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
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A dinner was held Wednesday night at Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort in what has become an annual tradition to celebrate the college commitments of Grande Sports Academy’s student-athletes on National Signing Day. [AFG_gallery id=’17’] Friends, family and the academy players and staff gathered to celebrate the commitments of ten...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – With no school and a free day due to Veteran’s Day, Grande Sports World played host to the 2014 Barro’s Pizza Invitational last Tuesday. The Academy split up into fifteen teams for a tournament to determine who’d have bragging rights for the next year. The fifteen teams were split into three...Read More
OAK PARK, Calif. – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy completed its most successful road trip to date of the 2014-15 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season Sunday, taking nine out of a possible twelve points against Southwest Division opponents Arsenal FC and Real So Cal. Arsenal FC 0-4 Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 The Claret-and-Cobalt leapt out...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Both teams left unsatisfied in a pair of 1-1 draws on Saturday between the last two U.S. Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 National Champions, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy and the LA Galaxy. Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 1-1 LA Galaxy Emotions were running high in a matchup featuring many of the players...Read More
IRVINE, Calif. – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 and U-15/16 were each able to take only a single point from their matchups against Pateadores at Irvine Great Park on Saturday, with Damian German and Aristotle Zarris providing the goals in the draws. “We weren’t as sharp as we should have been,” said goalkeeper Christian Herrera....Read More
Carson, Calif. – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 are only one win away from becoming the first team to repeat as US Soccer Development Academy Champions after Thursday’s 5-1 win over Strikers FC. “It’s exciting,” said RSL-AZ goalkeeper Christian Herrera. “This doesn’t come around a lot. We’re all very happy and we’re ready to make...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A delayed and restarted match due to severe weather caused serious headaches at Grande Sports World on Tuesday and Wednesday, but it didn’t stop Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 from advancing to the semifinals of the 2013-14 US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs with a 1-0 win over the San Jose Earthquakes....Read More
WESTFIELD, Ind. – After going into half time down by a goal, a second half hat trick from Sebastian Saucedo propelled Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 to a 3-1 victory over New Jersey Soccer Academy 04 U-15/16. The reigning US Soccer Development Academy U-15/16 National Champions started the game on the attack, winning a free...Read More
