Podcast Episodes

Ask OTC: De Bruyne's injury woes, will Valencia finally face the music, and the rise of Kenan Yıldız

Dotun is joined by Nicky Bandini and David Cartlidge to unpack Kevin De Bruyne's latest setback - a hamstring injury picked up while taking a penalty for Napoli. Was the Belgian playmaker wrong to mo…

Published on 2 months ago

The fall of the House of Tudor

Italian football's most confusing team has taken another manager to the chopping block. Igor Tudor's stint at Juventus didn't last long, but after eight winless games, the executioner was called in t…

Published on 2 months ago

Real Madrid win El Clásico in style

Xabi Alonso got his debut El Clásico win, and his Real Madrid side did it in some fashion! Jude Bellingham capped off a fantastic week as he scored the goal that kept Los Blancos top of La Liga.

David…

Published on 2 months ago

Ask OTC: Abysmal Ajax, saving Real Sociedad, and the number 10’s place in European football

Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge answer more of your burning European football questions, as we try to find out why Ajax and Real Sociedad are in their respective messes - and how they can dig themsel…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Smashing the ants

As PSG keep going full Jay-Z on the Champions League, how are the competition's big boys changing their approach to master the league phase? Dotun, Andy and David Cartlidge unpack a record-breaking m…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Bayern Munich outmuscle Dortmund

Bayern Munich are setting the tone as one of the most intense teams in Europe right now. And in the first half of Saturday's Der Klassiker, Borussia Dortmund certainly got a taste of that...

Andy is j…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Ask OTC: Spain's World Cup expectations, a manager-less Monaco, and six substitutes?

After a flawless World Cup qualifying campaign - winning every match and conceding no goals - Spain are looking more formidable than ever. La Roja have already lifted silverware under Luis de la Fuen…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

The embarrassment of the riches

Wow, wow, wow. Despite having one of the best striker partnerships in world football, Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyökeres' Sweden fell to defeat against Kosovo for the second time this year. Where did…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pogoń Szczecin CEO Tan Kesler on the Ekstraklasa, his family, and how to make people watch football

As the son of a Turkish international, Tan Kesler was always going to have a deep affinity with the beautiful game. However, from an early age, Tan realised he didn’t want to follow in his father's f…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ask OTC: Jobe Bellingham gets it wrong, Ethan Mbappé gets it right, and the new international break

Jobe Bellingham followed his brother's path to Borussia Dortmund - seemingly the next step in the Bellingham ascent to greatness. But with limited minutes under Niko Kovač and growing off-field tensi…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago