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This week’s Ask @otcpod.bsky.social looks at Ajax’s ultras issue, Ligue 1’s promising start to the season, Emmanuel Emegha’s suspension & more - lnk.to/otcpod - With @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social 🇫🇷

Barça v Atleti, Kenan Yildiz leading from the front & the fallout from Nice’s week from hell all examined on @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & @jonlegossip.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

Back on @otcpod.bsky.social this week along with @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social - lnk.to/otcpod - The OGC Nice situation features heavily as well as some La Liga & Serie A goodness 🇫🇷

A five-goal thriller in Lyon! 🔥 PSG battled back from two OL equalisers to take all three points on the banks of the Rhône @andybrassell.bsky.social & Jonathan Johnson break down the drama. Have PSG shown enough weakness to spark a genuine Ligue 1 title race? 👇 lnk.to/OTCPod

Always a pleasure being back on @otcpod.bsky.social to break down the biggest Ligue 1 games with @andybrassell.bsky.social - lnk.to/OTCPod - A 5-goal thriller between Lyon & PSG with some stunning goals as the French title race takes its latest turn late on the banks of the Rhône 🇫🇷

New @otcpod.bsky.social today as me & the mighty @jonlegossip.bsky.social dissect last night’s Lyon 2 PSG 3. The champs make do without Hakimi & Mendes while OL make do with not much. Are some new stars emerging in the circumstances & have we got a real Ligue 1 title race? lnk.to/otc

A pleasure to be back on Across The Channel for the 10th episode along with @mattspiro.bsky.social & George Boxall - open.spotify.com/episode/3huo... - Goals galore as Marseille, Strasbourg & PSG all star 🇫🇷

🏟️ How will the San Siro's demolition affect supporters? ⬇️ Why are Borussia Mönchengladbach facing relegation? 🇸🇪 How are Mjällby on the brink of winning the Swedish title? Dotun, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @jonlegossip.bsky.social answer all on #AskOTC! Out now 👇 t.co/84MNxToD8W

🆕 Back on #AskOTC this week discussing San Siro’s demolition impacting Inter & Milan, Borussia Mönchengladbach’s struggles, Mjällby’s heroics & more - t.co/84MNxToD8W - Alongside @radiodotun.bsky.social & @andybrassell.bsky.social for @otcpod.bsky.social.

PSG out-Barça Barça for a Champions League win, Galatasaray find hidden talents to vanquish Liverpool & the miracle of Lyon all featured in today’s @otcpod.bsky.social with me & royals @radiodotun.bsky.social & @jonlegossip.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

🆕 Enjoyed dropping by @otcpod.bsky.social to chat PSG, Lyon & Galatasaray this week - lnk.to/otcpod - Accompanied by the great value pairing of @radiodotun.bsky.social & @andybrassell.bsky.social 🇫🇷

🇫🇷 Is this the start of another season of European dominance for PSG? 🇹🇷 How Galatasaray beat Liverpool 😇 Lyon are pulling off a miracle this season @radiodotun.bsky.social, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @jonlegossip.bsky.social discuss all that on today's OTC. Out now 👇 lnk.to/otcpod

What a Madrid derby! And what a performance from that man, Julián Alvarez 🤯 Get your questions in for this week’s #AskOTC with @radiodotun.bsky.social, @andybrassell.bsky.social and @jonlegossip.bsky.social below! 👇

🚨 This week's podcast is out 🚨 We talk Ballon d'Or, le roi Ousmane, Marseille's big win, Thauvin magic & Strasbourg win in silence 🤫 Join me, @jonlegossip.bsky.social & George Boxall 😍 Across the Channel Ep06 🎙️ Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ih8... Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

The Ballon d'Or is more valuable than ever, and plenty of PR work goes on behind the scenes in the run-up to the event For @gqmagazine.bsky.social I spoke to @jonlegossip.bsky.social & others about the fight for football's most prestigious individual award www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/the-...

