (deep), MF-Will Johnson (L), MF-Andy Williams (Att.); FW-Tino Nunez, FW-Luis Gil

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Chivas USA Negotiating with RSL for Saborio’s MLS rights?

Mar 5

Posted by kirsoccer in Rumors | 5 Comments

The latest word out of Costa Rica indicates that Chivas USA is trying anything in their power to get their hands on Alvaro Saborio.  This would require making a trade with Real Salt Lake who holds the first discovery claim on the player:

YashinQuesada.com:  “They have the first option, the first team to realize and ask for the incorporation of Saborio was Realt Salt Lake, the second option would have the Chivas USA (…) The coach and the owner want to Saborio are determined so to do what is necessary to keep the player even offer a change of players to have the first option on Saborio”

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Real Salt Lake Numbers by Position

Mar 5

Posted by kirsoccer in Preseason, Rumors | 7 Comments

Real Salt Lake headed out today en-route to Charleston for their 2nd preseason trip.  They will be in Charleston through March 20th, which will allow them to complete their training for the final week of the preseason here in Salt Lake.

You may have seen our previous post on the roster numbers.  I think there is a theoretical mix of numbers at each position that does exist, but other practical matters come into play as the roster is constructed which may alter this theoretical ideal mix.  It’s also likely that a premium will be placed on flexibility.  Here are the current 26 players in camp.  As a reminder, under the now-expired CBA each team was able to have a roster of up to 20 senior roster players and 4 developmental players.

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