Julie Stewart-Binks, ESPN reporter, has some good news for Real Salt Lake fans on the back of the club’s failure to make the playoffs: Mike Petke, the man who turned things around, has been handed a three-year guaranteed contract extension.
That’s wholly justified, of course. Petke joined the Real Salt Lake organization in December 2016, and he joined as the coach of Real Monarchs. That was a real surprise, but it was his entry back into the world of professional soccer.
Once Jeff Cassar was fired from the club, Petke was installed after a couple weeks of speculation and decision-making.