Ryan Babel, former Liverpool and Ajax winger, tweeted something rather close to home today.
"Salt Lake City." That's all.
The obvious rumor is that he's signing for Real Salt Lake, but the word from RSL Communications is that general manager Craig Waibel doesn't know anything about Ryan Babel being in our fair city.
Which brings us to wonder: Why is Babel tweeting about us? Well, we have some ideas.
8. Genealogy. Salt Lake City is home to one of the biggest family history efforts in the world. Maybe Ryan Babel is simply interested in learning more about his heritage.