latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
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/ 6167 days agoQuick Hits: June 3, 2009
My focus as announced last week is on the US National Team for the Summer. I apologize for the lack of MLS coverage. The site while called MLS Talk has created a niche where we cover all aspects of the American game from the national team, through MLS, USL, WPS right on down to the […]
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/ 6167 days agoBradley's Big Decisions
Well the big day is upon us. Beginning tomorrow and culminating with the Gold Cup Final late next month the United States National Team will be in almost constant action. No friendlies are on the schedule in this period. Just deadly serious World Cup qualifiers and competitive tournament matches. Bob Bradley's key decisions for tomorrow […]
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/ 6167 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk Podcast #84: Seattle, Orlando, San Jose, Houston
Prior to the start of an active June for the US National Team we take a trip around the United States looking at USL and MLs. We start in Seattle with the PDL's Seattle Wolves and Director of Public Relations Alexander Caulfield. A native of Merseyside we discuss not only the Wolves but the 2008-09 […]
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/ 6168 days agoCONCACAF: Mental Toughness Needed
Many fans newer to the game in this country who perhaps form their opinions by listening to anglicized radio programs or perhaps football themed shows direct from Britain have formed a completely invalid and biased opinion about CONCACAF. Many of the Anglicized pundits who make the assertions about the region have never watched a game […]
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/ 6169 days agoMLS/USL/WPS/FMF Thoughts (Updated with Mexican Content)
An abreviated version this week thanks to the USMNT coverage. For full coverage please reference the excellent job Peter C. is doing with the Take Me Out to the Ballgame features. Some quick thoughts. The officiating in Major League Soccer and a to lesser extent WPS and USL have been horrible this year. This week […]
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/ 6170 days agoChampions League Final Ratings Up 30%
Well look at what happens when the American football loving public isn't subjected to an all English final with the team missing from last year full of petulant whining children like their former coach. Wednesday's final provided ESPN 300,000 more US viewers and a 30% spike in ratings. Over 1.4 million households watched the Champions […]
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/ 6171 days agoEstadio Saprissa: CONCACAF Dungeon
Estadio Saprissa has been an unwelcome sight for many a CONCACAF visitor through the years. On the club level it has become nearly impossible for Mexican or American sides to go down to San Jose and expect a result. But on the international level it is even more of home advantage as no CONCACAF nation […]
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/ 6172 days agoHejduk's Injury Hurts (UPDATED)
Frankie Hejduk's injury suffered on Wednesday night before an MLS match was disastrous as the US enters the most important stretch of matches since 2006. It was Hejduk who was the best US player at World Cup 1998, and filled the most critical and problematic role left back in 2002. In 2006, Hejduk's injury in […]
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/ 6172 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk Podcast #83
Episode 83 features a roundtable discussion moderated by host Kartik Krishnaiyer. Panelists for this discussion include Brian Zygo of 1560 the Game in Houston, and the Houston bureau of MLS Talk, Chris Webb of United Mania and Chris Riordan of MLS Talk's DC buerau. Topics discussed include the US National Team player selections, the prospects […]
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/ 6172 days agoEPL Talk Podcast: Jon Champion
Legendary British Football Presenter Jon Champion joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer on the EPL Talk Podcast. Champion currently works for Setanta Sports, ITV and TWI International. While presenting the match, Mr. Champion will be tweeting the FA Cup final at www.twitter.com/commentweeter. Hear Champion's thoughts on this Saturday's FA Cup Final, his coverage of the Premier League and […]
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/ 6173 days agoWebsite Announcement
Beginning today with my visit to the US National Team training camp here in Miami until the end of the Confederations Cup my focus of this website will be almost entirely on the US National Team. With a minimum of five matches over the next three and a half weeks, all of the critical nature, […]
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/ 6174 days agoUS National Team: Left Back Quandary Continues
It's a familiar problem for Bob Bradley and USMNT fans. The perennial problem position for the United States continues to rear its ugly head. I am of course speaking of the left back position, where every American manager since Bora Milutinovic has had to experiment repeatedly to achieve any stability. Natural left footer Jeff Agoos […]
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/ 6174 days agoUSL Over Represented in Open Cup
The US Open Cup is once again upon us and as an annual rite of passage articles are being written on how to fix the tournament to make it more relevant. One suggestion I wholeheartedly embrace is to have a draw for who hosts a game not a bidding process. MLS sides have won each […]
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/ 6175 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk Podcast #82: Phil Schoen, Jeff Rusnak, Dynamo Report
Episode 82 features a round table discussion on South Florida's soccer scene and other US Soccer issues with two veteran journalists: Phil Schoen of GOL TV and Jeff Rusnak of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Among the topics discussed are US Soccer's development system, the collapse of the Barca Miami bid to join MLS and […]
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/ 6176 days agoWeekend Review: May 24, 2009
This weekend every single MLS, USL or WPS match had meaning. Americans were also playing in meaningful matches abroad whether in the Mexican or English Football League playoffs, fighting relegation in Germany, chasing a title in Scotland and Belgium or even an important regular season match in Scandinavia.We even had PDL matches serve as qualifiers […]