Kyle Beckerman returning to Real Salt Lake for his 14th season Kyle Beckerman, 37, said he always wanted to return to RSL for the 2020 season and a contract agreement was officially announced on Monday By James Edward @DNewsPreps Jan 20, 2020, 3:30pm MST Following Real Salt Lake’s — uh, shall we say, really quite bad — loss to San Jose Earthquakes (I mean, you can read the match report if you want details), he, uh, kind of kicked the ball into the back of referee Drew Fischer. Now the question is, the guys that aren’t in the 11, are you going to be a positive for the team or are you going to be a negative? It’s what keeps him from being a true villain and merely a pantomime villain, I think.I mean, it’s totally unnecessary, and it’s pretty dumb, but if it isn’t just the perfect ending for Real Salt Lake’s disastrous match against San Jose, in which all problems were utterly self-inflicted, then I don’t know what is.Beckerman will certainly see a few games out for this, although nobody really knows when that’ll be. There you go. For me, I will always be a positive, I’m always going to help the team,” Beckerman said.Beckerman’s body language was always positive and encouraging toward the player coming on, and that leadership is something Fall said he’s excited to have back.
Beckerman, 38, immediately looked sheepish and was swiftly shown the red card for the petty swipe. His red card will presumably carry over into the regular season, although really, this is MLS, and you never know what’s going to happen. If Kyle Beckerman can do anything, it is being a nuisance. “It’s different than any other player and frankly it’s because he’s earned a different process than any other player.”Even during Monday’s first full training session of 2020, Fall said he could see Beckerman raising the level and mood of the session.Beckerman said playing time will always be dictated by the coach from what he sees in training, and he’s just excited to get back to work after a successful 2019 season.Beckerman said he’s excited about RSL’s potential in 2020 after a third-place finish in the Western Conference a year ago.Last season Beckerman started 24 games, his fewest in MLS since 2002 in his first season with the Colorado Rapids. RSL practiced at the Orlando bubble for the first time Monday, in anticipation of the upcoming MLS is Back Tournament. It may be the most Kyle Beckerman thing to have happened in MLS is Back. What Kyle means for this club and what he’s done for this organization, words can’t describe the importance he’s played in what we’ve done,” said RSL general manager Elliot Fall.RSL’s new GM said the contract negotiation with Beckerman was very unique, almost referring to it as a holistic approach. At 38 years old, he shouldn’t have the legs to chase down ranging attacking midfielders or burst forward for the odd dribble. He’s the MLS leader in games played (488), starts (456) and minutes (40,772).“We’re thrilled to have Kyle back. Provided Tyler Gibbons, Real Salt Lake The 58-cap USA star had an evening to … Kyle Beckerman, 37, said he always wanted to return to RSL for the 2020 season and a contract agreement was officially announced on MondayRetirement will have to wait another season, maybe more.“Our goal is to make the playoffs and of course finish as high as we can in the standings, but it’s going to be extremely hard, everybody around is getting better, spending more money. Real Salt Lake’s Kyle Beckerman trains during the first day of voluntary individual training at the RSL Academy on Thursday, May 7, 2020. But we got a bit of history together now, of winning together and going through some tough times, so that will hopefully help push us to have a good season,” said Beckerman.Beckerman has played 20 seasons in MLS, and 13 with RSL.
We’re thrilled to have him back for 2020. Playing for another team, he said, wasn’t an option.“There’s 28 guys, everybody wants to be in the 11, but it’s not going to be like that. “Kyle Beckerman is a club legend and an iconic player in the history of this organization and league. Last season he was subbed off seven times late in the second half for a variety of different reasons.As contract negotiations lagged during the offseason, Beckerman said there were times he doubted whether a deal would get done and whether he’d be spending more time fly fishing this spring. There’s a video.The best part is that he knows immediately that he’s made a mistake, walking up to the referee and looking circumspect. He finished with five assists.Start your day with the top stories you missed while you were sleeping.He may end up starting even less matches this year, but neither Fall nor Beckerman expounded much on the details of his potential role in 2020.During his first 12 years with RSL, Beckerman was pretty much always a 90-minute guy, hardly every getting subbed off for tactical reasons. He’s a leader on the field and in the locker room and a special person for this club.” RSL’s roster stands as follows, according to the release: Classic Beckerman. Kyle Beckerman was shown the red card by the ref Beckerman, 38, immediately looked sheepish and was swiftly shown the red card for the petty swipe.