Vancouver Whitecaps

Vancouver Whitecaps finances and future; Ranko Veselinovic interview; growing Vancouver FC; Canadian Soccer A to Z

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and World Cup football chat and interviews.What a week it's been in Whitecapsland. Captain Ryan Gauld has undergone surgery, players have been added, players have departed, and the stadium issues the 'Caps have been having came very much to the fore on Friday, casting concern and doubt over the club's future in Vancouver. We delve into all of that and hear from CEO Axel Schuster.We've two feature interviews for you this episode and first up is Whitecaps gaffer Jesper Sorensen in our first chat with him of 2026. We look back at the wonderful year that was 2025, the successes, what's been learned, that difficult second album, and 2026 preparations. We also chat with Forge FC captain Kyle Bekker about his career, Forge's dominance in Canadian football, and their preparations for this week's CONCACAF Champions Cup game against Mexican powerhouse, Tigres.All of this plus we talk about the Vancouver World Cup fanfest, move onto the letter E in our Canadian Soccer A to Z series, Hot Chocolate Boy is back, and music-wise, Syd Barrett kicks off a residency as our Artist of the Month, The Bodines are the latest band to feature in our 40th anniversary tribute year to the C86 movement, and we have another World Cup themed song in Wavelength, this time from Danish singer/songwriter Cleeman.Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.27: Intro - Vancouver Fanfest no longer free for all?15.26: Hot Chocolate Boy - Union Market20.37: Whitecaps News of the Week - Gauld surgery, transfer comings and goings, preseason53.45: Whitecaps stadium issues cast concern and doubt over future116.25: Jesper Sorensen interview151.15: Canadian Soccer A to Z - E160.20: Kyle Bekker interview186.40: CONCACAF Champions Cup preview198.35: Wavelength - Cleeman - Princes of Denmark

Ali Ahmed sold to Norwich; footballing court cases; Canada and Vancouver’s World Cup preparedness

We're back with another episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure, with lots of Canadian national team and Vancouver Whitecaps chat.The sickness bug has left AFTN Towers and we're back with another show. Good job it's been a quiet week in Canadian soccer to ease us back gently...It's not been a great couple of weeks for Canada Soccer. Instead of riding the wave, they've managed to fall into it and have been struggling to keep their heads above water. First there was the debacle around the Iran game, then came the weekend's farce of the cancellation of the match with Panama. No-one has come across well from the whole mess.We delve into all of that, look at what the players are wanting, talk transparency in the stewardship of the game here, and discuss what changes we'd like to see and what we need to see in Canada Soccer.But while that's all been playing out, on the club side, the Whitecaps have hit some form and are climbing the MLS table. They now sit one point back of the playoff places. We look at how they got there in such difficult circumstances and the standout performers that have come up big in recent weeks.Plus music from new artists of the month Thick and Armchair Loyal return in this episode's Wavelength.Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:04.00: Canada's Iran and Panama game farces40.51: How the CSB deal is both good and bad54.23: Nick Bontis' press conference disaster64.07: What is public fallout from the mess?71.15: What needs to change in Canadian soccer?92.56: Whitecaps in-form and climbing the table115.25: Wavelength - Armchair Loyal - Career Ending Injury