Awards Season

We're back with another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and Canadian soccer chat.It's our annual awards season at AFTN and we kick off handing out the gongs with our ones for Whitecaps Player of the Year, Young Player, Academy Player, Female Player, Unsung Hero, and the best game, goal, and save of the season past.Will Ryan Gauld win any? No spoilers but we do sit down for an in-depth chat with the Whitecaps Designated Player to look at the season past and the excitingly busy 2023 that lies ahead. How did he feel both he and the team performed? How much did his early season concussions hinder him? Where did it go wrong this year? How much is he looking forward to fighting on four front next season and playing continental competition? Is he getting fed up with people asking him why he's not in the Scotland squad? And could he perhaps line up for Canada one day? We cover all of that and more!The MLS Cup final is now set. We look at this weekend's two Conference finals, as well as the CPL Championship game which saw Forge FC win a third title in four years. Plus we look ahead to the big CPL event in Langley on Wednesday night that will see the new team's official name, identity, and more revealed.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.30: Intro06.10: AFTN Whitecaps Player of the Year award09.30: Ryan Gauld interview36.20: AFTN Whitecaps awards - part two68.25: MLS playoff round-up77.10: CPL final round-up84.02: CPL in Langley reveal on Wednesday91.05: Wavelength - A Love Supreme - Niall Quinn's Disco Pants

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Major League Soccer and Canadian soccer chat.We kick things off with a look at the two MLS Conference finals and set up Saturday's MLS Cup. Plus with it being awards season we talk about the trophies handed out by MLS, the CPL, and Canada Soccer and hear from Alphonso Davies, Stephen Hart, Kyle Bekker, Triston Henry, and Mo Farsi..We also look at Forge FC's quest for success in the CONCACAF League, hear from head coach Bobby Smyrniotis, talk about David Edgar's retirement, and hear from the man himself.Plus we also chat with Paul Varian about his new book "Don't Blame The Soccer Parents" and The Vandals feature in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.50: The MLS Cup final is all set34.55: CPL awards with audio from Stephen Hart, Kyle Bekker, Triston Henry, and Mo Farsi64.56: Canada Soccer awards handed out featuring a chat with Alphonso Davies88.36: Paul Varian interview about his new book "Don't Blame The Soccer Parents"112.50: Wavelength - The Vandals - Soccer Mom119.15: Forge FC still searching for CONCACAF glory136.58: David Edgar retires featuring a chat with the man himself