Utah Royals FC Show

Episode #20 - The Big 20 with Gunny Jónsdóttir

It is Episode 20! Being so, it warrants an extremely special guest. The one, the only, Gunnhildur Yrsa Jónsdóttir. Gunny was born in a country with less than 350,000 people. Her incredibly bold and passionate personality is a culmination of what it means to be Icelandic both on and off the pitch. In this one, Wirtjo has the pleasure of discussing with the fan favorite Icelandic culture, adjusting to life in Utah, making her debut at 14 years of age, the clap, her style of play, the World Cu...

Episode #19 - A Royal Press Announcement, Killing Courage

Silly season, silly season, we love silly season! Before we talk about silly season, we have to point out how ironic, yet awesome it is that three individuals whom support our show all happen to have birthdays on the same day, June 18. So, thanks so much to those folks and everyone else for all of their support.  The main attraction - silly season! We thought that it might be coming, we didn’t think that it would happen so quickly. A massive three-team trade has disrupted the NWSL. We expre...

Episode #18 - WORLD CUP HYPE!!!! Royals Trying for 2017, and NC Courage

Wow. What an episode this one is. It’s long. Sorry. Sorta, not really sorry. Wirtjo makes a fool of himself a lot. It’s a funny one. We talk about a lot of things, and we mean a lot. We start off with a quick RSL Women recap, then move on to why Christen Press may or may not be making her way to Utah, and end with a conversation between Cindy and her friend Aaron about the upcoming match against the best team in the league, the North Carolina Courage. In between those, we spend the vast ma...

Episode #17 - Faces of a Fanbase #1 W/ Britt and Josh as well as a Week Recap

This one is a little weird. Finding a time to all get together this week was challenging so Wirtjo did a quick 10 minute recap covering all things regarding the Royal Family this week. The most important part of the episode, however, is that it’s the very, very beginning of Faces of a Fanbase where we interview Royals Fans just like you. In this one Wirtjo gets to talk to Brittany and Josh. Both of whom live on the East Coast but are avid royals fans nonetheless.

Episode #16 - Pricked by Thorns with Blue Skies Ahead (hopefully).

Hope you enjoyed the special three episode week last week. Back to normalcy a bit this week with only one episode. In this one, as always we break down the match. The Royals didn’t have an incredibly poor performance, but they couldn’t finish their chances and got burned by Christine Sinclair early who nabbed her astounding sixth goal in only nine games. Gunny drew some fouls, bringing her total to the year to 29, and due to her hustle we all deem her to be our player of the match. Up ahea...

Episode #15 - Interview with Erika Tymrak

Shortly before she scored the game-winner in her Utah Royals FC starting debut last Saturday, Wirtjo had the opportunity to sit down with the 2013 NWSL Rookie of the Year herself. In it, he and Erika Tymrak talk about a variety of things ranging from animal cruelty/veganism, her dog - who frankly is a great doggo -, life in Utah, mental toughness, favorite players, short-term goals, and many other topics. It’s an episode that you definitely don’t want to miss. Thanks for tuning into the Roy...

Episode #14 - RSL Women 101 Special Spectacular

Episode #13 - Mail, Injuries, Dash, and Four on the Road.

Wow. We are a third of the way through the season. Exciting, yet disappointing that so much football has already gone by. In this one, we incorporated some post-game press conference audio from Laura Harvey and Erika Tymrak since Cindy was able to attend the press conference after the game. We Have Mail! Thanks Nick B and Family. We spend a bit of time talking about fan/player relationships in the NWSL and how it differs from the MLS and other leagues. We also give an injury update. Elise T...

Episode #12 - Interview with Taylor Lytle

Hey, everybody! We got a special episode of the Royals FC Show. Before the Portland game, I had the cool chance to chat with Utah Royals midfielder Taylor Lytle, one of the first players to come to Utah via a trade last December. In our chat, featured on the latest Royals FC Show, we hear about how Lytle got into soccer, the NWSL as a league, her time with Sky Blue FC, coming to Utah, and playing for a new organization like the Royals and with Laura Harvey as her head coach. I also asked h...

Episode #11 - Wear sunscreen, be careful kids, Houston Dash Preview, and other nuggets of wisdom.

t’s episode 11! We have an official Twitter now. Lots and lots of exciting things coming up not only in this episode, but look for unique special releases coming in the next few weeks. The Utah Royals FC has six, yes SIX, different players who have signed up to be on the roster for Playing For Pride. How it works is that every player on the roster donates $5 a game, $4 for an assist, and then $6 per goal to the Human Rights Campaign. Some fans are matching players to contribute to a good ca...

