Kartik Krishnaiyer

Kartik Krishnaiyer

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A lifelong lover of soccer, the beautiful game, he served from January 2010 until May 2013 as the Director of Communications and Public Relations for the North American Soccer League (NASL). Raised on the Fort Lauderdale Strikers of the old NASL, Krishnaiyer previously hosted the American Soccer Show on the Champions Soccer Radio Network, the Major League Soccer Talk podcast and the EPL Talk Podcast. His soccer writing has been featured by several media outlets including The Guardian and The Telegraph. He rejoins World Soccer Talk as a senior writer, and podcast co-host.

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/ 6863 days ago

Latest Podcast Released: July 5, 2007

Episode Six of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast is now online. Unfortunately we had technical problems while attempting to tape our weekly conversation with BC John, but still have a good give and take with Michael Haley regarding the U-20 World Cup, Copa America and everything else going on in the world of US […]

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/ 6863 days ago

Podcast Episode Six Now Online

Episode Six of the Major League Soccer Talk Podcast is now online. Unfortunately we had technical problems while attempting to tape our weekly conversation with BC John, but still have a good give and take with Michael Haley regarding the U-20 World Cup, Copa America and everything else going on in the world of US […]

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/ 6864 days ago

US Eliminated From Copa America

Chile's draw tonight with Mexico eliminated the US from the Copa. Nonetheless the US "B" side has given a good effort and we should expect to see them play loose and without pressure tomorrow in the group finale against Columbia.

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/ 6864 days ago

USA 6 Poland 1: World Cup Highlights

Watch Adu, Szetela and Altidore lead the US to one of our biggest wins ever at the youth level.

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/ 6865 days ago

Adu's Breakthrough?

Adu Takes on Polish Defender en route to a hat trick Earlier, my fellow blogger usasoccerfan16 said that Tuesday's World Cup game between the US U-20 squad and Poland's U-20 squad could be one of the biggest games in the lives of several of the US players. Well, usasoccerfan16 was right and the players as […]

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/ 6865 days ago

The Game of a Lifetime

Jozy Altidore/Getty Sports Images Earlier, my fellow blogger usasoccerfan16 said that Tuesday's World Cup game between the US U-20 squad and Poland's U-20 squad could be one of the biggest games in the lives of several of the US players. Well, usasoccerfan16 was right and the players as well as Coach Thomas Rongen knew how […]

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/ 6865 days ago

US U-20's Crush Poland in the World Cup

Tonight's 6-1 win for the US Under 20 team at the U-20 World Cup (formerly the FIFA World Youth Championships) was as good a performance as I have ever seen by any US team against respectable opposition in a FIFA or CONCACAF event.(note I excluded COMEBOL events because the 3-0 win over Argentina in the […]

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/ 6865 days ago

As Good as it Gets

Tonight's 6-1 win for the US Under 20 team at the U-20 World Cup (formerly the FIFA World Youth Championships) was as good a performance as I have ever seen by any US team against respectable opposition in a FIFA or CONCACAF event.(note I excluded COMEBOL events because the 3-0 win over Argentina in the […]

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/ 6865 days ago

Freddy Adu’s Wonder Strike

Freddy Adu just scored perhaps the best goal I have seen an American player make since Eric Wynalda in the 1994 World Cup or at least since Preki's goal versus Brazil in 1998. The goal gives the US a 2-1 lead against Poland in minute 21, at the U-20 World Cup. More on the game […]

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/ 6866 days ago

What We Have Learned From the Copa

Obviously the performance of Team USA thus far at Copa America has been disheartening in many ways. Taking a virtual "B" side into the competition (By any definition this squad could be classified as a "B" side despite having eight holdovers from the Gold Cup. The next time England plays a designated "B" match look […]

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/ 6866 days ago

Not All is Lost

Obviously the performance of Team USA thus far at Copa America has been disheartening in many ways. Taking a virtual "B" side into the competition (By any definition this squad could be classified as a "B" side despite having eight holdovers from the Gold Cup. The next time England plays a designated "B" match look […]

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/ 6866 days ago

Fire Clavijo Website Appears

Denver is growing into a full fledged European style soccer town under owner Stan Kroenke. First Kroenke had a new facility, probably the best in the country built. Then he bought a piece of Arsenal and is trying to buy the North London club outright. Now the fans of his club have become the first […]

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/ 6867 days ago

Benny Feilhaber goal in 2007 Gold Cup Final

The shot that broke Mexico's heart, with me surrounded by Fifty Mexican fans.

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/ 6867 days ago

Young Yanks Must Improve

Football is a funny game. The US Copa America Team played Argentina toe to toe for 65 minutes on Thursday night, yet lost by the lopsided score of 4 to 1. Yesterday the highly touted US Under 20 National Team was thoroughly dominated by South Korea in the U-20 World Cup Opener but managed a […]

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/ 6867 days ago

Awful Performance For US U-20 Team

Football is a funny game. The US Copa America Team played Argentina toe to toe for 65 minutes on Thursday night, yet lost by the lopsided score of 4 to 1. Yesterday the highly touted US Under 20 National Team was thoroughly dominated by South Korea in the U-20 World Cup Opener but managed a […]