The Major League Soccer Talk Podcast brings you the latest interviews and analysis from the MLS and US soccer. Hosted by Kartik Krishnaiyer, the weekly show is a must-listen for soccer fans who follow the sport in America.

Andy Brassell - from World Football Phone-In, Soccernet and Soccerlens - joined the Major League Soccer Talk podcast to talk about one of the United States's group stage foes in South Africa:  Algeria.  After the Desert Foxes's appearance in the semifinals of the African Cup of Nations, what threat will they pose to their Group C counterparts come June.

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Dave Clark writes about Seattle Sounders at SounderAtHeart.com.  On this edition of the Major League Soccer Talk podcast, Dave talks to us about the Sounders and two of his recent analysis: looking at the gap in results between first and second divisions in the United States (MLS and USL) and England (Premier League and Championship), and looking at league strength in terms of the number of players  from each league who will be playing in South Africa.

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In host Kartik Krishnaiyer's final show, Jamie Treck of FOX Sports breaks down last week's US-Honduras game and breaks down the roster and prosepcts for the 2010 World Cup.

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In the third part (of three) in our series on Major League Soccer's labor negotiations, Richard Farley talked to Major League Soccer Talk contributor Brian Zygo. After talking to legal and sports business experts in the series' first two parts, I've asked Brian on the show to help bring the issues back to the pitch. Brian is a practicing lawyer in Houston, and although his expertise is not labor law, his combination of legal knowledge and soccer expertise help translate bring a soccer-lean to the story.
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In the second of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Joel Maxcy. Joel is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia where he also serves as the Sports Management Program’s coordinator. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Washington State University, and his research interests include labor economics, sports law, and antitrust. We start this podcast by picking-up on the American Needle case but eventually transition into talk of single-entity and its effects on incentives to compete.

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In the first of three podcasts Major League Soccer Talk will be devoting to collective bargaining and labor negotiations, I was joined by Jeffrey Standen. Jeffrey is an instructor at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon where he teaches (amongst other things) Sports Law. He joined me on Tuesday to walk us through the important concepts in labor disputes: the importance of single-entity, how it distinguishes the MLS labor dispute from other sports labor disputes, as well as traditional breaking points for labor during these negotiations.

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Haitian Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes, Bourne Ultimatum,  Game of Their Lives) who plays football for Hollywood United FC, joins us to update the Earthquake situation in Haiti and discuss the best methods for giving charitable donations to those in desperate need.

The relief efforts website can be found here.

Direct download: Haiti_special.mp3
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Sean Grybos, from Soccer City FC joins us to preview the 2010 MLS Draft Combine, which will take place this weekend in Fort Lauderdale.
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ESPN Los Angeles.com and ESPN 710 Radio's Dave Denholm joins Kartik Krishnaiyer to review the year that was for the USMNT.
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Robbie Russell who scored the winning PK goal in MLS Cup 2009 for Real Salt Lake sat down with Kartik Krishnaiyer days after signing with RSL in the Summer 2008 Transfer Window. This interview originally aired in an abridged version on the Champions Soccer Radio Network, American Soccer Show during July 2008. Today, MLS Talk Listeners today get the opportunity to hear the entire interview which includes discussion of Russell's play in Europe, and the experience of UEFA Champions League Football.
Direct download: Robbie_Russel_interview.mp3
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