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The ups and downs of Vancouver Whitecaps' season have been on full display over the past two games. In true Forrest Gump style, you simply do not know what you're going to get from them, apart from perhaps not that much satisfaction in their performance. We look back at the 'Caps capitulation against New York Red Bulls, and hear from both head coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and New York's Jesse Marsch. What was behind the Whitecaps formation and performance? Did anyone stand out? Can we read much into how things played out? We also look ahead to next weekend's match up with San Jose, how the MLS West might play out, and talk World Cup qualifiers and Kendall Waston's big night. And there's still time to chat with Robert Earnshaw about his favourite season and talk take out food with Jordan Harvey.

What a week in Whitecapsland! It started with a horror show Cascadia derby defeat in Seattle, was followed by a smash and grab victory in Kansas City, and ended with Vancouver Whitecaps clinching a playoff spot and needing just three more points from their remaining games to grab a first round bye. We look back at both matches, standout players, the Whitecaps tactics and hear from Vancouver head coach Carl Robinson and his Sporting KC counterpart Peter Vermes. We also turn our attention to the upcoming World Cup qualifiers with some international Whitecaps, as we talk Costa Rica with Kendall Waston, and New Zealand with Stefan Marinovic and Deklan Wynne. And there's still time to look at the death throes of WFC2, talk fish and chips with Robert Earnshaw, chat with Jordan Harvey about his favourite season, and have The Fall return for this week's Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown:02.29: Sporting KC v Vancouver review and analysis15.10: Carl Robinson and Peter Vermes postgame audio21.07: Sporting KC v Vancouver standout players25.17: Seattle v Vancouver - a quick post mortem30.30: Analysing the Whitecaps tactics44.20: Robert Earnshaw on Fish and Chips46.38: World Cup Whitecaps52.01: Kendall Waston interview and Costa Rica chat56.31: Stefan Marinovic and Deklan Wynne interviews, and New Zealand chat70.57: Jordan Harvey's favourite season75.26: BC Soccer Web headlines86.52: Wavelength - The Fall91.46: The future death of WFC2 The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Vancouver Whitecaps are still top of the West, with five games remaining. With four of those matches on the road, the 'Caps will need to be at their best to stay there and it gets off to a tricky start with a trip to Seattle on Wednesday evening. We preview that match with Radio Cascadia's Steven Agen. Can the 'Caps extend their unbeaten run to eight? Are the Sounders slumping? How will Fredy Montero be received? All this and a lot more Cascadia Cup chat. We also hear from Fredy Montero himself about heading back to his old haunts, plus Carl Robinson, David Ousted, and Jordan Harvey chat to us about how the 'Caps need to approach this season run-in against their closest challengers. We also look back at Saturday's win over Colorado Rapids and hear from both head coaches, and chat with Kendall Waston about his season so far. Due to some technical issues stationwide at CiTR radio, the podcast of Sunday's AFTN Soccer Show will not be available for a couple of days. As such we've used some of the audio from Sunday's show with newly recorded links inbetween them. We'll be bringing out a specially edited version of Sunday's show now later in the week (as Episode 222) and add in some post Seattle stuff, so watch you podcast feeds for that.

Interviews with Vancouver Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson, legendary actor Ray WInstone, and Columbus Crew's Kekuta Manneh. Plus analysis of Vancouver v Columbus, a preview of Vancouver v Colorado, and a look at the wild MLS Western Conference.

