Tuesday was another day of celebration for Real Salt Lake, and they did plenty of it. They celebrated their MLS Cup title at the Governor’s Mansion and on the steps of the state Capitol.

Gov. Gary R. Herbert capped the formalities onthe south steps of the Utah State Capitol by declaring Nov. 24, 2009, as Real Salt Lake Day.

Afterwards, there was a police-escorted parade along State Street and then a rally at Rio Tinto Stadium.

The caravan was greeted at Rio Tinto Stadium by several hundred fans, and by the time the official festivities began at the stadium at 5:50 p.m. there were over 5,000 fans cheering on the players as they walked out of the tunnel and onto the stage at midfield.

RSL owner Dave Checketts, Sandy Mayor Tom Dolan, head coach Jason Kreis and seven different players addressed the fans during the 50-minute celebration, each one thanking them for their support.

Congratualtions to Dave Checketts and everyone involved with RSL in bringing the MLS cup Salt Lake.

It was an unbelievable story how RSL just barely made the playoffs with a losing season record and then defeated the existing Champions Columbus after falling behind in the second half. And then RSL won two 7 kick shoot-outs against Chicago and Los Angeles.

Great Job!!!!!

Let’s do it again next year.

DoSLC