Canadian Football

Isaac Boehmer interview; Club World Cup; MLS State of the League; Ryan Gauld on Scotland; Bobby Smyrniotis on cup draws

Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and CPL chat; Ryan Gauld, Vanni Sartini, Ranko Veselinovic, Yohei Takaoka, Afshin Ghotbi, and Vasco Fry audio; FIFA 2030 World Cup

Mark Noonan interview; MLS, CPL, and Canadian Championship chat

Tosaint RIcketts, Ryan Raposo, and Vanni Sartini interviews; Vancouver Whitecaps preseason chat

We’re back with another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, Canadian, and North American football chat!It's been pretty quiet on the western front when it comes to the Whitecaps (should we be concerned yet?), but there's been other stuff to talk about to make up for it, a lot of which we'll discuss in this episode.The draw for the 2023 Canadian Championship has been made, we delve into that and look at the paths ahead for the three BC sides, one of those being TSS Rovers. We sit down for a chat with TSS head honcho Colin Elmes about the club's stellar 2022 on and off the pitch, what lies ahead in 2023, and the team's first ever shot at the Voyageurs Cup.We also sit down for an in-depth chat with League1 BC General Manager Sian Bagshawe about the league's successful inaugural season, expansion, the upcoming season, and future plans.Plus there's still time to chat about the new strategic partnership between CONCACAF and CONMABOL, we wrap up our musical tribute to Terry Hall, and take another trip in the 13th Vancouver Hot Chocolate Festival.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.28: Intro06.33: Hot Chocolate Boy - Doughgirls10.10: Whitecaps News of the Week, or lack of22.40: Canadian Championship draw35.55: Colin Elmes interview and TSS discussion70.52: There's only one Minister of Defence74.35: Sian Bagshawe interview and L1BC discussion108.27: CONCACAF and CONMEBOL sign strategic partnership117.51: Wavelength - Flacid Palms - Soccer Mum

We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure, with lots of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major Soccer League, and Canadian football chat.It's been a great weekend for the Whitecaps as both their MLS and MLS Next Pro teams came up with big wins. The 'Caps first team saw off Toronto FC 1-0 in what was a pretty poor match truth be told, but one that generated more than a few talking points and controversial incidents! We delve into all of that and more, in what was a very important win for Vancouver.We also look ahead to Wednesday's Canadian Championship clash with CPL side Valour FC and hear the thoughts of Vanni Sartini and Tosaint Ricketts ahead of the match, plus we catch up with Phil Dos Santos who is looking to be on the other end of a Vancouver cup shock this time around.Plus after Seattle Sounders' success in the CONCACAF Champions League, we look at how the Whitecaps have fallen so far behind their Cascadian rivals and we chat about some interesting developments in lower league Canadian soccer.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.44: Whitecaps beat TFC in controversial game54.11: Valour preview with thoughts from Whitecaps side66.00: Phil Dos Santos chat76.01: WFC2 chat85.06: Why did the Whitecaps fall so far behind the Sounders?120.30: Canadian lower league round-up128.24: Wavelength - Dive In The Box - Football Violence

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.It's been a busy week for Vancouver Whitecaps with three games in seven days and seven points taken from them. It's left the team above the playoff line with three games to go. Can they hang on? Can they even secure a home playoff game? And what does all of that mean for interim head coach Vanni Sartini? It's going to be a nervy end to the season.We chat about all of that and more as we look back at the Whitecaps dramatic come from behind win in Portland and the hangover draw in San Jose. What does that do to the team's mentality and how the rest of the West will view them? Was dropping points in San Jose just them running out of juice? We look at the latest playoff picture in the MLS West and preview the crucial midweek match against Minnesota.And there's still time to chat about the Canadian women's celebration tour, play a Wavelength song all about Qatar 2022, and bring you two more tunes from our Artists of the Month, Australian band The Chats.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.25: Intro and football cards07.50: That Timbers win and what it does for the Whitecaps33.02: Earthquakes v Whitecaps postgame analysis57.43: MLS West weekend round-up80.35: Minnesota preview100.52: Wavelength - Rasmus Wold - Never Mind The Slavery104.40: World Cup 2022 chat110.20: CanWNT Celebration tour

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.We cover a lot of bases again this week as we talk football at club and country level around the country.The temperature gauge was certainly rising in the MLS Western Conference as the action heated up with six games remaining. The Whitecaps finished the weekend in the same situation they started it, one point and one place back off the playoff line. They kept there with a fantastically hard fought home win over Sporting Kansas City.We pick over the bones of that game, look at the weekend's action in the West, and preview the 'Caps next two matches. Can they keep things going?Plus we look at Canada's World Cup qualifier against Panama and cast our eyes over the latest results and standings in the Canadian Premier League.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.36: Intro and football cards08.09: MLS West weekend round-up18.49: Whitecaps v Sporting KC postgame analysis41.46: Portland and San Jose preview57.40: Canada CONCACAF World Cup qualifying chat87.50: Canadian Premier League chat97.00: Wavelength - Ultraska - Against Modern Football

