Andy Brassell is an English writer and broadcaster. Brassell specialises in European football, and works as a pundit across many forms of media, such as

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, the

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and

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, as well as newspapers such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the ''Daily Star''. He has also written for magazines such as ''The Blizzard'', ''

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''. He has contributed to the website for

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club

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, and Arsenal fan TV. On the BBC, Brassell regularly contributes to

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's ''Monday Night Club'', and the European football show. He was previously a regular on '' Up All Night'''s World Football Phone-In . On talkSPORT, he regularly features alongside Danny Kelly on ''Trans Europe Express'', a show on every Sunday night from 9.00 pm which looks back at the weekend's European football action. For ''

The Football Ramble ''The Football Ramble'' is a podcast, about association football, produced in London by podcast production company Stak. Originally provided fortnightly, this was increased to a weekly show at the beginning of the 09/10 football season, mainly ...

'', Brassell contributes weekly to their ''On the Continent'' podcast, as well as regular Football Ramble Daily episodes. As well as appearing on

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podcast, after the post- James Richardson split, he has also appeared on Richardson's subsequent venture ''

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''.

Personal life

Brassell is a fan of

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. When asked by

, Brassell chose as his favourite football book Phil Ball's ''Morbo'', a book about rivalry and the historical and societal contexts of Spanish football.

References

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