Episode 372a - The AFTN Soccer Show (2019 Christmas Special - Part One featuring Andy Rose)

It's Chriiiiiiiiiissssssstmaaaaaaasssssss. All hail Noddy Holder, as we bring you our 2019 AFTN Soccer Show Christmas Special. The show was so long we've had to split it into two parts for you, as we thought no-one will likely want to listen to four hours of this all in one podcast! So we're bringing you part one today and part two on Christmas day itself. It's our usual festive mix of football chat, fun, games, gifts, and lots and lots of some of our favourites Christmas song, with many of them this year coming from our selected Artists of the Month. We'll be looking at the week's big news in Whitecapsland and across MLS and Canadian soccer interspersed with it all, including Lucas Cavallini's arrival, the fixtures for the season coming out, and the publication of the report into the women's abuse scandal. Plus Andy Rose shares some Christmas memories with us from both on and off the pitch. Here's the rundown for the main segments from the episode: 07.35: Madness - Inanity Over Christmas 11.00: Whitecaps News of the Week - Cavallini and abuse report 31.49: Half Man Half Biscuit - It's Cliched To Be Cynical At Christmas 36.11: Sultans of Ping - Xmas Bubblegum Machine 40.41: Football gifts 48.09: Frank Sidebottom - Christmas Medley 51.45: Andy Rose on Christmas 57.08: The Pogues - Fairytale Of New York 64.23: Whitecaps 2020 fixtures released 71.16: Quiz Time 73.44: Chantal Kreviazuk - Christmas Is A Way Of Life My Dear 77.16: MLS expansion talk 85.15: The Revillos - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 90.07: Quiz Time 93.04: Emma Lee - It Won't Be Christmas Till You're Here 97.09: MLS and Canadian soccer news of the week 102.25: Do You Know Who I Am? 107.27: Slaves - Last Christmas 111.51: Quiz Time