Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake is a Major League Soccer franchise in Salt Lake City, Utah, due to begin operation in the 2005 MLS season in April 2005. The team will initially play its home games at University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium, although numerous communities in the area seem to be interested in building the team a soccer-specific stadium.
The club is owned by Dave Checketts, whose intense support of Real Madrid was reportedly the inspiration for the name. Fan support for the name has, however, not been positive, as rumors that the name would be Real Salt Lake were largely met with derision and pessimism. Many people felt the name should more exactly reflect Salt Lake, since the city's other professional team, the Utah Jazz basketball team, does not. It is yet to be seen how both the American and European media respond to this highly unconventional name.
Their head coach will be John Ellinger, coach for the past five years of the Bradenton Academy where the much of the Under-17 United States men's national soccer team both lived and trained.
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