Episode #10 - Paint the World Gold, Revenge, and Random Ramblings.

Welcome to the Royals FC Show! We won! We won! We won! It was obvious that it was coming, but getting it done on our home pitch feels so good, and what a celebration it was after. A big thank you to all the fans who stuck around and shared such a special moment with us. This one is a bit of a random one and slightly all over the place. We talk about Amy Rodriguez’s goals per 90, drop a potential Ashley Hatch rumor, emphasize how much of a game-changer Katrina Gorry is, hate on Orlando a lit...

Episode #9 - Order in the court, commemorating Kalaukoa, Thorns, and more.

There’s a lot to talk about this week, and we mean a lot. We specifically want to talk about the statement made by the Court SG. While Wirtjo is the only one who sits in that section and isn’t involved outside of it being where he sits, the statements made created problematic backlash directed towards all Royals fans from across the entirety of the NWSL. We, as a show, and really as an entire fanbase (minus one person), want to make extremely clear that we condemn the original statement, app...

Episode #8 - Rocky Mountain Cup, Rants, and Royals

It’s episode 8 already!!! We want to thank everyone so much for the support so far, it’s been incredible, but we really want more and more of your feedback. We want multiple fan comments and questions making it into every episode, if possible, so be sure to tweet at us: @rslshow, @wirtjogets2yell, @sirveaux24, @cinderL9, or use the hashtag #RFCShow on Twitter. You can also hit us up on Facebook following the RSL Show, or if email is your preferred method of communication, that also works: ...

Episode #7 - Royalty Enters the RioT

Utah Royals FC played their first ever home game. While the result was disappointing, the RioT was bumping. 19,203 were in attendance for this game alone, while the other 3 games this weekend combined featured just under 22,000 visitors. Such a large number also beat out seven MLS games for attendance this weekend including games against out rivals in Kansas City and Colorado. Amy Rodriguez played! Making her first appearance minus 60 minutes in the last two years. It has been 265 minutes s...

Episode #6 - Interview with Lo’eau Labonta

On the international break we’ve had the privilege to be able to interview some pretty incredible people. In this one Wirtjo breaks it down with Stanford Alum and Royals midfielder Lo’eau Labonta. The two talk about a variety of topics ranging from making her debut, tifo ideas, finding out that she was coming to Utah via SnapChat, discussing the upcoming home opener this Saturday, and plenty more. It’s an episode that you definitely don’t want to miss.

Episode #5 - Kendall Johnson Interview

We took a break a from chatting about the NWSL because of the FIFA international break and Wirtjo really needed to focus on writing papers. However, we decided to share an interview I had an opportunity to do over the NWSL preseason. I had the cool chance to chat with Utah Royals defender Kendall Johnson, who at the time was in preseason camp as a non-roster invitee. She is now with the Royals as a practice player and just this week signed a temporary contract. You heard that here first on ...

Episode #4 - Zlatan Finds Love and Ryan Presses a Button

It’s Episode 4 of the Royals FC show! In this one its Cindy’s turn to take the lead. Doing so, we breakdown some of the action from Week 2 in the NWSL including a recap of the Royals FC vs Dash match. We wish a couple of players happy birthday, vent about Allen Chapman, the ethics of RSL fans adopting the viking clap, (something we really want to hear your thoughts on), Wirtjo gives his really, really horrible and just plain stupid opinion about the home kit, and Ryan briefly talks about co...

Episode #3 - Gunny and Albert are a Power Couple

Well, this was an interesting one, and not because Ryan took the lead this time. In this one, we sing happy birthday twice in two different languages. We jump our discussion around this past weekend’s NWSL matchups, including a recap of Utah Royals vs. Orlando Pride(We are still convinced Royals were robbed of the victory); how Albert Rusnak and Gunny could be a power couple (Well, one of us made that assessment); discuss how Gunny is amazing; rant about that terrible PK/yellow card ref cal...

Episode #2 - Rabid Royals Fans

Did you want another Royals FC episode this week? WELL, HERE YOU GO. In this episode, hosts Wirtjo, Ryan, and Cindy break down the roster position by position, and player by player. If you have wanted more information about the Royals FC this is the show for you! They also talk through what they think will be the starting line up for Saturday vs Orlando.

Episode #1 - The Beginning

We're really excited to present the Royals FC Show as part of the RSL Show podcasts. This is the first episode as we get ready for the season to officially start. This show was really important for us and we're very excited about what it could become this season. It's hosted by three fans who are digging in to be your source for news and hot takes around Utah Royals FC. In this episode, the hosts introduce themselves and tell their soccer stories so that we can all get to know them. They wi...