After the Anthem is a joint venture between Last Word on Sports and Waking the Red, a Toronto FC website under the SB Nation umbrella. The show is hosted by Arslan Siddiqui of Last Word on Sports and also features Mitchell Tierney of LWOS and Waking the Red and Michael Norton of Last Word on Sports.
After The Anthem Episode #3: The 401 Derby, The Falling Whitecaps, and TV Broadcast Rights for Trees
Mitch takes over the hosting duties in this week’s episode, due to Arslan’s mysterious absence. He and Norts discuss the massive implications of this Sunday’s “Deadline Day”, where all MLS teams will be in action to close out the regular season. The duo then focus in on the 401 derby between the Montreal Impact and Toronto FC and discuss which side has the better chance of hosting the first-ever MLS Cup playoff match in Canada (because only one of them can).
The discussion then shifts to a stumbling Vancouver Whitecaps side who are winless in their last five MLS matches. The boys discuss the club’s final match of the regular season against the Houston Dynamo and debate whether this team can still go far in the postseason.
Finally, Mitch and Michael discuss the importance of the Canadian Men’s National Team’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers being shown on mainstream Canadian television. They’re tired of sketchy, virus-ridden feeds from Belize, and think they have the solution.
All After the Anthem episodes are available on the Last Word FC Podbean as well as on the Last Word FC iTunes page.
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