We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian football chat.
Vancouver Whitecaps will finally kick off their 2024 MLS season next weekend when Charlotte FC come to town. We look at how the 'Caps are looking heading into the new season, how competitive they can be, what's still missing, and how we feel they will fare. We also chat about the now known Canadian Championship draw and what it means for the Whitecaps and the rest.
So how will the 'Caps fare in the 2024 MLS West? AFTN writer Felipe Vallejo joins us as we take a deep dive into the comings, goings, needs, and prospects of the other 13 teams in the Western Conference.
It's starting to feel that a week doesn't go by without some off the pitch controversy in Canadian soccer and this week was no different as the union representing the Canadian women's national team filed a $40 million lawsuit against current and former board members of Canada Soccer. Local lawyer and referee Darnell Smith joins us once again to try and make some sense of what it all means and chat about the dangers of being a volunteer on such boards if issues like this then arise.
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Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
02.10: Intro - wind, an apology, Alberth Elis, and RIP Chris Gauthier
10.38: Canadian Championship draw
26.02: How the Whitecaps are looking ahead of their MLS First Kick
43.46: A deep dive into the 2024 MLS Western Conference (Austin to Minnesota)
89.20: A deep dive into the 2024 MLS Western Conference (Portland to St Louis)
119.16: This week in 1974
123.12: CanWNT sue Canada Soccer board members
151.28: Wavelength - The Others - Stan Bowles
156.22: RIP Stan Bowles and Andreas Brehme
Episode 358 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Freshly Squeezed featuring Don Garber and Davide Chiumiento)
Episode 357 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Champs Are Here! - A 1979 Soccer Bowl Celebration with Phil Parkes, Roger Kenyon, Buzz Parsons, Ray Lewington, Kevin Hector, Willie Johnston, Tony Waiters)
Episode 356 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Hope Is Important featuring John Herdman, Marc Dos Santos, Russell Teibert, Max Crepeau, and Gary Mackay-Steven) [NSFW]
Episode 355 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Sweet Sixteen with guests Tosaint Ricketts, Ben Fisk, Michael Silberbauer, and Rob Gale) [NSFW]
Episode 354 - The AFTN Soccer Show (A United Front - Vancouver v DC, Whitecaps FO changes, Zac MacMath talks MLSPA, Wayne Rooney, Ola Kamara, Brett Levis) [NSFW]
Episode 353 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Bring The Drums In with special guest Marc Dos Santos) [NSFW]
Episode 352 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Can We Play You Every Week? - Whitecaps win in Cincy, Tommy Wheeldon, Football Fortunes, MLS and Canadian club football chat) [NSFW]
Episode 351 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Mighty Fall with guests Marc Dos Santos, Martin Nash, Theo Bair, and Marco Carducci)
Episode 350 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Hanging Tough - Vancouver v San Jose, Cavalry FC preview, Zlatan, Chris Wondolowski, Shea Salinas, Scott Strasser)
Episode 349 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Everyone Says You're So Fragile - Vancouver v Sporting KC, Whitecaps woes, Johnny Russell, MLS chat, CONCACAF World Cup qualifying)
Episode 348 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Stop The Cavalry with special guest Marco Carducci)
Episode 347 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Anything That You Want - Vancouver v Colorado, Gold Cup, and Women's World Cup)
Episode 346 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Vancouver v Colorado Preview Show)
Episode 345 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Golden Years with guests Marc Dos Santos, John Herdman, Max Crepeau, Andy Rose, and Russell Teibert)
Episode 344 - The AFTN Soccer Show (It's Always The Mantaray - Vancouver v NYRB and Dallas, Callum Montgomery, Alejandro Bedoya, MLS and CPL chat)
Episode 343 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Masquerade - Vancouver v Atlanta and Kansas City, Wondo Watch is over, MLS, CPL, and USL League 2 chat)
Episode 342 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Punk Rock Football with guests Ali Adnan, Marc Dos Santos, and Will Cromack)
Episode 341 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Vancouver v Portland Preview Show)
Episode 340 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Come What May - Colorado v Vancouver, Scott Sutter interview, Whitecaps scandals, CPL, MLS)
Episode 339 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Living In A Basement - Colorado v Vancouver Preview Show)
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