Top of the Western Conference bay bay. That's where Vancouver Whitecaps find themselves this morning and long may it stay that way! Wednesday night's 3-0 win over Minnesota United sent the 'Caps to the summit. We look back at the match and hear from both head coaches, Carl Robinson and Adrian Heath. It's a week of homecomings in Vancouver as two former players take the pitch against the 'Caps. Wednesday saw one of the MLS originals back in town, New Zealand defender Michael Boxall, while Kekuta Manneh faces off against his first pro team on Saturday. We chat in-depth with both about their times in Vancouver, moving on to pastures new, and how their current seasons are going. And there's still time to hear from another Kiwi, current 'Caps 'keeper Stefan Marinovic and take a look ahead to Saturday's visit by Columbus Crew. Here's the full episode rundown:01.40: Vancouver v Minnesota review and analysis10.03 : Carl Robinson and Adrian Heath postgame audio16.30 : Michael Boxall interview28.03 : Kiwis in MLS chat and Stefan Marinovic interview32.23 : Kekuta Manneh interview49.39 : Vancouver v Columbus preview The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Whitecaps have won again. And they're in third place just off the lead. Are they real deal? Can they sustain this good run of form to claim a first ever Western Conference title? They got a four game home stand off to a great start against Real Salt Lake. We look back at all the ins and outs, and highs and lows, from the 3-2 win and look ahead to the next two matches against Minnesota and Columbus. Our feature interview this week is with a man who knows Columbus very well, midfielder Tony Tchani, plus we're joined on the phone by Philly.com reporter Jonathan Tannenwald and AFTN writer Chris Corrigan to look at all things MLS and Whitecaps. All this, plus we talk ice cream with Robert Earnshaw, find out if Carl Valentine fancies a chocolate digestive, and The Business return for this week's Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown: 01:34 Vancouver v RSL review and analysis 19.14: Carl Robinson and Mike Petke postgame audio 26.46: Vancouver v RSL standout players 28.01: Jonathan Tannenwald talks MLS 50.42: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive with Carl Valentine 54.07: Tweet Time 55.52: Chris Corrigan talks Whitecaps 65.14: Minnesota and Columbus previews 74.05: Tony Tchani interview 81.42: Whitecaps defensive midfielders and the future 87.03: Flash Five - Best African Whitecaps 93.50: Robert Earnshaw Ice Cream Man 98.19: BC Soccer Web headlines110.39: Wavelength - The Business

Vancouver Whitecaps are moving on up. Are they set to hit a purple patch of the season? Seven points from three tough matches bodes well, but can they find the consistency they are needing to take them down the stretch and finish in one of the top two places in the West. We look back at he home draw against Seattle and the win on the road in Orlando. The 'Caps gave up a lot of shots and a lot of possession but still came away with four points from the six on the table, moving them up fourth in the standings. What went right? What's a cause for concern? And what players stood out for good and bad reasons? We look at all that and more, plus we're joined by Radio Cascadia's Stephen Agen to look at the teams in the Western Conference right now and how things might shake out in the mix. And Half Man Half Biscuit return for our Wavelength section, we talk ice cream with Gordon Forrest, and find out if Robert Earnshaw fancies a Chocolate Digestive. Here's the full episode rundown:02.59: Vancouver v Seattle chat and analysis15.50: Orlando v Seattle chat and analysis24.35: Coaches audio - Carl Robinson and Jason Kreis29.23: More Orlando v Vancouver analysis and tweets44.21: Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive with Robert Earnshaw46.25: The Wild Wild West chat with Stephen Agen63.28: Flash Five - Canadian U23 females69.08: Gordon Harvey - Ice Cream Man70.38: WFC2 chat73.00: BC Soccer Web headlines81.10: Wavelength - Half Man Half Biscuit The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

The oranges came to BC Place at the weekend, ripe for picking and they were duly juiced. But Vancouver Whitecaps made it difficult for themselves in their 2-1 weekend win over Houston Dynamo before coming away with a huge three points. We look back at all the ins and outs, and highs and lows, from the match and hear from both head coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and Houston's Wilmer Cabrera. It was an important win and we look ahead to another big match on Wednesday night when Cascadian rivals Seattle Sounders come a calling. We bring you three one on one interviews this week as we catch up with the two newest Whitecaps, Egyptian midfielder Aly Ghazal and American defender Aaron Maund, and talk with PRO's General Manager Peter Walton about VAR and the standard of refereeing in North America. All this plus a MLS rap song in this week's Wavelength section, the first edition of our new game show Play Your Caps Right, Jordan Harvey gives away his ice cream and fro-yo secrets, and does Gordon Forrest fancy a chocolate digestive? There a couple of mic issues in the opening minutes, but we quickly fix those, so hopefully it doesn't spoil your enjoyment too much! Here's the full episode rundown:01.59: Vancouver v Houston chat and analysis15.15: Coaches audio - Carl Robinson and Wilmer Cabrera21.04: More Vancouver v Houston analysis and tweets33.37: Seattle Sounders preview42.05: Aaron Maund interview48.06: Flash Five - Canadian U23 defenders52.56: Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive with Gordon Forrest54.54: Aly Ghazal interview71.07: Play Your Caps Right - part one76.56: Jordan Harvey - Ice Cream Man80.06: Play Your Caps Right - part two81.59: Peter Walton interview90.34: BC Soccer Web headlines98.27: Wavelength - Mike Jones The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

