AFTN Soccer Show

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The AFTN football/soccer podcast primarily about Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and the Canadian Premier League with lots of interviews and fun segments thrown in.... more

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December 23, 2025 Episode 707 – The AFTN Soccer Show (2025 Christmas Special - Axel Schuster talks Whitecaps, a Jesper Sorensen Christmas, our Whitecaps awards, Festive Fun with the 'Caps)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer chat, and it's our 2025 Christmas special so there's lots of added festive fun, cheer, music, and games along the way.

Even with Christmas approaching the news didn't let up in Whitecapsland as Jayden Nelson was traded to Austin, Yohei Takaoka re-signed with the club, and there were some fresh additions to the roster from WFC2 and the MLS SuperDraft. We delve into all of the week's big talking points and we get thoughts on all of them from Whitecaps GM and Sporting Director Axel Schuster.

It's also finally time to hand out our AFTN Whitecaps awards for the year. What were the best game and best goal? Who were the best players and the ones to watch across the Whitecaps teams at all levels? What was the best save of the year? We chat about all of those and more! Let us know if you agree!

Our Christmas chats this year sees us find out what the festive period is like in the Jesper Sorensen, Emmanuel Sabbi, Tate Johnson, and Jayden Nelson households, and we talk Whitecaps Secret Santa and Christmas dinner invites with Brian White and Sebastian Berhalter.

Music-wise, it's December, so you know what that means - the return of AFTN's Festive Fifteen! Our countdown of our favourite tracks of the year continues with the songs at positions 4 to 6, plus we have a Christmas themed football song in Wavelength and our favourite Christmas song of the year rounds off the show.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.31: Intro - ready for Christmas? Let us know what football gifts you get
11.10: A Jesper Sørensen Christmas
18.05: Whitecaps News - Takaoka re-signs, Nelson traded, thoughts of Axel
45.15: Whitecaps Secret Santa - Brian White
48.30: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #6 Pulp - Spike Island
55.28: Christmas Countdown - round one
61.55: Whitecaps add two from WFC2 to a stacked defence (+ thoughts from Axel)
70.50: Whitecaps add four in MLS draft (+ thoughts from Axel)
83.23: A Tate Johnson Christmas
86.45: Axel Schuster talks more on Whitecaps' stadium issues
94.00: Whitecaps will play 2026 Leagues Cup - Axel explains it's to reward players
101.45: Whitecaps Secret Santa - Sebastian Berhalter
105.20: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #5 Strange Neighbors - Hate Me Less
109.15: Christmas Countdown - round two
114.30: AFTN 2025 Whitecaps awards - Player, Young Player, WFC2, Academy Player of the Year
131.45: An Emmanuel Sabbi Christmas
133.25: AFTN 2025 Whitecaps awards - Best Addition, Unsung Hero, One to Watch
145.40: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #4 Camille Schmidt - Cult In Denver
148.55: Christmas Countdown - round three
154.10: AFTN 2025 Whitecaps awards - Game, Goal, and Save of the Year
169.50: A Jayden Nelson Christmas
171.27: AFTN 2025 Whitecaps awards - Haircut, International Performance, Quote, and Awayday of the Year
181.30: Wavelength - Lions Out Loud - Christmas Tree Formation
183.51: A Christmas Goodbye and The Dead Milkmen

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3h 10min
December 15, 2025 Episode 706 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Let The Silly Season Begin - Whitecaps sign stadium MOU, transfer rumours, 2026 schedule, World Cup ticket price furore increases)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and World Cup 2026 chat.

The Whitecaps' offseason certainly didn't get off to a slow start, with a lot to talk about already. That's exactly what we do in this episode as we look at the potentially momentous signing of a MOU to develop a new stadium for the club, hear some thoughts from GM Axel Schuster about the road ahead, and delve into the challenges the club now face to get this deal over the line and the stadium built. We also take a look at how the 2026 schedule is shaping up for the 'Caps and look at the transfer rumours swirling around some of the club's players right now.

Plus, with the 2026 World Cup now six months away, the furore around ticket prices has increased, but do FIFA care and will they bow to any of the pressure? Music-wise, it's December, so you know what that means - the return of AFTN's Festive Fifteen! Our countdown of our favourite tracks of the year continues with the songs at positions 7 to 9, plus we have a Sutton United themed song in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.29: Intro - weather woes, getting ready for Christmas, Traitors talk, NZ football drama
13.20: MLS Cup draws huge numbers
16.30: Whitecaps transfer rumours abound!
50.33: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #9 Vlure - Feels Like Heaven
54.53: Whitecaps and the City of Vancouver sign stadium MOU
60.25: Axel Schuster on the Whitecaps' stadium situations
71.10: The challenges ahead for the Whitecaps to get stadium deal done
102.12: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #8 Ist Ist - I Am The Fear
106.11: Whitecaps 2026 schedule sets up another exciting year ahead
133.50: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #7 Idles - Rabbit Run
138.25: World Cup ticket prices drawing increased worldwide outrage
154.30: Wavelength - Tim Vine - U Army (I Am U)

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2h 46min
December 09, 2025 Episode 705 – The AFTN Soccer Show (A Season For The Ages Comes To An End - Whitecaps' MLS Cup heartbreak, stadium issues and roster decisions, World Cup draw)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and World Cup draw chat. And I think this might be our longest episode so far!

