PODCAST
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Episode 459 – The AFTN Soccer Show (The Battle Of Utah – RSL v Vancouver Preview Show)
- Episode 458 – The AFTN Soccer Show (A Feast Of Football with special guest Axel Schuster)
- Episode 457 – The AFTN Soccer Show (All The World Is A Stage – Euro 2020 preview and Canada’s World Cup qualifiers)
- Episode 456 – The AFTN Soccer Show (International Rescue – Whitecaps make moves, Canada eye the octagon, the art of the football song with Neil Grant)
- Episode 455 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Dog Eat Dog with Marc Dos Santos and John Herdman)
MLS
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Report and Reaction: RSL’s late, late show leaves Whitecaps reeling
- Best of Frenemies: Juarez and Dos Santos both hoping to use “home field advantage” to get seasons back up and running on Friday
- More money than sense? Whitecaps apparently “still the bettors’ favourite” to win the MLS Cup
- MLS Round-up: Seattle and Nashville remain unbeaten as both conferences remain tight heading into the international break
- MLS Round-up: Seattle, Orlando, and Nashville stay unbeaten, Chicago and Cincinnati pick up their first wins, and all three Canadian clubs come away empty handed
CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
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Forge FC hoping to use CPL success and previous experience to thrive in CONCACAF League – “This is something that we want to be regular in our club”
- Are more bubble tournaments the short term solution for the Canadian Premier League and Canadian Championship?
- Sustained success could see offers and opportunities abound for Bobby Smyrniotis, as Forge players hail him as “right up there” with the best managers around
- Akeem Garcia having dream season with HFX Wanderers as he “aims for the heights” and for both team and personal glory
- A “tournament of resilience”: What can we expect from the next phase of the CPL Island Games as the final four get set to battle it out?
INTERNATIONAL
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Canada 90 minutes away from next stage of World Cup qualifying but long road to Qatar still ahead
- CONCACAF Shakeup: World Cup Qualifiers, the (last ever?) Gold Cup, and a New Federation Order
- Herdman feels TFC’s Richie Laryea is only “going to keep getting better” as breakthrough MLS season boosts Canada
- Whitecaps’ Canadian contingent hoping “sense of familiarity” will help solidify defensive play at U17 World Cup
- Canadian captain Gianfranco Facchineri fired up for U17 World Cup in Brazil – “Our goal is to do better than any men’s team has ever done at a World Cup”
BC SOCCER
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VISL’s transformative community project aims to provide “home” for the league and leave a lasting legacy for soccer on the island
- Inter pip West Van to claim last semi-final spot in VMSL Premier Cohort Cup after weekend of drama (with video from two games)
- Unbeaten Bays United extend lead at the top after Week 6 of VISL action
- Still lots to play for in VMSL Cohort Cups going into final week of first round group games (with video)
- Unbeaten Bays and Nanaimo continue to lead the way after Week 5 VISL action
USL
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Vancouver TSS Rovers schedule released in what promises to be a season of change
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- New faces, same end result as Calgary Foothills win another USL League 2 divisional title
- Vancouver TSS Rovers find old “habits” die hard as switching off again costs them two crucial points at home to Lane United
- Foothills FC split weekend series with Seattle Sounders to remain atop USL2 northwest standings
- Foothills FC still unbeaten in USL2, following three-game series with TSS Rovers
COLLEGE
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UBC dominant defensively in latest Canada West championship success as attention turns to “tough” battles ahead at U Sports nationals
- UBC and Calgary heading to nationals after Canada West semi final victories
- Jordan Haynes thriving at Thunderbirds after keeping “football dream” alive with UBC homecoming
- Jordan Haynes’ “worldly” Olimpico fires UBC Thunderbirds into Canada West Final Four
- UBC Thunderbirds suffer “a few hiccups along the way” but experienced squad ready to make another strong postseason push
ACADEMY
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AFTN’s Vancouver Whitecaps Residency ‘Ones To Watch’ 2018 (Part Two – the U19s)
- AFTN’s Vancouver Whitecaps Residency ‘Ones To Watch’ 2018 (Part One – the U17s)
- Residency Week 2018: Undefeated Whitecaps U19s advance to USSDA quarter-finals but U17s playoff dream is over
- Residency Week 2018: Newest Whitecaps MLS Homegrown signing Simon Colyn hoping to continue whirlwind year with USSDA playoff success
- Residency Week 2018: Jose Hernandez still banging in the goals but becoming more of an all-round “impact player”
TIMEWASTING
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The first episode of AFTN’s new football gameshow, Pulled Off At Halftime, is out now! Play along at home
- Timewasting: MLS Team Of The Week # 39 – Biscuits XI
- Timewasting: Top Ten ways MLS will decide drawn matches at their Orlando tournament
- Timewasting: MLS Team Of The Week # 38 – World War II XI
- Timewasting: MLS Team Of The Week # 37 – Aquarium XI
