Utah Royals FC Show

It's the final episode of the Utah Royals FC Show. Megan, Wirtjo, Lucas, and Cindy reunite one last time to reflect, rant a little, and be thankful. In this episode: Thoughts on the Royals leaving KC NWSL Favorite memories What the team meant What happens next Thanks to guests, URFC staff, players, and listeners Listener voice messages Thanks for listening and being a part of this journey with us!

If you thought episode 108 was a somber one, just wait for episode 109 of the Utah Royals FC Show, the one where Lucas and Cindy talk about URFC officially moving to Kansas City. In this episode: Lucas and Cindy respond to the move What happens now with the KC team? Why did this happen? What's next for Utah? Tottenham Hotspur section And Harry Potter Thanks for listening! Continue supporting the NWSL!

It's The Athletic report on Utah Royals FC's potential move back to Kansas City, of all cities, or fold, unfortunately. Not the most exciting show in the history of podcasting, but an important topic to cover as the Royals' future in Utah is in doubt. Thanks for listening! #KeepUtahRoyal

After a few weeks, the Utah Royals FC Show returns with episode 107. It's Lucas and Cindy as usual, talking about the club terminating Craig Harrington's contract (about time!), Vero Boquete signing with AC Milan, the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft and Utah Royals FC's protected list. Also in this episode, a look back at 2020, looking ahead to 2021, and listener questions. Thanks for listening!

It's episode 106 of the Utah Royals FC Show. Lucas and Cindy are joined by Utah Royals FC midfielder Vero Boquete. In this episode, Vero talks about how she came to love soccer, players who inspired her, how she's remained positive during a tough year, what she appreciates about the NWSL, her favorite memory as a member of the Spanish National Team, which teammate she would pick to have her back during a bar fight, and more! Thanks for listening!

It's episode 105 of the The Equalizer indicate Harrington is expected to be out at the organization, although Royals PR staff have indicated there is no official decision yet made. The club also has a new interim assistant coach and looks to the upcoming home game against Portland Thorns FC on Saturday. Thanks for listening!

The Utah Royals FC Show is back to discuss the news on Craig Harrington's administrative leave of absence, the game against Portland, the latest NWSL news, and a couple of listener questions. Note: It's been a crazy few weeks in the RSL Organization with a sale pending and investigations-galore, but we stand behind the players and pledge to continue our coverage for the fans and the team. Thanks for listening!

The Utah Royals FC Show returns to discuss the news that RSL and URFC owner Dell Loy Hansen will sell the club after allegations of racism. It's been a crazy few days since Hansen took to one of his radio stations to express frustration with the Real Salt Lake players boycotting Wednesday's game against LAFC in protest of racism and police brutality. After fan outrage, employees started to share these allegations of racist remarks, and Major League Soccer and the National Women's Soccer League opened investigations into Hansen. He then announced plans to sell Utah Soccer Holdings, the umbrella company for Real Salt Lake, Utah Royals, and the Real Monarchs. Thanks for listening!

The Utah Royals FC Show returns with episode 102. It's been a while since the last episode, but thanks to recent news including major, potential player moves (*cough O'Hara, Press, Jonsdottir *cough), it was time to get behind the mic. Also in this episode: More NWSL games on the horizon this fall Rose Lavelle and Sam Mewis go to Manchester City Sacramento looks to get an NWSL team URFC general manager calls out local beat reporter Who's coming to Utah if O'Hara gets traded? Is it the end of women's pro soccer cause COVID-19 in the U.S. is making it really difficult to have a season? When will we have players in the stands? With DLH, anything is possible! Thanks for listening! Please take care and be safe. The pandemic isn't over just because we're over it.

It's Episode 101 of the Utah Royals FC Show! URFC is out of the Challenge Cup, and so Lucas and Cindy chat about that. Where does Utah go from here? Where does the NWSL go from here after the Challenge Cup? Speaking of the Challenge Cup, we chat about the mighty Courage were eliminated, the upcoming final, and other NWSL news, including the new LA expansion team coming in 2022. Also in this episode: Lucas made a funny meme The stans got mad Toxic behavior from people who stan too hard? Yes. Press to LA can happen. If it does, we'll cry and write about it. Watch out for stans. Sam Mewis to Manchester City. Rose Lavelle to follow? Answer some listener questions Consider a salsa-making episode for episode 102. Thanks for listening! Please take care, be safe, and be nice to your local NWSL media person, friends!

