UPDATE - The Salt Lake Tribune is reporting the deal is worth between $1.5 and $2 Million a year for 15 years with estimates it will turn around $3.5 Million in profit annually within the next two years.

The Dick Sporting Good’s deal with the Colorado Rapids is reported to be 20 years long, while Toronto FC (BMO Field) and the Chicago Fire (Toyota Park) have 10 year deals.

Real Salt Lake, along with owner Dave Checketts and operator SCP Worldwide, announced the official name of their new home in Sandy, the Rio Tinto Stadium.

Rio Tinto, the parent company to Kennecott Utah Copper, Kennecott Land Company and Kennecott Exploration, has signed a multi-year naming rights agreement ahead of Real Salt Lake’s home opener next Thursday against the New York Red Bulls on ESPN2.

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The new stadium in Sandy.  One Week Away……

Chivas USA at Real Salt Lake, Saturday 7pm.

Last game at Rice-Eccles Stadium.

RSL opens the new stadium in Sandy against the NY Red Bulls on October 9th. Incredibly, RSL has not lost at Rice-Eccles this year (7 wins, 5 ties).

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With former players Alecko Eskandarian, Carey Talley and Attiba Harris heading back up to Salt Lake for the first time since their trades, expect the fireworks to fly early and often in this huge three point Western Conference battle.

Obviously just a bit early to knock out the first couple of segments before we went live.

Pretty damn good game between two teams that needed full points.

Tonight’s Real Salt Lake (8-8-7 for 31 pts) at the New York Red Bulls (8-7-8 for 32 pts) is a must win for both clubs and kicks off at 7.30pm (Eastern) on the Direct Kick package.

Cool little sitdown with our boy and Rancid drummer Branden Steineckert.

Even gets into his DC United jersey picture and the lengths he went to make up for it.

Started off the day at the FSC studios with my boy Mark Rogondino.

Rogo and I were doing the Iran at Saudi Arabia World Cup Qualifier.

Then made my way down the 405 to the Home Depot Center.

Walking out to the field.

Inside the RSL truck with Ken Neal on the left and Mike Foss on the right.

T-Fitz and John Koluder getting ready to do the radio side of things for RSL.

Backdrop for when Bill Riley and I are on stand up.

Game time.

My boy RSLBOZ has been doing the dirty work with constantly updating pictures on site since day 1 of the stadium groundbreaking up in Salt Lake City, and with only one month left before a Thrusday night kickoff match, things are getting down to the wire.

And to see how far it’s come in such a short amount of time.

I was fortunate enough to be able to throw down my “Herbie Hancock” on the last piece of metal right before the Topping Off Ceremony and I swear it might have been the coldest day of my life.