Quote of the Day
"We have an event of that scale that can put the world on notice that American soccer is taking another step forward."-- Real Salt Lake Senior VP/Soccer Operations & GM Garth Lagerwey, comparing the team's CONCACAF Champions League final game tonight to the '80 U.S. hockey team's Gold Medal in Lake Placid. (SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, 4/27)
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