"That any MLS team can show up and win is part of the mantra," Hansen said.
Garber's stop in Utah Saturday was part of an annual opening weekend tour that took him from Portland Friday evening to the Salt Lake Valley Saturday afternoon before catching a flight to Orlando, Fla., where Orlando City opens its own new soccer-specific stadium Sunday. After watching first kick, he'll fly to Atlanta where expansion franchise Atlanta United hosts New York Red Bulls in its maiden MLS match.
In his first visit to Rio Tinto Stadium since 2015, Garber reminisced on the expansion chapter that brought RSL to Utah.