AFTN Extra Podcast – Episode 111 [Problems At Home – Axel Schuster talks Whitecaps stadium issues, Vancouver FC v Cruz Azul postgame]

Yes, like the proverbial buses, you wait ages for one then two come along at once. After bringing you our first extra podcast of 2026, we’ve another one coming your way just two days later and our third podcast of the week altogether. Sometimes, some weeks call for that and this has very much been that kind of week.

As the Whitecaps stadium situation rumbles on amid lots of talk and lots of confusion, we wanted to bring you Axel Schuster’s full 37-minute press conference from Thursday on the issue. You may have seen parts of it elsewhere, but now you can listen to the full thing, make up your own minds on everything that’s out there, and let us know your thoughts.

But we also get to focus on on-pitch issues too as Vancouver FC got their 2026 season underway with a 3-0 loss to Mexican powerhouse Cruz Azul in CONCACAF Champions Cup first round, first leg action. We bring you full postgame audio from VFC head coach Martin Nash and players Nicolas Mezquida, David Norman, Damiano Pecile, Mohammed Amissi, and Luis Toomey.

Phew! Another 70 minutes of aural pleasure for you.

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