Real Salt Lake is set to host English Championship side Burnley FC on July 15, 2026, at America First Field in Sandy, Utah. The match will be the first of four international opponents from mid-July to mid-August. Burnley FC boasts significant ties to Real Salt Lake, with the Utah side's founder, David W. Checketts, currently serving on the Burnley FC board. Burnley FC chairman Alan Pace was the RSL president from May 2007 through April 2008. Former NFL star J.J. Watt is an investor in Burnley FC with his wife, former NWSL star Kealia Ohai, a native of Draper, Utah. As the first visitor amongst four international clubs to arrive on the Wasatch Front from mid-July through mid-August, 2026, Burnley becomes the 33rd different international opponent to compete on Utah soil against Real Salt Lake. Burnley are one of only five sides to have won all four professional divisions of English football, twice crowned champions of England (1920-21 and 1959-60). The match on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 against Burnley will be the 35th international match on Utah soil, with RSL boasting 17 wins and seven draws against 10 losses against foreign opponents across various competitions. The Burnley home match affords RSL Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni's side the opportunity to improve on its dominant 7-1-0 (W-L-T) mark at home this season, before resuming its 2026 MLS reg. season campaign following the World Cup. Following trips to LAFC (Wed., July 22), Portland Timbers FC (Sat., July 25) and St. Louis CITY SC (Sat., Aug. 1), RSL then welcomes a trio of Liga MX opponents to visit Sandy, Utah, for Phase One of Leagues Cup 2026.