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 21, 2024 Episode 647 – The AFTN Soccer Show (A Starling Murmuration with Axel Schuster, Tate Johnson, Shannon Woeller)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, and Canadian Premier League chat.

The offseason keeps rolling on apace in the North American soccer leagues. MLS held a somewhat farcical untelevised SuperDraft on Friday. The Whitecaps added two players and we chat with one of them, University of North Carolina Freshman Tate Johnson who was picked by the 'Caps in the first round. We also chat with Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster about the team's two draft picks and we get a tantalising little tease about the search for a new manager. It looks like it's done and it's not a Canadian!

It's been a busy week for the new club in town, NSL side Vancouver Rise, who announced their first five signings. We look back at who has been revealed so far, hear from the club's first signing, Canadian defender Shannon Woeller, and talk with club President Sinead King about a couple of off the pitch aspects of the new team.

Turning our attention to the CPL, we look at the offseason so far for the two BC teams, Pacific and Vancouver, as roster decisions are made and rebuilding begins. Plus music-wise we continue our 2024 Festive 15 with the songs that came in at the numbers 4 to 6 positions.

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

01.27: Intro
03.50: Whitecaps add two in farcical MLS SuperDraft
15.18: Axel Schuster on draft picks and manager search
30.05: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #6 Fontaines D.C. - Romance
34.00: Vancouver Rise add first five players
68.41: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #5 Soft Play - Everything and Nothing
75.55: Pacific FC's offseason so far
94.19: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #4 Idles - Gift Horse
100.10: Vancouver FC's offseason so far
123.30: Wavelength - Cha Cha 2000 - Tired Legs At The End Of The Game

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2h 12min
December 17, 2024 Episode 646 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Red Lips Are Whispering, Goodbye - Whitecaps up for sale, can they stay in Vancouver?)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps and Canadian soccer chat.

The Whitecaps' owners dropped the bombshell announcement last week that the club were up for sale. That's naturally led to a lot of questions, concerns, worry, and more for supporters. We're joined by Harjeet Johal to delve into a lot of those questions in this episode, including will the team stay in Vancouver, who might the new owners be, does the lack of their own stadium and tangible assets affect things, what does it mean for the search for a new head coach and more. Plus we hear some thoughts from Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster about the sale.

In happier Whitecaps news, we look at the draw for them and the other Canadian teams in the 2025 CONCACAF Champions Cup and Canadian Championship, which has thrown up some pre-Christmas crackers for the season to come. Plus we hear from Cavalry President Ian Allison, as he explains why they need to play their Pumas tie on Vancouver Island, and music-wise we continue our 2024 Festive 15 with the songs that came in at the numbers 7 to 9 positions.

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

01.47: Intro - why is my wife eating our Christmas food now?!
06.25: Vancouver Whitecaps are up for sale
21.20: Axel Schuster on Whitecaps sale
33.33: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #9 Sputn1k - Oh No
36.15: Will the Whitecaps stay in Vancouver and other big questions
78.16: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #8 The Jesus and Mary Chain - Discoteque
83.40: Whitecaps to face off against Kendall Waston's Saprissa in Champions Cup
93.25: Cavalry and Forge draw Mexican opposition in Champions Cup
103.55: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #7 Ice3peak - Hate You
107.45: Canadian Championship draws throws up tantalizing ties
121.22: More Whitecaps and WFC2 roster decisions announced
127.14: Wavelength - The Mercernaries - Hands Off The Hibs
133.10: Some final thoughts on the Whitecaps sale and some weekend's football action

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2h 24min
December 10, 2024 Episode 645 – The AFTN Soccer Show (D&D Adventures - Isaac Boehmer, Club World Cup, MLS State of the League, Ryan Gauld, Bobby Smyrniotis)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and general soccer chat, in what's been another eventful week in the world of Canadian football.

