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January 21, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release


REAL SALT LAKE SIGNS ENGLISH MIDFIELDER LUKE MULHOLLAND

Real Salt Lake announced on Tuesday that it has signed English MF Luke Mulholland. Per league and club policy, further terms of the deal will not be disclosed.

The 25-year-old Mulholland spent the last two seasons with the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies. The Preston, England native was wildly successful in his two years in Tampa, scoring 17 goals and registering 13 assists in 51 league appearances, helping the team to the 2012 NASL Soccer Bowl title and becoming the first player to be named to the NASL Best XI in back-to-back seasons. Mulholland and RSL backup GK Jeff Attinella were teammates in Tampa in 2012.

Mulholland began his professional career in 2011 with the USL Pro Wilmington Hammerheads, where he was named 2011 USL Pro Rookie of the Year and was selected to the USL Pro Team of the Year. Mulholland signed with the NASL Minnesota Stars late in the NASL's 2011 campaign, helping lead the team to that year's NASL title. Mulholland started and played 90 for Wilmington in the RSL's 2-0 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup win over the Hammerheads at Rio Tinto Stadium on June 28, 2011.

Prior to his professional career, Mulholland played four seasons at Wingate University, recording 73 appearances and notching 37 goals and 26 assists. Mulholland was named a NCAA Division II First Team All-American and South Athletic Conference Player of the Year in 2009.

REAL SALT LAKE MAKES THREE SELECTIONS IN 2014 MLS SUPERDRAFT

The 2014 MLS SuperDraft came to a close on Tuesday, with Real Salt Lake making a total of three selections in the annual draft. In the first round that was held on Jan. 16 in Philadelphia, RSL selected University of California DF Ryan Neil with the 18th overall pick. The Claret-and-Cobalt went on to pick on Tuesday Georgetown MF Joey Dillon in the third round with the 53rd overall pick and Coker College FW Daniel Jackson in the fourth round with the 70th overall pick.

Neil spent four years at Cal, earning All-Pac-12 second-team honors in 2013 and 2012. The 22-year-old played and started 20 games this past collegiate season, recording one goal and four assists and earning an All-Pac-12 second-team selection as a senior at Berkeley. Neil helped the Golden Bears reach the quarterfinals of the 2013 NCAA College Cup, putting in a full 90 minutes in the team's 2-1 quarterfinal loss to the University of Maryland. In his junior year, Neil earned a spot on the NSCAA All-Far West third team and was a member of the All-Pac-12 second-team while recording a career-high five assists. The Mission Viejo, Calif. native appeared in 67 games, made 48 starts and tallied a total of two goals and 13 assists in his collegiate career.

A native of Rochester Hills, Mich., Dillon was a four-year starter at Georgetown, starting 83 of the 86 games he appeared in for the Hoyas. Dillon, who will turn 22 on Saturday, co-captained Georgetown, was named All-Big East first-team and earned Big East Midfielder of the Year honors in 2013.

Jackson had a successful senior season at Division II Coker College, scoring 14 goals and adding two assists in 17 games for the Hartsville, S.C. school. Jackson was a South Atlantic Conference first-team selection, a second-team Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region selection and a third-team NSCAA All-South Atlantic Conference selection.

Neil, Dillon and Jackson will report to Salt Lake City for entrance physicals on Friday. Real Salt Lake will officially open preseason camp on Saturday, when the team will travel to the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy in Casa Grande, Ariz. for its first leg of preseason training.

REAL SALT LAKE 2014 PRESEASON TO START ON SATURDAY - RSL TO TRAIN IN CASA GRANDE, ARIZ., IRVINE, CALIF., AND TUCSON

The Claret-and-Cobalt will officially begin its 10th season this Friday, Jan. 24, when players will report to Salt Lake City for entrance physicals. The team will then head to Grande Sports World - the home of the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy - just outside of Casa Grande, Ariz. for its first preseason training camp on Saturday. The Claret-and-Cobalt will train at Grande Sports World from Jan. 25-Feb. 1.