We're 100 episodes old! WOW! It's Episode 100 of the Utah Royals FC Show! Cindy, Lucas, and Wirtjo spend a good portion of the show reminiscing about the past 99 episodes, including on past interviews, and thanking those who helped get the show get off the ground, and of course, our listeners. Since it is a podcast on soccer, the conversation eventually shifts to the past two URFC games in the NWSL Challenge Cup, the current youth development, players who have impressed, preview the upcoming quarterfinal game vs. the Houston Dash, and answer listener questions. Thanks for listening! Please take care and be safe friends!

It's a very special Challenge Cup edition of the Utah Royals FC Show. We're joined today by Utah Royals goalkeeper Abby Smith. Abby tells us about the rest of her time with the Western Sydney Wanders in the W-League, traveling back to the US/Texas/Utah, the tournament, life in the bubble, and her perspective on the black lives matter movement. Thanks for listening!

It's Episode 99 of the Utah Royals FC Show! Wirtjo and Lucas dive into Utah's dramatic 3-3 tie with the Dash and look at the team's 1-0 victory over Sky Blue. Craig Harrington gets his first win as the new head coach, employing an attack-minded 3-5-2 formation. We preview Wednesday's game against OL Reign, a team that has struggled more than expected. We also look ahead to Sunday's game, the final of the preliminary round, against Chicago Red Stars. The Red Stars have also struggled, but will be the biggest test for Utah so far. Thanks for listening!

It's Episode 98 of the Utah Royals FC Show! Cindy, Lucas, and Wirtjo preview the game between URFC and the Houston Dash as Utah get ready to begin their Challenge Cup journey. The trio also give their thoughts on the two first games of the NWSL Challenge Cup played this past weekend and on the controversy of the league choosing to play the national anthem as players chose to protest by kneeling or remain standing. We tried to keep it short, around the half hour mark, but Wirtjo, of course, had a tangent or two, which tangents by Wirtjo are always good. Thanks for listening! Please take care and be safe friends!

It's Episode 97 of the Utah Royals FC Show! Cindy and Lucas return and so does Wirtjo Leonard, who is now a college grad and working in a cool job that helps people. Congrats, Wirtjo! There's been a lot of news lately including positive COVID-19 cases in Orlando, NWSL Challenge Cup rules and regulations, Utah's new home jerseys, Bouhaddi and Marozsan officially not coming to Utah, and more! Thanks for listening! Please take care, be safe friends, & don't go to bars during a pandemic!

We realize that life right now is bigger than soccer. The Utah Royals FC Show will never stand for racism and stands in solidarity with those protesting for justice for George Floyd and for black lives. Cindy and Lucas return for Episode 96 of the URFC Show to cover the full schedule for the preliminary rounds of the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup, which will be held in Utah June 27 to July 26, and the media call with head coach Craig Harrington today. Thanks for listening! Please take care, be safe friends, & speak out against racism!

Big news today out of the NWSL as the league announces the 2020 Challenge Cup to be held in Utah June 27 to July 26. So naturally, after media calls with the league and with Utah Royals FC, Lucas and Cindy return for episode 95 of the Utah Royals FC Show to talk about the tournament and listen to some wonderful vuvuzela music, the wonderful Vuvuzela Chromatic Orchestra, which you can find on Spotify. Thanks for listening! Please take care and be safe friends!

It's Episode 94 of the @URFCShow! Cindy & Lucas return for talk on a potential NWSL tournament in Salt Lake City, players' return to training, & more!

On this week's episode of the Utah Royals FC Show, Lucas speaks to center back Taylor Leach. Taylor joined the club this offseason and landed in Utah shortly before the COVID-19 shutdown. Leach, who spent most of her playing career in Sweden, talks about her time overseas, joining the Royals, and how COVID-19 has affected her life as a professional athlete. Most importantly, we get a new answer to the “which player would you want to have your back durning a bar fight” question.

Promoting social distance, recording remotely (as usual), Lucas and Cindy return for another episode of the Utah Royals FC Show. There's the potential start of the 2020 NWSL season, USSF shutdown of DA Academy, RSL organization furloughs and layoffs, French goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi & German midfielder Dzenifer Marozsan rumored transfers to Utah, and more! Thanks for listening! Please wash your hands, stay home, and take care, friends!

