Sandy • When Craig Waibel was setting goals for the 2019 Real Salt Lake season in January, figuring out in five- and 10-game increments where the club could be in the standings, a summer tournament was the furthest thing from his mind. It had to be, considering that it didn’t exist yet.
But in late May, Major League Soccer and Liga MX announced the Leagues Cup, an eight-team tournament between the two leagues that would commence in July. The summer tournament features four MLS teams against four Liga MX teams. One of those MLS teams is RSL, which will face Tigres UANL on Wednesday at Rio Tinto Stadium.