Sandy • Moments before she was scheduled to appear at a joint press conference with her two teammates from the United States Women’s National Team and the Utah Royals FC, Christen Press pulled a Royals spokesperson aside for a private conversation in the hallway of Rio Tinto Stadium.
A couple of minutes later, a Real Salt Lake spokesperson walked inside the room full of reporters and removed Press’ chair and name plate, indicating she would not join Becky Sauerbrunn and Kelley O’Hara in speaking about their experience winning the FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this month.