When a soccer culture depends too much on a national team, it’s doomed to failure
When the final whistle sounded in Trinidad and Tobago Tuesday night, and the United States failed to qualify for its first World Cup since the lamentable era of the …
Author: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Blame Sunil Gulati for USA’s failure, not the players nor Bruce Arena
An era of arrogance and excess at US Soccer has yielded what in hindsight was a predictable result. The United States have missed the FIFA World Cup for the …
Soccer is still a niche sport in this country but these 4 factors can contribute to its growth
Soccer has gone from being a completely underground sport ten years ago to a niche sport today. That’s progress but if the sport is ever to be mainstream in …
NBC Sports Gold crashes, causing havoc for Premier League coverage
NBC Sports Gold suffered its worst outage of the season today when the Premier League Pass paid-subscription service crashed, causing soccer fans across the United States to miss valuable …
Antitrust lawsuit: NASL dug its own grave despite USSF-MLS collusion
What do investors in soccer do when they’ve made one bad business decision after another? And to make matters worse, when they’ve shifted from one rhetorical strategy to another? …
Univision Deportes poised to attract Champions League viewers turned off by Turner’s paywall
In light of the announcement by Turner Sports where 80% of Champions League and Europa League games won’t be available on television beginning with the 2018/19 season, Univision Deportes …
It’s going to cost more to watch soccer after Turner’s Champions League deal
Turner Sports’ announcement on Thursday regarding how it’ll distribute the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League for the next seasons will have one major impact — it’s going …
World Soccer Talk supports Miami FC and Kingston Stockade FC’s case for arbitration against USSF
Last week, two US-based soccer clubs, Miami FC and the Kingston Stockade FC, filed a claim with the Court of Arbitration on Sport (CAS) to require the United States Soccer …