Vancouver Whitecaps' 2025 season came to a heartbreaking end against Inter Miami in Saturday's MLS Cup. It was a battling performance but they were beaten by Messi and themselves in the end, leaving a bitter tinge of what could have been, but it shouldn't overshadow what has been the club's best season ever. We pick over the bones of the game, chat about how the Whitecaps take that next step now after the bar has been set so high, and hear from head coach Jesper Sorensen about that.

We also chat about the Whitecaps end of season roster decisions, managing the squad and the salary cap next season, and the big talking point that will carry on over the offseason, the club's stadium issues both at their current home at BC Place and their desire to build a new stadium up at the Hastings Racecourse. The latter seems closer, with a possible announcement of a MOU coming this week, but the former still doesn't appear to have both sides close to an agreement. We also hear from Whitecaps GM Axel Schuster about it all and BC Place GM Chris May.

And there's time to delve into the farcical 2026 World Cup draw that feels like it still might be going on! We look at the paths ahead for Canada, Scotland, and the matches we'll host here in Vancouver.

Music-wise, it's December, so you know what that means - the return of AFTN's Festive Fifteen! Our countdown of our favourite tracks of the year continues with the songs at positions 10 to 12, plus we have a World Cup themed song in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.32: Intro - Christmas in the searing heat isn't right!
10.25: The end of a great Whitecaps season and taking that next step
29.25: Whitecaps MLS Cup heartbreak against Miami
74.52: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #12 I See Orange - Feebleness
79.15: How the initial Whitecaps offseason shapes up
85.00: The Whitecaps' current and future stadium issues
114.23: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #11 Kneecap - Sayōnara
118.20: Whitecaps roster decisions
158.16: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #10 Mog - Voices
162.00: World Cup draw analysis
202.25: Wavelength - Stari Most - Group of Death

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3h 33min
December 02, 2025 Episode 704 – The AFTN Soccer Show (For a second, I hold nostalgia's hand - Whitecaps are MLS Cup bound!)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and World Cup chat. And apologies in advance for Zach's echoey sound in this one, we're not sure what's happened there!

The Whitecaps are heading to the MLS Cup! A dominant and controlled victory in San Diego saw the 'Caps win their first ever Western Conference title and set up a showdown in Florida against a flying Inter Miami side in Saturday's final. We look back at the main talking points coming out of the victory against San Diego, the threat Miami pose, what can be taken from the team's previous two meeting this year, and delve into all of the history-making and milestone moments from Vancouver's 2025 so far.

We also look ahead some more to Friday's World Cup draw, one which clearly will be like no other with extra teams, weird regulations, and a "pre-determined random draw" that will see the full schedule with venues and kick off times not known until the day after.

Music-wise, it's December, so you know what that means - the return of AFTN's Festive Fifteen! Our countdown of our favourite tracks of the year and we kick things off with the songs at positions 13 to 15, plus we have another rousing number in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.29: Intro - more traitors talk
07.25: A history-making season of milestones for Vancouver Whitecaps
31.53: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #15 The Cords - Fabulist
38.20: Whitecaps dominate San Diego to reach MLS Cup final
77.48: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #14 Crazy and the Brains - All Saints
82.20: MLS Cup preview - another match-up with Miami
112.32: 2025 Festive Fifteen - #13 Vlure - Better Days
117.47: A World Cup draw like no other coming up
137.35: Wavelength - Reducers S.F. - Ole

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2h 27min
November 25, 2025 Episode 703 – The AFTN Soccer Show (One Step Beyond - Whitecaps send LAFC packing, the demise of Valour, World Cup 2026 chat)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and World Cup chat.

Vancouver Whitecaps are heading to a MLS Western Conference Final showdown with San Diego after a momentous victory over LAFC in their semi-final this past weekend. We delve into all of the highs, the lows, and the drama of that match and the shootout win, the fallout from it, and look ahead at what's to come, with a MLS Cup final at BC Place still a possibility.

We also look at the demise of Winnipeg CPL side Valour FC, who announced this week that they are folding after seven years in the league, and what it might mean going forward. Plus we look at an exciting latest round of World Cup qualifiers and speculate on the pots and what the best draw for Canada and Scotland at next year's tournament would look like.

