When Yura Movsisyan first arrived in Salt Lake City in his return to Real Salt Lake in January, coming on loan from Spartak Moscow in Russia, it didn’t take long for him to discover that it wasn’t the same club that he left in 2009 when he departed to play with Randers in Denmark.
The club had grown exponentially and had a prominent presence downtown, where he was introduced at a press conference at RSL’s new downtown team store. That feeling of growth was emphasized by the giant billboard announcing his return to Real Salt Lake, beaming over the busy streets and welcoming him back to the city and club where he won MLS Cup in 2009.