We've gone all Egyptian for this week's AFTN Soccer Show to welcome the latest Vancouver Whitecaps, Aly Ghazal and make him feel at home. We have the studio all decked out with Egyptian paraphernalia, and Steve and Anna battle it out in our Egyptian themed quiz for the prize of a chocolate pyramid. What more could you want? Well three points on the road against a struggling New England Revolution side would have been nice. We look back at one of the worst games in the season and get the postgame thoughts of both head coaches, Carl Robinson and Jay Heaps. Did any 'Caps cover themselves in glory? And what about the surprise line-up changes, can more be read in to that? We also look back at a busy week that saw players coming and going, and look ahead to the big home clashes to come, starting with next week's match with Houston Dynamo. All this plus Genesis in this week's Wavelength section, and does Tim Parker fancy a chocolate digestive? Here's the full episode rundown:02.42: New England v Vancouver chat and analysis18.55: Coaches audio - Carl Robinson and Jay Heaps23.36: More New England v Vancouver analysis31.24: This week's transfer news43.32: Away With The Pharaohs Gameshow - part one49.00: Reasons To Be Cheerful/Miserable55.41: Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive with Tim Parker57.32: Vancouver v Houston preview70.43: The week in MLS and VAR81.18: Away With The Pharaohs Gameshow - part two87.10: BC Soccer Web headlines92.41: Wavelength - Genesis Have a listen!

It was a historic first away win for Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night. Their first in Dallas and their biggest so far in the MLS era. We look back at the 4-0 win over FC Dallas, the shining individual performances, and what it means heading into Colorado this weekend. We also hear from both head coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and Dallas' Oscar Pareja. We also chat with the 'Caps new Kiwi goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic and Whitecaps goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr. Jordan Harvey talks fish and chips, and we catch up with one of the stars from CBC's new footballing drama 21 Thunder, Scottish footballer turned actor, Ryan Pierce. All this and a psychedelic trip to the 60's in this week's Wavelength section and we open a bunch of stickers. Here's the full episode rundown:02.04: Vancouver Whitecaps sticker shock05.07: Vancouver's win in Dallas - chat and analysis19.09: Carl Robinson and Oscar Pareja postgame audio24.52: More Vancouver v Dallas chat and player's performances34.00: Colorado preview42.32: Jordan Harvey talks fish and chips48.06: Stefan Marinovic interview and chat61.12: Stewart Kerr interview and goalkeeping chat70.39: Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive with Stewart Kerr72.07: Ryan Pierce from 21 Thunder interview and show review97.50: BC Soccerweb headlines109.08: Wavelength - Supporters Support Us The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

