RSL Soapbox, a Real Salt Lake community

With another match against Chivas USA looming — that'll be two in the last month, with the final meeting coming at home on the last day of the regular season — Real Salt Lake will be wondering how to correct the problems they saw last Saturday.

Real Salt Lake defender Rich Balchan will miss between four and six months after successful shoulder surgery, RSL communications has released today.

Nick Rimando is one of six goalkeepers to be called up in the most recent U.S. Men's National Team roster, but he won't join the side until June 9, when World Cup qualifications will already be underway.

Real Salt Lake will officially host its third round match in US Open Cup play, and the opponent will be either Atlanta Silverbacks, an NASL side, or Georgia Revolution, an NPSL side — the fourth tier of American soccer.

Javier Morales had a strong match against Montreal Impact despite RSL's loss — but it's sometimes difficult to quantify that. In an effort to do just that, I've drilled into Javi's stats and tried to break down what he did well.

Real Salt Lake Women announced their roster today with their first match on Saturday in Orem. The roster is largely made of former and current college athletes and amateur players with an interspersing of professionals.

Randal Serr takes on the unenviable task of player ratings after a late, miserable loss in Montreal.

Real Salt Lake scored two road goals and held the lead twice but couldn't capitalize on their efforts, losing 3-2 to Montreal Impact in stoppage time.