Beyond the 90 Podcast

We tried hard to avoid dipping into politics on this platform for several years, but the last few weeks have forced our hand.

FIFA has a long-standing policy against government involvement in the spo…

An update on where both leagues stand as the summer seasons draw near.

We discuss the USL Championship trialing the “Only The Captain” initiative this year. The initiative is aimed at improving cooperation, communication, and respect between the referee and players, and…

A follow-up to our report on NISA - explaining exactly what happened and where the league stands with the US Soccer Federation.

Original report:

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We go through some housekeeping with the site and then preview all twelve sides in the Eastern Conference this season and give our predicted order of finish.

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Some personal professional announcements and how it impacts BT90 going forward.

We also discuss the benefits of subscribing to BT 90’.

We’ve tried to avoid talking politics at BT 90 but in this day and age, especially when talking about the global game, it’s become impossible. Several of you requested my thoughts on how the current …

Teenagers, Stephen Ireland, Michael Johnson, Micah Richards, Nedum Onuoha, Joe Hart, Kasper Schmeichel and Daniel Sturridge all played a prominent role in the 2007-08 campaign for Manchester City. Ou…

Yes, based on some of our conversations we are hearing player spending isn’t increasing at the same rate dedicated in the last few seasons in the USL Championship. Also, we engage in some housekeepin…

Manchester City recovers from the two losses before the international break to surge forward. But a 6-0 loss at Stamford Bridge to Chelsea reminds us how far the Citizens actually are from the very t…

In response to USL’s D1 announcement we’ve heard anti-competitive defeatism from some quarters. That is not what America is about.

Kartik and Johnathan break down the USL announcement and speculate about which current USL Championship clubs could make the move to the new D1 league. They also discuss some of the theories as to th…

Kartik Krishnaiyer quickly outlines some thoughts on USL’s announcement today as well as the timing and motivation of the announcement. USL is pursuing a Division One men’s pro league to launch in 20…

Kartik and James are back after Kartik’s trip abroad (which was timed to end before the USL Super League kicked back off but that pesky Hurricane Milton changed the schedule).

James reviews the Tampa…

George Pasley has written the most comprehensive manifesto to date about what American soccer can and should be. We talk to him today about his new book.

Manchester City storm out of the gates in August 2007 including a derby win over Manchester United. But then reality bites back with two successive losses away from Eastlands, to Arsenal and Blackbur…

Kartik Krishnaiyer gives his commentary on the antitrust suit and what he feels is a horrible missed opportunity to improve the game in the United States and unleash the power of free market economic…

Manchester City fans embraced the takeover by the controversial former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra who hired Eriksson as Manager. Then Manchester City proceeded to spend lavishly by the cl…

The Manchester City that Sven-Göran Eriksson inherited in 2007 had not made a major cup final in 26 years and had not won a trophy in 31 years. Yet between 1968 and 1977, Manchester City won five maj…

Two big pieces of new dropped today in the domestic soccer scene - Kartik Krishnaiyer gives quick analysis of both here.