World Football Phone-In
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The World Football Phone-in is a British
weekly radio phone-in show about association football around the world. Hosted by Dotun Adebayo
, it is part of the nightly Up All Night
programming on BBC Radio 5 Live
presented by Adebayo. The football show is broadcast in the 2.30 to 4am slot on Saturday mornings, and is also released as a podcast
. Knowledge about players and clubs from different parts of the world is provided by using selected experts each week who have knowledge about a specific confederation, currently drawn from Tim Vickery
(Il Legendinho) (CONMEBOL
), Sean Wheelock
(The Big Wheel) (CONCACAF
), Andy Brassel (Top Brass) (UEFA
), Dorusimi Thomas (CAF
) and Aidan Ormond (AFC
). Regular contributors are awarded a 'Brazilian shirt name' as a nickname.
Occasionally the entire programme (1-5am) is dedicated to the phone-in.
United Kingdom
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weekly radio phone-in show about association football around the world. Hosted by Dotun Adebayo
Dotun Adebayo
Oludotun Adebayo MBE is a Nigerian-born, British-based radio presenter, writer and publisher. He is best known for his work on Up All Night on BBC Radio 5 Live, as well as the obituary programme Brief Lives.- Early life :...
, it is part of the nightly Up All Night
Up All Night (radio show)
Up All Night is a programme broadcast on the national radio station BBC Radio 5 Live in the United Kingdom, and is on air between the hours of 1 am and 5 am every night...
programming on BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live
BBC Radio 5 Live is the BBC's national radio service that specialises in live BBC News, phone-ins, and sports commentaries...
presented by Adebayo. The football show is broadcast in the 2.30 to 4am slot on Saturday mornings, and is also released as a podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. Knowledge about players and clubs from different parts of the world is provided by using selected experts each week who have knowledge about a specific confederation, currently drawn from Tim Vickery
Tim Vickery
Tim Vickery is an English football journalist who has lived in Brazil since 1994. He currently serves as the South American football correspondent for the BBC, writing a weekly column for the corporation online...
(Il Legendinho) (CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...
), Sean Wheelock
Sean Wheelock
Sean Wheelock is a football and mixed martial arts commentator, who is based in Kansas in the United States. He currently serves as the play-by-play television commentator for the M-1 Challenge, as well as current play by play man for Bellator Fighting Championships and reports on North American...
(The Big Wheel) (CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...
), Andy Brassel (Top Brass) (UEFA
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer....
), Dorusimi Thomas (CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
) and Aidan Ormond (AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
). Regular contributors are awarded a 'Brazilian shirt name' as a nickname.
Occasionally the entire programme (1-5am) is dedicated to the phone-in.