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Andy Brassell

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Writer/talker on European football for On The Continent, Guardian, Talksport & more. Author. NBA lover. Serial sneaker owner & vinyl collector. Subscribe at lnk.to/otc

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The Champions League is back... who will gain the upper hand in this clash?

We're back with Ask OTC, be sure to get your questions in for Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @larssivertsen.bsky.social! ๐Ÿ‘‡

10.03.2026 11:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

We thought the door was shut, but have Milan blown the Serie A title race wide open?

A derby win cuts Interโ€™s lead to seven with ten to play. Can Max Allegriโ€™s side mount a late charge?

@nickybandini.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to break it down ๐Ÿ‘‡

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09.03.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hecking returns to try and halt Die Wรถlfe blowing their own house down | Andy Brassell Bundesliga survival looks an uphill struggle for Wolfsburg as a lack of leadership off the pitch has led to drift on it

This weekโ€™s @sport.theguardian.com Bundesliga column on Wolfsburg, who have brought back Dieter Hecking as coach in a desperate attempt to stop themselves sliding out of it www.theguardian.com/football/202...

09.03.2026 13:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trans Europe Express time @talksport.com with me & @dannykellywords.bsky.social in a few - Lens' incredible season, Bayern minus Kane, Mbappรฉ injury concern, CL preview, Tim Vickery & loads more

08.03.2026 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sabrina Wittmann: โ€˜Iโ€™ll always be the first woman coaching a menโ€™s team โ€“ but I want to be seen as a coachโ€™ There is no tokenism in Ingolstadt hiring a female manager, and the German clubโ€™s pioneer recognises the power of her presence in the game

Had the privilege of talking to FC Ingolstadtโ€™s Sabrina Wittmann, the only female coach of a German menโ€™s pro team, this week on getting her Pro Licence, building something sustainable for her hometown club & rising above the haters, for @sport.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

08.03.2026 10:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's time for this week's @gamblingcom.bsky.social column on Wrexham v Chelsea, high stakes at both ends of the Ligue 1 table in Auxerre v Strasbourg & the Serie A derby that only one team ever wins.... www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

06.03.2026 15:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

๐Ÿ˜ฌ Will Real Madrid sack รlvaro Arbeloa?
๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Why did Flamengo sack Filipe Luรญs after he won the double?
๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Why are so many Scandinavian players heading to The Primeira Liga?

Dotun, David Cartlidge & @andybrassell.bsky.social answer all on Ask OTC ๐Ÿ‘‡

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06.03.2026 09:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

Barcelona almost pull a Copa remontada on Atleti, Leverkusen breathe life into their Bundesliga campaign & Marseille open up Ligue 1โ€™s race for Europeโ€ฆbefore blowing a golden chance for silverware. This weekโ€™s @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & David Cartlidge lnk.to/otc

05.03.2026 16:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An injury to Kylian Mbappรฉ, a loss against Getafe.... is Real Madrid's title charge over?

We're back with Ask OTC! Be sure to get your questions in for Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and David Cartlidge ๐Ÿ‘‡

03.03.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

Thereโ€™s never a good time to face Bayern, especially this season. Dortmund gave it a real go at Signal Iduna Parkโ€ฆ but Kompanyโ€™s machine rolls on.

@archiert1.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to break down a thriller at the top of the Bundesliga ๐Ÿ‘‡

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02.03.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Kane and Bayern effectively end Dortmundโ€™s season in cracking Klassiker | Andy Brassell Hosts thought they had salvaged an unlikely draw, but title and multiple records now loom for Vincent Kompanyโ€™s side It is not and will not be about the individual records. At least that is what Vincent Kompany has said on more than one occasion and will continue to say, despite Der Klassiker delivering the decisive blow in what was never really a Bundesliga title race on the final day of February. However, in the context of the league campaign, outside the bubble of what was a satisfying spectacle in a standalone sense, there may be little more to say. Much as Kompany insisted that โ€œprizes are awarded at the end of a season, not in Februaryโ€, none of the 80,000 fans in Signal Iduna Park or those beyond needed any telling what this all meant. Joshua Kimmichโ€™s beautifully taken late winner, snuffing out a late Borussia Dortmund comeback, gave Bayern Munich a 3-2 victory in an oscillating thriller and extended their lead at the top to 11 points, with 10 games to go. Game, set and match, even if Bayernโ€™s CEO Jan-Christian Dreesen resisted an attempt by the presenters of Bild Sport to ply him with a glass of championship champagne on Sunday. Continue reading...

Kane and Bayern effectively end Dortmundโ€™s season in cracking Klassiker | Andy Brassell

02.03.2026 14:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Bournemouth Vs Sunderland European football expert Andy Brassell shares his best tips for this weekend's action across Europe....

This weekโ€™s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column featuring a possibly weary Juventus at Roma, the Rennes revival and Rayan pulling Bournemouth up the PL table www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

27.02.2026 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Why is Italian football in crisis?
๐Ÿ“ค Why does Barรงa's presidency matter?
๐Ÿ”ป Can Paris FC avoid a relegation scrap?

David Cartlidge joins @andybrassell.bsky.social and Dotun to answer your questions on Ask OTC ๐Ÿ‘‡

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27.02.2026 07:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

What a night! Atalanta edged past Borussia Dortmund, Juventus fell short of the mark and Bodรธ/Glimt made history. Now? The round of 16 draw awaits...

