Playoff Aspirations

We're back with another jam-packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure as we talk Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Soccer.Football conjures up so many feelings. From the highest of the highs to the lowest of the lows, fans across the world can feel so many emotions, with different groups experiencing vastly differing emotions from the same game or moment. You can go from loving your team, to hating them in the flash of an eye, or the scoring of a goal. It's why we all love the game so much.Vancouver Whitecaps fans have certainly gone through the emotions during their MLS era so far and in this episode we take a look at an interesting week both on and off the pitch for the club.On it, the team put in a horrendous first half performance at the LA Galaxy, falling to a 5-2 defeat that hits their playoff aspirations hard. We look back at the main talking points coming of the match, the poor defensive play, some head scratching line-up decisions, and where it all leaves the 'Caps with nine games to play.Off the pitch, MLS finally published their report looking into the historic abuse allegations against the Whitecaps going back to their women's team in 2008 and 2011. We look at the report's findings and the fall out from it.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.33: Steve's back!04.40: Whitecaps capitulate in LA 48.48: The curious case of Cristian Gutierrez56.50: MLS publishes report into historic Whitecaps abuse allegations95.00: Wavelength - Keshco - The Ballad of Ali Dia

Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman prepare for the 2022 NWSL Season with a full Houston Dash preview. Dash head coach James Clarkson is the only NWSL coach to retain his head coaching position after the 2021 season, the 11 other clubs have a different head coach from the 2021 preseason (2:22). Heading into his 4th season, James Clarkson welcomes other members to the front office. They take a look at the biggest roster signings like Maria Sanchez as well as the most detrimental losses like Kristie Mewis (9:03). Sandra and Lisa run through the preseason roster for Houston, highlight any starters for the team, young prospects to keep an eye on and which experienced veteran needs to step up (12:53). The biggest burning question for Houston Dash in 2022: Can this franchise break through and make a first regular-season playoff appearance (24:35)? Listen to hear the A3 projected finish for Houston Dash based on the pre-season roster. In the second half of the episode, Sandra Herrera and Lisa Roman welcome Houston Dash midfielder Shea Groom to discuss her offseason and the start of the 2022 season for Houston (32:56). Shea admits she’s truly starting to feel like a Houstonian, knowing the coffee shops and even giving out restaurant recommendations. Shea discusses the heartbreak for Houston in 2021 not making the playoffs and how the team is hoping to change that for 2022 using the advantage of having the same head coach in James Clarkson as the full 2021 season. 'Attacking Third' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox 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