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February 24, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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REAL SALT LAKE TO HOST 2014 JERSEY EVENT ON MARCH 4 AT RIO TINTO STADIUM

Real Salt Lake has announced that it will host its 2014 Jersey Event on Tuesday, March 4 at 6:00 p.m. MT at Rio Tinto Stadium. RSL will put its re-designed jerseys on sale at the event, which will also feature a walkthrough of the team's newly remodeled locker room and a fan meet-and-greet with RSL Head Coach Jeff Cassar and several Claret-and-Cobalt players.

The first 100 fans at the event to purchase a 2014 Real Salt Lake home jersey will receive a numbered certificate to commemorate the first-ever purchases of the new uniform. The event is part of Major League Soccer's second-annual Jersey Week, a concept celebrating the art, detail and nuance behind every club's jersey.

The March 4 event will only be open to a very limited number of Real Salt Lake fans. Reservations to the event will be given on a first-come, first-serve basis, with RSL Season Ticket Holders getting the first opportunity to RSVP to the event. The general public will be given a chance to RSVP to the event only if any reservations remain available following the RSL Season Ticket Holder RSVP period.

Information on how RSL Season Ticket Holders can RSVP to the event will be distributed via the team's weekly season ticket holder newsletter later on Monday.

In addition to celebrating RSL's newly re-designed jerseys, the March 4 event will also commemorate Real Salt Lake's groundbreaking jersey-front partnership with LifeVantage. RSL and LifeVantage (NASDAQ: LFVN) announced last October that they had partnered to form one of the largest jersey-front sponsorship deals in MLS history. The 2014 MLS season will mark this first year that the LifeVantage logo will appear on the Claret-and-Cobalt's jerseys.

REAL SALT LAKE BEGIN FINAL WEEK OF PRESEASON TRAINING IN TUCSON

Real Salt Lake begins its final week of preseason training in Tucson, Ariz. today. The club will continue to train at the Kino Sports Complex ahead of RSL's final group stage match of the Desert Diamond Cup on Wednesday against home side FC Tucson. Wednesday's match will be streamed live on www.RealSaltLake.com and www.MLSsoccer.com starting at 6:00 p.m. MT.

Real Salt Lake currently sits in a three-way tie for fourth in the Desert Diamond Cup standings with one point. Chicago Fire lead the DDC after its first two matches with six points and Chivas USA are in second with four points. Colorado Rapids are in third with three points. RSL, New England Revolution, and FC Tucson are all tied on one point.

The Claret-and-Cobalt will close out the week with the Desert Diamond Cup Championship and Consolation games taking place on Saturday, Feb. 29. The fifth place vs. sixth place match will begin at 2:30 p.m. MT followed by the third place vs. fourth place match at 5:00 p.m. MT. The Desert Diamond Cup Championship game will be held at 7:30 p.m. MT. Real Salt Lake's match will be streamed live on www.RealSaltLake.com with the other games available for live streaming on www.MLSsoccer.com.

The team will return to Salt Lake City on Sunday to begin preparations for its 2014 MLS Regular Season opener against LA Galaxy on March 8 at StubHub Center. The season opener will kick at 8:30 p.m. MT and will be broadcast on ABC 4 and ESPN 700 AM.

RealSaltLake.com's Preseason Central will have the Claret-and-Cobalt's final week of preseason training fully covered with training updates, photos, video content, game recaps and match highlights.

RSL CONCEDES SECOND HALF GOAL IN 1-0 LOSS TO COLORADO RAPIDS IN DESERT DIAMOND CUP GROUP STAGE

Real Salt Lake fell 1-0 to Colorado Rapids on Saturday night in the club's second Desert Diamond Cup match.

Real Salt Lake conceded in the 69th minute. Colorado MF Dillon Serna started the chance, sending in a high cross from the left flank. Serna's ball fell to the feet of Colorado FW Deshorn Brown, who collected in the right side of the area and buried a 10-yard shot past RSL GK Lalo Fernandez.

Real Salt Lake had one of its better looks of the match in the 49th minute, when some quick passing on the right flank between Velasquez and FW Joao Plata found MF Kyle Beckerman at the top of the 18-yard box. Beckerman laid the ball off for Morales just outside the area, with the Argentine playmaker running onto the ball and curling a left-footer toward the bottom left corner that Colorado GK Clint Irwin kept out with a sprawling save.

