";s:4:"text";s:4201:" He said it felt like “being stabbed.” Sadly, it’s just another racially disappointing chapter in the story of Utah sports. Comment now [contact-form to=’author@nypost.com’ subject=’NYPost.com Feedback’][contact-field label=’Name’ type=’name’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Email’ type=’email’ required=’1’/][contact-field label=’Comment’ type=’textarea’ required=’1’/][/contact-form]Real Salt Lake and Utah Royals owner Dell Loy Hansen has come under criticism for comments he made on a local radio show after RSL players protested racial injustice by not taking the field for a match.“It’s like someone stabbed you and then you’re trying to figure out a way to pull the knife out and move forward. PHOENIX, AZ – Real Salt Lake announced together with the RSL Academy and RSL-AZ the inception of U-13 and U-14 teams to its development ladder.. Hansen suggested on the radio show that he would not be allowing fans at the games in the future, and would cut as many as 50 jobs as a result.Former RSL and U.S. national team goalkeeper Nick Rimando was among those who also criticized Hansen.“Wow just wow! Hansen said he felt disrespected by the move. His commitment to MLS, the NWSL and the USL, as well as the game at the youth level, has been significant.
A few fans remain in the stands after the scheduled MLS game between Real Salt Lake and Los Angeles FC was postponed Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, in Sandy, Utah. The disrespect was profound to me, personally,” Hansen said Thursday morning on X96, a Salt Lake City radio station he owns.Hansen also suggested the matter might discourage his investment in the teams.The comments came after Real Salt Lake, Hansen’s Major League Soccer club, and LAFC MLS Commissioner Don Garber issued a statement that said: “I appreciate Dell Loy Hansen’s efforts to build the sport of soccer in Utah.
Minnesota’s Kevin Molino ends the keeper before Jacori Hayes’ finish in Sunday’s big 4-0 winWhich league makes the best 5-a-side team? Find Portland Timbers vs Real Salt Lake result on Yahoo Sports. This is more than a game,” Rimando wrote on Twitter.Hansen addressed his own comments later in the day on another radio station he owns, ESPN700, saying he had since looked more closely at the issue and apologized if fans thought his statement meant he did not care about the movement to end social injustice. I can’t even right now. The Hansens currently own Real Salt Lake, Royals FC and USL club Real Monarchs, an affiliate of Real Salt Lake. Real Salt Lake went on to earn an improbable 4-4 draw in that match, scoring twice in the final five minutes. However, I strongly disagree with the comments he made today and the way they were expressed. I am disgusted by DLH comments. Real Salt Lake owner Dell Loy Hansen has put the Major League Soccer franchise up for sale after being criticised for failing to support players calling for racial justice. Adding Watt to the list of major … While Hansen expressed Sunday his desire to sell to a group that will keep RSL in Utah, with a price tag in the hundreds of millions, the list of potential buyers is small.