AFTN Soccer Show

Vancouver Whitecaps have packed their bags and hit the road for six weeks, but fear not, the AFTN podcast will keep you close to the guys. In Episode 114 of "There's Still Time" we look back at the win over RSL and ahead to the Montreal Impact and the five game road stretch ahead, with audio from coaches Carl Robinson and Jeff Cassar. Will this finally be the game that sees Gershon Koffie become m...

The 2015 Women's World Cup is just over a week away. Forget all the FIFA scandals for now and look forward to what football should be about, the actual action on the pitch. So join us for the second of our special Canadian Women's National Team pre-World Cup podcasts. We look at the strengths and weaknesses of the Canadian team and their opponents with the help of Harjeet Johal. Where will Canada...

What can you say after Vancouver Whitecaps and the referee's performance in Colorado on Saturday night? A lot as it turns out. We look back on the game, and some of its more controversial moments, with AFTN writer Jay Duke. Just what did the referee see at Pedro Morales' free kick? Just what was going on with the officiating on Saturday? And why is he still allowed to referee in MLS in the first p...

A winless weekend for the Whitecaps, but fear not, the AFTN podcast is here to try and take your mind off things. Although talking about the things probably doesn't quite do that. Hmmm. We're joined by guest Harjeet Johal for most of this episode, to look over the loss to Seattle Sounders and look ahead to this Wednesday Canadian Championship semi-final second leg at FC Edmonton. What went wrong a...

Vancouver Whitecaps are back to winning ways. Sure it was just against a hapless Philadelphia Union side, but still, 3-0 is 3-0. We look back at the match that was and just what is up with the Union with the help of Philly.com writer Jonathan Tannenwald. Can Philly turn things around and help keep TFC out of the playoffs again? We certainly hope so! We hear from both coaches, Vancouver's Carl Robi...

The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup kicks off a month to this very day in Edmonton (hopefully without any snow). With the eyes of the world's game focusing on Canada for a month or so, we thought we'd get you in the mood with the first of two Canadian Women's National Team special podcasts that we'll be bringing your way before the tournament kicks off. We'll be talking with a number of different aspe...

There's nothing like a tasty Cascadian derby to get those juices flowing. Vancouver Whitecaps head south this weekend to take on their heated rivals, the Portland Timbers and we've got you covered for the match with our preview podcast. We look ahead to what might be in store at Piggy Park, who the 'Caps might play and whether any of the Timbers' key injured players might return. We also hear from...

It's been a busy few days in Whitecapsland as the various incarnations of Vancouver Whitecaps played four games over two days and came away with just one win, two draws and a loss. The defeat came in MLS action on Saturday night where referee Dave Gantar gave the impression that he wanted to be the centre of attention. Whether he did or not, he became it anyway. We look back at just what went wron...

Two home matches for Whitecaps fans to look forward to this weekend for the first time since the new USL side came into being. A busy weekend, a packed weekend and AFTN has you covered with it all. It's a battle of West v East at BC Place on Saturday evening when DC United come to Vancouver. We take a look ahead to the game, the key players and what line-up we might see the 'Caps going with. Will...

Is there anything better than spending a sunny Sunday at the football? Well, watching your team win, but apart from that, Vancouver Whitecaps' USL home opener was finally upon us and it was a beautiful day. All that was missing was that win, as WFC2 and TFC2 drew 1-1, but coming on the back of the 'Caps winning 1-0 at RSL on Saturday night, it was a pretty pleasing four point weekend. We look over...

Ladies and gentlemen, a big hand for your MLS leading Vancouver Whitecaps. Five games in and top of the pile. A very happy Easter indeed. Eggscellent you could say. But enough of the yolks, it's episode 104 of "There's Still Time", the AFTN podcast and it's our LA postgame show. We look back over the Whitecaps' masterful performance with the help of special guest Harjeet Johal. Who stood out? Who...

Another Saturday, another late, late winning goal for Vancouver Whitecaps. It's all getting so wonderfully predictable! Portland Timbers became the latest team to be on the end of a Whitecaps smash and grab thanks to Robert Earnshaw's 90th minute winner. Nice to do that in any game but when it's in a Cascadian derby against one of your fiercest rivals, then it's even sweeter. So as you can imagine...