It's D & D time in North American soccer, but instead of rolling the dice for some fantasy fun, it's clubs doing so in terms of a multitude of Drafts and Draws. Last week saw an insufferable draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup, that doesn't bode well for what the one for the 2026 World Cup will look like, and there's a plethora of draws and drafts coming up over the next fortnight. Seattle will be hosting six matches in the Club World Cup. Will there even be one or will the players revolt? And what lessons, good and bad, might we glean for 2026 from the tournament's format and kick off times?

MLS Commissioner Don Garber gave his annual State of the League address last week. We pick over the bones of the main takeaways and talking points around the future schedule, how MLS will approach the various cup competitions next year, Apple TV metrics, and more.

Our feature interview this episode is with the Whitecaps Canadian Championship hero, goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer. It's been quite the 2024 for Isaac and we recap it here, as he battles for the number one jersey with the 'Caps next year. Could he also earn his first Canadian call-up in Jesse Marsch's Camp Poutine? And how is Muffin getting on? We get all the important answers!

All of this plus Ryan Gauld muses about Scotland's Nations League campaign and looks ahead to this Friday's UEFA World Cup qualifying draw, Forge FC head coach Bobby Smyrniotis talks to us about the upcoming CONCACAF Champions Cup draw and next year's Canadian Championship, and music-wise we kick off our 2024 Festive 15 with the songs that came in at the numbers 10 to 12 positions.

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

01.24: Intro - advent calendars, a day with Dick, Spotify wrapped
15.21: Seattle host six matches after insufferable Club World Cup draw
39.40: Whitecaps, Cavalry, and Forge will soon learn Champions Cup fate
43.23: Bobby Smyrniotis on Champions Cup and Canadian Championship
52.37: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #12 Lambrini Girls - Company Culture
57.05: Garber's MLS State of the League - the main talking points
93.07: LA Galaxy win 6th MLS Cup
105.06: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #11 Sputn1k - Boys Never Cry
108.15: Isaac Boehmer interview
132.36: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #10 Mogwai - Lion Rumpus
137.25: Ryan Gauld talks Scotland, Nations League, and World Cup qualification
145.25: Wavelength - Halftime Oranges - Yesterday's Hero

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2h 36min
December 03, 2024 Episode 644 – The AFTN Soccer Show (I Cling To The Bittersweet - Ryan Gauld on Vanni's departure, Jeevan Badwal interview, MLS managerial merry-go-round, Whitecaps awards)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and general soccer chat, in what's been another eventful week in the world of Canadian football.

The fallout from Vanni Sartini's sacking continues in Vancouver in what has been somewhat of a managerial merry-go-round in MLS these past two months and he was joined in the employment line this past week by John Herdman in Toronto. We look at Herdman's departure at TFC, ponder what's next for him and Vanni, and look again at some of the candidates to replace them in what is now a very busy market. Plus we get the thoughts of Whitecaps captain Ryan Gauld on Sartini leaving the Whitecaps.

Our feature interview this episode is with Whitecaps 18-year-old midfielder Jeevan Badwal. We chat with the homegrown star about his whirlwind past two years, signing his first MLS deal, what lies ahead, the pressure of trying to be the South Asian player that breaks through, playing in a World Cup, and more.

We continue our Whitecaps awards for 2024, handing out gongs for Game, Goal, Save, and Miss of the Year. Plus we talk MLS Cup, FA Cup, Alphonso Davies' DUI, and music-wise we kick off our 2024 Festive 15 with the songs that came in at the numbers 13 to 15 positions.