It's the “no-more-soccer; stay-home-podcast,” otherwise known as the Utah Royals FC Show. Promoting social distance, recording remotely (as usual), Lucas and Cindy return for another episode of the URFC Show. There's the postponement of the NWSL season and 2020 Olympics to talk about, player updates (that we know of), the W-League Final, and favorite URFC moments. Thanks for listening! Please wash your hands, stay home, and take care, friends!

Lucas and Cindy return for another episode of the Utah Royals FC Show. There's the SheBelieves Cup to talk about, international tournaments that some of the URFC national team member participated in, USWNT vs. USSF lawsuit, Aminata Diallo signing, the Becky Sauerbrunn trade becoming official (one last, “Becky, how dare you?”), the start of preseason, and, of course, answering listener questions. Thanks for listening! Please wash your hands, and take care, friends!

There had already been a plan to record Episode 89 of the Utah Royals FC Show because it's been such a busy off-season. Then, the schedule was released, and then the reports of Becky Sauerbrunn going to Portland also became THE news. So, rest assured, there was plenty to talk about this week. It's Lucas and Cindy this week, covering the Becky Sauerbrunn news, the 2020 Royals schedule, URFC coaching hirings, the focus on youth development, allocation money, and listener questions. Thanks for listening!

On this week's edition of the Utah Royals FC Show, Lucas sits down with back-to-back interviews with Head Coach Craig Harrington and General Manager Stephanie Lee. Harrington shares about his background, his journey to Utah, and what he wants accomplish in his first season as an NWSL head coach. Lee shares her soccer story, her professional growth in the business of sports management, the coaching hire, and what's ahead in 2020.

It's Episode 87 of the Utah Royals FC Show. We kick off this episode by reacting to the news that Utah Royals FC have hired Craig Harrington as their new head coach. Cindy and Lucas weigh in on what Craig brings to the team and look at his previous coaching experience. Michelle Maemone join Megan and Lucas for the bulk of this week's show and she shares her soccer story, what her first year as a pro was like, and what she's looking forward to in 2020.

Lucas and Megan speak to Abby Smith in this week's episode of the Utah Royals FC Show. Smith, who is on load to the Western Sydney Wanderers, tells us all about her time in the W-League, the 2019 NWSL season, and what she's looking forward to in 2020. We also, and most importantly, discuss our dogs and hiking.   If you're interested in finding out more about Abby's work in the community with the RSL Foundation and Goals for girls, please visit https://www.rsl.com/foundation and https://goalsforgirls.org/.

Cindy and Lucas record hours after the conclusion of the 2020 NWSL College Draft where URFC made three great picks to help their offense. The draft, the picks, and more are all discussed in this episode. We also answer listener questions.

After a busy week in the NWSL, including Utah Royals FC news involving a trade, signings, and Laura Harvey's departure, Cindy and Lucas record episode 84 of the Utah Royals FC Show and officially endorse Scott Parkinson as the next head coach.

The Utah Royals FC Show returns with episode 83. Cindy and Lucas talk about the news of Laura Harvey's departure, which is some of the biggest news in club history. They also remember the biggest moments of 2019, and close the show talking about what the team needs to do in 2020 to consider the season a success. Lucas and Cindy each give the team two New Years resolutions to help get them there.

Cindy and Lucas give an update on Ryan's health, news from the soccer world, updates on player re-signings, and how the Royals are doing in the W-League. You can donate to Ryan's Go Fund Me here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/rehibilitation-for-ryan-kelly

Cindy and Lucas talk news from around the league, how the Royals players are doing in the W-League, USWNT life under Vlatko Andonovski, and listener questions in episode 81 of the Utah Royals FC Show.

The big 80! Massive props to new friend of the show and the latest member of royalty Arielle Ship for spending part of her afternoon with us as well as Milad Zolnoor and the good folks at Just Ball Marketing for setting this one up. In this one we're talking what its like to reunite with Laura Harvey, what the last few weeks have been like, living the So-Cal life, thoughts on new teammates, and looking forward to Utah.

What happens when we take two weeks off? Apparently a whole heck of a ton.  The USWNT gets a new head coach, the NWSL has a new franchise, Alex Morgan is pregnant, Vero wants out, the league randomly selected a bunch of international players and even more randomly gave them awards, new compensation guidelines to treat players like actual human beings, including transfer fees, allocation money, multi-year contracts, and much much more!   

