11/18/09

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ The owner of Real Salt Lake has sold a
stake in the soccer team to a Utah real-estate developer.

Owner Dave Checketts is praising his new partner Dell Loy Hansen
for making a ``bold'' commitment.

Terms of the deal weren't disclosed Wednesday. The Salt Lake
Tribune says Hansen bought a 49 percent stake in the team.

RSL spokesman Trey Fitz-Gerald told The Associated Press
Checketts and Hansen are being referred to as co-owners and that
the organization will not discuss specific figures or amounts.

Coach Jason Kreis has said the new capital can help RSL build a
practice facility closer to its stadium in the Salt Lake City
suburb of Sandy.

Checketts didn't address any financial goals or strategy in a
news release on Wednesday.

RSL plays the Los Angeles Galaxy for the Major League Soccer
championship on Sunday in Seattle.

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