Sandy • The days leading up to Sunday’s match between Real Salt Lake and the Houston Dynamo were chockfull of various celebrations of goalkeeper Nick Rimando’s career.
The RSL legend had a road leading to Rio Tinto Stadium named after him. Sept. 27 was declared Nick Rimando Day by Sandy City. He gave a news conference to local media with his two children, Jett and Benny, by his side, and discussed his 20-year Major League Soccer career.
But the fans at the game Sunday had one more tribute: a tifo (a visual display by fans) that spanned nearly the entire south side of the stadium depicting Rimando from the back with the words “Thank You” in capital letters.