Welcome to JR Salazar's page. Proud supporter of the LA Sol and Pali Blues.

Citizens of Utah: please rise, stretch, and clap your hands. You are now blessed with a new set of sporting legends that have earned their place among the best in the Beehive State.

I issue this edict, this fatwa of football fanaticism: Real Salt Lake is officially The Real Deal.

Jason Kreis may as well have been Jesus Christ in Seattle on Sunday. His club defeated the Los Angeles Galaxy 5-4 on penalties to lift their first Philip Anschutz Trophy, and their first-ever Major League Soccer champ… Continue

Los Angeles Galaxy vs. Real Salt Lake: A Play By Play (and Other Miscellany)

T-120 to kickoff: Ahhh, Seattle, Washington. The home of grunge rock, good health, great coffee, and a solid club that fell short of earning its stripes and home field advantage.

You gotta give credit to the Seattle Sounders Football Club for earning the U.S. Open Cup in their first season promoted from the USL to the MLS as an expansion team. And their supporters, led by the Emerald City Supporters, earn my respect f… Continue

From the Associated Press...

HANNOVER, Germany (AP) -- More than 45,000 fans gathered Sunday at the Hannover stadium for a memorial service for Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke, whose suicide has shaken the country.

''Robert Enke will never come back to this stadium, the place where he conquered our hearts,'' Hannover club president Martin Kind said at the beginning of the ceremony. ''But it wasn't only his success that made Robert Enke so popular, it was the man, his personality.''

The 32-year… Continue

Personally, it takes guts to be somebody you're not, or somebody you want to be. I like Elizabeth Lambert of the New Mexico Lobos women's soccer team for her courage to break the mold, albeit for the wrong reasons. You talk about someone who just knows how to throw someone down, punch in the back, and defend with a flying kick in spite of giving up a goal to a bunch of pure-hearted Mormons from BYU.

Sure it's taboo, and you will be obligated to apologize to save face, but the way she played foo… Continue

Here's some news from Nick Green of 100% soccer: Allison Falk and Val Henderson are heading off to join the Indies.

Hmmm. Says GM manager Terry Foley on Henderson's acquisition...

"Although we’ve built an extraordinary team to this point, the goalkeeping position was an obvious… Continue