AFTN Soccer Show

Episode 64 of the AFTN Soccer Podcast is another double whammy! It's both a Vancouver v Columbus postgame and Canadian Championship semi final preview show. We pick over the bones of the Whitecaps first away win of the season in the 1-0 win over the Crew. Who stood out and what were the highs and lows from the game? We also hear some thoughts on the game from two of the young guns, Omar Salgado an...

Episode 63 of the AFTN Soccer Podcast is a double whammy! It's both a Vancouver v Toronto postgame show and a Columbus pregame show. Two for the price of one, and since that price is free, that's pretty darn good value for money if you ask me! AFTN's Steve Pandher and Jay Duke look back at the performance of the Caps' smoking young guns against TFC in Wednesday's Canadian Championship semi final f...

Episode 62 of the AFTN Soccer Podcast is a Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes postgame show, and also a Canadian Championship preview! Going into May there were two monkeys on the Caps' backs. They still didn't have a win against Western Conference opposition and they just can't seem to win that elusive first Voyageurs Cup. Well, after San Jose, that's one monkey well and truly shaken and...

Episode 61 of the AFTN Soccer Podcast looks ahead to the game between Vancouver Whitecaps v San Jose Earthquakes. It's the Caps' special 40th anniversary match but can they produce something special on the pitch? We look at how the game may play out, what formation and line-up the Caps may adopt and hear the thoughts on the game from assistant coach Gordon Forrest. Filling us in on all the Earthqu...

Vancouver Whitecaps are becoming the comeback kings. For the second week running they came from behind to eek out a crucial point. We pick over the bones of the 2-2 draw in Real Salt Lake. Who shone? Who didn't? Were Robinson's starting line up and subs the correct ones? And what will it all mean to the shape of the team going forward. The point keeps Vancouver in 5th spot in the West. We take a l...

Vancouver Whitecaps are heading down to Utah to take on Real Salt Lake and the AFTN crew have all the pregame news and chatter ahead of the Western Conference clash. Caps' goalkeeping coach Marius Røvde shares his thoughts on the game and what Vancouver need to do to get something from this one. We also chat to him about RSL's difference maker, keeper Nick Rimando. Joining us on the phone is Tyler...

Vancouver Whitecaps' fighting spirit was in abundance as they fought back twice to take a point at home to the LA Galaxy. Our LA postgame show looks back at the main talking points of the game. Did the Caps go with the right formation? What about those early substitutions? Should we be buying a book called 'Where's Pedro'? What are the Whitecaps missing going forward? What's going to happen now wi...

The LA Galaxy are back in town to take on Vancouver Whitecaps. Will it be back to back LA wins or can the Whitecaps salvage something from this key game? We bring you our pregame podcast for the match and what better way to get an insight in the Galaxy than by speaking with their play by play man Joe Tutino and we also hear some thoughts on the game from Whitecaps assistant coach Martyn Pert and c...

Vancouver Whitecaps travelled to a Galaxy not that far, far away at the weekend, just in LA. Although Los Angeles can feel like you're on a different planet sometimes. It's the stories of back to backs in this podcast. The 1-0 loss in LA was the Caps' second straight loss but they have the chance for redemption right away as the Galaxy head north to BC Place this weekend. We pick over the bones of...

Vancouver Whitecaps have lost their unbeaten start to the season and it mostly self inflicted. Colorado Rapids came to BC Place and left with a 2-1 victory thanks to a Caps sending off, a Rapids comeback and two wonderstrikes. We pick over the bones of the game and look at the main turning points, with audio from Caps head coach Carl Robinson, captain Jay DeMerit and Kenny Miller. It was a deflate...

The week always goes quicker when your team has won and you have another match to look forward to. Vancouver Whitecaps head into April unbeaten and set to face Western Conference opposition in the shape of Colorado Rapids. The AFTN crew look ahead to the game and ponder which formation and players head coach Carl Robinson will go with this week. To get a better insight into the visiting Rapids, we...

The sun was shining so it was outside broadcast time once again as we bring you Episode 53 of "There's Still Time" from UBC's Thunderbird Stadium after Vancouver Whitecaps' 4-2 friendly win over FC Edmonton. We look over the game, who stood out, who didn't take their opportunity to impress and ponder just how young the average age of the Whitecaps team was in that second half. Kekuta Manneh was th...