The lion sleeps tonight. Well Lions actually. Vancouver Whitecaps have headed home after two successful away games that saw them claim six points, two clean sheets and create late drama galore. We look back over the weekend win over Orlando City, and hear some thoughts on the match from 'Caps coach Carl Robinson, goalkeeper David Ousted, and defenders Steven Beitashour, Jordan Harvey and Pa Modou...

In George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" Room 101 was a torture chamber filled with prisoners' fears and worst nightmares. You could imagine that a one-eyed, one-horned, flyin' purple people eater that came out of the sky might be one of the inhabitants in there. Yet, ironically, for episode 101 of "There's Still Time", the AFTN Soccer Podcast, we're hoping that the Whitecaps become such purple p...

And they said it wouldn't last. Well, whoever they are were wrong, as we bring you the 100th episode of "There's Still Time", the AFTN Soccer Podcast. We're in joyous mood at AFTN towers and it's not just because Vancouver Whitecaps got their first win of the new MLS season. We're celebrating a ton of pods with a ton of fun. Shenanigans ensured. We thought after a hundred episodes we still don't r...

On the road again. Vancouver Whitecaps are on the road again. And that can only mean one thing, it's match preview podcast time. As the 'Caps head east to Chicago to fight the Fire, we bring you a very special preview show, and one of our best episodes yet, even if we do say so ourselves! Both team are winless, and draw specialists. Surely that can only mean one thing?! Head coaches Carl Robinson...

Well First Kick 2015 was the equivalent of Game of Thrones 'Red Wedding' for Vancouver Whitecaps. A real Jekyll and Hyde performance saw two Whitecaps side turn up on the pitch for the proverbial game of two halves. We pick over the carcass that was left for dead at BC Place. What was behind the Vancouver's second half flatness and how much of it can be placed at the door of Toronto for making som...

It looked like it wasn't going to be happening but now it's game on and the 2015 MLS is underway. Vancouver Whitecaps kick off the new campaign with a match against Canadian rivals Toronto FC and we bring you our special pregame show with audio from both camps. In the blue corner, Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson talks about the game, going unbeaten against the East and what the new CBA may mean in t...

It's always oh so simple for the Whitecaps these days in Portland. Back to back preseason tournaments in the bag and still a game to spare. We chat with 'Caps coach Carl Robinson and two goal striker Darren Mattocks after Wednesday's 3-2 win over Norwegian side Stabaek, as we look forward to Saturday's final game against Chicago Fire and at the suggestions that Vancouver are a dirty team. We also...

It feels like we've been talking about it for ages, but it's only been since last summer that the seeds for Vancouver Whitecaps' USL team were sewn. Those seeds have now sprouted and the team is coming together, with open tryouts this weekend and their preseason training camp kicking off on Monday. The 'Caps have announced the first three signings to the USL squad - all Residency graduates and all...

Vancouver Whitecaps are still camping hard in the hope that the 2015 MLS season will actually get underway on time. It's a buoyant 'Caps camp, but then again, when is it not? Coming off a 6-0 friendly win on Sunday helps of course. We look back at the UVIC Vikes match-up and ask if there was really much than you can take from such a hammering? One of the standout players on Sunday though was young...

Episode 93 of "There's Still Time", the AFTN podcast, is our first roundtable of the year. When the cat’s away, the mice will play. Your regular host Michael has gone all Braveheart and is staging a one-man invasion of England. In his absence, Zachary Meisenheimer and Steven Lamothe join your other regular co-host Steve Pandher to look at what was a fairly busy offseason. The trio look at the main...

It's the most wonderful time, of the year. Vancouver Whitecaps preseason camp is open. That means the new MLS season isn't too far away (CBA pending!) and it's a time we genuinely love here at AFTN. You get far more interesting stories and narratives as veterans return, new signings show what they've got and draft picks and trialists want to show that they belong and have a place in the squad. New...

After the trials and tribulations of a year ago, 2015 has got off to a more stable start for Vancouver Whitecaps, although the same can't really be said for MLS itself with all the Frank Lampard nonsense. While others in Major League Soccer are foolishly courting the big names on big salaries, the Whitecaps are going for the more low key approach of lesser known difference makers and developing th...

A new year. New hope. New dreams. Out with the old, in with the new, and all that jazz. But just before we look ahead, we look back with part two of our End of Year Review. The 2014 MLS season got underway in March and we look at the first four months of it for Vancouver Whitecaps. An undefeated March, a winless April, goalscoring galore before the World Cup break and then the flatness following i...