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

01.06: Intro - Tayay fever, Ted Lasso, Phonzie DUI, FA Cup drama
17.22: It's LA v NY in MLS Cup as Puig tears ACL
24.50: Ryan Gauld on Vanni Sartini's departure
40.26: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #15 Kosmetika - Pictures Are Gone
45.00: MLS Managerial Merry-go-round - Herdman out in Toronto
61.15: MLS Managerial Merry-go-round - What's next for Whitecaps and TFC?
76.43: Few surprises with Whitecaps roster decisions
83.41: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #14 Mayflower Madame - A Foretold Ecstasy
89.11: Jeevan Badwal interview
118.15: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Jeevan Badwal
122.00: AFTN's 2024 Festive 15 - #13 Mog - Playing Along
125.45: AFTN's Whitecaps 2024 awards - Game, Goal, Save and Miss of the Year
149.17: Wavelength - Paul Nicholas - Yesterday's Hero

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2h 44min
November 26, 2024 Episode 643 – The AFTN Soccer Show (I Can Feel The Warning Signs - Vanni out in Vancouver, CanWNT's toxic culture, Whitecaps Awards Part One, Vancouver Rise get their coach)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, Major League Soccer, and international soccer chat, in what's been quite the week in the eventful world of Canadian football.

After six years at the club, over three of them as head coach, Vancouver Whitecaps fired Vanni Sartini. We react to the news announced on Monday morning and hear the thoughts of CEO Axel Schuster on why the decision was taken, the search for a successor, and how he feels the season went. What is next for the club in that regard and was this the right decision? Plus in happier news, we kick off our Whitecaps end of season awards with seven players awards. Let us know if you agree with our choices!

One coach may be departing the city, but Vancouver Rise announced their first head coach this week. We hear from Anja Heiner-Moller about coming back to Vancouver, while Stephanie Labbe talks about the hire and roster build, and Rise President Sinead King chats about the search for a stadium to call home - will it be Swangard and what would it mean for its existing tenants.

Plus we look at the Globe and Mail's expose of a horrific culture with the Canadian women's national team, chat about the over saturation of international matches and how it affects the players, with the thoughts of Jesse Marsch and Stephen Eustachio, Prolapse wrap up their residency as our Album of the Month and there's more Britpop songs.

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

01.29: Intro - Ted Lasso, finally!
09.37: Vanni Sartini fired - our thoughts and those of Axel Schuster
62.10: Whitecaps 2024 awards - part one
85.15: Vancouver Rise have their first head coach
100.33: Steph Labbe and Rise roster build and coach appointment
108.39: Sinead King on the Rise and Swangard Stadium
120.55: Toxic culture revealed within CanWNT
157.05: The international calendar and match overload for players
177.00: Wavelength - Peter Dean - Can't Get A Ticket For The World Cup
181.35: The price of World Cup 2026

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3h 10min
November 19, 2024 Episode 642 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Right On Cue, An Eerie Mist - Vanni Sartini, Whitecaps end of season decisions, Scott Strasser talks Calgary soccer, Dronegate fallout continues)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian and international soccer chat.

The Whitecaps season ending and season preparing period is now underway. We bring you some audio from Vanni Sartini's end of season press conference as he ponders the season that was, what went well, what didn't, and what needs to change for next year. We also muse about Vanni's tactics, pieces needed, his future, and more as we look ahead to a busy month to come with player decisions needing to be made, the trade window and free agency opening, and the expansion draft for San Diego upcoming. What 12 players should the Whitecaps protect?

We're joined this week by AFTN writer Scott Strasser to talk about all things soccer in Calgary as we look back on Cavalry's fantastic season that saw them win a first ever CPL championship title and look ahead to the new women's team in town, Calgary Wild, in the Northern Super League.

We also look at the fallout from the investigation report into Dronegate and ask what it means for John Herdman and others, and look back at the Canadian men's national team's win in Suriname. Plus Prolapse continue their residency as our Album of the Month, there's more Britpop songs, and we have a song about recently retired Irish international Aiden McGeady in this episode's Wavelength.

