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The boys share their thoughts on Barcelona's tense 3-2 win over Real Madrid in the Spanish Supercopa Final (in Saudi Arabia) including Raphina's heroics and Madrid's missed opportunities. We'll also dive in the magic of the cup as Non-League Macclesfield stun defending champions Crystal Palace and... well... Manchester City drop 10 on Exeter City (but Haaland didn't score, so at least Exeter have that). On the homefront, Ricardo Pepi suffers a broken arm while scoring for PSV and Josh Sargent appears motivated to leave Norwich City and England as a whole. And finally, we're joined by Paul Fraser, writer of the movie 'Saipan' about Roy Keane's dramatic falling out with Mick McCarthy ahead of the 2002 World Cup. We'll discuss Paul's process of writing the screenplay and Andrew will declare his verdict for who was right and who was wrong in this iconic confrontation. For even more Caught Offside content, get on over to Caught Offside Plus right now! Later this week, we'll conduct our 2nd annual non-Big 6 (8) player draft. To sign up, just go to https://caughtoffside.supercast.com! Once you have access to the premium feed, be sure to go back and check out our special "welcome episode" from June 24th, 2024 (we don't think you'll be disappointed)! And for all the latest merch, get over to https://caughtoffsidepod.com/ - IT'S COLD OUT! GET A WINTER HAT! --- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CaughtOffsidePod/ X: https://twitter.com/COsoccerpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caughtoffsidepod/ Email: [email protected] Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@caughtoffsidepod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Happy New Year everybody! The AFTN Soccer Show is back with our first show of 2023, so there's no better time to kick off our year end reviews and year to come previews, starting with a Vancouver Whitecaps focused show.2022 was certainly a bit of a mixed bag for the Whitecaps both on and off the pitch. It felt in many ways a season of regression. Can they advance again in 2023 and can they take the great leap forward that they really need to do after 12 fairly mediocre MLS seasons to date? We look at all the highs and all the lows and ponder what may be in store for them this year as they fight for glory in MLS, the Canadian Championship, the CONCACAF Champions League, and the new Leagues Cup.With the team back in training at the end of this week, we take a look at the new season that's coming up fast, delve into the schedule, the transfer rumours, and chat about the players selected in last month's MLS SuperDraft, getting some thoughts from head coach Vanni Sartini and Sporting Director Axel Schuster along the way.Plus we pay tribute to the legend that was Pele, find out if Stephanie Labbe fancies a chocolate digestive, and reveal the top three in AFTN's 2022 Festive Fifteen.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.53: Intro05.19: Pele tribute19.05: Whitecaps Year in Review (Part One) - Canadian Championship success and the CCL path ahead45.20: Whitecaps Year in Review (Part Two) - MLS, WFC2, and L1BC69.54: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Stephanie Labbe71.53: Hopes for the 2023 Whitecaps82.09: Whitecaps 2023 schedule discussion92.35: Prioritizing the six trophies the Whitecaps will play for102.20: Whitecaps transfer news and rumours107.26: Whitecaps draft picks discussion with Vanni and Axel audio132.08: Wavelength - Luis Alberto del Parana - O Rei Pele