After returning briefly to Salt Lake City, RSL will head on Feb. 4 to Southern California for its second leg of preseason training. The team will train at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif. from Feb. 4-13.

Following its stint in Irvine, the team will head back to Utah for a weekend before returning to Arizona on Feb. 17 for a two-week stint in Tucson to participate in the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament. This will be Real Salt Lake's third-consecutive year in the round-robin competition, which will also include fellow MLS clubs Chicago Fire, Chivas USA, Colorado Rapids and New England Revolution, along with USL Premier Development League club FC Tucson.

The FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 19 and will conclude with the Championship and 3rd-Place matches on Saturday, March 1. A full schedule and ticketing information for all of the 2014 MLS Preseason games in Tucson can be found at www.FCTucson.com .

Following the FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup, RSL will return to Utah to begin preparations for its MLS season opener on Saturday, March 8 at LA Galaxy. Following the opener at the Galaxy, RSL will travel up the California coast to take on San Jose Earthquakes at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, March 15. The Claret-and-Cobalt will open its 2014 home schedule on Saturday, March 22, when it will host the Galaxy at 2:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium in a nationally televised game on NBC Sports Network. Click here for Real Salt Lake's full 2014 MLS regular season schedule .

REAL SALT LAKE NAMES ROSTER FOR FIRST LEG OF PRESEASON

Attached is a PDF copy of Real Salt Lake's roster for the team's upcoming preseason trip to Casa Grande, Ariz. In addition to the players listed on the attached roster, RSL-Arizona Academy players will also spend time training with the Claret-and-Cobalt first-team in Casa Grande.

REAL SALT LAKE 2014 SEASON TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW

The only way to currently secure tickets to any of Real Salt Lake's 17 regular season home games is to Join the Pride and become a 2014 RSL Season Ticket Holder. RSL fans can purchase 2014 season tickets at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online at www.realsaltlake.com/tickets/jointhepride or over the phone at 801-727-2700. Becoming a 2014 Season Ticket Holder guarantees the same seats for all MLS regular season home games and additional bonus games for a total of 20 home games.

Real Salt Lake 2014 Preseason Key Dates/Schedule (subject to change)

Preseason Opens - Salt Lake City

Friday, Jan. 24 - Entrance physicals in Salt Lake City

Preseason Training Trip No. 1 - Casa Grande, Ariz.

Saturday, Jan. 25 - Travel to Casa Grande, Ariz.

Jan. 25-Feb. 1 - Training at Grande Sports World in Casa Grande, Ariz.

Sunday, Feb. 2 - Return to Utah

Preseason Training Trip No. 2 - Irvine, Calif.

Tuesday, Feb. 4 - Travel to Irvine, Calif.

Feb. 4-13 - Training at the University of California-Irvine in Irvine, Calif.

Friday, Feb. 14 - Return to Utah

Preseason Training Trip No. 3 - FC Tucson Desert Diamond Cup

Feb. 17 - Travel to Tucson, Ariz.

Feb. 18 - Training at Kino Sports Complex

Feb. 19 - Real Salt Lake vs. New England Revolution - North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex - 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 20-21 - Training at Kino Sports Complex

Feb. 22 - Real Salt Lake vs. Chicago Fire - North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex - 3:30 p.m.

Feb. 23-25 - Training at Kino Sports Complex

Feb. 26 - Real Salt Lake vs. FC Tucson - North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex - 6:00 p.m.

Feb. 27-28 - Training at Kino Sports Complex

March 1 - Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium

5th Place vs. 6th Place - 2:30 p.m.

3rd Place vs. 4th Place - 5:00 p.m.

1st Place vs. 2nd Place - 7:30 p.m.

2014 MLS Regular Season Opener

Real Salt Lake at LA Galaxy - Saturday, March 8 - StubHub Center - 8:30 p.m. MT

2014 RSL Home Opener

Real Salt Lake v. LA Galaxy - Saturday, March 22 - Rio Tinto Stadium - 2:00 p.m. MT (NBCSN)

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