SALT LAKE CITY ( ABC4 ) — Soccer fans have a new way of getting the most comprehensive coverage of Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals. ABC4.com has teamed up with the Royal Riot Podcast – a fan-made podcast that has elevated coverage for Utah’s soccer teams with team access and twice weekly episodes covering the latest from Real Salt Lake and the Utah Royals.
The partnership will help bring Utah soccer fans exclusive interviews with RSL and Royal players, coaches, general managers as well as content creators for other teams to provide a unique and exciting insight into the beautiful game. You can find all of Royal Riot Podcast’s episodes and future written works in one place, by clicking here . The Royal Riot Podcast officially started two years ago with a team of two.
It has since grown to a full team of nine with dedicated and passionate hosts to cover both Utah’s professional soccer teams with full-length episodes. Hayden Nielsen, one of the podcast’s founders, told ABC4.com that the team has two fully credentialed members who attend training sessions and are in the press box on game days.
Their mission is to bring RSL and Royals fans a closer connection to the teams they love. “If you come to us with a topic or a question, it will be talked about on the next episode,” said Nielsen, adding the team has not forgotten where they come from The Real Salt Lake crew for Royal Riot Podcast consists of Hayden Nielsen, Eldy “LD” Arambula, Mattey Casey and Jimmy .