We're back with another packed episode of the AFTN Soccer Show for your listening pleasure as we talk Vancouver Whitecaps, MLS, and Canadian football.
The good work done on the road by Vancouver Whitecaps was undone by a second straight home 3-1 defeat against Chicago Fire on Saturday. It was a disappointing outing but did the 'Caps have an eye too focused on Tuesday Canadian Championship final with Toronto FC?
We look at how the match played out and the line-up selected, plus we look ahead to that big game against TFC, the addition of wingback Julian Gressel, and debate whether Vanni Sartini needs to go with a more settled starting XI and what that should like that.
We also chat with Chicago's Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri, a key player for the visitors on Saturday, about the match, settling in to MLS, and looking ahead to the World Cup in Qatar.
We also look at the battle brewing in the Canadian Premier League, talk about Zach's recent visit to FC Edmonton, and ponder whether Pacific's impending CONCACAF League campaign may derail their league hopes. Plus we look at the upcoming inaugural championship games in League1 BC and chat with Vancouver Whitecaps Girls Elite head coach Katie Collar.
Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
03.38: Julian Gressel is a Whitecap but the system stinks
18.09: Whitecaps undo good work on the road with loss to Chicago
46.06: Xherdan Shaqiri interview and discussion
59.28: Canadian Championship final preview
71.43: Should the Whitecaps have a firm starting XI?
88.39: Canadian Premier League chat
104.42: League1 BC chat and Katie Collar audio
112.18: Wavelength - Vanilla Muffins - The Kids Behind The Goal
Episode 615 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Da Diddley Qua Qua - Whitecaps' week of penalty drama, Can Champ, Messi Mania, Jesse Marsch)
Episode 614 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Cracks In The Ground - LAFC v Whitecaps, Can Champ, Messi mania in Montreal, TFC postgame madness)
Episode 613 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Celebrations and Consternations - Whitecaps v Austin, TSS heartbreak, Can Champ, CMNT coaching search, Vancouver and FIFA 2026)
Episode 612 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Chasing The Dragon - Red Bulls v Whitecaps, Wrexham AFC head to Vancouver, Katie Collar interview)
Episode 611 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Running of the Bulls - NYRB v Whitecaps preview, Brian White homecoming, Bovalina signing, CanChamp, Todd May)
Episode 610 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Bringing Back Rock and Roll Football - Seattle v Vancouver, CPL Commissioner Mark Noonan, Matteo Campagna, TSS Rovers)
Episode 609 – The AFTN Soccer Show (I Dreamt I Was Alone In A Crowded Place with special guest Callum Irving)
Episode 608 - The AFTN Soccer Show (No More Shuffling In The Shadows - Whitecaps demolish TFC, Vanni Sartini, John Herdman, CPL Season Preview)
Episode 607 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Ringing The Bell of Hope with guests Kamal Miller, Maxime Crepeau, Zach Verhoven and Moses Dyer)
Episode 606 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Listening To The Raindrops - Whitecaps vs RSL, Canada Copa bound, VFC preseason, sh!t kits)
Episode 605 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Sunlight Through Our Window with guests Matias Laborda, Elage Bah, and Afshin Ghotbi)
Episode 604 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Set Like Jewels In Eternity with guests Stuart Neely and Belal Halbouni)
Episode 603 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Is Blue The Colour Of The Season? with Axel Schuster and Scott Arfield)
Episode 602 - The AFTN Soccer Show (I Lay On My Bed With My Hands On My Head)
Episode 601 - The AFTN Soccer Show (It's All About To Kick Off)
Episode 600 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Here Until The Whistle Blows with guests Vanni Sartini and Gabriel Bitar)
Episode 599 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Let The Fun Begin with David Norman and Vanni Sartini)
Episode 598 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Effects Unknown - CSB v Mediapro court battle, Gauld re-signs, Paris Gee, TJ Tahid)
Episode 597 - The AFTN Soccer Show (He Moves Like a Generator with special guests Fafa Picault and Grady McDonnell)
Episode 596 - The AFTN Soccer Show (So Many Colourful Rays with special guests Damir Kreilach and Ben Fisk)
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