World Cup Legacy

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

Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper continue the extraordinary story of Imre Hirschl, the Hungarian who revolutionised South American football. In this second part, we look into Hirschl's impact on Uruguay's historic 1950 World Cup victory and his innovative tactics at Club Atlético Peñarol and River Plate. Discover how Hirschl's genius and controversial methods shaped football history, transforming teams and leaving a lasting legacy on the footballing world. 00:45 The Tactical Mastermind Behind Uruguay's Success 01:55 Controversial Matches and Referee Decisions 05:20 The Dominance of the Big Five in Argentinian Football 08:37 Hirschl's move to River Plate 11:59 Tactical Evolution and Direct Play 16:55 Hircshl’s Downfall and Match-Fixing Allegations 21:06 Return to Coaching and Success in Uruguay 28:22 Strict Discipline and Unique Methods 29:09 Young Players and Team Dynamics 31:14 Campaign for National Coach 31:59 Political Disputes and Appointments 33:22 World Cup Preparations and Chaos 35:43 Uruguay's Tactical Genius 37:11 The Shocking World Cup Final 43:48 Aftermath and Legacy 44:58 Hirschl's Influence and Final Years 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, Northern Super League, and World Cup chat.The Whitecaps got their preseason action on the pitch underway last week in Spain with a narrow loss to Polish championship contenders Raków Częstochowa. We delve into what we gleaned from the match, the addition of Canadian winger Jayden Nelson to the team, talk Brian White's good week for his country, and find out just what is Sebastian Berhalter's Favourite Jam!Our feature interview this episode is with the man that got a goal and an assist in that first preseason match, Whitecaps centre back Tristan Blackmon. We chat with Tiki about his time in Vancouver so far, life under a new coach, his footballing heroes, and his new found love of darts among other things.Plus we look at what might be the legacy in Vancouver from the 2026 World Cup as the plan to improve Memorial Park gets shelved by the city, and we talk a busy preseason week in the CPL and NSL, as Vancouver Rise add more players and try out a few local and experienced faces.All of this plus Hot Chocolate Boy is back, the Rakes wrap up their residency as Album of the Month, we've another Britpop song, and Wavelength features a song all about Ajax, as we debate - is football art?Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:01.28: Intro - drama on the stage and late drama off the pitch11.45: Hot Chocolate Boy - Dough Girls and 49th Parallel21.27: Vancouver's legacy from the 2026 World Cup - or lack of?46.20: Whitecaps preseason gets underway with a narrow loss50.56: Jayden Nelson joins the 'Caps58.16: Brian White - an American hero63.50: Sebastian Berhalter's Favourite Jam69.46: Tristan Blackmon interview99.55: Vancouver Rise add players and try out many more114.15: CPL news of the week127.25: Wavelength - Robbie and the Kock - Ajax Is Art

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Jimbo, Sasha Goryunov, James Horncastle, Tom Williams and Matt Davies celebrate France’s World Cup win, and give some final thoughts on an unbelievable Russia 2018RUNNING ORDER:• PART 1a: France 4 - 2 Croatia (01m 20s)• PART 1b: Pogba and Mbappe run the show (07m 30s)• PART 1c: Some love for Modric (11m 40s)• PART 1d: Final final thoughts (16m 20s) • PART 2a: Belgium 2 - 0 England - and the curse off the third and fourth place playoff (20m 00s) • PART 2b: Russia’s World Cup legacy (26m 00s)• PART 3: A quick look ahead to club football - and some revelations (33m 00s)LIVE NEWS:• [**We’re headed to Manchester on Friday 5 October for Totally Football Live!**](https://www.seetickets.com/tour/the-totally-football-show-live#) >CHARITY NEWS:• we’re working with [**CALM, the Campaign Against Living Miserably**, who are dedicated to preventing male suicide](https://www.thecalmzone.net/)PARISH NOTICES:• we’re sponsored by [**Paddy Power** - home of the Money Back Special](http://www.paddypower.com/)• we’ve teamed up with **Beer52** to offer you a free post-World Cup crate of craft beer. All you have to pay is £2.95 P&P. Head to **[beer52.com/football](http://www.beer52.com/football) **to find out moreSTAY IN TOUCH:• find us on **[Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/thetotallyfootballshow/)**• send us a [**tweet: @TheTotallyShow**](http://www.twitter.com/thetotallyshow) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.