Tag Archives: NASL
The SoccerWarz Book by Kartik Krishnaiyer Released
My new ebook “The SoccerWarz” which is a quick glance at the battle between the three professional soccer leagues based in the United States – MLS, NASL and USL published by World Soccer Talk is now available via fine booksellers. For some background on the dispute between the league here is a story from last […]
Special TKR Pod: Orlando City MLS Playoff hopes, Tampa Bay/Fort Lauderdale NASL battle and Jacksonville Armada changes
Special TKR pod tomorrow night at 9:30pm Eastern with Neil W. Blackmon of the Yanks are Coming discussing Orlando City’s MLS Playoff push, the battle between Tampa Bay and Fort Lauderdale (among other teams) for a spot in the NASL postseason and the changes in Jacksonville with the Armada. It’s been a busy time for […]
Dust settling from NASL Miami announcement – impact on David Beckham and Fort Lauderdale Strikers
As the dust settled from last Wednesday’s announcement that the North American Soccer League, which is the second tier of the game in the United States and Canada will put a new club in Miami, the fallout on the local scene became apparent. Miami FC will begin competitive play in early April 2016 just under […]
Sleepwalking through winter – A Fort Lauderdale Strikers update
The Fort Lauderdale Strikers winter of discontent has given way a spring of eternal hope. New Strikers Managing Partner Ricardo Geromel who seemed too young and naive for the job just six weeks ago suddenly looks like a dynamo whose management credentials are beyond question. What happened to turn the fortunes of the organization so […]
Sleepwalking through winter: Inside the Fort Lauderdale Strikers offseason of discontent (Part II)
Read Part 1 here Transitions and change are never easy. Each NASL club in recent years that has changed ownership or management has gone through a difficult transition. I was part of a transition at the league level that saw several senior staff, myself included out of work. But Commissioner Bill Peterson had a plan […]
Florida pro soccer teams stumble badly on the PR front this week
Editors Note: The Kartik Report will relaunch January 1st with a new look and new content. The site which was in existence from 2006 to 2010 focuses on Florida-oriented soccer news. In the interest of full disclosure, he previously served as the Director of Communications for the NASL and both the Fort Lauderdale Strikers and […]
Monday Musings: Katy at Harvard, Washout in St Pete, Dangers of Facebook jinxes, Modi at MSG
I had the wonderful privileged to go hang out at the Harvard Institution of Politics this weekend to attend a conference on Bipartisan Advocacy. Walking through the IOP is like the magical wonderland for political nerds – everything you touch or walk by is a part of history. I got to hang out with Christine […]
The Florida Squeeze 