Episode 665 – The AFTN Soccer Show (White Noise, Schadenfreude - Whitecaps new stadium plans, Rapids navigated, Sinead King and Julia Grosso interviews)

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, Northern Super League, and Canadian national team chat.

What a week it's been for the Whitecaps. They dominated Colorado Rapids to stay top of the MLS West, they gave themselves a great chance of advancing in the CONCACAF Champions Cup against Pumas, and news broke on Friday that a new, soccer-specific stadium to call their own was in the works. We delve into all the action on and off the pitch and hear from Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster about the stadium news.

We've two feature interviews for you this episode. First up is a chat with Vancouver Rise President Sinead King about getting the new team up and running in a new league, the challenges faced and those to come, and where her love of football came from.

We also chat with Vancouver's Canadian women's national team hero Julia Grosso about being back in the city, her career, that gold winning penalty, and lots more. Plus we look at Canada's win over Argentina and the U17 women qualifying for this year's World Cup in Morocco.

Music-wise The Bees Band feature in Wavelength with a song featuring the legend that was Stan Bowles, Camille Schmidt continues her residency as our Album of the Month, there's Britpop songs from Menswear and The Boo Radleys.

Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode:

01.29: Intro - rainy days, L1BC, US Open Cup
13.50: Axel Schuster on Whitecaps new stadium plans
27.00: A new Whitecaps stadium - the merits and pitfalls for a PNE plan
53.40: Whitecaps impress in Colorado victory
79.50: Sinead King interview
111.30: CanWNT win against Argentina
119.00: Julia Grosso interview
135.00: Wavelength - The Bees Band - Somebody Give Me The Ball