Checketts Pushes for Royals Support | Salt Lake City News

Salt Lake City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 16, 2026 · 1m

Dave Checketts, the visionary behind Real Salt Lake, returned to Utah not as a visitor but as a Burnley F.C. board member, helping host a friendly match against his former dream team. Reflecting on the hard-fought battle to build Utah’s soccer stadium, he’s now rallying fans to support the Utah Royals F.C., praising their thrilling, skillful play and urging them to sell out regularly. With Burnley investors J.J. and Kealia Watt in attendance — Kealia, a former Utah standout who grew up dreaming of a women’s pro team — the event highlighted the Royals’ growing impact. A social media mishap…