The highs and lows of football in MLS in the space of five days. That was Vancouver Whitecaps' week. We look back at whatever it was that played out at BC Place on Sunday afternoon in the Cascadian derby against Portland Timbers, and hear from both coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and Portland's Caleb Porter, and our Timbers Man of the Match, Jake Gleeson. We also look back at Canada's showing at the Gold Cup and what the future of the national team may look like, listen to Mike Petke's epic rant at officiating, and a well known American footballer make his first (and only?) appearance in our Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown:02.14: Whitecaps v Timbers - what the hell was that?17.33: Carl Robinson and Caleb Porter audio26.14: Players, formation, tactics, and giveaways45.12: Jake Gleeson interview48.01: 'Caps goalkeeper situation57.34: Canada National Team chat and analysis69.17: BC Soccerweb headlines75.45: Mike Petke's epic rant81.03: Wavelength - Deuce ft Big Hawk and XO The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Woah. We're halfway there. Are Vancouver Whitecaps' playoff hopes living on a prayer or are they on a firmer footing? We look at the high and lows of the season so far, and what may lie ahead, as we chat with head coach Carl Robinson and striker Fredy Montero. We also look at Canada's showing in the group games at the Gold Cup and the threat Jamaica poses, plus The Fall make their first appearance in our Wavelength section, Cole Seiler talks books, and does Martyn Pert fancy a chocolate digestive? Here's the full episode rundown:02:23 Canada and Gold Cup chat18:35 Whitecaps season so far22:05 Carl Robinson interview32:12 Whitecaps midseason survey results and chat39:33 Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive – with Martyn Pert41:58 Whitecaps transfers, loans and rumours48:28 Sem de Wit interview55:39 Fredy Montero interview and discussion65:41 WFC2 season so far and Rich Fagan interview71:12 LA preview80:44 'Me, My Shelf, and I' - Cole Seiler talks books85:49 TSS Rovers end of season wrap up and Colin Elmes interview 97:53 Wavelength - The Fall The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Vancouver Whitecaps shocked the world, well us and a lot of others here, by fighting back to beat a star-studded, and unbeaten in five, New York City FC side at BC Place on Wednesday night. We look back at the highs and lows from the game, some individual performances, hear from coaches Carl Robinson and Patrick Viera, and Fredy Montero talks about Herrera's flop. We also take a quick look at the state of both conferences as we move past the halfway point of the regular season, and chat with NYCFC’s Jack Harrison and Ben Sweat. Vancouver Whitecaps U16s saw off Seattle Sounders in a Cascadian derby USSDA quarter-final match up to claim a place in next week’s Final Four in LA. We chat with assistant coach, and Whitecaps legend, Carl Valentine about the win he oversaw. All this plus, anyone fancy a chocolate digestive? Here's the full episode rundown:01.45: Vancouver v NYC match analysis20.29: Carl Robinson and Patrick Viera audio25.06: Officiating, flopping, and Fredy Montero audio29.36 Formation going forward32.49: The state of the 'Caps and MLS going into Gold Cup break39.32 Jack Harrison chat41.26 Ben Sweat chat44.00 Anyone fancy a chocolate digestive – with Carl Robinson45.11: Whitecaps U16 chat with Carl Valentine The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Vancouver Whitecaps headed east to face the best team in MLS right now, Chicago Fire, and they got their asses handed to them. We look back at the highs and lows from the game, some individual performances, and we hear from coaches Carl Robinson and Veljko Paunović Our players interviews this week are with two Canadian Whitecaps, Brett Levis and Marcel de Jong as we talk recovery, the Gold Cup, and the Canadian Premier League. All this plus Billy Bragg is featured in this week's Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown:04.30: Chicago v Vancouver analysis25:40: Carl Robinson and Veljko Paunović audio29.59: Individual performances35:11: New York City FC preview52.39: Brett Levis interview60.41: Canadian all-time Top Ten men's players71.57: Canada Gold Cup chat76.33: Marcel de Jong Interview82.50: More Gold Cup chat90:51 Whitecaps U16s95.37: Wavelength - Billy Bragg The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Vancouver Whitecaps are on the road again, taking their injury and international call up ravaged squad to an in-form Chicago Fire side. Well in-form in the league, if not the Cup. After a gruelling 120 plus minute US Open Cup loss to FC Cincinnati, what state with the Fire be in? They're also missing some key players, but then so are the 'Caps. We preview the match with Chicago Fire beat reporter Shane Murray and have a pregame chat with 'Caps coach Carl Robinson. All this plus Thousand Yard Stare are featured in this week's Wavelength section. Here's the full episode rundown:04:21: Carl Robinson09:04: AFTN's Chicago Fire v Vancouver Whitecaps preview23:53: Chicago Fire beat writer Shane Murray39:30: Wavelength - Thousand Yard Stare The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

What a weekend! Vancouver Whitecaps were in action at MLS, USL, and USSDA levels, and TSS Rovers had a double header with Victoria Highlanders with the Juan de Fuca Plate. A feast of football as the temperature gauge rose, and we have it all covered in this episode of the AFTN Soccer Show. Our player interview this episode is with the 'Caps Mr Versatile, Andrew Jacobson, we hear from coaches Carl Robinson and Adrian Heath after Vancouver's 2-2 draw in Minnesota, and Art Brut are featured in this week's Wavelength. Here's the full episode rundown:02:44: Minnosota v Vancouver analysis28:42: Carl Robinson and Adrian Heath audio35:00: The Whitecaps defence - settled or needing new faces?40:46: Andrew Jacobson interview48:50: Hopes, concerns, thoughts on the 'Caps season so far84:12: Wavelength - Art Brut The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen! Our Chicago chat on the radio show will be held back for our midweek pregame podcast.

