The boys are back in town! Vancouver Whitecaps 2023 preseason camp is underway and we've got your covered with all the news, rumours, and chat on this episode of the AFTN Soccer Show.
We hear from head coach Vanni Sartini as he talks about the preseason ahead and getting the team ready for the tough season to come, where the 'Caps will be fighting on four fronts. How many more players does he see coming, what will he do with the ones he has, where does new signing Mathias Laborda fit in, can the club avoid the Champions League hangover that many others suffer?
We delve into all of that and more, including the search for a new shirt sponsor, plus we bring you two interviews with two of the new Canadian faces in the squad - defender Karifa Yao and forward Levonte Johnson. We chat about their journey to Vancouver, their careers so far, and their hopes for the season to come. Plus we find out the burning question - do either of them fancy a chocolate digestive?
Plus we talk about the rise of Wrexham FC and is it a good or a bad thing for lower league football in the UK, chat about some possible rule changes we'd like to see implemented in the game, and pay tribute to another footballing legend gone way too soon, Gianluca Vialli.
Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
01.30: Intro and Gianluca Vialli tribute
17.12: The Rise of Wrexham - good or bad for lower league UK football?
28.05: The Whitecaps preseason has begun
42.50: Vanni Sartini talks preseason and the campaign ahead
54.41: Bell ends
61.17: Unpacking Vanni - 22 man rosters, formations, Laborda
70.07: Karifa Yao interview and discussion
80.26: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Karifa Yao
85.12: 'Caps Chat - the goalkeeping situation, Tai Baribo rumours
96.25: Levonte Johnson interview and discussion
109.26: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Levonte Johnson
113.17: Talking Point -changes to the rules of football
127.58: Wavelength - Chelsea 2000 FA Cup Squad - Blue Day Tomorrow
Episode 579 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Knowing Who We Are with special guest Sam Adekugbe)
Episode 578 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Blowing Up A Storm)
Episode 577 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Different Foes, Familiar Foes)
Episode 576 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Put It All Together It’s The Perfect Ten)
Episode 575 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Window Shopping with Axel Schuster, Vanni Sartini, and Ranko Veselinovic)
Episode 574 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Moving On Up, Moving On Out)
Episode 573 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Dramas and Disappointments)
Episode 572 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Heroes Fall and Passion Follows with Patrice Gheisar, Rob Friend, and Alejandro Diaz)
Episode 571 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Isn’t It Funny How It Always Happens)
Episode 570 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The thought of you still leaves me crying)
Episode 569 - The AFTN Soccer Show (When The Hoodoo Comes... To An End)
Episode 568 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A Whitecaps Midseason Special with special guest Axel Schuster)
Episode 567 - The AFTN Soccer Show (An Ode To Joy)
Episode 566 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Through Gritted Teeth)
Episode 565 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Down in the basement, listening to the rain)
Episode 564 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Feelings That I Can’t Disguise with guest Levonte Johnson)
Episode 563 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Our Appetite Is Limitless with guests Jay Herdman and Will Cromack)
Episode 562 - The AFTN Soccer Show (What A Tale My Thoughts Could Tell with guests Rob Friend and Will Cromack)
Episode 561 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Talking Too Long As The Night Came On)
Episode 560 - The AFTN Soccer Show (History Makers with guests Dino Rossi, Will Cromack, and Malcolm Johnston)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
The 50/50 Podcast
Football Weekly
ESPN FC
Men In Blazers
Total Soccer Show: USMNT, Champions League, EPL, and more ...