Real Salt Lake News

Real Salt Lake are riding a five-game unbeaten streak, the longest current run in MLS, to find themselves in second place in the West. Whether the Royals can maintain their high altitude in the standings is unknown. But as MLS 2008 has shown thus far, almost anything can happen.

The team’s current form has a result of its defense. Even counting the botched communication between Nat Borchers and Nick Rimando over the weekend that led to Adam Cristman’s early goal, Real have only given up three goals in their last five games…

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One of the only consistent things about Major League Soccer is its unpredictability.

Three nights after Real Salt Lake battled to a scoreless draw against the worst team in MLS — a team playing with only 10 men no less — it seemed logical RSL might struggle against league-leading New England, a team on a seven-game unbeaten streak.

It’s funny how things don’t always unfold as expected, especially in soccer.

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Real Salt Lake just played back-to-back scoreless draws at home. One hundred eighty minutes, 10,800 seconds, 43 shots, but no goals.

Cutting through the post-game spin, this one was plain and simple: RSL absolutely squandered two points against the Earthquakes - and Yallop knows it.

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While the holding midfielder said he isn’t satisfied with where he is at in his career, the early bumps haven’t changed Besagno’s love for the game. “At the end of the day, it’s tough, but I’m not sour,” he said.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2008007855_sounder20.html

Real Salt Lake kept its unbeaten streak intact against the expansion San Jose Earthquakes at Rice-Eccles Stadium on Wednesday night.

But it was hardly thrilled about it.

http://www.sltrib.com/realsaltlake/ci_9634824

Former Real Salt Lake coach John Ellinger has joined FC Dallas as an assistant coach under new head coach Schellas Hyndman. Ellinger will be the team’s top assistant, the team announced Thursday, after quitting his job as technical director for U.S. Youth Soccer last week. He won’t meet his former team until FC Dallas visits RSL on Oct. 18 in what is expected to be the second game in RSL’s new stadium in suburban Sandy.

http://www.sltrib.com/ci_9637639