Football Ramble Presents

For the second leg of our Istanbul weekend, ATM crosses the capital to immerse you in the huge derby clash between Galatasaray and Besiktas, a crucial game in the closely-contested race for the SüperLig title. We join Galatasaray's chief scout and head of perfomance analysis Emre Utkucan in the build-up to kick-off at a deafening Türk Telekom Arena to find out how a boyhood obsession became a top-level career, how he owes it all to the legendary coach Fatih Terim and just what makes the club's home one of the most tumultuous grounds in world football. As the dust settles after the game, the club's former Manchester City midfielder Fernando - the scorer of the game's decisive second goal - tells us how that atmosphere is unlike anything he's ever experienced in the game. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

We arrive in Istanbul for the first of a weekend double-header, with Kasimpasa taking on struggling giants Fenerbahçe at the Recip Tayyip Erdogan Stadium in the heart of the Turkish capital. After overcoming a few difficulties actually getting in - thanks to Mbaye Diagne's exit and the club shop sale rail - ATM samples the joy of the Kasimpasa band, waits around a lot for VAR to do its thing and meets with Fenerbahçe sporting director Damien Comolli, with the former Arsenal, Tottenham and Liverpool man telling us about his work streamlining the club as they look to a brighter future. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This weekend's Mailbag starts with chat about man-of-the-moment Erik Ten Hag. Can the boys see Ajax manager as a future Barcelona boss?  After that, given that James has been waxing lyrical about Atalanta all season, how does he see their future? And what may come of their best players? Elsewhere, and before we chip off to enjoy the rest of the weekend's sun, we turn our attention to three of the biggest teams in Europe - PSG, Bayern Munich and Juventus. Which one is most likely to relinquish their crown first? If you fancy having a question submitted then please email us - show@otcpod.com. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Greetings one and all to this latest episode of On The Continent, your one-stop shop for everything European football. On today's show we start by running the rule over Ernesto Valverde's achievements at Barcelona in light of their title win and after that and a quick stop off at Getafe, we head to Portugal as Benfica take control in Liga Nos. There's also plenty of time to congratulate Rennes on their Coupe de France triumph and take a look at Serie A before we reveal James and Andy's Games of the Weekend. Jah! Don't forget our Mailbag show is out on Saturday, and to have your question for that answered, it's show@otcpod.com. Ciao Ciao! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's the sharp end of European competition and At The Match is there as Chelsea welcome all-conquering Lyon to south-west London in the second leg of the Women's Champions League semi-final. Experience a dramatic afternoon in front of a full house as the best women's team in the world is given a full examination, before Lyon's England defender Lucy Bronze tells us just what makes them so good and Chelsea's player of the year Beth England talks about her side's journey - and how women's football in England and beyond is on the up-and-up. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

At The Match finds itself in the outskirts of the Spanish capital on an unseasonally chilly Thursday night, hot on the trail of one of the stories of the season - with modest Getafe, used to living in the shadows of Real Madrid and Atlético, standing on the brink of a glorious Champions League qualification. Andy joins author and lifelong Geta supporter Fran Iborra at their home game with El Real to talk about a succession of dream seasons in the last 15 years, how they've come to scale the heights and just what makes his club so special. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Howdy y'all! And a very warm welcome to this weekend's Mailbag. We are hugely excited to have your ears. This time around, we open with a question about PSV's Hirving Lozano - why has it all gone quiet? After that we run the rule over crests and insignia found on Serie A shirts, ask if it's a lazy cliché to talk about the 'Top 5 European Leagues', and then talk about the status of Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne and Bordeaux's Josh Maja. Also, if you like the show why not tell someone about it? And if you love it, why not send us an email: show@otcpod.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

There's a lot to get through this week as we find ourselves firmly ensconced in the business end of the season. First up, Juventus and PSG wrap up their respective league titles, but what next for Thomas Tuchel and Max Allegri? Elsewhere, PAOK have also done the business in Greece for the first time in generations, but over in Turkey Basaksehir face a nervy run-in with Galatasaray and Besiktas breathing down their neck.  We also take the time to sympathise with Carlo Ancelotti and Napoli who find themselves facing another second place in Serie A. Always the bridesmaid... Don't forget our Mailbag show on Saturday (show@otcpod.com), and don't forget to give us props on social media (@otcpod). We got ya back. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

