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We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Champions Cup, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews. It's not been a very good week in Whitecapsland. Defeats to Seattle in the Champions Cup and San Jose in MLS play has taken a little bit of the wind out of everybody's sails and raised some questions about what the team needs to improve on, what players need to contribute more, and Jesper Sorensen's line-up selections. We pick over the bones of both matches, hear from Quakes coach Bruce Arena, and round-up the weekend's action in the MLS West. Plus we catch up for a chat with two Whitecaps defenders - Mihail Gherasimencov and Basti Schonlau. Our feature interview this episode is with new CPL Commissioner and CEO of Canadian Soccer Media Entertainment James Johnson. We talk with James about his footballing background, what attracted him to Canada, World Cup legacies, the financial viability of the league, television deals, innovations in the league, expansion, footballing pyramids, and the new business deal with Canada Soccer. All of this plus we move onto the letter M in our Canadian Soccer A to Z series. Music-wise, Scottish band Bis continue their residency as our Artists of the Month, Close Lobsters are the latest band to feature in our 40th anniversary tribute year to the C86 movement, and Football Violence Awareness Month continues in Wavelength and in California! Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode: 01.25: Intro chat 04.15: Canadian Soccer A to Z - M 18.00: Whitecaps crash out of Champions Cup to Seattle 39.40: Whitecaps can't find the way to San Jose's goal 68.45: San Jose postgame with Bruce Arena 79.33: MLS West round-up 92.05: Dayne vs Max - The battle to be Canadian number one 100.10: MLS release first details of 2027 sprint season 108.10: Mihail Gherasimencov interview 118.10: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Mihail Gherasimencov 120.30: Sebastian Schonlau interview 138.40: Interview with CPL Commissioner James Johnson 175.05: Trouble flares at Sacramento US Open Cup game 179.30: Wavelength - Killroy - Fighting In The Stands

CPL Commissioner James Johnson, Mihail Gherasimencov, and Sebastian Schonlau interviews; Whitecaps lose to Seattle and San Jose; MLS round-up

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

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman discuss the latest news and notes around the world of women's football. They start by discussing the latest out of the NWSL, the 14th expansion city in the Bay Area will join the NWSL in 2024. Leaders and former US Soccer legends Aly Wagner, Leslie Osbourn, Danielle Slaton and Brandi Chastain lead the way for the new club. 2023 NWSL Draft pick Mykiaa Minniss's mother speaks about alleging the mistreatment of her daughter at Kansas City Current during preseason. In the international game, Sam Kerr hits 50 career WSL goals in just 62 appearances. Plus, Herve Renard has been named France Football's new team manager just 4 months out from the Women's World Cup. The USWNT PA has announced new leadership in Tierna Davidson, plus Nike dropped their Women's World Cup kits. Full stories and news. Watch USWNT, NWSL and WSL games on P+" with a link to https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Attacking Third is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the Attacking Third team on Twitter: @AttackingThird, @SandHerrera_, @LRoman32 Visit the Attacking Third YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/attackingthird You can listen to Attacking Third on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Attacking Third podcast." For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the 2023 MLS season days away from kicking off, Jimmy Conrad, Charlie Davies and Heath Pearce discuss the league's plans to expand into new markets, the revamped postseason schedule, the chances of LAFC repeating, and which teams will be sporting the freshest kits. Plus, the U-17s are officially World Cup bound, the USWNT triumph in the SheBelieves Cup, and Leeds United face another must-win game in their fight for survival. (02:25) -- World Cup prep time for the U-17s & USWNT! (10:45) -- Don Garber teases more expansion teams (18:11) -- MLS' new playoff format: 18 teams, best-of-3 series (27:44) -- Phil Neville calls out MLS' playoff plan (32:16) -- Season preview: Can LAFC repeat? (40:35) -- Drip or skip: ranking the 2023 kits (50:55) -- Weekend preview: Leeds six-pointer & more! In Soccer We Trust is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Follow the In Soccer We Trust team on Twitter: @ISWTPod, @JimmyConrad, @heathpearce, @CharlieDavies9, @PartidoPooper Watch In Soccer We Trust on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCh4tni-ICN9z0eMIPcf2r2g Subscribe to the In Soccer We Trust podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/InSoccerWeTrust For more soccer coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Watch UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Europa Conference League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, CONCACAF, NWSL, Scottish Premiership, the Brasileiro, Argentine Primera División by subscribing Paramount Plus: https://www.paramountplus.com/home/ Get 20% off In Soccer We Trust merch, using the code SOCCER20: https://https://store.cbssports.com/collections/in-soccer-we-trust Sign up to the new Golazo newsletter, your ultimate guide to the Beautiful Game as our experts take you beyond the pitch and around the globe with news that matters. https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters/golazo-starting-xi/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed episode of Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football chat.The 2021 MLS season is finally over and there's a new name on the Cup. We chat about NYCFC's win over Portland in a MLS Cup that was far from a classic but did have controversy on and off the pitch, late drama, and a penalty shootout. Plus we talk about whether MLS should move back to neutral venues for their cup finals and the growing dominance of multi-club operations around world football.There was also a lot of other MLS news this week and we chat about some of the stuff coming out of Commissioner Don Garber's State of the League address including expansion to Las Vegas, how much the league has helped Canada's national team get to the level they're at, and a new league has been launched. What will MLS Next Pro look like for the Whitecaps?Our feature interview this episode is with Whitecaps Director of Recruitment Nikos Overheul. We chat to Nikos about his role at the club, his background in football, his previous work with Brentford FC and at Stats Bomb, and the growing important of analytics in modern football.All of this, plus English punk band The Angelic Upstarts feature in this episode's special Wavelength and Isle of Wight band Wet Leg continue their residency as our Artists of the Month.

Vancouver Whitecaps are unbeaten at home when MLS commissioner Don Garber is in town. Aside from watching the 'Caps beat the Dynamo, Garber took part in a media roundtable here in Vancouver. We bring you that in full and unpark what was discussed in this week's episode. There's talk about the upcoming players CBA, charters, finances, expansion, the Iron Front supporter protests, the future development of Canadian homegrown players, and more. From present to the past and we catch up with two former Whitecaps this week, Davide Chiumiento and Johnny Sulentic, to chat about their new business venture and find out where we may just be seeing Davide back on the football pitch in Vancouver again. We also look at the Whitecaps win over Houston, some of the week's happenings around MLS, talk CPL and the Canadian men's national team, I, Ludicrous are back in the latest Wavelength, there's BC Soccerweb headlines, and we continue our artists of the month - Biffy Clyro. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:03.55: Vancouver Whitecaps chat - Houston beaten, the approach to the end of the season, and MDS' comments on future squad building30.18: Don Garber Vancouver media roundtable59.02: Analysis of Garber's comments87.06: Canadian football chat - the national team, CPL chat, and Garber talks Canadian player development117.30: Wavelength - I, Ludicrous - Three English Football Grounds123.02: Davide Chiumiento and Johnny Sulentic interview128.30: BC Soccerweb headlines - news stories from around the world of football

Alexi and Mosse react to the USWNT's lawsuit filed against USSF in the State of the Union (3:56). Also, Zinedine Zidane's return to Real Madrid is unpacked in Mosse Makes the Case (19:30). Then, Atlanta United's slow start, a tournament idea for the USMNT, and Gianluigi Buffon's place in history are looked at in Ask Alexi (27:52). Finally, 2022 World Cup expansion, top storylines in England and Christian Pulisic's future all headline The Back Three (44:06). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices