​Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake has apologized to decorated soccer star Kealia Watt for referring to her only as J.J. Watt’s wife.”We made an honest mistake yesterday and we are sincerely sorry for that,” the Utah-based MLS team said in a social media post on Thursday, July 16. “When we welcomed the Watt family to America First Field, we should have recognized Kealia Watt for exactly who she is.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKealia Watt, J.J. Watt and their 3-year-old son Koa attended Real Salt Lake’s 4-1 win over Burnley F.C., an English club in which the Watts are minority investors. The friendly took place on Wednesday, July 15, at the America First Field in Sandy, Utah, a soccer stadium that hometown hero Kealia Watt is more than familiar with.J.J. Watt captioned family photos from the outing, “Showing Koa where mom won her 4th straight state championship.” Yet, Real Salt Lake captioned a photo of the Watts: “Welcome to the Riot, @JJWatt and fam.”The omission prompted J.J. Watt to call out the franchise on social media, writing, “The woman in the photo grew up literally down the road, won 4 Utah state championships (1 in this exact stadium), Gatorade Player of the Year twice, National Player of the Year, scored the fastest first goal in USWNT history.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKealia Watt grew up in Draper, Utah, less than 10 miles away from America First Field. She led Alta High School to four consecutive state soccer championships from 2006 to 2009 and also won a national championship with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2012. She went on to play for the NWSL’s Houston Dash (2014–2019) and Chicago Red Stars (2020–2021), in addition to the USWNT, where she scored 48 seconds into her debut to set a record for the fastest goal in a USWNT debut.”Could probably be worth a mention, but idk,” J.J. Watt added.Real Salt Lake issued a formal apology on social media in response to the backlash, writing, “@KealiaOhai, @JJWatt — we are deeply sorry. Thank you for all you do for the sport.””Kealia is a Utah native and one of the most decorated players to ever come out of this state. Kealia won four state championships with her club and four more in high school, and was a two-time Utah Gatorade Athlete of the Year. She was a U.S. youth national teamer at 13. At the U-20 level, she scored the game-winning goal in the World Cup final.She started four years at North Carolina, won a national title with the Tar Heels, then went No. 2 overall in the NWSL draft to the Houston Dash, and was the franchise’s first-ever college pick. She then became their captain with 114 appearances and 28 goals. Kealia finished her career with the Chicago Stars (then known as the Red Stars) and is now a soccer analyst for Amazon Prime Video.”J.J. Watt responded, “Respect and appreciate taking ownership of it. Best of luck the rest of your season.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementKealia Watt and J.J. Watt have been minority investors for Bur