Editorial note: This article has been updated from its original publishing in November 2018 to reflect all matches between Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake to date.
It’s a rivalry unlike most others.
It’s not based on close geography, long-standing history or subversive actions between the clubs.
Rather, over the last half-dozen years, it’s a rivalry that has stemmed from frequency, from players who have served a major role in the story, and from moments of epic grandeur.
Sporting Kansas City and Real Salt Lake will write the next chapter of their unique rivalry on Saturday at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah.