The Utah Royals are leveling up. Though the team won’t officially return to the NWSL until 2024, the club announced expansion and remodel plans for an NSWL-specific 12,260 square-foot training site at the Zions Bank Real Academy on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
- A club spokesperson mentioned during the news conference that the target for completion is the start of the 2024 regular season, though the club does not yet have an exact date.
- Coach Amy Rodriguez said “the player’s holistic view was very carefully looked at, and thought about every detail within this facility” which will include a mother’s care room.
- “The new and expanded training site emanates from the already existing Zions Bank Real Academy in Herriman, Utah, a 42-acre campus which includes five natural-grass outdoor fields, two full-size indoor fields, as well as the 5,000-seat capacity Zions Bank Stadium,” per the team’s announcement.
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— Utah Royals (@UtahRoyalsFC) October 26, 2023
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