latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
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/ 6313 days agoMLS Talk # 59: January News
Bruce McGuire joins host Kartik Krishnaiyer to discuss the January Transfer window as it affects American footballers as well as MLS. We also discuss the US National Team camp which is open at the Home Depot Center which will culminate in a friendly versus Sweden.
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/ 6314 days agoThe Four Best Executives in MLS History
Major League Soccer has had rocky times and unstable franchise situations. It has also been remarkably successful in attracting and keeping a niche audience for thirteen years. Here are my picks for the four best executives in the league history. I settled on the number four because these four have in my mind separated themselves […]
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/ 6316 days agoWill MLS and WPS Cannibalize One Another?
Steve Davis one of the most respected and well versed soccer writers in America raised a troubling possibility in his weekly ESPN column Monday. This is the possibility that MLS and WPS will in fact compete with one another despite unprecedented efforts at cooperation by the domestic first divisions for both men and woman. We've […]
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/ 6319 days agoChris Birchall: Symbolic MLS Signing
BBC Sport is reporting that English born Chris Birchall, of the Trinidad and Tobago national team will sign for the Earthquakes. From my vantage point this is an important symbolic signing for MLS. Birchall is English born and has never played his club football outside England. He became the first white player to suit up […]
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/ 6320 days agoMLS Heavy US Squad Announced: Thoughts
Cory Gibbs, a key member of the US squads that led up to the 2006 World Cup has been recalled as has Brian Ching for US Soccer annual January training camp in Carson, CA. The rest of the training camp squad is young and is made up primarily of MLS based players with a few […]
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/ 6322 days agoAmericans Abroad Player of the Year
Major League Soccer Talk proudly awards our first ever Americans Abroad Player of the Year recognition to Charlie Davies. No question exists as to the accomplishments of other Americans playing in Europe and Mexico this season. Clint Dempsey, Kasey Keller and Brian McBride all played critical roles in Fulham's great escape from relegation. Michael Bradley […]
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/ 6323 days agoThe Deuce is Loose Again
American footballers have not exactly had a banner 2008 in Europe. But Clint Dempsey, once discarded by Fulham's old school manager Roy Hodgson, has revitalized his fortunes most notably in yesterday's 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Craven Cottage. Dempsey's return to form creates more options for Bob Bradley in the attack when the US faces […]
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/ 6327 days agoNeven Subotic Serbia Decision a Blow for US
Neven Subotic's decision to play for Serbia is a blow for the US National Team. Subotic the Bradenton Academy trained defender has been a superstar in the Bundesliga for Mainz and Borussia Dortmund. I was present for what I believe was Subotic last appearance for the United States, an U-20 match held at Florida Atlantic […]
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/ 6329 days agoSite News and MLS Notes
Beginning in January, Major League Soccer Talk will be undergoing a major overhaul. Bi-weekly podcasts will accompany nearly daily commentary and analysis about the latest happenings in MLS and the wide world of American soccer. We aim to be your one stop shop for cutting edge commentary about the beautiful game in the United States. […]
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/ 6334 days agoEconomic Uncertainty Makes Miami MLS Bid Stronger
We've spent alot of time on this site discussing MLS expansion and why Portland and St Louis are more natural fits for MLS (not soccer/football specifically but MLS which is after all an inferior product to European football). However in uncertain economic times where Jeff Cooper's group isn't assured of getting a stadium built in […]
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/ 6335 days agoCollege Soccer: Is it relevant?
Following the College Cup triumph of the Maryland Terps numerous columns online have been penned attacking the quality and attractiveness of NCAA Soccer. Ives Galarcep had a well written and thoughtful response to these critics in his Soccer by Ives column of Monday. The most galling thing about the criticism the College Cup has received […]
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/ 6337 days agoFear the Turtle and other thoughts
Maryland won its third NCAA title yesterday with a 1-0 victory over North Carolina in Frisco, TX. The Terps came into the tournament as the number two seed behind fellow ACC school, Wake Forest finished the season with 15 straight wins. Graham Zusi scored both game winning goals for the Terps in the College Cup […]
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/ 6337 days agoFear the Turtle and other thoughts
Maryland won its third NCAA title yesterday with a 1-0 victory over North Carolina in Frisco, TX. The Terps came into the tournament as the number two seed behind fellow ACC school, Wake Forest finished the season with 15 straight wins. Graham Zusi scored both game winning goals for the Terps in the College Cup […]
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/ 6339 days agoOliver Luck: Wheeling and Dealing
Houston Dynamo GM Oliver Luck doesn't like to lose. That's a good thing because in his tenure the Dynamo haven't done much losing. The former West Virginia and Houston Oiler QB is a competitor of the highest order and when things don't happen the way they are supposed, Luck isn't going to sit with folded […]
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/ 6340 days agoWake Upset: College Cup Final Set
Tonight provided the ultimate shock as Brooks Haggerty made save after save to preserve a 1-0 North Carolina victory over heavily favored Wake Forest tonight. The Deamon Deacons steam rolled through last year’s NCAA Tournament and had done the same this year including a 5-0 quarterfinal win over South Florida. Led by Marcus Tracey, Wake […]