The Whitecaps quest to remain unbeaten all season remains intact! A 2-1 win over Houston Dynamo sees a perfect first month in charge of the Caps for Carl Robinson. We pick over the bones of the games and hear audio from both head coaches, Carl Robinson and Dominic Kinnear, as well as soundbites from both dressing rooms. What Caps players excelled? Who still needs to work on their game? And how is...

Houston Dynamo are heading to BC Place on Saturday afternoon in what will be a tough game for Vancouver Whitecaps. The AFTN crew look ahead to the battle of the two unbeaten sides. Who will be the key players? What changes with the Whitecaps make? How will the Dynamo cope in their first road game of the season? And what Whitecaps will turn up this week? All this and much more are discussed. We're...

Still undefeated but the cracks are starting to show. We pick over the bones of Vancouver Whitecaps' 0-0 draw with New England Revolution at the weekend. What has happened to the Caps' midfield creativity? What's up with Nigel Reo-Coker? Did the team miss the absence of Jay DeMerit? And what changes should Carl Robinson make for the next game against Houston? There's a lot more talking points too...

Vancouver Whitecaps are back on the road and looking to put in a better performance than last week's draw with ten man Chivas USA. The AFTN team preview the game out east in Foxborough with the help of Revs reporter and co-founder of NE Soccer Today Sean Donahue ( @SeanLDonahue on Twitter). Sean looks at the Revs winless start to the new season, what may lie behind it, discusses the latest in the...

Chivas v Vancouver Whitecaps. An uninspiring game that produced several talking points. And we're here to cover as many of them as we can. Episode 48 of "There's Still Time" is a Chivas post game special. Michael and Steve look at all the game's talking points from the two goals to the controversial first half sending off. How unlucky were Chivas not to come away with all three points? How did it...

Vancouver Whitecaps are hitting the road and looking to build on their Week One success against Chivas USA. The AFTN team preview the game down in Carson with the help of managing editor of The Goat Parade blog and MLSSoccer.com contributing editor Alicia Rodriguez. Alicia tells us about the busy off the field happening with Chivas these past few months and what we can expect this season from the...

Days have passed and the full impact of Vancouver Whitecaps emphatic 4-1 win over New York has had time to sink in. In Episode 46 of "There's Still Time" we talk to Caps head coach Carl Robinson about his first win as a manager, the team's performance and tempering expectations. We also look at the new post game training initiative he's introduced and Carl tells us who won the fashion stakes betwe...

Vancouver Whitecaps made it four MLS First Kick wins out of four with an emphatic dismantling of New York Red Bulls on Saturday afternoon. Our first post game podcast of the new season takes a look at the day's events with the help of guest Liviu Bird, a contributor at SI.com. Kenny Miller's brace, the South American show of wonder, Carl Robinson's winning start as coach and his new post game rout...

First Kick 2014 is just around the MLS corner and with it bring us expanding our podcast. We did a number of post game shows last year, which we'll be continuing this season, and we're now also adding a weekly preview show. Hosted by Steve Pandher, with a rotating selection of co-hosts, we kick off the first show in the company of AFTN writer Aaron Campbell and Curva Collective's Zachary Meisenhei...

Preseason is over and the countdown to First Kick off is on. Vancouver Whitecaps head into the new season as Champions. Well of the Rose City Invitational tournament and there didn't even seem to be a trophy, but still.... We look back at the last game, a draw with Portland, what could be taken out of the tournament on the whole, and hear some thoughts from head coach Carl Robinson. With the soon...

One week to go in preseason. One game to go till the Whitecaps lift the Rose City Invitational tournament crown in Portland (a crown of thorns in the Rose City?). It's not over yet, but we're feeling alright. Well, kind of. There still looks to be a long road ahead. The big news of the week in Whitecapsland was the signing of young DP Matias Laba. We pick over the bones of that move, what it means...

Vancouver Whitecaps head down to Portland for the next stage of their preseason preparation. We chat with assistant coach Gordon Forrest ahead of the three game Rose City Invitational tournament which kicks of this weekend. How has he seen the Caps' preseason go so far and what are the hopes and plans over the coming week? A number of young players have impressed in the Whitecaps' preseason camp w...

Vancouver Whitecaps preseason continues in full swing. We recap the games so far, including the latest one, a narrow 1-0 win over Victoria. We chat with head coach Carl Robinson about that game and also catch up with Erik Hurtado and David Ousted about their preseason camp so far. Have a listen!