Another great Across The Channel episode in the books - shorturl.at/VhGtN - I joined host @mattspiro.bsky.social & special guest Ricardo Faty to chat about Les Bleus. We also touched on Olise, Kone & Clairefontaine, debated peak Henry, Benzema & Mbappe’s merits & more 🇫🇷

It's always a feisty affair when Olympique Lyonnais lock horns with Olympique de Marseille ⚔️ And with OL edging out OM, what does it mean for their respective seasons? @andybrassell.bsky.social is joined by Jonathan Johnson on OTC Reacts 👇 lnk.to/otcpod

Great to hop on with @andybrassell.bsky.social & react to Lyon 1-0 Marseille for @otcpod.bsky.social - lnk.to/otcpod - Touching on Mikautadze’s exit, 3 big points for OL, OM’s slow start & RDZ’s ability to keep things calm at the Velodrome with or without Rabiot 🇫🇷⚽️

Me and @jonlegossip.bsky.social picking the bones out of last night’s Olympico with (remarkably) Lyon joint top and yet to concede this season & OM post-Rabiot/mid-facelift

Back on @otcpod.bsky.social’s #AskOTC this week with @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social - t.co/84MNxToD8W - We look at Senne Lammens risky Manchester United move, Scotland’s European “exploits” & RDZ’s Marseille mindset magic 🆕

Mark Bellingham vs Sebastian Kehl ⚔️ A rocky start for Dortmund, so where do they go from here? @radiodotun.bsky.social, @andybrassell.bsky.social & Jonathan Johnson discuss that, PSG’s unconvincing wins, and big-spending Atleti's early struggles 👇 lnk.to/OTC

Great to be back on @otcpod.bsky.social this week with @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social - lnk.to/otc - We got stuck into Dortmund, Leverkusen, PSG, Atleti & much more 🆕

Today’s @otcpod.bsky.social with me & the mighty pair of @radiodotun.bsky.social & @jonlegossip.bsky.social on Dortmund/Leverkusen rough starts to the Bundesliga (& the need to do more business), PSG’s in-season pre-season plus new look Atlético fluffing their first lines lnk.to/otc

This week's 'Across the Channel' is now available 😍 Check it out as @jonlegossip.bsky.social & Baptiste Reynaud join me to discuss the big talking points in Ligue 1... from Marseille's Rabiot conundrum to Donnarumma's tears to Pep Genesio's masterclass in Lille 🔥🔥 open.spotify.com/episode/6g1y...

Delighted to have made my Across the Channel debut this week - open.spotify.com/episode/6g1y... - Talking Marseille, Bruno Genesio, Gianluigi Donnarumma & much more with the excellent @mattspiro.bsky.social & Baptiste from Le Classique podcast 🇫🇷⚽️

Delighted to say I have launched a new French football podcast 🎙️😍 The first episode with @tomwfootball.bsky.social and @andpscott.bsky.social is now available 🥳 Lots to discuss after an eventful opening round in #Ligue1 🔥🔥🔥

Can Paris FC shake things up in Ligue 1 this season? 🤔 Jonathan thinks they offer a new 'identity' to French football 🙌 New Ask OTC! 👉 lnk.to/otc

With finances uncertain, what can we expect from Ligue 1 this season? 🤔 Jonathan Johnson thinks marquee signings, plus Lyon's retention in the league will pay dividends 💰 Get your OTC 👉 lnk.to/otcpod

Ask @otcpod.bsky.social had a distinctly French flavour to many of the questions this week - lnk.to/otc - With @radiodotun.bsky.social & @larssivertsen.bsky.social 🇫🇷⚽️

Enjoyed riffing on Bayer Leverkusen under new boss Erik ten Hag as well as the state of Ligue 1 & French football financially ahead of the coming season on @otcpod.bsky.social - t.co/eug5bq9nCr - With @radiodotun.bsky.social & @larssivertsen.bsky.social 🆕

Fjerde afsnit af “Kampen om din klub” på RADIO IIII er klar. Det handler en klub, jeg altid har haft på blokken over klubber, jeg gerne vil portrættere, og efter det, der skete i maj, skal det selvfølgelig være nu: Vi skal om bord i Paris Saint-Germain.

