latest articles by Kartik Krishnaiyer
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/ 6366 days agoWould You Pay $40 Million for A Minor Franchise?
This may seem like a stark critical question but in these tough economic times this is exactly what investors must ask themselves. We’ve discussed in recent weeks the poor television ratings MLS has been receiving and the general lack of interest even among the football supporting public in the United States. Major League Soccer must […]
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/ 6366 days agoWould you pay $40 million for a minor league franchise?
This may seem like a stark critical question but in these tough economic times this is exactly what investors must ask themselves. We've discussed in recent weeks the poor television ratings MLS has been receiving and the general lack of interest even among the football supporting public in the United States. Major League Soccer must […]
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/ 6369 days agoCan the Crew Buck History?
If Columbus wins tonight, we’ll have our first ever MLS Cup Final that does include DC United, the LA Galaxy, Houston/San Jose or Chicago. MLS can rightly claim it is more competitive than I ridiculed it for not being just a few short months ago. The keys tonight: The Crew backline led by Chad Marshall […]
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/ 6369 days agoCan the Crew Do it?
If Columbus wins tonight, we'll have our first ever MLS Cup Final that does include DC United, the LA Galaxy, Houston/San Jose or Chicago. MLS can rightly claim it is more competitive than I ridiculed it for not being just a few short months ago. The keys tonight: The Crew backline led by Chad Marshall […]
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/ 6371 days agoThe US Squad: Player by Player
Bob Bradley’s selection for US camp preparing for the final qualifier of the semifinals of the group stage. Let’s look at each player and whether or not he has a national team future, given this is essentially a B team with a few exceptions. (Gibbs, Kljestan, Mastroeni and Ching are the exceptions) GOALKEEPERS : Brian […]
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/ 6371 days agoThoughts on US Camp: Player by Player
Bob Bradley's selection for US camp preparing for the final qualifier of the semifinals of the group stage. Let's look at each player and whether or not he has a national team future. GOALKEEPERS : Brian Edwards (Toronto FC), A training camp related call in. This is simply meant to have an extra training camp […]
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/ 6372 days agoDonovan to Bayern: The Right Move
Landon Donovan is arguably the greatest footballer ever produced in the United States. This past MLS season, Donovan dominated the opposition, despite being on one of the worst teams in the league. Now Landon Donovan begins the nest phase of his career in Germany, with a ten day trial at legendary club Bayern Munich. […]
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/ 6372 days agoDonovan to Bayern: The Right Move
Landon Donovan is arguably the greatest footballer ever produced in the United States. This past MLS season, Donovan dominated the opposition, despite being on one of the worst teams in the league. Now Landon Donovan begins the nest phase of his career in Germany, with a ten day trial at legendary club Bayern Munich. Jurgen […]
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/ 6373 days agoMLS TV Ratings Continue Decline
Maybe I was simply delusional. Perhaps I was drinking the Kool Aid. This past April on EPL Talk.com I had engaged in a back and forth dialogue with the publisher of that site, Christopher Harris (aka the Gaffer) arguing the English Premier League would always have a niche following in the US and that Major […]
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/ 6374 days agoMLS TV Ratings Worrying
Maybe I was simply delusional. Perhaps I was drinking the Kool Aid. This past April on EPL Talk.com I had engaged in a back and forth dialogue with the publisher of that site, Christopher Harris (aka the Gaffer) arguing the English Premier League would always have a niche following in the US and that Major […]
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/ 6379 days agoCatching Up on the Weekend's News
I apologize once again for the infrequent posts and also the lack of attention I have been able to pay to Football lately. This situation should change later this week. I did catch Thursday night's New England-Chicago match and was impressed by the fight and quality the Revs showed against tough odds. I would not […]
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/ 6382 days agoMLS Talk Podcast #58
Bruce McGuire of DuNord joins us to reveal his MLS Best XI for 2008 and preview the MLS playoffs. direct download
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/ 6383 days agoMLS 2008: Top 25 field players
Over the next few weeks we’ll roll out our best of MLS lists for 2008. Let’s start with the best overall players for this season. 25 Best Field Players Regardless of position 1- Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus 2- Javier Morales, Real Salt Lake 3- Chad Marshall, Columbus 4- Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy 5- Jaime Moreno, […]
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/ 6383 days agoThe Best of MLS 2008: 25 Best Field Players
Over the next few weeks we'll roll out our best of MLS lists for 2008. Let's start with the best overall players for this season. 25 Best Field Players Regardless of position 1- Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Columbus 2- Javier Morales, Real Salt Lake 3- Chad Marshall, Columbus 4- Landon Donovan, LA Galaxy 5- Jaime Moreno, […]
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/ 6384 days agoLjungberg signing a bad moment for MLS
I’ll admit that I saw this coming but that does not make it in any way more justifiable. Major League Soccer has its newest Designated Player, and like some of the post Beckham/Blanco signings it is a player no major club in the world would even entertain a thought of signing. Freddie Ljungberg is a […]