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.

latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer

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/ 6910 days ago

MLS Attendance Report: May 19, 2007

Every week I'll update the average attendance totals for each team in MLS on our site and of course attendance will be a frequent topic on our forthcoming podcasts. I am worried by the low numbers in some markets this season. Chivas USA for example is averaging 7,000 less fans per game than they did […]

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/ 6910 days ago

GOL TV on FOX SOCCER CHANNEL?

Before you get all excited about a potential merger let me clarify what the title is referring to. Last night Miami FC played Minnesota Thunder live on FSC in front of friends and family at the Orange Bowl. (paid attendance was listed as under 1,000, far worse than the numbers Miami FC were drawing at […]

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/ 6910 days ago

Check Out JDJ Soccer Blog

Check out this cool site http://jdgsoccerblog.blogspot.com. Really good critical stuff!

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/ 6910 days ago

Chivas USA Add Shirt Sponsor

Ante Razov and Claudio Suarez model the new jersey with a Comex executive between the two Chivas USA stars/Photo from MLSnet Chivas USA today became the fourth MLS Club to add a sponsor to front of its jersey. Mexican paint manufacturer Comex is the new shirt sponsor for the "goats" from Los Angeles. Prior to […]

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/ 6910 days ago

Chivas USA Add Shirt Sponsor

Ante Razov and Claudio Suarez model the new jersey with a Comex executive between the two Chivas USA stars/Photo from MLSnet Chivas USA today became the fourth MLS Club to add a sponsor to front of its jersey. Mexican paint manufacturer Comex is the new shirt sponsor for the "goats" from Los Angeles. Prior to […]

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/ 6910 days ago

Check out My Football Club

This is one of the most novel concepts I have seen in all of professional team sports. http://myfootballclub.co.uk/ is a group of fans trying to buy a Football League club in the UK. The club would be run by the fans and all major decisions would be made by the fans. While the concept may […]

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/ 6911 days ago

TV Games for the Next Week

Tonight Fox Soccer Channel will have a broadcast of USL First Division (2nd Division of American Soccer) match Minnesota Thunder versus FC Miami at 8:00 pm. Every friday night FSC will have a USL match. Saturday: New England @ Houston 8:30 PM EST Fox Soccer Channel Max Bretos and Christopher Sullivan call the action Postgame […]

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/ 6911 days ago

The Weeks Ahead

This is going to be a pivotal season for Major League Soccer. Not only is David Beckham coming to America later this summer, but the Superliga Champions league like competition will launch this season including four MLS clubs, more soccer specific stadiums are opening and MLS has for the first time a mainstream exposure in […]

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/ 6911 days ago

Major League Soccer Talk is now online

In the upcoming days and weeks please visit our sister site http://majorleaguesoccertalk.com, a member of the EPL Talk family. The website will provide the latest MLS news and commentary and will very soon be home to a new podcast dedicated to covering MLS and US Soccer. Chris (aka the Gaffer) who hosts the EPL Talk […]

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/ 6912 days ago

Check it Out!

Brant Parsons of the Orlando Sentinel and "The Other Football" podcast fame has an outstanding post on his Soccer blog today. As a Beatles fanatic I truly appreciate it. Check it out: http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_soccerblog/2007/05/todays_top_ten_.html#comments

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/ 6913 days ago

Upgrades to the Site

We've added recent video clips at the bottom of the page and will be adding more new features over the summer. Stay tuned for more changes.

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/ 6913 days ago

Abel Xavier vs Bolton Wanderers

A great goal by the new Galaxy signing in this Premierhsip match versus Bolton in January 2007

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/ 6913 days ago

MLS Power Poll: May 16, 2007

1. New England (11)2. Kansas City 3. Red Bull NY (1)4. FC Dallas5. Houston6. Colorado7. Chicago8. DC United9. LA Galaxy10. Chivas USA11. Columbus12. Toronto FC13. Real Salt Lake

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/ 6914 days ago

Bradley to be Named Permanent Head Coach

This is my first blog posting here. I want to thank Kartik for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this excellent website. I have learned through a source at US Soccer that Bob Bradley will be given the permanent head coaching job of the senior national team on Thursday. This will allow Bradley to […]

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/ 6914 days ago

Galaxy Lands Another Big Name

Abel Xavier who was a regular for the Portugal National Team before being banned by FIFA for drug abuse was signed today by a desperate LA Galaxy squad. Xavier was released last week by Middlesborough after rejecting a new contract from the club, in spite of playing regularly during much of this past Premiership campaign. […]