CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After a ten-month long season that culminated just one win shy of a national championship, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy embark on a new journey in hopes of a championship that begins Saturday with a weekend doubleheader against Pateadores. RSL-AZ U-17/18 gets the season underway first against Pateadores, looking to repeat last...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Grande Sports Academy is pleased to announce the addition of Victor Fernandez and Claine Plummer to the soccer coaching staff for the 2015-16 season. Victor Fernandez joins Grande Sports Academy after serving as an assistant coach for the Chicago Fire Academy, where his son Collin played before signing a Homegrown contract...Read More
SANDY, Utah – Grande Sports Academy and Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy forward/midfielder Edgar Duran has signed a contract with Real Monarchs, becoming the 24th alumni to sign a professional contract and the sixth to sign with the Monarchs. Duran scored 24 goals in 42 games in his lone U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with Real...Read More
LIVERPOOL, England – Grande Sports Academy and Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy forward Brooks Lennon has officially signed a contract with 18-time English champions and five-time European champions Liverpool FC. Lennon scored 51 goals in 68 games over the course of three U.S. Soccer Development Academy seasons in Casa Grande, playing for Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After a historic season that culminated in a trip to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy championship game and four single-season records being broken, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 players were disappointed and reflective after a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire in the national championship game. “Of course the game that...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After Tuesday’s dramatic 2-1 win over Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 have only two more games that separate them from the championship trophy. First standing in RSL-AZ U-17/18’s (36-3-4) way are the San Jose Earthquakes (26-7-4), who qualified for the semifinals with a 3-0 home win over Players Development...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A weak-footed, top corner goal struck by Edgar Duran in the third minute of stoppage time proved to be the winner Tuesday for Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 in their quarterfinal showdown against Minnesota’s Shattuck-Saint Mary’s. Despite going a man down early in the second half, it was Shattuck that scored...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Only three more wins separate Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 from the 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy championship. The first of those three remaining tests comes on Tuesday, July 7 when the 16th ranked team in the country comes to Grande Sports World for the USSDA quarterfinal. RSL-AZ U-17/18 (35-3-4) host...Read More
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 advanced out of the group stage of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs for the first time in Academy history Friday, defeating Chicago Magic PSG by a comprehensive 4-0 score line to cap off a dominant week of soccer against some of the best teams in the...Read More
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Having missed the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs by only one spot, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 set out for Indiana to participate in the academy showcase with hopes of coming together as a team and solidifying roster spots for next season. [AFG_gallery id=’20’] Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 1-1 Vardar In...Read More