latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
News
/ 6018 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Chris Bascombe
Longtime Liverpool Echo and current News of the World football writer Chris Bascombe joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the latest from Liverpool as well as some history of the club. Additionally, we discuss topics pertinent to News of the World and football journalism in general. Bascombe is renowned in England for being one of the […]
News
/ 6019 days agoTwitter and the American Footballer
Jozy Altidore made headlines last week for the wrong reasons with his Twitter outburst after inexplicably showing up late to a match. This saw the striker, who is on his fourth club in fifteen months, suspended. Altidore’s skill set may be impressive but his body of work both at the club level and as an […]
News
/ 6019 days agoJoe Royle Interview: EPL Talk Podcast
Joe Royle, football and management legend and current ESPN UK co-commentator joins us on the EPL Talk Podcast. Hear Royle's thoughts about the opportunity to work with the legendary Jon Champion on ESPN, as well as his memories of the epic second division playoff final at Wembley between Manchester City and Gillingham. Also discussed, was […]
News
/ 6021 days agoEPL Matchday Ten Review Show
The latest episode of the EPL Talk Podcast features Kartik Krishnaiyer, Max Bell and Laurence McKenna reviewing all of this weekend's Premier League action. The three hosts had a chance to record the interview live in London, with all three analysts in the same room. Among the topics discussed are Liverpool's win over Man United, […]
News
/ 6024 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Liverpool in Crisis as Man United comes to Anfield
Martin Rogers, the senior World Soccer writer for Yahoo! Sports joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the epic clash that defines English Football: Liverpool-Man United. This Sunday's game however is different than so many in the past as Liverpool comes in having lost four on the trot while United sits atop the table. Discussed are Liverpool's […]
News
/ 6025 days agoThoughts on the US U-17 World Cup Selection
The most notable concerns about this squad are the omission of Charles Renken and Joseph Gyau recent Hoffenheim signings who had trouble at Bradenton. Sebastian Lleget, is also not on the squad. The omission of the West Ham Academy player is a huge blow for Wilmer Cabrera’s side. I am very familiar with Zachary Herold […]
News
/ 6026 days agoQuick Kicks: Chivas Surging, TOA/USL News, Crew Advance
The next few days promise to be big ones in US professional football. Major League Soccer has proven this summer and into the fall to be the most compelling and competitive first division the English speaking world. The MLS season comes down to the next few nights of football: every match in the final weekend […]
News
/ 6026 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Liverpool-Lyon Review, Champions League Matchday Three
Richard Farley the host of the Inside the Six podcast and co-host of Russian Football now joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to break down Liverpool's loss at Anfield to Lyon. We also discuss Arsenal's draw in Holland, Rangers collapse at Ibrox, and Rubin Kazan's shock victory at the Nou Camp. Richard Farley is one of the foremost […]
News
/ 6027 days agoShould British Commentators Be Hired on American TV?
On Monday, it was revealed by our sister site EPL Talk that the legendary Martin Tyler of Sky Sports will be joining ESPN for next summer’s World Cup as the lead announcer. While I have nothing personally against Tyler (In fact, I like his style, and have seen him present two matches this weekend, since […]
News
/ 6028 days agoEPL Talk Matchday #9 Review Show
Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna dive into the following subjects: Balloons at the Stadium of Light Tom Hicks and George Gillett versus Elliot Short Thomas Rosicky's health and how it has turned Arsenal into title contenders Chelsea looking disjointed Emile Heskey's future A derby weekend in the Northwest The Premier League rebirth of James Beattie […]
News
/ 6030 days agoOfficial Bias?: CONCACAF and the USMNT
We have had a great deal of discussion this week about officials’ bias in CONCACAF towards Mexico. However, I was a bit disappointed that many American fans see the US as a victim in all this. The truth be told, the US benefits from much of the same bias, albeit perhaps from different parts within […]
News
/ 6031 days agoCONCACAF Hexagonal Best XI and Other Thoughts
The United States won the Hexagonal with twenty points, while Mexico gave the best accounting in the second half of the competition, gaining 13 points out of a possible 15 after August. Honduras qualifies for the first time since 1982 (When the World Cup was a 24 team competition), and Costa Rica can feel hard […]
News
/ 6032 days agoMexican Qualification for South Africa Borders on Illegitimate
PREFACE This blog post is long overdue. My distinct hope was that Mexico WOULD NOT qualify for South Africa, and this article which is sure to arouse controversy would not need to be written. With Mexico’s qualification secure, the time has come to discuss how exactly El Tri returned to the World Cup. I write […]
News
/ 6032 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Miles Jacobson Discusses Football Manager 10
Miles Jacobson from Sports Interactive Games stops by the EPL Talk podcast to answer all your questions about the new Football Manager game. Included in the discussion are: – New features for 2010 – Questions about patches – Why the game will no longer be called, Worldwide Soccer Manager in the US – Licensing of […]
News
/ 6032 days agoUSA 2:2 Costa Rica: Bornstein a Hero in Honduras
Entering the final stages of CONCACAF qualifying, the great hope was that Honduras, filled with top European club footballers could shake up CONCACAF a bit and qualify for the World Cup. Costa Rica with a group of players either too old, or simply not good enough to get single solitary result at next year’s World […]