Real Salt Lake pulled off one of the biggest upsets in professional sports, coming from the number eight-seed in Major League Soccer’s post-season, to win the 2009 MLS Cup. En route to its first MLS Championship, RSL had to beat the defending champion Columbus Crew and the surging Chicago Fire on consecutive road trips.
Finally, RSL took on and defeated a star-studded LA Galaxy team, headlined by David Beckham and Landon Donovan. This was no easy task, squeeking into the playoffs, and then facing three tough teams with internationally known “designated players”. However, upstart RSL, a team with no designated players, was up to the task and came out MLS champions.
Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Real's General Manager, Garth Lagerwey, a former MLS Goalkeeper, and one of the architects of building the surprisingly successful RSL team. Garth had a lot to say about how RSL operates as an organization, and about what their off-season Christmas list looks like. You can find the full interview at www.soccerhype.com.
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