Gershon Koffie's guest appearances

Gershon Koffie

AFTN Soccer Show (Vancouver Whitecaps/MLS)

AFTN Soccer Show

Stephen Hart

David Norman

Jake Nerwinski

Steven Agen

Anibal Godoy

Harold Cummings

Scott Sutter

Brett Levis

Nosa Igiebor

Deklan Wynne

Matias Laba

Darren Mattocks

Dario Zanatta

Jackson Farmer

Christian Bolanos

OwlTail

John Knox

Gavin Wilkinson

Russell Teibert

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian national team chat.  We've been commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Whitecaps first ever MLS match this week on AFTN and we continue that in the latest episode as we share our memories of that historic day, look at the season that followed, and discuss how the following years played out, especially when you look at the other team that joined the league that day, Portland Timbers.  We've interviews for you with two Whitecaps players who started that inaugural day win over Toronto, the only player still to be with the club from that first season squad, Russell Teibert, and a player who was with the club in their USL days and has just returned to the North American scene to reunite with his former 'Caps coach, Gershon Koffie.  It's been a tough ten years to be a Whitecaps supporter, both on and off the pitch, and we're joined by former Southsiders President John Knox to talk about bringing soccer supporter culture to a wider audience in 2011, the past ten years, and why he isn't a season ticket holder any more. Plus we hear from Portland Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson about his side's growth as a MLS club these past ten years.  But it's not just reminiscing of what was and what could have been in Whitecapsland, we also take a look at Canada's winning start in the Olympic qualifiers, hear from U23 head coach Mauro Biello after the win over El Salvador, and it's Football Violence Awarenness Month in Wavelength.  Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode:  01.30: Whitecaps inaugural match memories 16.43: Russell Teibert interview and discussion 37.37: John Knox interview on 10 years of Whitecaps MLS supporter culture  71.37: Gershon Koffie interview 128.46: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Gershon Koffie 135.14: Vancouver v Portland - 10 years in MLS comparison 150.47: Gavin Wilkinson audio and diiscussion 159.51: Canada U23 Olympic qualifying chat - with audio from Mauro Biello 172.47: Wavelength - The 4 Skins - One Law For Them  

The latest AFTN Soccer Show is out for another packed show of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian national team chat. We've been commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Whitecaps first ever MLS match this week on AFTN and we continue that in the latest episode as we share our memories of that historic day, look at the season that followed, and discuss how the following years played out, especially when you look at the other team that joined the league that day, Portland Timbers. We've interviews for you with two Whitecaps players who started that inaugural day win over Toronto, the only player still to be with the club from that first season squad, Russell Teibert, and a player who was with the club in their USL days and has just returned to the North American scene to reunite with his former 'Caps coach, Gershon Koffie. It's been a tough ten years to be a Whitecaps supporter, both on and off the pitch, and we're joined by former Southsiders President John Knox to talk about bringing soccer supporter culture to a wider audience in 2011, the past ten years, and why he isn't a season ticket holder any more. Plus we hear from Portland Timbers GM Gavin Wilkinson about his side's growth as a MLS club these past ten years. But it's not just reminiscing of what was and what could have been in Whitecapsland, we also take a look at Canada's winning start in the Olympic qualifiers, hear from U23 head coach Mauro Biello after the win over El Salvador, and it's Football Violence Awarenness Month in Wavelength. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode: 01.30: Whitecaps inaugural match memories 16.43: Russell Teibert interview and discussion 37.37: John Knox interview on 10 years of Whitecaps MLS supporter culture 71.37: Gershon Koffie interview 128.46: Anyone Fancy A Chocolate Digestive - Gershon Koffie 135.14: Vancouver v Portland - 10 years in MLS comparison 150.47: Gavin Wilkinson audio and diiscussion 159.51: Canada U23 Olympic qualifying chat - with audio from Mauro Biello 172.47: Wavelength - The 4 Skins - One Law For Them

Episode 435 - The AFTN Soccer Show (Hanging Ten with Gershon Koffie, Russell Teibert, Gavin Wilkinson, and John Knox)

Masato Kudo

Dan Orlowitz

The boys are back in town! Well for some of them it was for the first time, as was the case with Vancouver Whitecaps new Japanese striker Masato Kudo.Friday was Media Day in Whitecapsland as the team headed back for day one of their 2016 preseason camp.We hear from Kudo as he meets the Whitecaps media for the first time and we chat to him about making the move to MLS from the J League, the challenges ahead, what kind of player the 'Caps fans can expect to see and a lot more.Keeping the Kudo and Japanese flavour, we speak to journalist Dan Orlowitz (@aishiterutokyo on Twitter). Dan is an American based in Tokyo and he covers the J League, the Japanese national team and international soccer for Football Channel. Dan tells us the impact he expects Kudo to make in Vancouver, what kind of player we'll see, how the two leagues compare, the interest his move will create amongst fellow players and what it might mean for the future of the J League.From a player who is coming to a player that was rumoured to be going - Gershon Koffie. We ask Gersh about the rumours of a move to Belgium or elsewhere in Europe, whether he's looking for a new challenge, how he spent his offseason and the fast tracking of his Canadian citizenship application.And there's still time to hear from 'Caps coach Carl Robinons about future roster moves and the camp invitees he's having a look at, while Russell Teibert tells us about what making an impact at the stacked DM position and Jordan Harvey talks about the battle he faces once again from Sam Adekugbe for the left back role.Have a listen!

The boys are back in town! Well for some of them it was for the first time, as was the case with Vancouver Whitecaps new Japanese striker Masato Kudo. Friday was Media Day in Whitecapsland as the team headed back for day one of their 2016 preseason camp. We hear from Kudo as he meets the Whitecaps media for the first time and we chat to him about making the move to MLS from the J League, the challenges ahead, what kind of player the 'Caps fans can expect to see and a lot more. Keeping the Kudo and Japanese flavour, we speak to journalist Dan Orlowitz (<a href="https://twitter.com/aishiterutokyo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@aishiterutokyo on Twitter</a>). Dan is an American based in Tokyo and he covers the J League, the Japanese national team and international soccer for <a href="http://www.footballchannel.jp/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Football Channel</a>. Dan tells us the impact he expects Kudo to make in Vancouver, what kind of player we'll see, how the two leagues compare, the interest his move will create amongst fellow players and what it might mean for the future of the J League. From a player who is coming to a player that was rumoured to be going - Gershon Koffie. We ask Gersh about the rumours of a move to Belgium or elsewhere in Europe, whether he's looking for a new challenge, how he spent his offseason and the fast tracking of his Canadian citizenship application. And there's still time to hear from 'Caps coach Carl Robinons about future roster moves and the camp invitees he's having a look at, while Russell Teibert tells us about what making an impact at the stacked DM position and Jordan Harvey talks about the battle he faces once again from Sam Adekugbe for the left back role. Have a listen!

Episode 143 - The AFTN Podcast (Konnichiwa with guests Masato Kudo, Dan Orlowitz and Gershon Koffie)