We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Canadian Championship, and League1 BC chat. The football keeps coming and so do the podcasts! The Whitecaps head off to New York this weekend to try and maintain their 100% start to the season on the road against the Red Bulls in MLS action. We preview the match, get Vanni Sartini’s thoughts on the task ahead, and hear from the man that could have the happiest of homecomings, Whitecaps striker Brian White. The Whitecaps also added a new player this week, Australian right back/wingback Guiseppe Bov ..read more

We’re back with another AFTN Extra podcast for your listening pleasure. Episode 85 is an hour long show around the Canadian Championship, which kicked off Tuesday, and the Canadian Premier League, featuring audio from Afshin Ghotbi, Tommy Wheeldon Jr, Patrice Gheisar, Phillip Dos Santos, Rocco Romeo, and Tobias Warschewski. All subscribers should have the download link in their emails. If you don’t let me know. Some subscriber renewals didn’t go through due to expired cards, so you may need to re-subscribe. Not a subscriber yet? You can read all the details about what our ‘Extra’ podcast is, h ..read more

Another dance with the Whitecaps is in store for Cavalry FC, who progressed to the quarter-finals of the Canadian Championship on Tuesday night with a 1-0 victory over visiting Vancouver FC at Spruce Meadows. Tobias Warschewski scored the lone goal of the first-round cup match when he headed the ball just inside Callum Irving’s right-hand post in the 65th minute. The German’s header came just five minutes after Cavalry went down a man following a red card to midfielder Shamit Shome. “I’m excited to score my first goal, even at home,” said Warschewski, who joined Cavalry this season after previ ..read more

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Vancouver FC, Canadian Premier League, and general football chat after what’s been a great week for the lower mainland clubs here in BC. The Whitecaps bounced back from their disappointing home loss against LA to come away with a very confident and comfortably derby day victory in Seattle. We break down that match and the highs coming out of it for Vancouver and the lows for Seattle. We also hear some postgame thoughts from both head coaches, Vanni Sartini and Brian Schmetzer, look at the first te ..read more

Vancouver Whitecaps are back on top of the MLS Western Conference, and still Kings of Cascadia, after a dominant display down the I5 in a 2-0 victory against a Seattle Sounders side that lost their composure, lost their defensive sensibilities, and ultimately lost three points. Jackson Ragen’s red card towards the end of the first half put Seattle in a hole. Second half goals from Ryan Gauld and Brian White, on the back of forcing defensive turnovers, buried them deeper, before Alex Roldan’s horrific challenge on Ali Ahmed sealed their fate. It was an assured and composed performance from Vanc ..read more

If you wanted footballing drama, last weekend’s BC Provincial A Cup quarter-finals pretty much had it all. Two of the ties were settled on penalties after dramatic last-gasp equalisers, with a splattering of red cards thrown in to boot, while the defending champions march on and a league champion staked a claim at lifting their first provincial title. Before we get into how the quarter-final action played out, here’s a summary of all of last weekend’s results at a glance, in bracket order: Vancouver United Hibernian (VMSL) 2 – 2 Langley United (FVSL) [VUFC won 4-2 on penalties] Abbotsford Unit ..read more

Today is a year to the day of TSS Rovers’ huge Canadian Championship win over Canadian Premier League side Valour. Now, one year later, with the memories of that night still remaining strong in the minds of all TSS supporters, Canada Soccer announced that the club are heading back to the competition, setting up a revenge match against the team that eventually knocked them out last year, Pacific FC. Victoria Highlanders had earned this year’s League1 BC berth in the competition with their last gasp come-from-behind win over TSS in the final match of the 2023 regular season, clinching the title ..read more

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Vancouver FC, and Canadian Premier League chat. The Whitecaps came crashing back down to earth with a bang and a 3-1 loss to LA Galaxy on Saturday. Deflating and frustrating, we pick over the bones of this one, look at where it all went wrong, and remind ourselves that it’s just one game out of 34. Plus we round up the weekend’s action around the MLS West, look ahead to the Seattle derby next weekend, and chat about how the new roster rules coming into effect this summer may impact the ‘Caps. Turn ..read more

Vancouver Whitecaps were sent crashing back down to earth at BC Place on Saturday night. A week after a dominant display against Toronto that saw them on top of the world and on top of the West, the ‘Caps felt like an away team at home again as the visiting LA Galaxy put them to the sword in a 3-1 victory that left you feeling a bit of anger and disappointment at how Vancouver approached this one and frustrated at the amount of squandered chances the team wasted, with Brian White the main offender. White did bring the Whitecaps level with a 77th minute header that cancelled out Dejan Joveljic ..read more

The 2024 BC Provincial A Cup kicked off last weekend with some fantastic action and a plethora of goals, showcasing the top level of amateur soccer in our province. With two spots up for grabs at this year’s Challenge Trophy, which will be held in Surrey in October, this year’s competition has a little bit more added spice to it. Vancouver Metro Soccer League (VMSL) clubs have dominated the competition for over a decade, with Vancouver Island Soccer League (VISL) side Gorge FC the last non-VMSL side to lift the historic trophy way back in 2010. Will this be the year to end their dominance? It ..read more