The season is over. We are sad. Thanks for listening to us for another year. Thanks for coming and saying hi to us at games and in the street. Whether you've been listening to us since episode 1 or since last week, you're the best and we appreciate you. Cindy and Wirtjo recap a handful of top 5's that the Royals take home, talk about the final episode of the season and more in a very mellow episode 78.

Supporting Tottenham Hotspur. Depression. Ryan Kelly. Jill Ellis. Season Closer. Orlando Doesn't Have Telephones. Wirtjo's Giving Away Stickers. End of Year Awards. Golden Sock Award. Renaming Rio Tinto.   Want a link to the end of year awards that you should totally fill out? It's right here. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1GfVo8s6h_7SMsPc-FpHNBf4mBIaiIjodx06bM4wwFPo/edit

It's Cindy and Megan this week. There's loads to talk about in terms of the last URFCShow, @wirtjogets2yell, @meganrsl15, @cinderL9, and @lucaswmuller.  We're on all of the other socials as well. For home games we use Instagram, so follow us there @URFCShow. You can also hit us up on Facebook or if email is your preferred method of communication, that also works: URFCshow@gmail.com.

We've got news around the world of football, a loss to the courage, and less than a handful of games to go for the regular season. 

In this Episode: Positive steps for Ryan Kelly News from around the league including HAO's celebration game, finding the racist, and attendance numbers. Plenty of reaction from the Houston game A MUST WIN midweek matchup against the Reign  

In this episode: An update on co-founder of the podcast Ryan Kelly who is approaching a month in critical care due to bacterial meningitis. Awards, and lots of em. One of them being that Christen Press is officially the first Utah Royals player to take home NWSL Player of the Month. Exciting stuff. On the pitch the Royals pulled three points at home against the Portland Thorns with a beautiful Becky Sauerbrunn goal. Victory aside, we're mad as hell. A win has never felt so tainted. Racism and homophobia are never acceptable and we as a community have a responsibility to not only condemn it, but to take every step possible to prevent it.

Nikita is a Seattle based visual storyteller. You can often find her wearing a black Rafa Nadal hat and a plaid shirt, laying on the ground pitchside at a Reign or Thorns game. She has taken photos of NWSL, MLS, USWNT and Matildas for various outlets, including various SB Nation blogs, NWSL, Football Federation Australia, the Women's Game, Eight By Eight magazine, and Make & Rally.

In this Episode: Amy Rodriguez is up for one of the biggest awards in world football. Get on it. Go vote. Do the thing. Utah Royals Reserves took the sweep winning Central Region Mountain Conference bests in Offensive Player, Defensive Player, Coach and Franchise. Portland Thorns/Timbers owner Merritt Paulson spilled a ton of beans in terms of NWSL expansion. On the pitch, we've got a win against Orlando, and a disappointing draw against Washington.

Sorry, it's been a few games. Life happens, hope you didn't miss our ramblings too much. There's a ton to talk about. Megan has moved to college. Wirtjo almost died in Alaska. We've had three games of soccer. Harvey might be moving onto the USWNT, Mike Petke got fired, (yeah, we're going to talk about it, we have a moral obligation to at least touch it) and we have two massive games coming up against Orlando and Washington. We're officially in the final stretch of the season and two points out of the playoff picture. Let's chat about it. Thanks to all the wonderful folks who keep up with us on a weekly basis, keep your questions and comments coming. We do this because of you, so tell your friends, tell your neighbor, tell your mom, tell your dog - especially tell your dog. Don't hesitate to rate and review, plus reach out to us through twitter @URFCShow, @wirtjogets2yell, @meganrsl15, @cinderL9, and @lucaswmuller. We're on all of the other socials as well. For home games we use instagram, so follow us there @URFCShow. You can also hit us up on Facebook or if email is your preferred method of communication, that also works: URFCshow@gmail.com.

We had a great episode last week. Unfortunately, technical problems are going to technical problem. We talked about a lot, and so we try to recap as much as we can as quickly as possible. On the plus side, this may be our most ridiculous episode ever. Utah Royals Reserves wrapped up their first season in a championship game in extra time. - A massive accomplishment for Amy LePeilbet and her team. While in the meantime, World Cup winners Sauerbrunn, O'Hara and Press got the keys to the city from Mayor Jackie Biskupski. The game against Portland was a heck of a time. Sinclair opened up scoring early with an incredibly goal. Christen Press followed right before halftime with an equally impressive goal, and then the final minutes of play saw an own goal from Becky Sauerbrunn and then an equalizer for Rachel Corsie. Two centerback goals in the span of minutes - how about that huh? This week saw the Royals take on the NC Courage, and it was.... Mostly more of the same. A strong start, an uninspiring middle of the game, and a good closing. Some people have even started calling for Harvey's head, we don't think so. Stay tuned for a bunch of tangents.