This week on Ask @otcpod.bsky.social - lnk.to/otc - I answer questions on Paul Pogba, the under-21 Euros & Lyon's greatest players along with @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social 🇫🇷⚽️

Here we go - this week’s @otcpod.bsky.social & Ask OTC with the mighty duo of @jonlegossip.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social on Lyon’s relegation, Atleti/Benfica differing fortunes at CWC + your questions answered lnk.to/otc

I absolutely love my @otcpod.bsky.social appearances alongside the sublime pairing of @andybrassell.bsky.social & @radiodotun.bsky.social - lnk.to/OTC - This week was no exception & our focus was Lyon’s DNCG troubles under John Textor 🇫🇷⚽️ #OL

As QPR appoint Julien Stéphan, hear from ESPN & 5Live's French expert @julienlaurens.bsky.social, L'Equipe/SoFoot journo Raphael Brosse, and CBS/On The Continent's @jonlegossip.bsky.social on what we can expect. Live now to all sub tiers on our Patreon... www.patreon.com/posts/julien... #qpr

Delighted & honoured to be on the Franco-British Young Leaders programme for 2025 🇫🇷 francobritish.org/en/2025-youn... 🇬🇧 Thanks to the Franco-British Council for recognising my life & career so far spent between & in service of these 2 great countries ⚽️ Looking forward to next month’s London meet!

🚨 NEW PODCAST: Champions League Final Preview 🔵🔴 - Paris Saint Germain with @jonlegossip.bsky.social ⚫️🔵 - Inter with Francesco Porzio (@fraporzio95) 🎙️ Season reviews, difference makers, predicted line ups and managerial futures - all included! podfollow.com/1737070477

Real Madrid post-mortem, Inter squeeze through & are we still on the PSG & Barcelona hype train? Champions League @otcpod.bsky.social with me & the mighty pair of @radiodotun.bsky.social & @jonlegossip.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

Incredible night at Villa Park so who better than @jonlegossip.bsky.social to join us on @otcpod.bsky.social YouTube to mop it all up as PSG survive (just) but Villa thrive youtu.be/1gzMXoKuTy0?... (JJ is also joining us for Thursday’s pod)

This #PSG @astonvillaofficial.bsky.social is special for many people (from Emery to Asensio), but it's a once in a lifetime affair for the great @jonlegossip.bsky.social. He was kind enough to go through the tie from a personal + professional POV, answering a few Qs below: #ttx

It was an absolute pleasure chatting all things Aston Villa & especially Axel Disasi as well as Marco Asensio’s January arrivals- www.youtube.com/live/cuXOnY5... - Via @1874.io 🦁 #AVFC

🚨 New Ask OTC 🚨 🇺🇿 Who is Man City’s new defender Abdukodir Khusanov? 🇵🇹 Where does Benfica 4-5 Barcelona rank in Europe’s great games? 🇺🇸 Has Wilfried Zaha left Europe for good? Join @radiodotun.bsky.social, @andybrassell.bsky.social & Jonathan Johnson for Ask OTC 👇 Lnk.to/OTC

PSG with a night for the ages, Atlético looking like contenders & Sahin sacked all addressed on this week’s Champions League edition of @otcpod.bsky.social with me @radiodotun.bsky.social & @jonlegossip.bsky.social lnk.to/otc

Good evening from an extremely wet & cold Parc des Princes ahead of PSG vs. City 👋🏼

Bad news. Martin Terrier suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the Topspiel last night and will miss the rest of the season for Bayer Leverkusen. The Frenchman has had a string of bad luck since joining the reigning champions. #B04

Arsène was always reluctant to spend in January, so he’s getting his shopping done now - and so should you! A cracking stocking-filler this at just £3.99: www.amazon.co.uk/Sacr%C3%A9-B...

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🇺🇸 Folarin Balogun undergoes shoulder surgery with the Monaco man likely to miss 4 months - www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/... - For @cbssportsgolazo.bsky.social 🇲🇨 #ASM #USMNT

Bit of an under the radar #UCL match, but great tactical battle btw #Emery's variable (at times de Zerbian) buildup vs what's been a disappointing RBL press for a while now. Here are a few scenes: ttx