latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
News
/ 6272 days agoNotable English MLS Flops
Based on the rhetoric from some recent comments on this website you would believe any player with a Premier League history should dominate the lowly US based Major League Soccer. But the history of English born players with significant Premier League experience in MLS is a mixed bag. Some players like Ian Bishop and Darren […]
News
/ 6273 days agoAngel Staying in MLS
It isn't all bad news for Major League Soccer in the world of Designated Players. Juan Pablo Ángel signed a long term extension with the Red Bulls which could keep him with the club until December 2012 when he would be 36. Ángel led the New Jersey based Red Bulls to within a game of […]
News
/ 6273 days agoMLS Expansion: Montreal Still Alive?
The CONCACAF Champions League returns next week and in one of the more appetizing matchups, the Impact de Montreal of USL faces Mexico's Santos Laguna. Montreal is one of three members of US based leagues to advance to the quarterfinal stage (the Houston Dynamo and the Puerto Rico Islanders are the others). The Champions League […]
News
/ 6273 days agoDavid Beckham vs Landon Donovan: Celebrity vs Football Professional
While David Beckham has waged his campaign to leave the LA Galaxy in the English and Italian press, his fellow, on loan, under contract LA Galaxy mate Landon Donovan has very notably said nothing. It is no secret in US Soccer circles that Donovan would like to see his current loan stint at Bayern Munich […]
News
/ 6274 days agoMaryland United
In what can only be described as a tragedy of epic proportions for MLS and the club, DC United today announced its intent to build a stadium in Prince George's County Maryland. Give credit to PG's county for stepping up but a big MLS Talk dart to the District of Columbia and DC Council for […]
News
/ 6274 days agoAvoiding Eurosnobbery
Eurosnoberry is found throughout the English language football press. While most commentators who work for English language mediums have inherent biases some are actually better than others. Other European based press is equally bad if not worse than the English language press. In the UK based press, The Guardian Unlimited makes an effort on its […]
News
/ 6274 days agoThe Beckham Saga: Eurosnoberry 201
Our good friend Nordecke Luchador of Columbus Crew fame has penned a worthy successor to our column from yesterday. Check it out here.
News
/ 6275 days agoThe Beckham Saga: Eurosnobbery 101
Eurosnobs have taken control of English language world football. Between the media whose primary focus is European leagues and European World Cup qualifying ( Tim Vickery of the BBC, and Martin Rogers of Yahoo! are very notable exceptions to this unfortunate trend.) and newly minted football fans in English speaking countries whose sole focus and […]
News
/ 6276 days agoMajor League Soccer Talk Podcast #64: US-Mexico Wrap
Mario Valdez who covers Yanks Abroad and Mexican Football for the show and podcast joins us to recap the US victory over Mexico in Columbus. MLS Talk 64: US-Mexico Wrap
News
/ 6276 days agoDonovan's Effect on Galaxy's Beckham Decision
Landon Donovan is basking in the glory of yet another triumph over Mexico as the leader of the US National Team. The on loan attacking player has been the key man for both the LA Galaxy and US since returning home from Bayer Leverkusen in 2005. Donovan is currently on loan with Bayern Munich and […]
News
/ 6277 days agoUS-Mexico Smashes Viewership Records
The Revolution is being televised. Despite almost constant hostility from significant elements of the mainstream media (including basketball announcers on ESPN who it seem deliberately mispronounce the names of football teams and players during the lead into MLS or National Team matches) Wednesday's US-Mexico match shattered all sorts of record. In short a lot of […]
News
/ 6277 days agoWill Blanco Save Mexico?
Mexican Football is in a state of panic. The high priced cosmopolitan foreign manager, Sven Goran Eriksson has not worked out. Rafa Marquez seems adrift as a captain and many an El Tri supporter wonders if he'd be better off focusing on his Barca career and simply becoming a squad player for Mexico. The nation […]
News
/ 6278 days agoDonovan Turns the Tables on El Tri, Again
"I thought we dominated them through the middle. DaMarcus [Beasley] and Clint [Dempsey] did a great job tucking in and helping and working. Michael [Bradley] and Sacha [Kljestan] were excellent and Mexico had no where to go. Any loose ball we seemed to pick up. We were on top of them, anticipating well, and they […]
News
/ 6278 days agoCONCACAF Qualifiying Wrapup
The US 2-0 victory over Mexico and Costa Rica's 2-0 victory over Honduras put the Ticos and US tied atop the Hexagonal. Andy Furtado scored two brilliant goals for Costa Rica in the second half. Amado Guevara had a good chance to score a late goal, but hit it just wide. The Ticos controlled possession […]
News
/ 6279 days agoSame Scoreline: Different Story
2-0. The scoreline which rings so familiar in US-Mexico clashes was again repeated tonight. But this game was different. Firstly, Mexico with a virtual "B" attacking squad thanks partly to suspensions and injuries and also to the stubbornness of El Tri's manager was playing with a foot tied. This allowed the US to maintain greater […]