Team Members
MICHAEL MCCOLL
Managing Editor
Michael has lived and breathed football for as long as he can remember, and has written about the game since setting up AFTN as a critically acclaimed fanzine in Scotland in 1989. He is the Managing Editor of this site and host of Canada’s longest running English language soccer podcast – The AFTN Soccer Show…
Full Profile ...ZACHARY MEISENHEIMER
Podcaster and Writer
Zach is the regular co-host for the AFTN Soccer Show, which can be heard on CiTR Radio at 11pm on Wednesdays and everywhere you find podcasts. Zach is also a writer and occasional photographer for AFTN, primarily covering the Vancouver FC, the Canadian Premier League, and the Canadian national team. A lifelong soccer fan, Zach…
Full Profile ...TOM EWASIUK
Lead Photographer
Tom has been a Whitecaps fan since the 1970’s and an avid photographer since the 1980’s. Michael “discovered” Tom at a Whitecaps U18 match in March of 2014 and immediately signed him up to join the AFTN team on the promise of food and drink. Since joining AFTN, Tom has proved to have an eye…
Full Profile ...CAROLINE CHARRUYER
Photographer
Caroline is a very talented Vancouver-based photographer who has been part of the AFTN team since 2019, and the site has been all the better for having her on board where she shoots Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, and Canadian national team matches for us. Originally from France, Caroline shares a cheeky nod to her roots…
Full Profile ...CAITLYN MACDONALD
Photographer
Caitlyn is another very talented Vancouver-based photographer who has been part of the AFTN team since 2023, and the site has been all the better for having her on board where she shoots Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Rise, and Vancouver FC matches for us. In 2025, Caitlyn travelled to Toronto on behalf of AFTN to cover…
Full Profile ...JOE DEASY
Writer
Joe became a Whitecaps fan after moving to Canada in 2010, and started The View From 202 website in January 2014 with his good friends Nicolaas and Dan, before joining the AFTN team for the start of the 2016 season. Aside from supporting the ‘Caps, The View From 202 unanimously support West Bromwich Albion (it’s…
Full Profile ...JAKE MCGRAIL
Writer
Jake was 12 years old when he went to the Whitecaps’ inaugural MLS match as a birthday present. The goal-filled win and the thousands of ponchos thrown on to the field cemented his love for the team, and he has been a dedicated fan ever since. He will always remain optimistic about the ‘Caps chances,…
Full Profile ...SCOTT STRASSER
Writer
Scott is a Calgary-based sports writer who joined the AFTN team in early 2019. He’s written and worked for various newspapers and websites since 2013, when he first caught the journalism bug while writing for the University of Calgary’s campus newspaper. Since those early days, Scott has spent an embarrassing amount of time behind a…
Full Profile ...FELIPE VALLEJO
Writer
Born in Colombia, but raised in Ontario since the age of four, Felipe has always had football in his blood. He grew up watching the likes of Messi and Ronaldo just as they were starting out, so he fell in love hard and fast. He spent most of his formative years playing football both on…
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