Andy Brassell was born and raised in London. He went to his first football match in 1987 at the age of 10, when his dad took him to see Wimbledon play Everton at Plough Lane. A freelance writer and DJ, he has contributed to a number of magazines and websites, including Champions, When Saturday Comes, The First Post and portugoal.net, and is resident European football expert on BBC FiveLive's world football show (part of Up All Night). He has also DJed extensively around London and the north-east, and now forms one half of the acclaimed Gumbo DJ collective. He lives in South London.