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

01.28: Intro - congrats SFU, Bluesky, social media, Swifties
17.00: Vanni's end of season Whitecaps musings - what went right, what didn't?
60.27: The Whitecaps month ahead and the decisions to be made
94.50: Scott Strasser talks all things Calgary soccer
147.30: Dronegate investigation report released
162.45: Canada men win in Suriname
167.57: Wavelength - The Deprivations - Little Red Elvis

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2h 57min
November 12, 2024 Episode 641 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Endings - Whitecaps season ends in LA, what now for Vanni and the 'Caps?, Cavalry are CPL champs, CPL State of the League)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat.

It's that sad time of the year. A time of endings. Teams' seasons are done. Players and coaches will be moving on. Leagues are over. The college season finishes and champions are crowned. What are we to do with our lives now?!! Well, talk about all of it for the next couple of months on the podcast of course, and look ahead to all of the seasons next year!

The Whitecaps season came to a fighting, but also frustrating, end in LA on Friday night. The narrow 1-0 loss to LAFC in their third and deciding first round playoff match-up brings to an end a 50th anniversary season for the club that feels that it could, and should, have given so much more. We look back at the LAFC game and ponder what's next for the club, the players, and Vanni Sartini as we move into 2025. Was this year one of progression, regression, or just more of the same for the 'Caps?

Turning our attention to the CPL, we look back at Cavalry lifting their first North Star Cup league championship, unpack some of the things coming out of Commissioner Mark Noonan's State of the League address, delve into the runners and riders for the confirmed two team league expansion in 2026, and revisit last week's chat about what we feel is wrong at Vancouver FC.

All of this plus we look at a fantastic week for college soccer in BC, as UBC Thunderbirds win a historic two U SPORTS national championships and Capilano Blues go on an upset run for the ages to win bronze in the CCAA. Plus Prolapse continue their residency as our Album of the Month, there's more Britpop songs, and Goldie Lookin' Chain make a storming comeback in Wavelength.

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

01.27: Intro
06.55: Capilano Blues defy the odds to win CCAA bronze - my week at nationals
14.03: UBC win historic double U SPORTS championships
18.40: Whitecaps season ends in LA
43.35: Was Whitecaps' 2024 season one of progression, regression, or more of the same?
59.55: Whitecaps have some key player decisions to make
67.42: Does Vanni continue as 'Caps coach into 2025?
80.10: Miami playoff loss will cause tears of disappointment and joy!
91.00: Cavalry beat Forge to lift the CPL championship
106.25: Mark Noonan's State of the CPL address
127.10: CPL expansion - the runners and riders and where the two new teams should be
145.50: What's wrong with Vancouver FC - part two
163.10: Wavelength - Goldie Lookin' Chain - Full Kit
168.40: Trump and football - past, present, and future

...more
2h 59min
November 05, 2024 Episode 640 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Worth His Weight In Gauld - Whitecaps dominate LAFC, what's wrong with Vancouver FC?)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Vancouver FC, and Canadian Premier League chat.

It was a beautiful Sunday at BC Place, surely what that old Daniel Boone song was eluding to all those years ago. Vancouver Whitecaps not only kept their season alive, they did it in some style in a 3-0 win over LAFC. It was a victory that gives a lot of hope going into Friday's 'lose and you're done' game three decider in LA. We're joined by Harjeet Johal to chat about the match, the main talking points coming out of it, and look ahead to the huge match coming up on Friday.

Turning our attention to the Canadian Premier League, we look at two familiar foes facing off in next weekend's championship game, plus it's our end of season Vancouver FC review, where we look at the good, the bad, and the ugly of the Langley side's second season in the league. There's a lot of focus on the last two there, and the last part of the show sees Michael explain all the things that he feels is wrong with VFC, with Zach offering some counter views.

All of this plus Prolapse kick off their residency as our Album of the Month, there's more Britpop songs, and we have an Ipswich song as a tribute to Trevor Whymark in Wavelength.