This week Jonathan Wilson sits in for the absent James Horncastle to discuss Pep Guardiola’s Champions League record post-Barcelona, giving us reasons for his lack of success. Andy talks up Bayer Leverkusen's Kai Havertz, and explains why he believes the German youngster can go to the very top.  Elsewhere, there’s some chat about who Real Madrid may or indeed may not sign this summer, and Jonathan recalls an occasion going to watch AZ in Netherlands where he came face to face with a collection of terrifying beasts. It's the way he tells 'em... ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Hold the back page! OTC is back, and returning alongside Mr Marcus Speller is the great Jonathan Wilson, who steps in replacing the absent James Horncastle (currently on assignment in Turin, picking over the bones of Juventus' doomed Champions League campaign). This week, we drink in Ajax's glory, marvel at Lille's miraculous season as they look set to bring Champions League football to French Flanders, and celebrate the resurgence of Besiktas' Burak Yilmaz. Elsewhere, there's a bit of a Spanish update too - Sevilla 3-2 Betis, the relegation scrap, and Diego Costa's latest transgression. For our Mailbag show, released every Saturday, send us an email: show@otcpod.com ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Which UK newspaper does Antonio Conte read? Just one of the questions the team attempts to answer on this Saturday's Mailbag. We also spend a good amount of time talking about an exciting young Swedish forward, finding out who the most progressive, community spirited clubs in Europe are, and answer as many of your Twitter questions as we can!  Apologies if we didn't get to your question, podcasting can be a Wicked Game. Keep sending them in though: show@otcpod.comand @otcpod. See you next week! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Welcome to another brand new edition of On The Continent! It's bloody lovely to have you with us. We kick off proceedings with a look at PSG, who, thanks to a combination of a lack of focus and the efforts of Eric Maxim Choupo Moting, failed to clinch the Ligue Un title against Strasbourg. Don't worry though, Paris fans, we're fairly certain they'll wrap it up sooner or later. Elsewhere, there's praise for Bruno Fernandes, criticism for Schalke, and Vincenzo Montella flies back in to Florence to have another crack at the Fiorentina job.  All that and more on your hot-off-the-press, all-new, bells-and-whistles-adorned episode! Don't sleep on it! ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

It's the big one in Bavaria as At The Match heads to Der Klassiker, finding Bayern and Dortmund fans full of excitement for this title tussle...which nevertheless follows a familiar script. Andy catches up with journalists Raphael Honigstein, picking over Bayern's hiccups this season and getting some perspective on the club post-Allianz Arena, and Archie Rhind-Tutt, who gives us his first-hand view of BVB under Favre - telling us that the Bundesliga race might not be run just yet. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

Luke anchors proceedings on this week's Mailbag, and puts questions to James and Andy about former wonderkid Alen Halilovic, current Chinese sensation Wu Lei, everyone's favourite ageing goalscorer Fabio Quagliarella, and how he compares to Luca Toni. Elsewhere there's a good discussion about whether the old-fashioned league stereotypes still apply - is Serie A still ponderous and tactical? Is the Bundesliga all about power and pace? And just what is Ligue Un known for anyway? All that and more on this weekend's Mailbag. Don't sleep. show@otcpod.com @otcpod ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy

At The Match rolls into Lisbon for a crucial derby, with Sporting facing Benfica for a place in the Taça de Portugal final. It's an all-day affair, with Andy catching up with Tusta from the Juventude Leonina ultras group as they prepare for the visit of their bitter rivals, before meeting PortuGOAL.net head honcho Tom Kundert to wax lyrical on the coveted Bruno Fernandes and to unravel one of the craziest years in Sporting's history. At The Match episodes work on a standalone basis, but to catch up on Series 1, please search 'At The Match' in your podcast app. ***Please take the time to rate and review us on iTunes or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy