Being a staple in the community means more than bringing thousands of fans to the stadium on a weekend to witness a 90-minute soccer match. For Real Salt Lake and its players, connecting with those fans within its community through ways of strengthening a household or offering perspective through education is more important than a simple common interest.
For Marcelo Silva and Pablo Ruiz engraining themselves within a community provides a far deeper meaning to the club being representative of all of those in Utah.
“We feel very grateful for the opportunity through the RSL Community to be able to connect and help those within our community,” Silva said through an interpreter.