Episode 684 – The AFTN Soccer Show (Heart Is On Fire - Thomas Müller officially a Whitecap, Schuster and Sorensen on Müller signing, Ralph Priso interview, MLS schedule changes coming)

We’re back with another AFTN Soccer Show packed full of Vancouver Whitecaps, Major League Soccer, and Canadian Premier League chat and interviews. Thomas Müller's signing by Vancouver Whitecaps is now official and we've got you covered all the way. We delve into the ins and outs of how the deal played out and got done, we look at how the German legend might be introduced in Vancouver and speculate on what shirt number he might wear, and we hear the thoughts of Whitecaps CEO Axel Schuster and head coach Jesper Sorensen on the signing, how it all came together, where he'll fit in to the team, and the impact he'll have both on and off the pitch. Our feature interview this episode is with Whitecaps midfielder Ralph Priso. We chat with Ralph about the Whitecaps exciting season so far, what's still to come, his brother coming to town to join Vancouver FC, growing up in a football mad household with competitive brothers, and his new jersey number with Müller now being number 13. We also chat with Whitecaps Sebastian Berhalter and Jayden Nelson about Müller's signing and what it could mean to the team down the stretch. Turning our attention to MLS in more general terms, we delve into the League's Commissioner Don Garber's comments at the recent State of the League address around changing the timing and the format of the MLS schedule and revamping the roster rules to make the league's teams more competitive on the global stage. All of this plus it was a good BC Day for the two BC teams in the CPL, and music-wise, The Wonderstuff kick off their residency as our Album of the Month, we've a Britpop song from The Charlatans and there's a German football song in Wavelength. Here’s the rundown for the main segments from the episode: 01.26: Intro - new car smell and new end theme 06.50: The ins and outs of Thomas Müller's move to Vancouver 30.56: Mailbag 52.07: Axel Schuster on Müller's signing 65.51: Jesper Sorensen on how Müller will slot into the Whitecaps 71.08: Thomas Müller talks MLS and coming to Vancouver 74.25: Sebastian Berhalter and Jayden Nelson on Müller's signing 77.48: Ralph Priso interview and discussion 93.35: MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks schedule and roster changes 142.05: CPL round-up after a good BC Day for BC teams 165.00: Wavelength - Plastic Toys - Fussball Im TV