RSL - which subbed DF Nat Borchers on for DF Chris Schuler at halftime - changed its remaining 10 players in the 62nd minute. The second group conceded seven minutes after coming on, with Serna finding Brown for Colorado's winner in the 69th.

Real Salt Lake's had a final chance at an equalizer in stoppage time. Referee Kevin Stott whistled Colorado GK Joe Nasco for violating the six-second rule, awarding RSL an indirect free kick a yard inside the penalty area. Unfortunately, RSL couldn't make the chance count, with DF Abdoulie Mansally unable to sneak his effort around Colorado's wall.

Real Salt Lake will resume Desert Diamond Cup action on Wednesday, Feb. 26 when it will take on FC Tucson at 6:00 p.m. MT at North Stadium at Kino Sports Complex. Wednesday's match will be streamed live on www.RealSaltLake.com and www.MLSsoccer.com .

MULTIPLE RSL 2014 TICKETING OPPORTUNITIES NOW AVAILABLE

Real Salt Lake has announced its ticketing options for the 2014 MLS regular season. Real Salt Lake fans have multiple ways to take part in the Claret-and-Cobalt's 10th season, including the option to purchase 2014 season tickets, an array of multi-game ticket packages and single game tickets.

Real Salt Lake 2014 season tickets are still available with great seat locations to be had. Fans can Join the Pride by purchasing 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. A full rundown of all the benefits included in the 2014 season ticket package can be found here.

Single game tickets to Real Salt Lake's home opener against LA Galaxy on March 22 are now on sale and can be purchased at http://www.realsaltlake.com/tickets.

A wide range of multi-game ticket packages are now being offered to RSL fans. The descriptions of each Real Salt Lake ticket package can be found below.

Pride Starter Pack: The Pride Starter pack allows fans to create their own personalized "mini-plan." Fans can choose three or more regular season home games with the option to alter the number of seats, change sections and adjust price categories per game. Tickets for this package start at $22 per seat. For more details or to reserve your choice of games please call 810-727-2700.

Mini-Plans: The Mini-Plan packages include four preselected games with the option to adjust the specific games incorporated via phone. The four game Mini-Plans will be made available to purchase online and start at $88. If you'd like to make adjustments to one of the Mini-Plans please call 801-727-2700. Below are the available 2014 Mini-Plans:

Rivalry Pack (Mini-Plan): The Rivalry Pack consists of four of RSL's greatest rivalry matches of the 2014 season. The matches included are RSL's home opener against LA Galaxy on March 22, RSL v. Portland Timbers on April 19, RSL v. Colorado Rapids on May 17 and RSL v. Seattle Sounders FC on Aug. 16. The Rivalry Pack starts at $93.

Summer Fun Pack (Mini-Plan): The Summer Fun Pack consists of four exciting mid-summer games including Real Salt Lake's Independence Day and Pioneer Day games. The games in the package are: RSL v. Portland Timbers on June 7, RSL v. New England Revolution on July 4, RSL v. Montreal Impact on July 24 and RSL v. New York Red Bulls on July 30. The Summer Fun Pack starts at $98.

Weekend Warrior Pack (Mini-Plan): The Weekend Warrior Pack includes four exciting weekend matchups throughout the 2014 season. The games included are: RSL v. Toronto FC on March 29, RSL v. Vancouver Whitecaps FC on April 26, RSL v. FC Dallas on May 24 and RSL v. Vancouver Whitecaps FC on July 19. The Weekend Warrior Pack starts at $88.

Fall Pack (Mini-Plan): The Fall Pack consists of four key matches in the months of September and October: RSL v. FC Dallas on Sept. 6, RSL v. Colorado Rapids on Sept. 19, RSL v. San Jose Earthquakes on Oct. 11 and RSL's final game of the regular season against Chivas USA on Oct. 22. The Fall Pack starts at $88.

Single game tickets to any of Real Salt Lake's 2014 home games, aside of the Claret-and-Cobalt's home opener against LA Galaxy on March 22, will be made available for purchase starting on Monday, March 3 . Fans will be able to buy tickets at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office, online or over the phone at 801-727-2700.

Additionally, Real Salt Lake's group sales team is now taking reservations for groups for the remaining inventory for each of the Claret-and-Cobalt's 2014 home games. For more information on group tickets please visit http://www.realsaltlake.com/tickets/groups or contact Scott Reynolds at 801-727-2862.

A full Real Salt lake 2014 regular season schedule can be found at http://www.realsaltlake.com/schedule

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

All times MT

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

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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