Kartik Krishnaiyer and Daniel Feuerstein break down a bad week for the USMNT and talk about the USL/TOA mess.

On Monday, we will have an MLS Cup special wrap up show.

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I want to apologize to everyone for being down the last couple of days. Quite frankly the blog has been running poorly since last Thursday. I spent hour and hours trying to figure it out to no avail. A very big thanks to Superrookies friend Jeff Austin for spending his whole evening working to get IMS back up and running.

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I want to apologize to everyone for being down the last couple of days. Quite frankly the blog has been running poorly since last Thursday. I spent hours and hours trying to figure it out to no avail. A very big thanks to Superrookies friend Jeff Austin for spending his whole evening working to get IMS back up and running.

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No, there isn't thing officially saying that MLS is coming to Detroit, and I'm not insinuating that it is.

Today the Pontiac Silverdome was sold for peanuts, really. $583,000 for an 80,000-seat stadium. The Silverdome certainly has aged, and it hasn't aged well, but it could always be upgraded and when it's all said and done this firm, which at the moment is still anonymous, got it for a steal.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna break down the friendly between Fabio Capello's England and the reigning Copa American Champion Brazil. We also look at Ireland's chances to beat France and advance to the World Cup as well as the other three UEFA playoff matchups.

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On Sunday November 8th, a crowd of over 27,000 football fans watched the Houston Dynamo battle Seattle Sounders F.C. to a 1-0 victory, giving the Dynamo their first playoff victory since winning the MLS Cup in 2007. The goal came from Dynamo's Brian Ching in the 6th minute of extra-time. Click to continue reading...

Way back in March, I wrote a post with links to the preseason predictions of some of the most widely read soccer pundits. Among the prognosticators that went so far as to designate playoff teams were Ives, a consolidation of ESPNSoccernet writers, Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports and seven others.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna break down all the midweek Champions League action. Hear Kartik's very sharp opinions on UEFA's seeding process and Laurence's views on Jose Mourinho and Rafa Benetiz. We also preview this weekend's headline top of the table clash between Chelsea and Manchester United.

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Back in 2001, when the Afusionados (Fan Club of the Miami Fusion) were around; those vatos awarded Burrito the title of Afusionado Fan of the year. Burrito deserved it because Burrito is one cool dawg! Though no trophy was given, Burrito received a Taco Bell Bean Burrito as an award as you can see in the picture to the right. Click to continue reading...

Kartik Krishnaiyer, Max Bell and Laurence McKenna review all of this weekend's Premier League action from one location in London. A unique EPL Talk podcast with all three analysts in the same room. Among the topics discussed are Liverpool's win over Man United, the continued struggles of Everton, Roy Hodgson's great job with Fulham, and much, much more.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna dive into the following subjects:

• Balloons at the Stadium of Light
• Tom Hicks and George Gillett versus Elliot Short
• Thomas Rosicky's health and how it has turned Arsenal into title contenders
• Chelsea looking disjointed
• Emile Heskey's future
• A derby weekend in the Northwest
• The Premier League rebirth of James Beattie
• Too big to fail: Why does West Ham always fit this thought?

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Alexander Caulfield and Kartik Krishnaiyer take a trip down memory lane in discussing the historic legacy and the managerial styles of both Bill Shankly (Liverpool) and Don Revie (Leeds United).

A must listen to show for fans of either club!

Be sure not to miss a single episode of the EPL Talk Podcast, the only Premier League interview show on the Internet.

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Last week, I posted a tweet that if I was reborn, I would become a Tottenham Hotspur supporter simply because of The Spurs Show podcast. And I meant it. Most of the readers here know me as a Swansea City supporter, but there's something completely endearing, refreshing, honest and depressing about being a regular listener to The Spurs Show that makes me feel closer to the pain one must feel supporting THFC.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna review the weekend that was in the Premier League. Among the topics discussed are:

- Chelsea's continued winning ways
-Â Luck as a factor in the title race
-Â Liverpool's win at West Ham, and Lucas strong play
- Zola looking to leave West Ham?

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Big Story

At the age of 18, most would say Shane Supple had it made. Subbed on for Ipswich in the thirty-fifth minute against Leicester, he kept a clean sheet for the rest of the match. Supple's future looked bright, but almost as soon as he debuted for the first team, the Dublin native met with Roy Keane to effectively end his young career.

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Laurence McKenna and Kartik Krishnaiyer bat around a variety of topics on today's show including:

• Chelsea's Transfer Ban: Are English clubs being unfairly targeted
• England's 5-1 victory over Croatia
• John Toshack's Wales side gives Russia a game
• Argentina's continued failures
• Liverpool back on track
• Emmanuel Adebayor, victim or villain?

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On this week's edition of The Third Half, Johnathan Starling is joined by Fox Sports very own Jamie Trecker and Own Goal Network's, MLS Talk, and EPL Talk's Kartik Krishnaiyer as we break down the two most recent US World Cup Qualifiers. We also...
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Fox Sports Jamie Trecker and World Soccer Reader's Richard Farley joins us to discuss the following topics.