Music-wise, Camper van Beethoven continue their residency as our Album of the Month, we've a Britpop song from Pulp, a song from The Stone Roses to pay tribute to Mani and one in Wavelength to mark the 20th anniversary of George Best's death.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.26: Intro - a week to remember, traitors talk
10.55: Wasteful LAFC pay the penalty against nine-man Whitecaps
61.55: Whitecaps-LAFC fallout and what's next
85.25: The Death of a Football Club - the demise of Valour FC
114.55: World Cup qualifiers bring drama to very end
133.30: What's your ideal World Cup draw?
143.00: Wavelength - The Devoted - I Love George Best

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2h 35min
November 21, 2025 Episode 702 – The AFTN Soccer Show (A Single Goal - Whitecaps vs LAFC, YP Lee, Sebastian Berhalter, Emmanuel Sabbi, Don Garber, and Asa Rehman)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer chat and interviews and we're joined by special guest co-host Global TV and CKNW's Asa Rehman.

The countdown to the big Whitecaps-LAFC MLS Western Conference semi-final continues. We look ahead to the match with Asa and hear the thoughts of LAFC head coach Steve Cherundolo ahead of the game, and he's already trying to put pressure on the referee! We also chat with Whitecaps Sebastian Berhalter and Emmanuel Sabbi about the match, and former Whitecap and Korean national team legend Lee Young-Pyo drops by to talk about his time in Vancouver, the game with LAFC, the threat and impact of Son Heung-min in the league, and how MLS is seen in South Korea.

We also talk some more on the big changes coming to the MLS schedule and we bring you the full press conference from MLS Commissioner Don Garber about the changes to the schedule and the Apple TV deal.

Music-wise, Camper van Beethoven continue their residency as our Album of the Month, we've a Britpop songs from Autopop, and on a momentous week for the Scottish national team, a song to match it in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.17: Intro
05.33: Whitecaps vs LAFC preview with Asa Rehman
39.25: Sebastian Berhalter interview and discussion
45.22: Emmanuel Sabbi interview and discussion
49.57: LAFC's Steve Cherundolo talks Whitecaps vs LAFC
60.50: YP Lee talks Whitecaps, MLS, and the threat of Son
74.10: MLS schedule change chat with Asa Rehman
88.45: Don Garber's media call on MLS schedule change
114.55: Wavelength - Randolph's Leap - They Never Saw Us Coming

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2h 3min
November 18, 2025 Episode 701 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Into The White - LAFC preview, Brian White, Sarita Patel, MLS schedule change, World Cup 2026)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and World Cup chat and interviews.

The long wait is almost over for the big MLS Western Conference semi-final between the Whitecaps and LAFC. We set the scene for the match-up and hear thoughts from Whitecaps coach Jesper Sorensen, Whitecaps centre-back Tristan Blackmon, MLS studio analyst Dax McCarty, and MLS match analyst Maurice Edu about the game and the playoff rivalry. We also sit down for a chat with a man who's been through these games for the last two years and is back fit and ready to go in this one, Whitecaps striker Brian White.

Our feature interview this episode is with Whitecaps club reporter Sarita Patel. We chat with Sarita about her broadcasting journey so far, her time in Vancouver, and the wild year that 2025 has been, with hopefully more to come!

In a monumental week for the league, we look at the MLS schedule change, the move to a fall to spring season, and the changes to MLS' Apple TV deal. Plus we talk World Cup 2026 qualifiers, more anger-inducing ticket releases, and Canada crashing out of the U17 World Cup in an epic, but ugly, penalty shootout.

Music-wise, Camper van Beethoven continue their residency as our Album of the Month, we've two Britpop songs from Powder and Soda, and a Siberian post punk techno band feature in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.27: Intro - Rise win NSL championship, SFU women threepeat
11.35: MLS schedule change official and full of benefits
36.15: MLS and Apple TV deal tweak better for all concerned
44.25: Whitecaps vs LAFC preview with Sorensen and Blackmon
64.05: Brian White interview
73.35: MLS analysts Dax McCarty and Maurice Edu talk Whitecaps vs LAFC
84.50: More Whitecaps vs LAFC chat
100.00: Interview with Whitecaps club reporter Sarita Patel
137.10: Exciting weekend of World Cup qualifiers
149.55: The 2026 World Cup ticket farce seemingly getting worse
157.37: Canada crash out of U17 World Cup in ugly shootout loss
167.00: Wavelength - Kapitalifting 38 - War Is Not A Football Match

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2h 59min
November 10, 2025 Episode 700 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Whiteouts - Don Garber roundtable, the future of the Whitecaps, CPL snowmageddon)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat, and it's a landmark episode - our 700th one for the main show, the longest running soccer podcast in Canada.