So it turns out that cheaters actually DO prosper. At least in MLS under PRO referees they do. Vancouver Whitecaps' 1-0 loss to D.C. United, thanks to a dodgy winning penalty call, is a hard one to take. At least we now know what the D.C. aspect of the team stands for. But it wasn't all just down to that one call. The 'Caps did enough to win the game and their finishing, good goalkeeping, and the woodwork, all conspired to prevent that from happening. We look back at all the big talking points from the match and hear the thoughts of both coach, Vancouver's Carl Robinson and D.C.'s Ben Olsen [15:57]. We also chat with the Man of the Match, D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid and centre back Steve Birnbaum [53:04]. But the 'Caps have to put all of that behind them as they have a big game coming up this week with a Canadian Championship semi-final second leg in Montreal. We look back at the first leg, ponder what to expect from the second, and hear from two WFC2 players that made their competitive Whitecaps first team debuts last week - Dutch centre back Sem de Wit [73:32] and New Zealand defender Deklan Wynne [81:15]. And there's still time to look at the Whitecaps new training pitch and facility and hear the thoughts of Jordan Harvey, David Ousted, and Robbo on it and training on grass as opposed to turf [97:14] and have a quick look ahead to this Saturday's MLS match with Atlanta. The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

The boys are back in town. Well men, but Thin Lizzy didn't sing that. And it was a case of men against boys for much of Saturday's match at BC Place as Vancouver Whitecaps came away with a 2-0 victory over the Western Conference leading Sporting Kansas City. We look back at the 'Caps victory - the performance, the unchanged line-up for a fifth straight match, which players stood out, and which ones may need a rest. We bring you audio from both head coaches, Carl Robinson and Peter Vermes and ponder what we can take from the game moving forward. We also talk with goalscoring hero Tim Parker after his first MLS goal, and hear from KC's Roger Espindoza after his horror challenge on Alphonso Davies (he's only 16 man). There's also a look ahead to Tuesday's Canadian Championship clash with Montreal Impact, with some words from Robbo on the big game, plus I Ludicrous feature again in our Wavelength section, and lots more! The AFTN Soccer Show is brought to you in partnership with BCsoccerweb.com, your one stop site for all your BC, Canadian, and North American soccer news and links. Have a listen!

Another week, another Cascadian derby, another Fredy Montero goal. Only trouble was this week it ended in a 2-1 defeat. We dissect Vancouver Whitecaps' loss against the Portland Timbers. Was it the cliched game of two halves that it felt? Where did it all go wrong, who stood out, who was targeted, and should the 'Caps have taken something from it? We get the thoughts from 'Caps coach Carl Robinson and striker Fredy Montero after the match, about the game and where they go from here with three more tough away games coming up fast. We also chat with Christian Bolanos, who had a poor first half display but was likely the best player on the pitch for the Whitecaps in the second half. It's an honest take after the game, and there may be a little frustration starting to show. See what you think. With the MLS Transfer Window closing soon, are the 'Caps still likely to add some new faces? We hear from Robbo and ponder where they need to be and will they come? There's also chat about tactics, fitness levels, Kekuta Manneh, a look ahead to next week's Canadian derby at Montreal, and more. Have a listen!

Kings of Cascadia. We know who we are. Another Cascadian derby. Another Vancouver Whitecap victory. All hail Fredy Montero! Who'd have thought we'd be saying that two months ago? Montero came up with a brace to give the 'Caps a 2-1 win over the Sounders. To celebrate we brought you a special live postgame show on our Mixlr channel. If you missed it, fret not, because here's the podcast of it it. We look back at the match and hear from 'Caps coach Carl Robinson and two goal hero Fredy Montero. Plus Steve heads to the Seattle locker room to chat with and hear from head coach Brian Schmetzer, goalkeeper Stefan Frei, goalscorer Will Bruin, and Cristian Roldan. Have a listen!