Mls Offseason

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League chat.There's no such thing as a quiet offseason in North American soccer it feels and this past week has been somewhat of a controversial one.The draw was made for the 2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup, throwing up tough ties for the three Canadian sides, but now both the Whitecaps and Cavalry FC can't play their home matches at their usual stadiums. We delve into the whys and hows, look ahead to the 'Caps content in the MLS SuperDraft, the new competition guidelines in the league next season, and MLS' controversial decision to withdraw its teams from next year's US Open Cup.Turning our attention to the CPL and Vancouver FC, we look back at the club's first year highs and lows, hand out our first ever AFTN VFC awards, look at the club's two draft picks, and bring you our feature interview with Brazilian midfielder Renan Garcia.Plus we continue AFTN's 2023 Festive Fifteen with numbers 9 to 7.Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.28: Intro - last live game of the year, Wonka sticker shock, and the darts are back11.30: Whitecaps and Cavalry forced to move their CONCACAF Champions Cup matches to Langford38.48: Whitecaps academy alumni in MLS SuperDraft43.07: Festive Fifteen #947.36: A bad PR week for MLS as they devalue US Open Cup74.52: New MLS competition guidelines83.21: Festive Fifteen #888.32: Vancouver FC - a year in review and a look ahead to 2024111.40: AFTN Vancouver FC End of Season awards129.40: Festive Fifteen #7133.32: Renan Garcia interview152.06: Vancouver FC add two in CPL draft162.35: Wavelength - The Whitehawk Isolators - Not About The Football

In this episode of the Designated Players Podcast, THE GUYS ARE BACK WITH SEASON 3, GET HYPE! If you couldn't tell we're super excited to be back. This episode we're recapping the USMNT window thus far, and previewing the rest. We talk roster, El Salvador game, and preview Canada and Honduras games, although Canada game will be over when listening to this (sorry). After that, we talk MLS offseason, or MLS Silly Season as we like to call it. There have been many more amazing moves since we las...

Landon and Jeremiah dissect some rumored international players who may be candidates for MLS, and possibly Austin FC. They also discuss the MLS offseason calendar and the various mechanisms through which Austin FC might be finding players. Other topics covered include: -How much money can Austin FC spend on players? -Miguel Layun visits Austin -Paul Aguilar headed to MLS? -Ruined MLS playoff brackets -Is Landon a big ol' Grinch? You can find detailed show notes and more of the links w...