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#RSL fan and MLS sicko since 2005
Pride of RSL! 😬
Wild USL Championship debut for former Nashville striker Forster Ajago. Kicks Louisville's Aiden McFadden in the face, gets a straight red card, and then has to be dragged down the tunnel by his teammates while screaming for VAR.

USL doesn't have VAR.
May 2, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Diego Luna is carrying this team. We’d be nothing without him.
April 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Spent nearly two hours refreshing Switch 2 listings over and over, waited in numerous queues, had two orders that failed due to my bank flagging them as fraud....and my wife ends up getting one just by checking her Target app and seeing it in stock.

They gotta figure out a better way to do this.
April 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
All my homies hate Boavista. #RSL
April 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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🚨IT'S HAPPENING 🇲🇭⚽️🚨

The Marshall Islands are set to play their first international matches in August!

They're looking for sponsors/financial support to help travel & logistics costs.

BRB, while I convince my wife to pack up the kids to drive 2,472 miles.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fir...
Marshall Islands: Our first ever international soccer match
The Marshall Islands are the last nation on Earth without a football team.. until now. Help us play our first ever match.
www.kickstarter.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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this touch from diego luna 😲
March 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Watched the entirety of Onside: Major League Soccer today. Overall, pretty good! Made me like a few people that I didn't care for beforehand (hearing Riqui Puig cry about his knee was rough). 1/7
February 22, 2025 at 6:14 AM
You were the Chosen One! You were supposed to destroy the Sith, not join them! #RSL
February 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
MLS kits finally being released...bring on the tier list videos!
February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Not really surprised by Miami being up there, but how in the world are the Jazz number 4?!
This chart from @levakabas.bsky.social shows very clearly that people REALLY love Messi. For an MLS side to dominate follower counts on a platform where "Following" takes a backseat to the FYP algorithm is wild. Fans are opting in in a place where it's not even required for the best experience.
January 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
EMEKA YOU BEAUTY!
January 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
DIEGO LUNA YOU BEAUTY
January 23, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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'Super Smash Bros' was released 26 years ago today 🕹️
January 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This is such a poor decision from MLS HQ. I’ve been a loyal Extra Time listener for probably ten years now and it was my primary way of keeping up with non-RSL league news. Why is MLS making it harder and harder for fans to connect with this league? Where will the sickos go?!
For 10 years I got to do a podcast about the league I love with some of my best friends in the world.

Today I am sad. Probably will be tomorrow, too.
tacticsfreezone.substack.com/p/the-final-...
The Final Episode of Extratime
All Good Things...
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January 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Feeling like a proud Dad right now. Go on, Emeka! #RSL #USMNT
January 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I thought we were going a little heavy on the goalkeeper acquisitions, but it certainly makes more sense now. Looks like it'll be a two-way competition between Stajduhar and Rafael for the first half of the season. #RSL
RSL keeper Zac MacMath is expected to miss 3-5 months undergoing surgery for a torn lat (shoulder/back muscle) he suffered against Austin FC in September.
Zac MacMath started both playoff games for RSL and performed admirably — especially considering a recent revelation of injury — but it appeared the club identified its own need for help in goal when it drafted two keepers in the MLS SuperDraft in December.
January 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Pedigree suggests he should be decent in MLS, certainly better than MacMath. Good bit of business to get a veteran keeper on a free! #RSL
🔴🔵 Sources: Real Salt Lake finalizing a deal to sign Brazilian goalkeeper Rafael Cabral.

🇧🇷 Cabral, 34, a free agent. Most recently with Gremio. Has featured for Napoli, Reading, Santos and Cruzeiro as well.
January 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Looking at #RSL depth post-Chicho and Crooksy and...boy are we looking thin up front. How many signings do we see before the season starts? Can we fill all these gaps? 😬
January 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I hereby nominate Emeka Eneli as full-time captain for 2025. #RSL
January 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Not the news I expected to see, but not super upset about it considering how much he dropped off in the second half of the season. Really hoping this means the FO have a massive signing lined up. #RSL
🇨🇴 BREAKING: The San Jose Earthquakes have acquired star forward Chicho Arango from Real Salt Lake, per sources.

Arango, 29, joined RSL for a club-record fee of $6m last year.

I'm told 1.5m GAM + int'l spot is part of the return for RSL.

Reporting with my man @pipesierra.bsky.social
January 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
EMEKA ENELI MENTIONED #RSL
Mauricio Pochettino's first USMNT January camp roster is now official - maybe I'm just feeling overly refreshed at the start of a new year, but this is a fun list imo. Plenty of interesting backstories and potential plotlines. (I'll have more on that in a bit...)
January 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I like this pickup! 8 Goals in 33 appearances last year. Has scored a couple bangers for NYRB, most notably this one: youtu.be/wJUqwj_uq4I?...
December 20, 2024 at 6:03 PM
I don't mind this! Wolff was on $150k last year, less than either Chang or Michel. Good depth piece.
Sources: Real Salt Lake have agreed a deal to acquire forward Tyler Wolff from Atlanta United for $50k GAM.

Wolff, 21, made 61 appearances with Atlanta after signing a homegrown deal. He had 5g/1a in 642 mins in 2023.
December 9, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Baleeeebaaaaaaa!!! Fantastic play for that goal. #BHAFC
December 5, 2024 at 8:45 PM