Author Archives: Kartik Krishnaiyer
Tampa Bay Rowdies terminate two former US Youth Internationals
In a surprise move the Tampa Bay Rowdies have released Omar Salgado and Gale Agbossoumonde. Both players are former US Youth Internationals brought to the club by former Manager Thomas Rongen who also managed the US U-20 Men’s National Team for years. The Rowdies signing of former Orlando City attacker Long Tan (Who played for […]
Doctors without Borders Bombing Goes Largely Unnoticed
Any continued thoughts that the American press is serious about committing resources to covering American military excesses when the story is not so flattering was put the rest this week. Six days after the United States bombed an Afghan Hospital staffed by Médecins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) finding any mention of it in the American press […]
Why MSNBC’s format change is good for the left
Many progressives are lamenting MSNBC’s format change which has emphasized hard news during the daytime rather than liberal commentary. The desire to mimic FOX News mindless commentary and selection of news (which is almost as bad as the commentary – see issues like Solyndra, Islam in America, Immigration and Benghazi) by many liberals to me […]
Kartik Report Podcasts: Brian Quarstad on Minnesota, Neil Blackmon on USA v Mexico
This is an especially important week in the soccer community here in Florida. Saturday night the Fort Lauderdale Strikers take on Minnesota United FC looking to hold off the Tampa Bay Rowdies and others for the final spot in the NASL Championship. But at the same time, most eyes will be focused on Los Angeles […]
Florida can learn a lot from Texas
Florida is now the nation’s third largest state. Texas, the nation’s second largest state is reliably Republican now in Presidential elections, though throughout out the period from 1960 to 1988 it performed better for Democrats than Florida in every single election. Since 1992, Florida has outperformed Texas for Democrats in every single election. However, in […]
Alex Morgan and Orlando City Women’s Team
Orlando City’s potential entry to the NWSL next season club officials hope according to my own sources and Charles Boehm at Soccerwire, the new team would like to have superstar US Women’s National Team Forward Alex Morgan, who graces the cover of this year’s FIFA game in the US (alongside none other than Lionel Messi) […]
Orlando City break Florida all-time pro soccer season attendance (average) record
Thanks to 35,421 customers on Saturday night, Orlando City SC now will hold the single-season attendance record for a Florida pro soccer team. The Lions defeated Montreal 2-1 to close to within one point of the final playoff spot (currently held by Montreal) in the MLS Eastern Conference with two matches remaining. The previous record for […]
State’s lucky storm run continues in post-Jeb! Florida
Florida has gone ten years without being impacted by an Atlantic Hurricane. Joaquin which sat not far off the Florida coast and battered the Bahamas as a Category 4 was the 64th straight storm that eluded the Sunshine States. Since recording of tropical weather in the Atlantic basin began the previous record was just 33 […]
Fort Lauderdale Strikers lineup changes likely tonight vs San Antonio
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers travel to San Antonio for tonight’s clash with the Scorpions on the back of two successive loses at home. This puts the Strikers in a situation where they now trail Edmonton and Tampa Bay by three points for the final spot in the NASL Championship. Several significant changes to the Strikers […]
Tampa Bay Rowdies in critical stretch of NASL games with Freddy Adu back on form
The Tampa Bay Rowdies sit tied with FC Edmonton for the final spot in the NASL Championship entering this Saturday’s contest in Blaine, Minnesota against high-flying and MLS-bound Minnesota United FC. The in-state rival Fort Lauderdale Strikers sit just three points behind the Rowdies and the Eddies with a game in hand. The Rowdies will be […]
The Florida Squeeze 