Kartik Krishnaiyer Appointed PR Director for NASL
The NASL will announce today the hiring of Kartik Krishnaiyer as its first Director of Communications and Public Relations.
Krishnaiyer has written for many soccer websites including EPL Talk, Major League Soccer Talk as well as The Kartik Report. He is also co-owner of and writer for Set Piece Analysts. He has appeared on countless podcasts and sports radio talk shows and has interviewed hundreds of soccer personalities world-wide.
Krishnaiyer’s connection to the NASL dates back to 1981, when he was a ball boy for the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. His knowledge of modern soccer history in the US is remarkable as is his connections to soccer players and executives world-wide.
Krishnaiyer partnered with Inside Minnesota Soccer to bring you coverage of the struggle between the USL and the NASL for sanctioning of 2nd division soccer in the US and Canada.
The Miami, Florida resident has an extensive background in public relations and communications including experience at the local, state, and federal levels of government.
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Wow, congratulations Kartik!
Cool. This strikes me as a genuinely good idea, which bodes well for their future decisions.
So all of his “the NASL is clearly the superior league and the way to go and it’s great” pronouncements over the last several months make complete sense now.
A step in the right direction for NASL.
Congrats Kartik!
Wow, congrats K-Man. I didn’t even get an interview. Ha ha
Hmm. Sounds like the folks at NASL have their ducks in a row. Nothing but good moves so far.
I guess this puts more pressure on BQ to pick up the slack. Unless, of course, there’s more news to follow…?? Any chance BQ is changing jobs in the near future?
Wow. That is remarkable and a really, really bold move by the NASL. I would have thought that Krishnaiyer’s unrelenting criticism of MLS would have disqualified him from any official position in the professional leagues. Although I have not been a big fan of his work, Kartik is certainly qualified for the position and has demonstrated that he will bust his rear for the good of the sport. This announcement has me totally amazed and even more excited about the NASL’s launch… hiring Kartik is not the calling card of a shrinking violet.
Congratulations.
Wow. NASL got the absolute right guy. I’m a fan. He’s been absolutely fair with his commentary, speaking from the point of view of loving soccer, seeing its mistakes and wanting it to grow. When MLS was on life support he was a booster. When the sport needed constructive criticism he was not afraid to provide it. You tell me, if a league cuts its reserve league, has a stifling salary cap that allows only superstars and rookies to play, and limits a players ability to earn a living doesn’t deserve criticism then you’re not looking at everything. At the same time, Don Garber speaks at a conference in Europe to tout his system and say how fiscally sound it is. What’s going on here mate? At a time when MLS has the chance to blossom, it still has a WNBA mentality. A feeder second division league.
NASL’s gain is our loss.
Congratulations Kartik on your appointment. The NASL has demonstrated with your appointment their commitment to maintaining a link with the grassroots of the game, the fans.
Too often the management of pro soccer in the US and Canada has been elitist disregarding the interests of the fans, regularly at the peril of the league. The owners may put the team on the field, the coach may develop the strategy and the game plan and the players execute the plan and score the goals; but in the end it is the fans who determine whether the league succeeds or fails.
Great move. It’s always great to see the leagues reaching out to talented people who really represent the fans as well. This, as well as MLS recently hiring Shawn Francis, will hopefully lead to more and better coverage of soccer in the years to come. Congratulations to Kartik!
Also, randomly, I just finished reading the autobiography of David Davies, a former BBC sports reporter who was hired in the same capacity for the Football Association in the early 90s and eventually made his way up to executive director. An interesting read for anybody looking for a behind-the-scenes look at that type of thing.
Here’s to wishing Kartik has a much easier time than Davies!
Ah, but is that a Galaxy jersey Kartik is wearing?
Wow! congrats Kartik. I don’t always like his tone, but I generally like his work. He seems to be very comfortable being simultaneously supportive and critical. He has lots of experience being a fan/reporter. He has done fabulously in that position. His new position forces him to be ‘constantly supportive’ of the NASL. We as fans will have to trust that he will also be ‘constantly critical’ in NASL meetings. Maintaining that sense of supportive criticism will develop him into an accountable and reliable NASL representative. I think he’ll be doing that! Good decision NASL.
Fotbalist, I think you hit the nail on the head with the last part of your comment. I know Kartik well enough to know that is exactly what will happen. Of course all groups have their politics and one needs to be careful, but I think he can navigate his way though that and will not be just a yes man. Good point!
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Seriously? Just wow.
Also, what Brian Hastings said above.