Sandy • For the second time in less than a month, Real Salt Lake is tapping into its USL reserve for the stretch run of the 2016 Major League Soccer season. And its a player who's been in the RSL system for quite some time. Four weeks after re-signing center back Chris Schuler, RSL announced Tuesday the signing of Real Monarchs attacking midfielder Ricardo Velazco as a Homegrown player.
The 23-year-old RSL academy product from Casa Grande, Ariz., led the Monarchs in goals (eight) and assists (five) in the club's second year in USL play before signing with the first team this week.