Inside the Six #80: Tuesday – Bundesliga Chat with Kartik Krishnaiyer

Featured, Radio 16 February 2010 | 0 Comments

Inside the Six #80:  Tuesday – Bundesliga Chat with Kartik Krishnaiyer

Today, my good buddy Kartik Krishnaiyer from Set Piece Analysts and the PR Department of NASL got on the phone with me to chat about Bundesliga.  We discuss the title race, Werder’s form, HSV’s shot at a top 3 spot, Ricardo Clark and Michael Bradley, and the German national team.
Coming up tomorrow, my friend and [...]

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Inside the Six, Ep. #42: Die Bundesliga, Germany, and What England is Missing

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The Third Half.org’s Johnathan Starling joins me to talk about one of the most exciting leagues in the world.
In recent years, the Bundesliga has become known for open play, high scoring, great crowds and beautiful stadia, but with Bayern Munich still the most prominent club in the league, most outside observers don’t associate [...]

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Bundesliga Week 11 Wrap-up

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Bundesliga Week 11 Wrap-up

This was the weekend Bundesliga fans have been waiting for!  Nearly a half million fans filled the seats to see 26 goals scored, and a first place finally settled by points.
Let’s start with this weekend’s most exciting game.
Hamburger SV 2 – 3 Borussia Monchengladbach

HSV has been on an incredible run this season, already claiming the [...]

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Inside the Six, Ep. #41: The Weekly, Weekend Wrap-up

Radio 2 November 2009 | 6 Comments

Mondays are turning into a weekend recap show at Inside the Six, giving host Richard Farley an opportunity to bring in some of his favorite personalities from around the blog-axy to talk about the weekend’s best matches. To get you up-to-date on the key story lines, Richard welcomes:

In Segment 1, to talk about the [...]

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World Cup Qualifying: The Nine Matches That Will Shape Europe

World Cup 9 October 2009 | 3 Comments

World Cup Qualifying:  The Nine Matches That Will Shape Europe

In Europe, three teams have already won their World Cup qualifying groups, earning passage to South Africa. After Saturday’s action we will have a good idea who will win five of the other groups, with only Group 2 likely to remain in the balance. By the time Wednesday’s final round of qualifying kicks [...]

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The Main Event: Russia Hosts Germany

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The Main Event: Russia Hosts Germany

It is not often that you get a chance to knock a king off his throne. If the international footballing landscape had monarchs, the Germans would be one.1
The country has won three World Cups, finished second four times, and placed third three additional times. In their sixteen appearances in football’s ultimate event, they [...]

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World Top “Eight” – International Edition

World Cup 17 September 2009 | 2 Comments

World Top “Eight” – International Edition

One week removed from the last week’s international qualifying, I’m finally ready to post a special edition of the World Soccer Reader Top Ten. Tomorrow, we will get back to the club list, but today, we want to take inventory of international competition as we roll closer to South Africa.
Whereas this list is normally [...]

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Round-Up: UEFA World Cup Qualifying

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A region of 53 nations makes it difficult to follow its World Cup 2010 qualification, but an abbreviated schedule and the focus provided by the process’s final rounds thrusts four of Wednesday’s UEFA qualifiers into the spotlight.
We start in …

Miroslav Klöse scored the second of Germany’s two goals.
Group 4
Two of the top six clubs in [...]

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Edgar Castillo: “I Would Play For The US”

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Edgar Castillo: “I Would Play For The US”

Funny what a little success, or failure will do to a person’s decision making process.

It appears that Edgar Castillo has changed his stance on one day playing for the red, white, and blue.  In a recent phone interview with ussoccerplayers.com, Castillo said, “I want to play for the United States.”
After a second place finish in [...]

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World Cup Qualifying Preview: UEFA

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World Cup Qualifying Preview:  UEFA

When UEFA qualifying for World Cup 2010 restarts on Friday, the world’s deepest confederation will take another step towards selecting the thirteen teams which will represent Europe in South Africa.
Netherlands has a chance to finish qualification, four months before the final group matches. They need only win one of their two matches to win [...]

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