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Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with another edition of the Salt City FC podcast for Week 2 of the 2021 Major League Soccer season. The guys opened the pod with a look back at Week 1 action in MLS and shared their takeaways from the full slate of games the played out over three days last weekend. Attention then turned to the news du jour in the soccer world at-large with the proposed "Super Le...

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back to begin the 2021 Major League Soccer campaign with an all-new edition of Salt City FC. In their 2021 debut episode they began with the big news of former Real Salt Lake captain Kyle Beckerman taking the reins of the Utah Valley University men's soccer program as the second head coach all-time for the Wolverines. The guys shared their takes on the hire, what the...

Could Damir Kreilach retire as a member of Real Salt Lake? RSL general manager Elliot Fall won't predict it , but he wouldn't be opposed to it, either. Listen to Fall's complete comments in a video conference call with local media, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. 

Damir Kreilach speaks with the local media after signing a multi-year extension to stay with Real Salt Lake through at least the 2022 season, with 2023 as a team option, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. 

Former BYU and Alta High star Michele (Murphy) Vasconcelos joined a conference call with the media after the Chicago Red Stars agreed to a trade sending the attacking player back home to play with Utah Royals FC .   (Cover photo via ISI Photos/NWSL) 

SCFC is back as Sean and Jake sat down to talk about the "MLS is Back" tournament in Orlando and their initial impressions of the event in Orlando. They talked about Real Salt Lake's opener in Group D on Sunday as they take on the Colorado Rapids and the wild, incomprehensible way that RSL was drawn into a group with the Rapids and Sporting Kansas City...hint - it wasn't random. The guys also pick...

Real Salt Lake midfielder Damir Kreilach after his first day of individual workouts at the RSL Academy training facility since the COVID-19 pandemic stalled North American life, Thursday, May 7, 2020 in Herriman, Utah. 

Major League Soccer resumed individual workouts at outdoor training facilities on Thursday, May 7, and that includes Real Salt Lake. Here's RSL midfielder Albert Rusnak speaking with the media after training, how good it felt to be back, and what the next step for the club and league to resume play might look like during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Goog...

Sean flies solo for this episode to talk about Real Salt Lake's recent decision to cut staff and reduce salary during the age of COVID-19, and the economic fallout that is being felt around the country. He's joined by Jesse Sanchez, a former ticketing manager for RSL and Real Monarchs who was caught up in the sweeping cuts this past week. But rather than be bitter or angry, Sanchez has approached...

The Salt City FC podcast is back for Matchday 2 of the Major League Soccer season as Jake Hatch and Sean Walker talk soccer in and around the State of Utah. Sean and Jake kicked off this week's show talking about the 0-0 season-opening draw at Orlando City SC for Real Salt Lake and the takeaways both had. (2:06) Sean and Jake then played a game called "Panic or Nahhh-mic" wherein they talked about...

The Salt City FC podcast is back for the 2020 season as Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back together talking Real Salt Lake and more every week. In their debut episode ahead of the 2020 season, Sean and Jake talked about new campaign for RSL with new faces all over the roster, none more so than at goalkeeper as the club looks to replace the legendary Nick Rimando. (3:28) Presumptive starting keepe...

Real Salt Lake midfielder Albert Rusnak speaks with the media after reporting to the first day of 2020 preseason training camp, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020 at Zion's Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah. 

Real Salt Lake head coach Freddy Juarez addressed reporters as the club opens his first preseason as the club's top brass, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2020, at the Zion's Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah. Juarez confirmed that Ecuadorian forward Joao Plata is no longer with the club, longtime midfielder Kyle Beckerman is "optimistically" expected to return in some fashion, and touched on the new faces i...

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 26 of Salt City FC.

Episode 25 of Salt City FC began with Jake Hatch and Sean Walker's thoughts about the 2-0 loss Real Salt Lake took at home on Saturday against league-leading LAFC. The guys talked about the outcomes of the result before turning their attention to the Rocky Mountain Cup rivalry showdown against the Colorado Rapids this Saturday. Post-training comments from RSL defender Nedum Onuoha were also played...

Sean and Jake are back with another edition of Salt City FC as they react to the news of Real Salt Lake terminating the contract of Mike Petke as head coach and installing Freddy Juarez as the interim coach for the remainder of the 2019 season.  The guys then turned their attention to the weekend for the Utah Royals FC and Real Monarchs SLC as they both picked up victories on the weekend befo...

Salt Lake City mayor Jackie Biskupski and Salt Lake County mayor Jenny Wilson honored Utah Royals FC stars Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O'Hara and Christen Press with the keys to the city in a ceremony Monday, July 22, 2019 in Salt Lake City in which the duo also added their support for the U.S. women's national team's on-going lawsuit with U.S. Soccer over equal pay with the U.S. men's team. 

Utah Royals FC defenders Kelley O'Hara and Becky Sauerbrunn sat down with local media in Salt Lake City to re-live winning the United States' second-straight Women's World Cup title — and fourth overall — in France, what's next for the NWSL, and the continuing fight for #EqualPay with the U.S. Soccer Federation.  Listen to Salt City FC on iTunes , Stitcher , Spotify , or where ever else you g...

At first, Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando didn't believe it. Another MLS all-star appearance, and in the same season the 20-year MLS veteran was set to retire? It had to be a mistake.  It wasn't, head coach Mike Petke assured him. Here's his reaction to the news, in the usual Rimando candor. 

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with Episode 23 of the Salt City FC podcast. They are re-launching the show as the #SummerOfSoccer is in full swing. They react to the United State Women's National Team advancing to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women's World Cup in the immediate aftermath of the match and talk about the Men's National Team looking to regain their swagger in the CONCACAF Gold C...

Utah Royals FC striker Amy Rodriguez suffered the lowest of lows two years ago, when she tore her ACL in her first game back from maternity leave with FC Kansas City.  After slowly returning in 2018, A-Rod is back with a vengeance, scoring five goals in six matches to lead the Royals up the table in 2019. 

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with the Salt City FC podcast. In Episode 21 they talked about Real Salt Lake's 5-0 loss at D.C. United Saturday and what can be learned from the drubbing before getting RSL defender Nedum Onuoha's thoughts on the loss and getting ready for a road match as LAFC this Saturday. Sean and Jake added their thoughts on the LAFC match before turning their attention to...

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with another edition of the Salt City FC podcast as they recap a bevy of Real Salt Lake-related news, including Nick Rimando announcing this will be his final season, the team's 1-1 draw in Houston & looking ahead to the home-opener against Vancouver on Saturday. RSL forward Corey Baird was the featured guest on the show as he talked with Sean Walker about h...

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with another episode of Salt City FC as they are getting ready for First Kick in Major League Soccer as the 2019 season begins this weekend. The guys preview Real Salt Lake's season-opener on the road at the Houston Dynamo before playing interviews with RSL striker Sam Johnson and head coach Mike Petke. Sean and Jake then shared their bold predictions for the 20...

Sean Walker and Jake Hatch are back with another episode of the Salt City FC podcast. They recapped Real Salt Lake's weekend in paradise as part of the Pacific Rim Cup & the lessons learned for RSL there. They also caught up with new Real Monarchs SLC coach Martin Vasquez to talk about his new job and moving over from running the Real Salt Lake Academy teams. Finally, the guys talks about Marc...