Cup Football

Whitecaps destroy Philadelphia; Whitecaps-Forge semi preview; Thomas Muller talks cup football; Belal Halbouni, Rayan Elloumi, and Tristan Borges interviews; BC CPL derby day

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.The boys are back in town and they couldn't have had a happier homecoming. The Whitecaps played their first home match in Vancouver in front of fans in 539 days and came away with a huge 2-1 win over LAFC. We pick over the bones of that win, look at the fighting spirit of the squad, and hear the postgame thoughts of Marc Dos Santos, Ryan Gauld, and Ryan Raposo.The win sees the 'Caps move to within three points of the playoff places. We round up the weekend action in the MLS Western Conference and get MDS' thoughts on the tightness of it all.Plus we look ahead to Thursday's Battle of BC against Pacific FC, talk cup football with Ryan Gauld, round up this season's Canadian Championship action so far, and look back at Forge FC's big CONCACAF League win.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:02.42: Intro and football cards06.35: Whitecaps v LAFC postgame analysis and audio60.29: MLS West round-up73.13: MLS West standings discussion with MDS79.43: MLS All-Star chat89.50: The Battle of BC looms105.54: Canadian Championship round-up107.27: Forge advance in CONCACAF League112.38: Wavelength - Booze and Glory - Back Where We Belong

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out and it's another packed episode. The big four-oh-oh baby. It's never a quiet week in Vancouver Whitecapsland it seems, and this past one was no exception with the shock departure of CEO Mark Pannes. We pick over the bones of it all, discuss the less than adequate press conference to try and explain the decision, look at the supporters' ire, and ponder what the fallout might be from it all. Getting back to on the pitch matters, our feature interview this week is with 'Caps head coach Marc Dos Santos. We look ahead to the Orlando tournament, how prepared the team is for it, talk about the importance of cup football, and a lot more. All this plus all your old favourites for our quadricentennial episode as we find out if former Whitecap and current Colorado Springs Switchback head coach Alan Koch fancies a chocolate digestive, what FC Edmonton boss Jeff Paulus' favourite jam is, kick off our new episodic drama serial Wanted For Wembley, and Booze & Glory return to this week's Wavelength. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.01: Mark Pannes out as Whitecaps CEO45.24: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Alan Koch47.45: Marc Dos Santos interview94.48: Wavelength - Booze and Glory - Not On Our Way To Wembley99.54: MLS Orlando tournament discussion116.10: Jeff Paulus' Favourite Jame117.54: Around the World with Joe Corona123.17: Wanted For Wembley - part one of our new episodic drama serial