David Cartlidge joins Dotun and @andybrassell.bsky.social to assess another classic Champions League night ๐Ÿ‘‡ lnk.to/otcpod

26.02.2026 19:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

Serie Aโ€™s almost perfect riposte to Interโ€™s Champions League exit, Bรธdo/Glimt playing like overdogs & Stuttgart/Leverkusen aiming for success at home & away, all in new @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & David Cartlidge lnk.to/otc

26.02.2026 15:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great FT chat with @jonlegossip.bsky.social from Parc des Princes last night. Do PSG have it in the tank to do it all again & where does a gallant loss leave Monaco in a generally disappointing season? @otcpod.bsky.social

26.02.2026 09:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's a MASSIVE weekend in European football... will Bodรธ/Glimt hold on against Inter? Who will win out of Atlรฉti and Club Brugge? ๐Ÿ‘€

Be sure to get your questions in for Ask OTC with Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and David Cartlidge ๐Ÿ‘‡

24.02.2026 12:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Nottingham Forest Vs Liverpool European football expert Andy Brassell shares his best tips for this weekend's action across Europe....

This weekโ€™s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column - Vรญtor Pereiraโ€™s Forest PL debut, Juve licking their wounds, Atlรฉtico with maybe an eye on the Champions Leagueโ€ฆ. www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

19.02.2026 18:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

This weekโ€™s Champions League - Vini Jr, Atlรฉtico & Inter struggling, Galatasaray hammering Juve - plus Barcelonaโ€™s domestic crown under threat up for discussion in this weekโ€™s @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social @nickybandini.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

19.02.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

Inter 3โ€“2 Juventus looks tasty on paper, but that barely scratches the surface.

@nickybandini.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to unpack it all. Is Pierre Kaluluโ€™s dismissal a turning point? Have Inter got one hand on the Scudetto? We discuss it all! ๐Ÿ‘‡

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16.02.2026 12:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Tudor! De Zerbi! The Kane 500 and more! Trans Europe Express with me & @dannykellywords.bsky.social in a few @talksport.com

15.02.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Is Thomas Frank's future on mainland Europe?
๐Ÿค” England or Austria for Carney Chukwuemeka?
๐Ÿซถ What European stadium is the most romantic?

@larssivertsen.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social
and Dotun Adebayo for Ask OTC... out now! ๐Ÿ‘‡ lnk.to/OTCPod

13.02.2026 08:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Aston Villa Vs Newcastle European football expert Andy Brassell shares his best tips for this weekend's action across Europe....

Villa v Newcastle cup biggie, Real Madrid facing in-form opponents & more goals than you might have expected in Napoli v Roma - all in this weekโ€™s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/andy...

13.02.2026 15:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

De Zerbi done at OM, Conte still fighting at Napoli & the late, late goal in Porto on Monday that kept the title race alive - all discussed on @otcpod.bsky.social with me & the mighty pairing of @radiodotun.bsky.social @larssivertsen.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

12.02.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sporting kept themselves in the Primeira Liga title race with a crucial last-minute equaliser ๐Ÿคฏ

We're back with Ask OTC! Be sure to get your questions in for Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @larssivertsen.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡

10.02.2026 14:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

Todayโ€™s @otcpod.bsky.social with me & @jonlegossip.bsky.social looking back on a very one-sided (but interesting) edition of Le Classique between PSG & Marseille; Ousmane Dembรฉlรฉ in Ballon dโ€™Or fettle, the future of Roberto de Zerbi & much more lnk.to/otc

09.02.2026 14:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent - A European Football Podcast Welcome to On The Continent, the dedicated European football feed brought to you by the Football Ramble. Dotun Adebayo and Andy Brassell are joined by the best European football experts to dissect the...

The biggest World Cup in history is only months away, but could geopolitical tensions trigger a boycott from UEFA?

@migueldelaney.bsky.social joins Dotun and @andybrassell.bsky.social to get into that, N'Golo Kantรฉ in Europe and the Primeira Liga title race.

Ask OTC. Out now ๐Ÿ‘‡ lnk.to/OTCPod

06.02.2026 08:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Andy Brassell's Weekend Football Tips Including Burnley Vs West Ham European football expert Andy Brassell shares his best tips for this weekend's action across Europe....

Burnley & West Hamโ€™s last chance, two Cรดte dโ€™Azur neighbours trying to turn around awful seasons & the Daniele De Rossi revival all feature in this weekโ€™s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

06.02.2026 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

New @otcpod.bsky.social with me @migueldelaney.bsky.social @radiodotun.bsky.social - early impressions of the Arbeloa era & the atmosphere hanging over the Bernabรฉu, Milan finding their Mateta-less solution to the seasonโ€™s 2nd half & are Dortmund seriously aiming for the title? lnk.to/otc

05.02.2026 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Topp rescue act not enough to save Horst Steffen at ailing Werder Bremen | Andy Brassell Manager bites the bullet despite sublime late equaliser against Gladbach and next appointment will be telling

On a day associated with being decisive to shape the rest of the season, this week's @sport.theguardian.com Bundesliga column is how an increasingly tight relegation scrap made Werder Bremen blink despite a late, late equaliser to get them a point at the weekend www.theguardian.com/football/202...

02.02.2026 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0