It is a condensed episode of From The Backline as Jorge flies solo in Mark's absence. Jorge reviews the Cascadia draw in Portland from last weekend, looks ahead at the game this coming Sunday against the San Jose Earthquakes. He also covers WFC2 and some news from the past week.

Another very busy weeks for fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps.  In Part 1 (1' - 26') Mark & Jorge go back and talk about the 1-0 home loss to Sporting Kansas City and ask the question: is the (lack) of goalscoring a problem for the Whitecaps?

In Part 2 (27' - 67') the guys discuss the media roundtable hosted by the Whitecaps earlier this week, and then are joined by their Eighty Six Forever colleague, James Bufton, to dissect WFC2's 2-1 win over T2 last Friday night.

The guys close down the show talking about the MLS All-Star Game, the CanMNT crashing out of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and answer questions from the mailbag.

Music:

Rain is Gone (Lou Van Remix) - Deep Sound Effect ft. Irina Makosh / True (Mark Lower Remix) - Nora en Pure / Wonderwall - The Mike Flowers Pops / Coffee and TV - Blur

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Another packed episode this week as Mark and Jorge are joined by their 86 Forever colleague, James Bufton, to discuss a wide range of topics.

In Part 1 (1' - 13') the guys look back at the FIFA Women's World Cup final that saw the USA hoist the trophy last Sunday afternoon.

The guys switch gears for Part 2 (14' - 36') and discuss the Whitecaps 2-1 loss to the Colorado Rapids last weekend, and look ahead to the upcoming match against the underappreciated Sporting Kansas City.

For those of you who just can't get enough Whitecaps we talk Academy playoffs, WFC2, and MLS transfer rumours in Part 3 (36' - 64').

Music:

The Party (This is How We Do It) Ft. Montell Jordan (Original Mix) - Joe Stone / You and I Know (Original Mix) - Lucas & Steve / Fixcao - Sound Behaviour / Johnny Waters (Silver City Remix) - Tosca

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Once again there is so much soccer to talk about, so Mark & Jorge call in the podcast's Designated Player, Rituro, to discuss the Canadian Women's National Team's exit from the FIFA Women's World Cup and a whole lot more in Part 1 (1'-20').

The guys dedicate all of Part 2 (21' - 41') & Part 3 (42' - 75') to the Vancouver Whitecaps, and cover a wide range of topics including the win in New England, CONCACAF Champion's League Schedule, and the rumoured MLS "Core Player" rule.

Music:

Shades of Grey (Club Mix) - Delaney Jane / MMRIS (Original Mix) - Sean Roman / Promises (Original Mix) - Mark Lower & Kasual

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With so much soccer to watch it is definitely a great time of year to be a soccer fan.  This week Mark and Jorge talk about the FIFA Women's World Cup, review the Vancouver Whitecaps' 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls as well as WFC2's victory over the Portland Timbers FC2.

If that's not enough the guys also talk about the Dempsey suspension and read some emails from this week's mailbag.

Music:

Glow (Kovary Remix) - Nicolas Hannig / The Last Dream (A Copycat Remix) - The Sweeps

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The Vancouver Whitecaps may have had a week off, but with so much going on in the world of football there is plenty to talk about.

In Part 1 (1'-40') Mark and Jorge touch on a number of different topics including the Whitecaps, the Women's World Cup, the Canadian Men's National team 4-0 win over Dominica and more.  In Part 2 (41'-63') the guys discuss some MLS news, Whitecaps transfer rumours, WFC2 and close the show with some questions from the mailbag.

Music:

Toy (Original Mix) - Cassette Club / Fifth Sun - Blame

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EPISODE 69 -  CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEGUE SPECIAL WITH HUGO CARLOS CHÁVEZ

Fans of the Vancouver Whitecaps have waited literally months to find out who they would play in the group stage of the upcoming CONCACAF Champions League.  To help break down the 2015/16 edition of the CCL Jorge and Mark welcome back Hugo Carlos Chávez from FútbolMLS.com and Tiro Libre Radio to the show to tell us more about the draw and which teams could do well in the competition.

In Part 1 (1' - 33') the guys kick off the show discussing the latest in the ongoing FIFA corruption scandal before a lengthy discussion on the CCL.

In Part 2 (34' - 61') the guys circle back to review the Whitecaps' 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake.  The final segment of the show features a discussion on the heroes and zeroes of the MLS season so far, and Hugo closes out the show by bringing us up-to-date on the Mexican Women's National team and their expectations for the Women's World Cup.

GUESTS: 

Hugo Carlos Chávez: Twitter @HugoCarlosChB 

MUSIC: 

If This Isn't Love (Dragon Suplex Remix) - Muddyloop / Superimposed - Spiritcatcher 

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Have you ever felt really proud of a project you just finished only to find out that your efforts have been overshadowed by something else?  Hopefully by the time you're listening to Episode 82 you're sick and tired of the news of the FIFA arrests and corruption scandal, and you want to get some news on our beloved Vancouver Whitecaps.

In Part 1 (1'-28') Mark and Jorge go back and dissect the disappointing road loss at the hand of the Colorado Rapids before talking about the Whitecaps form over the past several weeks.  Before heading into the second part of the show the guys talk about the upcoming five match road trip that the Whitecaps are going to embark upon and how important it will be to the team's 2015 campaign.

In Part 2 (29'-60') the guys open up the mail bag and talk about formations and tactics, the airspeed of an unladen Swallow, and tackle the big question: why has there been so little promotion for the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup?

Links:

In Defense of Artificial Turf by Graham Ruthven

Music:

Get So High (Original Mix) - Sante Cruze / It's You feat. River - Purple Disco Machine

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It certainly is never nice to lose to your biggest rivals, but the Vancouver Whitecaps will have many more opportunities to set the record straight.

In this episode Mark and Jorge are joined by special guest co-host Paul Sabourin-Hertzog to talk all about the 0-2 loss to the Sounders (1'-28), Supporter's Culture (29'-63') and much more!

Enjoy!

Special Guest:

Paul Sabourin-Hertzog: Twitter

Vancouver Southsiders: Twitter / Website

Music:

Chase the Sun - Non Zero Sumness / Fluxus - The Dining Rooms

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This past weekend the Vancouver Whitecaps got back on track when they easily took care of the hapless Philadelphia Union at BC Place.  In Part 1 (1'-29') Mark, Jorge and Rituro look back at the match and discuss some some of the talking points from that evening.

In Part 2 (29'-60') the guys talk about the Voyageur's Cup match against FC Edmonton set for Wednesday evening (pray that it doesn't snow!) and ponder who will draw into Robbo's starting XI.

We wrap up the show with all the latest from the other side of the Salish Sea where Rituro's beloved Victoria Highlanders have been in action in recent weeks.  Of course, there is a little bit of time at the end to open the mailbag and also find out what some of Brazil's World Cup stadia are being used for now that the tournament is over.

Music:

Return of the Mack (C&J Remix) - Mark Morrison / Thee Worst - Thee Cool Cats and Lika Morgan

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