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Buy Stars Or Sell The Team
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Buy Stars Or Sell The Team

Offloading an emerging US int'l star for nothing and watching expansion rivals Denver just sign American legend Lindsey Heaps means the Utah Royals need to make big moves now, or get out of the NWSL.
  • The Royals have the worst attendance in the NWSL and no local star on the roster;

  • To make matters worse, the fan base has turned against the club that replaced a club legend in Amy Rodriguez mid-season, and since made questionable decisions, trading top players Ally Sentnor and Bianca St. Georges;

  • Brecken Mozingo and KK Ream have shown signs of promise as homegrowns, and yet the club traded for a Japanese int’l on the Washington Spirit instead of for ex-BYU star Ashley Hatch;

  • We grade the top 3 most bungling Utah Royals trades over the past 5 years;

  • #whatarewedoing: The Larry H. Miller Group’s insane survey asking fans about a possible name change for Real Salt Lake;

  • Photo of Royals GK Mandy McGlynn courtesy of fatimanawabiphoto on IG

ICYMI, we destroyed the Big 12 and University of Cincinnati for their religious bigotry:

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