We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup chat and interviews, in the second of our preview shows for the tournament. We’re looking at six of the groups in this episode (Groups G to L), with special focus on Group G where two of the six matches will be at BC…
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of World Cup, Canadian national team chat and interviews, along with the latest AFTN Book Club. The World Cup is less than two weeks away and the excitement is building here at AFTN Towers as we bring you the first of three preview podcasts for the…
The latest AFTN Extra podcast is out for your listening pleasure. Episode 115 is a 50ish-minute episode looking ahead to the World Cup and the Canadian men’s national team roster that will be announced on Friday. We also have some audio from Jesse Marsch chatting about the squad, the injuries, and more. He’ll be making…
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Premier League, and Canadian national team chat. The first part of the MLS season wound up this weekend with the last round of matches ahead of the World Cup break. The Whitecaps finished strong, dispatching San Diego 4-2 in…
(Photo Credit: @WhitecapsFC/X.com) Vancouver rounded off the first part of their MLS season in style in San Diego on Saturday night. A Brian White brace and goals from Bruno Caicedo and a returning Ralph Priso helped the ‘Caps to a 4-2 victory in their rematch of last year’s Western Conference final. Second half goals from…
After opening the season with a difficult home loss against Toronto AFC, Vancouver Rise FC looked far more composed in Saturday’s rematch at Swangard Stadium. Improved in possession, more organized defensively, and increasingly comfortable in a 3-4-3 formation that now appears to suit the team, Vancouver earned a deserved 2-1 victory over Toronto. Toronto entered…
In football, like in life, it is important to celebrate the seemingly smaller things that are a part of the journey, in addition to reaching the final destination (or the achievements that obviously stand out to all). In any given League you’re likely only going to have one to four clubs that can win any…
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat. It was another busy week in Whitecapsland, both on and off the pitch. We bring you the latest updates in the battle to #SaveTheCaps and keep them in Vancouver. A week of meetings and statements…
A last-gasp Guilherme goal handed ten-man Vancouver Whitecaps their first road loss of the season on Saturday night, going down to a 1-0 defeat at Houston Dynamo in a match that just seemed to get away from them. Yohei Takaoka’s 64th minute sending off for a tackle outside of his box proved costly, as the…
A Sebastian Berhalter brace helped Vancouver Whitecaps move back to the top of the MLS Western Conference and Supporters Shield standings with a 3-2 win at FC Dallas on Wednesday evening. Dallas took the lead through a Petar Musa penalty 10 minutes in, but Vancouver stormed back and had the lead by the 27th minute…
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Championship chat and audio. As the battle to #SaveTheCaps and keep them in Vancouver continues, we delve into the week’s developments, the rumours of new local interest including possible First Nations involvement, bring you some snippets from Whitecaps…
(Photo Courtesy: @WhitecapsFC/X.com) The top two teams in Major League Soccer battled it out to a 1-1 draw on Saturday evening as San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps left everything on the pitch in their second meeting of the season. Preston Judd had San Jose off and running early, finishing off a quick free-flowing break…
The latest AFTN Extra podcast is out for your listening pleasure. Episode 114 is a 93-minute show focusing on the highs of Vancouver Whitecaps on the pitch (as we preview the San Jose Earthquakes game this weekend with MLS Apple TV analyst Marcelo Balboa) and the lows of it (as we bring you some of…
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat after an emotional, draining, and anger-inducing week in Whitecapsland. The feelgood factor from just a week ago went quickly missing in Vancouver as news broke, and continued to break as the week wore on, that…
Vancouver Whitecaps’ future in the city they’ve called home since 1974 very much hangs in the balance. With every passing day this week bringing more grim news about the team relocating south of the border, the much talked about bid from a Las Vegas group got a name behind their MLS ambitions today. Sportico broke…