latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
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/ 3927 days agoRaheem Sterling the right buy at a critical time for Manchester City
By many pundits, Raheem Sterling is being called "overpriced" at £49 million. However, when you consider the £35 million Liverpool spent on Andy Carroll, the £50 million Chelsea spent on Fernando Torres and even the £28 million Manchester City just spent in January on Wilfried Bony, Sterling looks a potential bargain. Sterling will join an aging squad […]
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/ 3932 days agoIt's time for CONCACAF to rotate the Gold Cup hosting rights
Former CONCACAF General Secretary and FIFA Executive Committee member Chuck Blazer has been banned from all soccer activities for life on Thursday. The announcement’s timing was ironic as the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Blazer’s biggest contribution to the world soccer landscape, had just kicked off in suburban Dallas on Tuesday. The 2015 Gold Cup is the 13th edition […]
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/ 3933 days agoUS men against Honduras a chore to watch compared to USWNT
The United States Men’s National Team (USMNT) began the defense of its CONCACAF Gold Cup title with an underwhelming and fortuitous 2-1 victory over Honduras in Frisco, Texas on Tuesday evening. This match came just two nights after the United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) wowed the nation and won the hearts and minds of Americans […]
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/ 3934 days agoWhat did MLS and USSF know about Traffic Sports’ improprieties?
With the CONCACAF Gold Cup about to kick off, the FIFA scandal should be on the front-burner for most American journalists. As the FBI indictments against several CONCACAF and Traffic Sports officials indicate, the governing body for the sport in North and Central America as well as the Caribbean, has held for much of the […]
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/ 3940 days agoUSA women's coach Jill Ellis has proven us all wrong
During the past few weeks, US soccer fans and media have been highly critical of US Women's National Team Head Coach Jill Ellis and the tactics she has employed. This writer was no exception. My big beef with Ellis’ tactics throughout the Group stage and in the first Knockout round was the tendency to play Carli […]
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/ 3942 days agoJill Ellis has several key tactical decisions to make ahead of USA vs Germany semi-final
US Women's National Team Head Coach Jill Ellis faces several key tactical decisions to make ahead of Tuesday night's Women's World Cup semi-final against Germany. Despite excellent results, the United States has struggled throughout the Women’s World Cup to get Carli Lloyd, the best goal-scoring midfielder in the world, into advanced positions on the field. […]
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/ 3942 days agoFOX’s coverage has improved but is still below NBC and ESPN
FOX’s coverage of the Women’s World Cup has been a mixture of positives and negatives. On the positive, the match commentators have generally been good, especially the standout team of Justin Kutcher and Aly Wagner. Jenn Hildreth, who is a familiar face to college sports fans in the south as well as to those who watch the […]
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/ 3944 days agoWhy Manchester City need to close Raheem Sterling deal soon
Manchester City’s poor transfer dealings the last several windows have allowed the club to lose its English core, to be passed by Chelsea and caught by Arsenal and Manchester United. Again this summer, City’s buying and selling appear to be belated and perhaps based more on hopefulness and naivety than reality. The Blues have already […]
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/ 3948 days agoTampa Bay Rowdies strike partnership with Brazilian club São Paulo FC
The Tampa Bay Rowdies announced a landmark historic partnership with Brazilian club São Paulo FC on Tuesday. According to a Rowdies club statement, “today [marks] a historic international partnership, that will strengthen both clubs’ visions of developing youth and professional players in the Americas and abroad.” “Welcome to the modern era of the Tampa Bay […]
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/ 3950 days agoDoes North American soccer need super clubs?
Many fans of the Beautiful Game criticize MLS for its single entity structure and salary caps. What has resulted is parity though certain teams like the Los Angeles Galaxy have found a way to “game” the system, but much of the success of the Galaxy is down to the management genius of Bruce Arena. But […]
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/ 3957 days agoWhose stock is up or down among 10 USMNT players
The United States Men’s National Team enjoyed a historic week with friendly wins in Amsterdam against the Netherlands and in Cologne against Germany. While the results were incredible from the perspective of a national team that has historically performed poorly on European soil, the more important takeaways were the performances of individual players. Below we […]
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/ 3959 days agoCarmelo Anthony's Puerto Rico NASL club yield viability questions
On Thursday, NASL announced New York Knicks superstar Carmelo Anthony as an owner of a new expansion team in Puerto Rico. The league last had a team in Puerto Rico during the 2012 season. The previous year, in 2011, as the Islanders were coming off a double-championship season (both USSF Division 2 and the CFU […]
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/ 3963 days agoUSSF and US soccer leagues have serious questions to answer
With the world’s attention on Canada and the Women’s World Cup, discussion of the FIFA scandal has begun to fade in the United States. This could not have come at a better time for the USSF and the professional leagues in the United States. As my colleague Simon Evans discussed late last week, the silence […]
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/ 3970 days agoTraffic’s obsession with challenging MLS/SUM
Traffic Sports USA and its president Aaron Davidson saw themselves as ultimate competitors to Major League Soccer (MLS) and MLS’ marketing arm Soccer United Marketing (SUM). Following the revelation of alleged misconduct by both Traffic Sports and Davidson this past week as part of a the bombshell DOJ investigation into FIFA and by extension every […]
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/ 3971 days agoOrlando City SC privately-financed stadium deal paves way for MLS expansion teams
On Friday afternoon, Orlando City SC announced a historic private stadium funding initiative, which includes increasing the capacity of the soon-to-be-built downtown facility to 25,000-28,000 seats. The news represents a political shift for an MLS club away from public funding and toward team owners making their own financial commitment to financing new stadiums. The Lions are the […]