• US Player Development in the wake of two lackluster qualifying wins
• The state of the US program
• Where the US stacks up against other international sides
• Mexico's re-emergence as a power under Javier Aguirre
• Bob Bradley's team management
• The attitude of Americans fans and press
• Does the US have an issue integrating minority players into its national setup
• Will the US look at a non-American coach anytime in the near future

This and much more on an action packed MLS Talk Podcast brought to you by Audible.

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Kartik Krishnaiyer and Chris Riordan co-located for this show discuss the US-El Salvador match and the choices Bob Bradley must make for next year's World Cup. Clint Dempsey as a #10, should Brian Ching start ahead of Jozy Altidore, will Edgar Castillo feature at left back and whether or not Eddie Johnson should get another look are among the big picture items discussed.

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As we have seen from the excellent reporting by Kartik and Brian Quarstad this week, the future of the United Soccer Leagues is very unclear and very much up in the air.

Whether or not some will admit it, the USL is very important to American soccer. Some have said the USL has no reason to exist, and that Major League Soccer and the USSF the latter of whom sometimes seem to be allergic to work can hand both the professional game and player development.

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Jeff Cooper

Inside Minnesota Soccer and Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer Talk have been continuing to gather information concerning the story of the USL to NuRock. We hoped to bring you that story Monday morning and planned on including the name of the 3rd party who had made the highest bid to Nike.

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Jeff Cooper

Inside Minnesota Soccer and Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer Talk have been continuing to gather information concerning the story of the sale of USL to NuRock. We hoped to bring you that story Monday morning and planned on including the name of the 3rd party who had made the highest bid to Nike.

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0 for 2?
According to great friend of MLSR, Major League Soccer Talk's Kartik Krishnayer maybe:

Jeff Cooper was believed to have won the USL bid according to several team owners. He had supposedly submitted the highest sealed bid, but the group chosen is more in line with the current USL leadership.

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Kartik of Major League Soccer Talk took some time to interview our own Technical Director/Interim Head Coach Peter Vermes about his playing days, the Claudio Lopez signing, the 2000 Kansas City Wizards team and more. Click over to MLS Talk for the podcast. If you haven't yet bookmarked the site, it's also a good one to browse on a regular basis. Click to continue reading...

NUROCK SOCCER HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES FROM NIKE, INC.

USL announced Thursday afternoon, Nurock Soccer Holdings LLC has purchased the USL from Umbro/Nike.

Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer and Inside Minnesota Soccer are currently working on the story.

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NUROCK SOCCER HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES FROM NIKE, INC.

USL announced Thursday afternoon, Nurock Soccer Holdings LLC has purchased the USL from Umbro/Nike.

Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer and Inside Minnesota Soccer are currently working on the story.

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NUROCK SOCCER HOLDINGS LLC ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF UNITED SOCCER LEAGUES FROM NIKE, INC.

USL announced Thursday afternoon, NuRock Soccer Holdings LLC has purchased the USL from Umbro/Nike.

Kartik Krishnaiyer of Major League Soccer and Inside Minnesota Soccer are currently working on the story.

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This Friday, Kartik Krishnaiyer, host of the EPL Talk Podcast, will be interviewing a legend in football, Mel Charles.

His name may be unfamiliar to many of you Stateside, so here's some background on the Welsh legend. Mel Charles (pictured above in a 1958 World Cup match when he blocked Pele from reaching the ball) is best known as the brother of Leeds and Juventus legend John Charles.

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The third round of fixtures is in the book for the 2009-10 Barclays Premier League campaign. Alexander Caulfied, Kartik Krishnaiyer and Laurence McKenna break down all the action.

Included in the discussion is Jermain Defoe's hot start, Martin O'Neil's mastery of Anfield, William Gallas' sudden goal scoring prowess, Chelsea's Italian styled football, and much much more.

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But this time Puerto Rico beat an MLS team in CONCACAF play, once again reigniting a debate which MLS apologists do not want to have.
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Episode 123 of the EPL Talk Podcast features an interview with Tom Glick, the Chairman of Derby County FC. Host Kartik Krishnaiyer has a free flowing discussion with Glick, including conversation about why Glick choose to purchase Derby County, what the Rams marketing stratgey is, what derby day versus Nottingham Forrest is like, as well as other general English football conversation.

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Hola Futbol fans! Today Burrito come to you very enojado with Miami Fans. On Friday Burrito go to Gold Cup and see almost 18,000 vatos fill up FIU stadium and Burrito was happy eating Arepas, talking in espanish to all the ladies (Burrito get mucho telefono numbers!). So Burrito think to self, this good time for Miami FC to put flyers on cars! Click to continue reading...

How about that Gold Cup everyone? Mexico suffers a fairly serious injury; Nicaragua plays its first major tournament and Guadeloupe wins and is headed for a showdown with Mexico. The U.S.? It pounds on Grenada, much in the same way our military did back in the '80s: Not necessarily with our elite troops, but it was an appropriate and efficient response to an annoying problem. Click to continue reading...