SANDY, Utah (Wednesday, February 10, 2016) – Real Salt Lake and JetBlue have joined forces to present live video streaming via RSL.com of each of the Claret-and-Cobalt’s four preseason contests from FC Tucson’s Desert Diamond Cup. RSL fans who watch each game and listen for a special JetBlue #FlyAway keyword – can enter to win the opportunity to join RSL in the club’s 2016 MLS opening weekend, March 6 in Orlando, Fla.
The RSL winner selected on Monday, Feb. 22 will receive round-trip airfare for two on JetBlue’s new SLC-MCO route, arriving in Orlando, Fla., the day prior to Real Salt Lake’s 2p ET kickoff at the Citrus Bowl against second-year MLS club Orlando City SC. Winners also receive game tickets, sideline passes, meet-and-greets with RSL players, coaches, staff and broadcasters, as well as hotel room, rental car and cash stipend covering food and incidentals for the 48-hour trip. The winner will also receive the ability to share highlights of their opening MLS weekend via multiple Real Salt Lake social media accounts.
The second leg of RSL’s 12th preseason kicked off in Tucson upon the Claret-and-Cobalt’s arrival on Sunday, with Thursday’s 11:30 a.m. MT scrimmage against the defending MLS Cup champion Portland Timbers from the Kino Sports Complex available live worldwide via video stream on RSL.com. During this broadcast – as with each of the subsequent trio of RSL preseason streams on Sunday, Feb. 14 (11:30 a.m. MT v Seongnam FC – South Korea), Wednesday, Feb. 17 (8:30 p.m. v New England E Revolution – MLS) and Sat., Feb. 20 (5:00 p.m. MT v Columbus Crew SC – MLS) – a keyword will be mentioned throughout the webcast specific to the JetBlue #FlyAway contest.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, upon completion of the fourth and final RSL preseason game from Tucson, interested fans will be able to enter to win on RSL.com, with the winner selected from the group of fans able to correctly submit keywords from the streams.
ABOUT JETBLUE
JetBlue is New York's Hometown Airline™, and a leading carrier in Boston, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Los Angeles (Long Beach), Orlando, and San Juan. Nonstop service from Salt Lake City to Boston, MA will begin on May 16, 2016, joining existing nonstop service to Long Beach, CA, New York, NY, and Orlando, FL. JetBlue carries more than 35 million customers a year to 95 cities in the U.S., Caribbean, and Latin America with an average of 900 daily flights. For more information please visit jetblue.com.
ABOUT REAL SALT LAKE
Real Salt Lake embarks on its 12th Major League Soccer season in 2016, the Utah side seeking a return to the postseason after seeing its seven-year playoff streak – one which included the MLS Cup 2009 title, the state of Utah’s only major professional championship in 40 years – snapped in 2015. However, the 2015 season did see RSL win its group in the CONCACAF Champions League, advancing to the knockout round for the second time, and the team also progressed deep into the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, losing on the road in the Semifinal stage to eventual champion Sporting KC. RSL has enjoyed a prominent home-field advantage since building its permanent Rio Tinto Stadium home in Sandy, boasting an 89-20-29 mark in the building since its opening in October, 2008.
