A: Not necessarily. The team still could finance the entire $145 million complex itself or try to persuade the Salt Lake County Council or Sandy to help fund it through voter-approved property taxes.

Q: Could this prompt RSL to leave Utah?

A: Maybe. League and team officials have maintained RSL needs its own stadium to survive and thrive here. But the team insists it is committed to staying and succeeding in the Beehive State.

Q: Could RSL just keep playing at the U.?

A: Some county and state lawmakers have been suggesting the team do just that. But RSL says it needs its own soccer-specific stadium to turn a profit. In fact, the franchise's own projections show it won't start making money until 2010, two years after its planned move to Sandy.

Q: Would voters approve a property-tax hike for a stadium?

A: Voter approval of a general obligation bond - either through Salt Lake County or Sandy - could provide the money. But opinion polls repeatedly have shown most county residents oppose a public subsidy for the stadium. County officials are leery of even putting it on the ballot, and Sandy leaders say the city can't back that much alone.

Q: Does this give Salt Lake City another shot at landing the stadium?

A: Maybe. City officials hope RSL takes another look at a spot either downtown or at the State Fairpark. New Redevelopment Agency legislation offers some hope, but the city has no money to help finance a sports venue.