PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Utah Royals coach Craig Harrington has been placed on a leave of absence in the latest round of tumult to hit Utah Soccer Holdings. The Royals confirmed shortly after the start of the team’s game against the Portland Thorns Sunday that Harrington and his assistant Louis […]
Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen has announced he will sell his soccer teams in the wake of reports that he made racist comments. Hansen’s Utah Soccer Holdings includes his Major League Soccer club, the Utah Royals of the National Women’s Soccer League and the United Soccer League’s Real […]
Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a radio show after RSL players decided not to take the field for a match to protest racial injustice. Hansen said he felt personally disrespected and suggested the matter might discourage […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Goalkeeper Jane Campbell punched away Vero Boquete’s penalty kick and the Houston Dash advanced to the semifinals 3-2 on penalties after a scoreless draw Friday night against the Utah Royals in the Challenge Cup. The fourth-seeded Dash will play the Portland Thorns in the semifinals of […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Casey Short scored in the 85th minute and the Chicago Red Stars beat the Utah Royals 1-0 on Sunday night in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup. Short’s header gave the Red Stars their first win of the group stage at Zions Bank Stadium. U.S. […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Bethany Balcer scored in stoppage time and OL Reign defeated the Utah Royals 1-0 in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Challenge Cup tournament. It was the Reign’s first victory in three group-stage Challenge Cup matches played without fans at Zions Bank Stadium. Balcer’s header came off […]
HERRIMAN, Utah (AP) — Rookie Tziarra King came off the bench and scored her first National Women’s Soccer League goal to pull the Utah Royals into a 3-3 draw with the Houston Dash in the Challenge Cup tournament. Rachel Daly scored a pair of goals as the Dash built a […]
The National Women’s Soccer league has announced the schedule for the opening round of its tournament set to start later this month in Utah. The league’s nine teams will play four preliminary round games, with eight teams advancing to the quarterfinals. The Portland Thorns will play the defending champion North […]
The National Women’s Soccer League is one of the first North American pro leagues to announce it will begin play after delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The league’s nine teams will participate in a tournament in Utah starting in late June. The league’s testing protocol is at the core […]
Pro soccer returns to America next month when the National Women’s Soccer League plays a 25-game tournament in a near-empty stadium in Utah. Players from the nine teams will train and live at two Salt Lake City-area hotels in an attempt to control the environment. All players will be tested […]
