latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
Gold Cup
/ 6137 days agoCONCACAF GOLD CUP PREVIEW: July 2009
This CONCACAF Gold Cup will be contested by watered down squads from the two traditional CONCACAF heavyweights, the USA and Mexico. Additionally, the failure of Trinidad & Tobago and Guatemala to qualify for this edition of the event opened the field up. Guadeloupe, a surprise package to everyone but myself two years ago (I actually […]
CONCACAF
/ 6138 days agoCONCACAF News & Thoughts
CONCACAF announced yesterday it is discontinuing its participation with COMNEBOL regarding the Copa Sudamericana. CONCACAF will continue to send teams to the more prestigious Copa Libertadores. "We regret that Mexico's Copa Sudamericana designees Monterrey and Puebla will not participate in the tournament due to CONCACAF's decision," CONCACAF General Secretary Chuck Blazer said. "However, we hope […]
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/ 6139 days agoUSMNT and CONCACAF: Strong USL Ties
Luis Robles, a strong candidate to make the US World Cup Team in 2010 played two seasons in the PDL Last week we discussed on this site that two of the key players in the (arguably) USMNT's most remarkable run Jay DeMerit and Charlie Davies had played in USL as well as College Soccer but […]
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/ 6140 days agoSouth Florida Paces ESPN's Confederations Cup Final Numbers
Steve Goff of the Washington Post reports that the US-Brazil final on ESPN garnered a 2.7 overnight rating. (I had received a text message earlier in the day that the match had received a 2.8 rating) which is the highest rating ever for a non World Cup, US game on ESPN. What is most surprising […]
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/ 6140 days agoESPN Announces Coverage Plans for World Cup 2010
In a press release sent out within the past hour, ESPN has detailed it's plans for World Cup 2010 coverage.The most refreshing piece of news is that all coverage will be provided on air from South Africa. Bob Ley who was ESPN and ABC's lead US National Team play by play announcer for many years […]
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/ 6140 days agoFIFA Confederations Cup: Full Coverage
At Major League Soccer Talk we pride ourselves on the having the most comprehensive coverage of the US Men's National Teams. For over two years we've covered the National Team more closely than just about any other website around. Below are the links to our extensive written and audio coverage of Wednesday's "Miracle on Grass," […]
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/ 6140 days agoUS Depth Chart: Bradley's 23 Decisions
The USMNT just finished a grueling stretch of seven competitive matches in twenty five days. As we enter July and the CONCACAF Gold Cup lets asses where the player pool is just a year out from the World Cup. Bob Bradley will be the coach for the next year and very likely beyond for another […]
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/ 6141 days agoUS 2-3 Brazil: Postgame Podcast
Martin Rogers from Yahoo! Sports joins us top give his take on today's Confederations Cup final and the US Team. Then in our second segment, Chris Webb from United Mania.com, Brian Zygo from 1560 the Game in Houston and Bruce McGuire from DuNord join us to discuss today's game and put a wrap on the […]
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/ 6141 days agoUS 2-3 Brazil: Heartbreak
Dunga got his tactical changes right in the second half and Bob Bradley didn't adequately make tactical changes to counter the Brazilians. Bradley's tactics and subs resembled the scared, conservative changes of the last two qualifiers and the first two group games of this event instead of confident superior coaching he demonstrated in the last […]
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/ 6141 days agoConfederations Cup Final: Not Simply a Game
The US National Team often times has to fight a two front war for recognition: the first is against an indifferent domestic sporting press and the second is against a downright hostile foreign football press. As the US fights for respect in the football world, and with it the ability to move American players to […]
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/ 6142 days agoThe American Sportswriters War on Football
(This is a revised version of a piece that originally ran last year on this website) This week we've been presented with yet another unrelenting attack from significantly threatened portions of the American media elite on Football. The reason? The United States National Team's resounding success in the world sport which has our boys playing […]
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/ 6142 days agoConfederations Cup Final: Three Keys for the US vs Brazil
ATTACK THE LEFT SIDE The left side is where you attack Brazil. Under Dunga, Brazil essentially plays without a left sided midfielder. The left back position for the Brazilians has been a similarly problematic as it has been for the United States. Andres Santos and Klebar are both below the acceptable standard and we saw […]
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/ 6143 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #93: Historic and Cultural Significance of the US win over Spain
Frequent guest on our show, Jamie Trecker of Fox Sports and author of Love and Blood joins us. Today's discussion with Jamie however is focused on different issues: the historical and cultural context of the US win over Spain and the US National Team in American society. We also preview the Confederations Cup final against […]
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/ 6143 days agoConfederations Cup: The Role of Bloggers in the USMNT Run
Michael Bradley showed his passion at the end of the Egypt game when he told us all off. That for me wasn't a rebuke but a proud moment. The United States National Team which for years lived in a bubble with nothing but a few media who followed them and passionate, sometimes uncritical fan support […]
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/ 6144 days agoPrevious Best US Major Tournaments
John O'Brien's goal started the 2002 World Cup run Sunday will make the first tournament final ever in a non CONCACAF event for the United States. However, the US has made deep runs in major tournaments before. Let's take a quick look at these tournaments. 1930 World Cup: Argentina The US defeated Belgium and Paraguay […]