Episode 749 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Oh No, Nono, Noooo – Whitecaps drop points in D.C. draw, MLS form guide, MLS and CPL round-ups, MDS out at LAFC, CanMNT beat Chile)
We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat.
Vancouver Whitecaps dropped two more points at home on Saturday in a 3-3 draw with D.C. United that was both entertaining and frustrating. Some great attacking play, some poor defensive play, and a team with 10 players out through international duty and injuries. We unpack the highs and lows coming out of the match, look at how the Whitecaps form across MLS is actually better than it might feel these past 10 games, and look at the main talking points from the weekend’s action across the league, including the sacking of former Whitecaps head coach Marc Dos Santos at LAFC.
We also round-up the action in the CPL, Forge FC Bobby Smyrniotis talks about adding experienced big-name players and how they’ve made it work within the salary cap, and delve into a very long international break that kicked off with Canada beating Chile in a feisty affair in Toronto.
Music-wise, Scottish band Lung Leg wrap up their residency as our Artists of the Month, King of the Slums feature as our C86 era song, and Swedish band Dolkows feature in Wavelength.
Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:
01.22: Intro – not away with the ferries and Drew Peacock
11.35: Two more home points dropped in draw with D.C.
58.06: Whitecaps’ home pitch worries continue but form guide not as bad as it feels
66.30: MLS round-up, the lie of the land, and the sacking of MDS
84.10: CPL round-up after a wild weekend, plus Bobby Smyrniotis talks big additions
124.35: Is this international break too long?
129.30: Did Canada get much out of win over 9-man Chile?
152.30: Wavelength – Dolkows – Football
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