Andy Brassell

Andy Brassell

@andybrassell.bsky.social

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

7,823 Followers 285 Following 291 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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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! 👇

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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 Inter’s lead to seven with ten to play. Can Max Allegri’s side mount a late charge?

@nickybandini.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to break it down 👇

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Hecking returns to try and halt Die Wölfe 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 week’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...

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3 days ago

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

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3 days ago
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Sabrina Wittmann: ‘I’ll always be the first woman coaching a men’s team – but I want to be seen as a coach’ There is no tokenism in Ingolstadt hiring a female manager, and the German club’s pioneer recognises the power of her presence in the game

Had the privilege of talking to FC Ingolstadt’s Sabrina Wittmann, the only female coach of a German men’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...

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5 days ago

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...

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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...

😬 Will Real Madrid sack Álvaro Arbeloa?
🇧🇷 Why did Flamengo sack Filipe Luís after he won the double?
🇵🇹 Why are so many Scandinavian players heading to The Primeira Liga?

Dotun, David Cartlidge & @andybrassell.bsky.social answer all on Ask OTC 👇

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6 days ago
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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 1’s race for Europe…before blowing a golden chance for silverware. This week’s @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & David Cartlidge lnk.to/otc

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An injury to Kylian Mbappé, 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 👇

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1 week ago
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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...

There’s never a good time to face Bayern, especially this season. Dortmund gave it a real go at Signal Iduna Park… but Kompany’s machine rolls on.

@archiert1.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to break down a thriller at the top of the Bundesliga 👇

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Kane and Bayern effectively end Dortmund’s season in cracking Klassiker | Andy Brassell Hosts thought they had salvaged an unlikely draw, but title and multiple records now loom for Vincent Kompany’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 “prizes are awarded at the end of a season, not in February”, none of the 80,000 fans in Signal Iduna Park or those beyond needed any telling what this all meant. Joshua Kimmich’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 Bayern’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 Dortmund’s season in cracking Klassiker | Andy Brassell

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1 week ago
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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 week’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...

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1 week ago
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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...

🇮🇹 Why is Italian football in crisis?
📤 Why does Barça's presidency matter?
🔻 Can Paris FC avoid a relegation scrap?

David Cartlidge joins @andybrassell.bsky.social and Dotun to answer your questions on Ask OTC 👇

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1 week ago
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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 Bodø/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 👇 lnk.to/otcpod

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1 week ago
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

Serie A’s almost perfect riposte to Inter’s Champions League exit, Bødo/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

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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

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2 weeks ago
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It's a MASSIVE weekend in European football... will Bodø/Glimt hold on against Inter? Who will win out of Atléti and Club Brugge? 👀

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

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2 weeks ago
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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 week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column - Vítor Pereira’s Forest PL debut, Juve licking their wounds, Atlético with maybe an eye on the Champions League…. www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

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2 weeks ago
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

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

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3 weeks ago
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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 3–2 Juventus looks tasty on paper, but that barely scratches the surface.

@nickybandini.bsky.social joins @andybrassell.bsky.social to unpack it all. Is Pierre Kalulu’s dismissal a turning point? Have Inter got one hand on the Scudetto? We discuss it all! 👇

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3 weeks ago

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

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3 weeks ago
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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...

🇩🇰 Is Thomas Frank's future on mainland Europe?
🤔 England or Austria for Carney Chukwuemeka?
🫶 What European stadium is the most romantic?

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

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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 week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/andy...

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3 weeks ago
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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

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Sporting kept themselves in the Primeira Liga title race with a crucial last-minute equaliser 🤯

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1 month ago
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On The Continent Go to On The Continent.

Today’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 Dembélé in Ballon d’Or fettle, the future of Roberto de Zerbi & much more lnk.to/otc

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1 month ago
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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 Kanté in Europe and the Primeira Liga title race.

Ask OTC. Out now 👇 lnk.to/OTCPod

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1 month ago
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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 Ham’s last chance, two Côte d’Azur neighbours trying to turn around awful seasons & the Daniele De Rossi revival all feature in this week’s @gamblingcom.bsky.social column www.gambling.com/uk/news/euro...

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1 month ago
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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 Bernabéu, Milan finding their Mateta-less solution to the season’s 2nd half & are Dortmund seriously aiming for the title? lnk.to/otc

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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...

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