Spenser Heaps, Deseret News
Richard Farley of FourFourTwo looked at the career of Real Salt Lake's Kyle Beckerman and discussed how he should go down as an all-time great in MLS.
After talking about Beckerman's humility, Farley wrote, "Beckerman has helped guide RSL from competitive obscurity to a model of franchise growth. He’s won an MLS Cup, another Western Conference title, is a multi-time All-Star and is the captain of one of the most iconic squad cores in league history."
Farley then mentions comparing Beckerman to Derek Jeter, Tony Gwynn and Kevin Garnett, before diving into what Beckerman has done in MLS, saying, "The legacies of those athletes, both Hall of Fame-caliber in their sports, float in rarified air, but perhaps Beckerman’s should, too.