Episode 669 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Maximum Highs - Whitecaps beat Miami and Minnesota, Kaylyn Kyle, Sebastian Berhalter, Ralph Priso)

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, CONCACAF Champions Cup, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews.

The Whitecaps keep on rolling on two fronts in what is already proving to be a season of amazing highs and it's not even the end of April yet. First the 'Caps dominantly dispatched Lionel Messi and his star-studded Miami side on Thursday in their Champions Cup semi-final first leg and then they followed that up by heavily rotating their starting line-up and going and getting a result in their top of the table clash in Minnesota on Sunday. We look back at two huge victories, the unsavoury incident at the end of the Minnesota match with Emmanuel Sabbi, and look ahead to Wednesday's second leg of the semi in Florida.

We've three interviews for you in this episode. First up is one of the men of the hour, the man who's now scored in back-to-back matches, Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter. We chat with Seba about his goal and his experience in that Miami match, and the performances of the team so far this season. We also chat with 'Caps midfielder Ralph Priso about the Miami game, the team, and his move to Vancouver.

We also have a great chat with MLS Apple TV host, and former Whitecaps and Canadian women's national team player, Kaylyn Kyle about the Whitecaps great start to the season, the win over Miami and what to expect in the second leg, her love for the club, and her excitement at the launch of the Northern Super League.

Plus we round up all the weekend's action in the CPL, talk football superstitions, find out if Ralph Priso fancies a chocolate digestive, and music-wise Camille Schmidt rounds off her residency as our Album (and Artist) of the Month, we've two Britpop songs, and a fun Wavelength.

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

01.26: Intro - Lapu Lapu Day tragedy
06.10: Whitecaps send Miami and Messi packing
33.46: Football superstitions
42.15: Second Leg hopes and expectations
51.32: Sebastian Berhalter interview
57.00: Whitecaps rotate heavily in Minnesota win
68.52: Emmanuel Sabbi incident in Minnesota
86.18: Kaylyn Kyle interview
100.48: Ralph Priso interview
107.35: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive? - Ralph Priso
111.30: CPL Week in Review
138.25: Wavelength - Funny Football Songs - Old Man Suarez