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

01.27: Intro - UBC champions x 2, college nationals, FA Cup drama
10.53: RIP Trevor Whymark and Alzheimer's in football
16.20: Har goes to Hollywood - and LAFC
28.45: Whitecaps thrash LAFC to set up game 3 decider
66.05: It's Cavalry v Forge again for the CPL championship
70.30: Vancouver FC end of season review
106.45: Everything that's wrong with Vancouver FC
154.05: Wavelength - Edward Ebeneezer and Supporters - Come on the Town

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2h 44min
October 28, 2024 Episode 639 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Down The Twisted Course - Portland demolished, Whitecaps vs LAFC, MLS schedule changing?, Rise to Swangard?, CPL playoffs, CanMNT)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, Northern Super League, and Canadian national team chat.

The Whitecaps' playoff run is in full swing, starting with a total demolition of Portland in one of the games of their MLS era, followed up by a battling but ultimately narrow losing effort at LAFC. We pick over the bones of both matches and some of the main talking points coming out of them from both a player and coaching perspective. Do the 'Caps have what it takes to take LAFC to three games? We also chat about the rumoured change to the MLS schedule that would see them play an August to May season. Is it really feasible?

Turning our attention to the CPL, we look at the playoffs that got underway this week and the ending of BC hopes as Pacific crash out. Plus on the women's side, Vancouver Rise are wanting to play out of Swangard Stadium. We look at their recent pitch to the City of Burnaby to make this happen and the potential obstacles that lie in their way.

All of this plus there's Canadian men's national team chat, Kinky Machine wrap up their stint as our Album of the Month, there's more Britpop songs, and Armchair Loyal return to Wavelength.

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

01.28: Intro - another busy week
06.50: More details emerge on forced Whitecaps stadium switch
09.16: Whitecaps five star performance in Portland
40.22: Whitecaps lose first game in LAFC series
67.47: Is MLS set to change to an August to May schedule?
80.15: CPL playoffs underway as Pacific bow out
106.44: Vancouver Rise want to play at Swangard
126.36: Canadian Men's national team chat
142.25: Wavelength - Armchair Loyal - It's A Man's Game Apparently
147.40: A little bit of politics!

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2h 47min
October 22, 2024 Episode 638 – The AFTN Soccer Show (A Most Haunting Sound - Whitecaps limp into playoffs, VFC season over, Diana Matheson talks NSL, Katie Collar)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, Northern Super League, and Canadian national team chat.

What a weekend of disappointment it was for both lower mainland teams, as Vancouver Whitecaps couldn't avoid the MLS Wild Card game and Vancouver FC couldn't make the CPL playoffs at all.

We kick the show off with a look at the Whitecaps stuttering into the postseason, their latest loss to RSL, and the tough task ahead on Wednesday down in Portland in the play-in game. Can they suddenly re-find their spark and who should be the guys trusted to do that? We also look at the BC Place stadium debacle that has seen the 'Caps have to play their earned home game on the road - the latest in a long line of PR headaches for the club this pivotal anniversary year.

Moving on to the CPL, we look at how the last weekend of the regular season played out and look ahead to the postseason. One that saw joy for Pacific as they clinched a playoff berth and heartbreak for Vancouver, as their season came to an end. Where did it all go wrong for VFC after such a good start and what changes need to be made?

Turning our attention to the women's game, we hear some tasty tidbits about the Northern Super League from Diana Matheson and discuss how things are shaping up six months out of First Kick, and Katie Collar talks about joining the Canadian national team coaching staff.

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

01.45: Intro - it's been a wet one
07.25: Whitecaps in MLS Play-in game after RSL loss
25.35: Timbers playoff preview
48.17: Stadium debacle the latest PR nightmare for Whitecaps
80.10: The CPL playoffs are set - Pacific postseason bound
96.45: Vancouver FC's season is over
132.15: Diana Matheson audio
148.10: Northern Super League discussion
163.18: Katie Collar talks joining CanWNT staff
171.25: Wavelength - State Waste - Punk Rock Football Player

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2h 60min

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