To mark it, we've a lot of talk about Vancouver Whitecaps' future - particularly when it comes to issues around their current and potentially new stadiums. MLS Commissioner Don Garber was in town last week. We bring you his media roundtable in full and chat about the main talking points coming out of it as it was confirmed that the Whitecaps haven't signed a lease to play at BC Place next year and they won't be unless they get a better deal.

The MLS conference semi-finals are all set after a wild weekend wrapped up the first round of playoff matches. We look at how they played out and have an initial look ahead to Whitecaps vs LAFC. The CPL also wrapped up this weekend and the North Star Cup final was played in whiteout conditions in Ottawa. The scenes went around the world, but should the game have gone ahead and will the league see any actual long-term benefit from all the virality or was it just an in-the-moment buzz? Has this turned people on to watch and attend the league next year? Plus we look at the CPL awards that were handed out for the season.

Music-wise, Camper van Beethoven begin their residency as our Album of the Month, we've two Britpop songs from Blur and Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, and Halftime Oranges are back in Wavelength.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.28: Intro - landmark episodes, college soccer, Rise move on to final
16.55: MLS conference semi-finals set after wild weekend
60.20: Don Garber Vancouver media roundtable
99.15: The future of Vancouver Whitecaps and the club's stadium issues
132.45: Snowy CPL final goes viral, but will the league see a real benefit?
156.10: CPL award winners announced
166.45: Wavelength - Halftime Oranges - Theme From Orange

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2h 59min
November 04, 2025 Episode 699 – The AFTN Soccer Show (All Part of the Masterplan - Whitecaps set up LAFC semi showdown, Vancouver's defensive strengths, FIFA U17 World Cups)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and FIFA Under 17 World Cups chat and interviews.

It wasn't the prettiest victory, but the Whitecaps got the job done in Dallas on Saturday night, winning a penalty shootout in game two of their playoff series to book their berth in the Western Conference semi-finals and setting up a mouthwatering clash with LAFC. It's the Müller v Son showdown so many around MLS wanted. We look back at the game, look ahead to that semi-final, and round-up the rest of the MLS (and CPL) playoff action.

One of the Whitecaps many strengths this year has been their defence. We look at what's made it so successful with the help of some thoughts from Jesper Sorensen and chat with MLS Defender of the Year Tristan Blackmon. Plus we sit down with rookie defender Tate Johnson to talk about his season so far, his first playoff experience, and enjoying life in Vancouver.

We also talk Canada at the men's and women's U17 World Cup and hear from both head coaches, Mike Vitulano and Jen Herst, plus music-wise, Camper van Beethoven begin their residency as our Album of the Month, we've two Britpop songs from Oasis and Wavelength with features a song about Arsenal centreback Tony Adams.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.28: Intro - college nationals set to begin, Rise missing out on BC talent
10.35: Whitecaps beat Dallas on penalties to advance in MLS playoffs
47.45: Müller v Son semi showdown awaits
58.15: MLS playoff round-up
90.25: Whitecaps defence discussion
109.00: Tate Johnson interview
117.40: Cavalry knock off Forge and head to CPL championship game
121.00: Canada U17 men set to get their World Cup underway
136.30: Canada U17 women pay the penalty in heartbreaking World Cup loss
144.30: Wavelength - The A Team - Ooh Ooh Tony Adams

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2h 37min
October 28, 2025 Episode 698 – The AFTN Soccer Show (The Guys Are Lethal - Dallas destroyed, MLS and CPL playoff round-ups, Vancouver FC end of season review)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat.

Vancouver Whitecaps kicked off their quest for the 2025 MLS Cup with a dominant home playoff win against FC Dallas on Sunday. We look at the many highs coming out of that one, plus hear from both head coaches, Jesper Sorensen and Eric Quill. We look ahead to what's next in the best-of-three series, round-up the rest of the MLS playoff action so far, and say congratulations to the 2025 MLS Defender of the Year - Tristan Blackmon.

Turning our attention to the CPL, we round-up the playoff action there too, chat about the sacking of Halifax head coach Patrice Gheisar, talk once again about refereeing in the league, and we bring you our Vancouver FC end-of-season review.

All of that plus music-wise, Kneecap wrap up their residency as our Album of the Month, we've Britpop songs from Echobelly and 60ft Dolls, and Cousin Feo returns to Wavelength with a song about Danish legend Brian Laudrup.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.25: Intro - UBC march on, Scottish football gets exciting
10.00: Whitecaps dominate Dallas in playoff win
47.30: Tristan Blackmon named MLS Defender of the Year
52.40: Coaches Corner - Jesper Sorensen and Eric Quill
60.20: MLS playoffs round-up
76.10: CPL chat - playoff round-up, Gheisar out in Halifax
108.45: Vancouver FC end of season review
147.15: Wavelength - Cousin Feo - B. Laudrup

...more
2h 37min

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