Let's start if off with a championship!!! URFC Reserves won the central region of the Women's Premier Soccer League after beating Fortuna Tulsa 2-1. In terms of the game against Sky Blue, we don't want to be critical, we love this club, but it's time. The last few games have been dismal, traveling to New Jersey was a lack of energy, a lack of creativity, no motor. Even with USWNT players gone and other NT players missing, the World Cup stretch should have been better. This roster has every capability to be better. We know that you feel largely the same way, so the majority of this podcast is spent dissecting, you, the listeners thoughts.

Sam Johnson. What a player, we've described her as a player in a an unwinnable position. Behind Rachel Corsie and Becky Sauerbrunn, those are big shoes to fill, but she filled them during the World Cup. To want to retire in pre-season but stick around to help out her teammates is incredible. Will have her on the podcast soon. The USWNT won the World Cup. It's not the biggest surprise, but wow, wow wow. The words are hard to find. We have promised not to get political in the past, but... We're proud of Kelley O'Hara, Megan Rapinoe and others for being themselves on the world's biggest stage, and the fight for equal pay. So yeah, we get a bit political....  

The intention was to split this episode into three 20 minute parts. We semi-accidentally talked about the World Cup for maybe a bit too long. From the problematic racial comments of the Nigeria game to Australian upset, we chat the first six games of the Round of 16. On the Utah Royals front there is a hard fought 0-0 draw to talk about as the Royals held Portland scoreless at home for the first time since 2016. We also preview the possibilities of a very unpredictable and dangerous Reign FC team  

Welcome to episode #65 of the Utah Royals FC Show! Wirtjo and RJ talk the World Cup. Specifically, global inequalities, the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Scotland. In addition to some of the other great storylines of the tournament such as Chile and Argentina.

It's episode 64! Lots to talk about but the most exciting thing about this episode is that we're ecstatic to announce that Brittany Ratcliffe is going to be playing a more routine part of our show coming in to give her thoughts on games. Utah is back up to second in the table after a win against Sky Blue and frankly a screamer of a kick from Amy Rodriguez. While not a massive win, three points are three points and rookies continue to impress. Upcoming we have the Portland Thorns, who the Royals have not been great against, but there is a great opportunity to pick up more points as they have arguably been the team most hurt by World Cup departures.

A quick episode of our predictions and picks. 

Lots of news to talk about. It's officially June which means that there a lot of awesome Prideraisers going around. The Court supporters group has an awesome one where you can donate X amount of money for each goal scored this month and that money will go towards a great cause with the Transgender Education Advocates of Utah. Additionally, through Playing for Pride players can choose to donate money to Athlete Ally for each appearance, goal, assist, clean sheet etc. Currently, the Royals are killing the donation list where with sixteen NWSL players currently playing for pride, nine of them represent Utah gold. In other news we also have a radio broadcast, featuring friends of the show Carla Swensen-Haslam and Landon Southwick, that's a positive step forward. The Royals have also signed Alexa Newfield, Melissa Lowder as national team replacement players. There was also a game, and a frustrating one at that, we'll chat about that too.

Curse is broken! We landed two goals and moved up to the top of the league table. That's four goals in four games for Amy Rodriguez, and Makenzy Doniak put the nail in the coffin late in the game to score on her first attempt after coming back from an ACL injury. We spend the majority of this one recapping our thoughts on the game as well as listing out your reactions to the Lo LaBonta swing. Our guy Ian who is a mastermind of the laws of the game and is currently working through the ranks to become a professional referee gives his thoughts on the situation as well. There's also definitely somethings to be said about the Washington Spirit team coming up next, who admittedly, are surprising a lot of people this year. While we picked up a 1-0 victory last time around as we opened up the season, a game on the road with a myriad of stars missing is sure to bring a different variety. It's our last week before we turn our attention to the World Cup, so let's get our Utah Royals kick while we can. We round out the podcast by sounding off your thoughts and answering questions.