Well that didn’t take long for Rafael van der Vaart to make his mark in the number 18 jersey on his debut. A free kick goal and an assist off a free kick on Pepe’s goal to lead Real Madrid over Colombian side Independiente Santa Fe.

Every Real Salt Lake fan has their heads in their hands knowing this was the game that was to be played in Salt Lake at the weekend.

But don’t fret, my money’s on the 2009 All-Star game.

Interview with Bernd Schuster y Raul after the Jump… 

Schuster and Raul met with the press after going through a 90 minute training session the night before the match.