We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian national team, and international football chat.
We're joined by special guest Vanni Sartini in this episode for our 11th annual end season chat with the man at the helm of the Whitecaps. We have a frank half hour chat about the 2023 season, look ahead to 2024, talk about his personal growth and what he needs to learn, and chat about his six-match suspension to start the new campaign.
It's been another busy week on both the club and international front. The 2023 MLS Cup champions have been crowned. We look back at Columbus Crew's win, what it means to the league, and look at a bad week for LAFC both on and off the pitch. Plus it was the latest MLS State of the League address from Commissioner Don Garber. We hear a bit from the address and chat about selected highlights, the nightmare that is going to be the 2024 schedule, and could we be seeing Messi in Vancouver in 2024 or 2025?
It was also the week we said farewell to Christine Sinclair on the international stage. We look back at an emotional night at BC Place, hear from Bev Priestman, look at the nominees for the 2023 Canadian male and female players of the year, and what the Copa America draw hopefully threw up for Canada. Plus we continue AFTN's 2023 Festive Fifteen with numbers 10 to 12.
Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
01:35 Intro - it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas
10.00: Vancouver Whitecaps are 50!
12.20: What a week to be a Columbus fan
30.55: LAFC and supporters punished for flare display
40.32: Festive Fifteen #12
44.00: Vanni Sartini end of year interview
83.40: Festive Fifteen #11
88.25: Don Garber talks MLS scheduling issues
98.10: MLS State of the League - the key talking points
118.40: Is Messi heading to Vancouver?
132.55: Festive Fifteen #10
137.00: A special farewell to the GOAT at BC Place
157.33: Canadian male and female Players of the Year
164.10: It's Messi vs Canada at Copa America - hopefully
169.35: Wavelength - Sir Robert Orange Peel - A Soccer Ball Is Worth More Than 100 Rifles
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Episode 416 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Seizing The Day, Or Not - Portland v Vancouver, MLS playoffs, CPL Bundesliga interest?)
Episode 415 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Devil's Horsemen - Whitecaps win one, lose one)
Episode 414 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Freakshow - Galaxy v Whitecaps, the MLS run-in, Supporters Shield controversy)
Episode 413 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Battle Axes - Whitecaps v RSL, Axel Schuster roundtable, the future of the 'Caps)
Episode 412 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Comatose In Seattle - Sounders v Whitecaps and Vancouver's woes, 2021 Gold Cup, John Herdman)
Episode 411 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Back To Back - Whitecaps win two, a booming bromance, Commissioner Clanachan, and the CPL Island Games)
Episode 410 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Smoke and Mirrors - Vancouver v Montreal postgame, Axel Schuster roundtable, and CPL Island Games)
Episode 409 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Old Haunts, New Passions - Vancouver v Toronto postgame and CPL Island Games)
Episode 408 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Turbulent Times)
Episode 407 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Sum Of Its Parts)
Episode 406 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Returning To Play with guests Marc Dos Santos, Axel Schuster, Stephen Hart, and Rob Gale)
Episode 405 - The AFTN Soccer Show (The Life of PEI with Pa Modou Kah, Jeff Paulus, Keven Aleman, David Clanachan, Don Garber, and more!)
Episode 404 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Future Plans and Memories)
Episode 403 - AFTN Soccer Show (A Sound Thrashing)
Episode 402 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Bubble Football with special guests Marc Dos Santos and Theo Bair)
Episode 401 - The AFTN Soccer Show (MLS Tournament Turmoil featuring Marc Dos Santos, Thierry Henry, and Nani)
Episode 400 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Dressed For Success with guest Marc Dos Santos)
Episode 399 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Over The Turnstiles with guest Steven Agen)
Episode 398 - The AFTN Soccer Show (True Colours with guest Joel Waterman)
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