Cpl Season Preview

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews.It was late agony at BC Place for Vancouver Whitecaps as they conceded an away goal against Pumas UNAM with just three minutes remaining in a game they bossed. Still, they got a draw and it's all to play for next week in Mexico City as we pick over the bones of the first leg.We've two feature interview for you in this episode. First up is a 25 minute chat with Canadian Premier League Commissioner Mark Noonan ahead of the 7th season of the CPL. We chat with Mark about the state of the league, expansion, the TV deal with TSN, capitalizing on the 2026 World Cup, and more.Next up is former Whitecaps midfielder Marco Bustos who returns to the CPL for a second stint with Pacific FC. What brought him back, can they recapture the glory days of their championship season, how is a turned over Pacific side looking, and how was life in Sweden? We chat about all of this and more, plus we preview all eight CPL teams and look at how their offseason rebuilds have gone and their chances for the season ahead.Music-wise feature in Wavelength, Camille Schmidt kicks off her residency as our Album of the Month, and there's a couple of Britpop songs from Nilon Bombers and Kingmaker.Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.27: Intro - US Open Cup drama07.12: Whitecaps concede late in agonizing draw with Pumas28.35: CPL Commissioner Mark Noonan interview64.35: Pacific FC season preview75.23: Marco Bustos interview106.50: Vancouver FC season preview128.20: Calgary FC season preview135.53: Valour FC season preview141.03: Forge FC season preview149.06: York United season preview157.35: Atletico Ottawa season preview163.38: HFX Wanderers season preview169.55: Wavelength - Babybird - Football

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat. April is our favourite time of the year with MLS well underway, the CPL and League1 BC beginning, and the Provincial Cup in full flow. What a time to be alive! Add to that the Whitecaps being top of MLS and it's a fun-filled show this week.We kick things off with the 'Caps and look at their 4-0 demolition of TFC at the weekend that sent them to the top of the standings. We also hear from both head coaches, Vanni Sartini and John Herdman, chat about where both teams go from hear, and look around the rest of the action in the MLS West.AFTN writer Felipe Vallejo joins us on the show this week to not only talk Whitecaps but also for a comprehensive preview of the 2024 Canadian Premier League season that gets underway this weekend. We look at all eight clubs and have three little words on each of their chances this year.This episode of the podcast is brought to you by Recovery Family Law, family law lawyers in Surrey, working with clients to get excellent results. They support AFTN, go and support them for all your family legal needs.Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.27: Intro - our favourite time of the year06.10: Whitecaps go top after dismantling TFC35.37: The Gaffers - Vanni Sartini and John Herdman48.43: Should the 'Caps get more credit?53.50: MLS West round-up67.05: CPL Season Preview - Vancouver86.49: CPL Season Preview - Pacific97.10: CPL Season Preview - Cavalry107.15: CPL Season Preview - Valour116.55: This week in 1974121.30: CPL Season Preview - York United131.10: CPL Season Preview - Forge138.24: CPL Season Preview - Atletico Ottawa143.25: CPL Season Preview - HFX Wanderers and title predictions154.25: Wavelength - Apocalypse Babys - Let's Go Mental158.47: Goodbyes and German football chat

We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure, with more Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat.The new MLS season may only be four games in but they're already going on a break for the international window and the Whitecaps will be delighted by that. The 'Caps latest loss seems them winless in their opening month of matches and missing a number key personnel to injury.We look back at the loss to LAFC, what the 'Caps can take from their first four games of the season, and where they really need to put in the work in the two week until their next match.Our feature interview this episode is the latest in our series building up to the new CPL season as we sit down for an in-depth and entertaining chat with Cavalry FC head coach and GM Tommy Wheeldon Jr. We look back at the Cavs 2021 season and their three years in the league so far, delve into the new additions to the squad and what the team will look like this season, the future for the game in Alberta, and there's still time to talk tea, biscuits, waistcoats, and bunnets amongst many other things.We also round up the weekend's action in MLS for the other two Canadian teams and around the Western Conference, The Delgados continue their residency as our artists of the month, and we have a song for Everton fans in this week's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.40: LAFC v Vancouver postgame analysis17.33: The Whitecaps building blocks26.33: MLS Canadian round-up30.33: MLS West round-up51.03: Tommy Wheeldon Jr interview and Cavalry FC discussion97.05: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Tommy Wheeldon Jr101.18: Wavelength - The Toffee Rappers - Rap of Honour

CPL and MLS chat; Pa Modou Kah and Keven Aleman interviews; audio from Don Garber, David Clanachan, Jeff Paulus, Oscar Pareja, and more.