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.We're just over a week away from the start of the new MLS season, which feels like a good time for our regular pre-First Kick chat with 'Caps coach Marc Dos Santos. We talk in detail to MDS about the season ahead and what we can expect from the team, life in Utah, the search for a number ten, the young players dilemma, and much more.Turning our attention to the other Canadian MLS teams, we chat with Eve Powell about all things CF Montreal after an offseason that's seen a rebrand, a new coach, and an influx of players. Can they be competitive in the East this season?Our third feature interview in the episode is with a former Whitecap and Canadian international who has just hung up his boots, Marcel De Jong. We chat with the CANPFA President about his career, his retiral, his new soccer academy, and the fight to get the Canadian players union by the CPL and Canada Soccer.Plus we hear from Montreal players Samuel Piette and James Pantemis ahead of the new season, and talk TFC in the Champions League with some audio from Chris Armas.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.16: Intro and football cards chat13.42: MDS interview - part one33.31: MDS interview - part two64.00: Wavelength - AJ Tracey - False 972.26: CCL chat with audio from TFC's Chris Armas78.45: CF Montreal chat with audio from Samuel Piette and James Pantemis90.18: Eve Powell interview about all things CF Montreal126.50: Marcel De Jong interview152.44: Canadian players union chat

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian football chat.2021 hasn't started great and people are already trying to cancel their first month's trial. But it has been a very busy start to the year in North American soccer circles.In Major League Soccer, the players and the league look set to be on a collision course that could delay the start of the season or even lead to a lock out after the league enforce force majeure and want to rip up the collective bargaining agreement in place.MLS Commissioner Don Garber made comments to the media on Tuesday that raised the players' ire and MLSPA Executive Director Bob Foose responded with a media call of his own the following day. We bring you the most important highlights from that call and discuss what's played out this past week.We also look at the big talking points coming out of the three Canadian clubs this week as Montreal rebrand, Toronto appoint a new head coach, and Vancouver are excited that someone is good at video games. We also hear audio from the CF Montreal and Chris Armas introductory press conferences.Plus we chat about the Canadian men's national team camp in Florida, the upcoming U23 Olympic qualifiers, Rhian Wilkinson stepping down from the women's program, and Westhills Stadium getting a new name.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.03: Don Garber raises players' ire once again11.39: MLSPA Executive Director Bob Foose43.45: Are the players and the league on a collision course?64.44: Montreal Impact rebrand94.36: Toronto FC appoint Chris Armas as head coach125.55: Canadian football round up - Florida camp, Olympic Qualifiers, Rhian Wilkinson steps down, Westhills Stadium is no more136.05: Wavelength - Neil Grant - There's Nae Team Like Scotland

We knew it wouldn't last. Vancouver Whitecaps unbeaten run is over! It was only two games, but boy, what a couple of matches! A Cascadia Cup loss to Portland means another trophy deserts the 'Caps this season. We look at the match and what has been a busy week of comings, goings, and rumours in Whitecapsland. We sit down for a chat with 'Caps coach Marc Dos Santos to talk about squad building, mistakes made, recruitment practices, and just how a club like Vancouver can compete with the big spenders of MLS. It's been a week with a lot of news in MLS too. We delve into the weekend's matches, look at Wayne Rooney's imminent departure, how LA Galaxy seem to have manipulated MLS roster rules in their favour yet again, and we hear from Zlatan Ibrahimovic, as he slates MLS refs and the playoff system. All this plus we look at the week's Canadian Championship action, discuss the current set up of football on TV here, and there's Wavelength, BC Soccerweb headlines, and fun food segments with David Edgar and Felipe Martins. This show has strong language throughout and humour that may offend. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.09: Portland Timbers v Vancouver Whitecaps match analysis18.00: Whitecaps news of the week - Jackson-Hamel "lies", Chirinos and Ricketts arrive, Felipe departs39.14: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Felipe Martins43.57: Marc Dos Santos interview and squad discussion66.06: MLS News of the Week - Zlatan slates MLS refs and playoffs, Shrek goes back to the swamp, Galaxy squad manipulations, weekend matches93.20: Fish and Chips with David Edgar98.55: Canadian football chat including TV coverage111.13: Wavelength - Vanilla Muffins - Chelsea, West Ham116.58: BC Soccerweb headlines - news stories from around the world of football