This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today’s episode: We preview the return of the Premier League, as Manchester City face Tottenham and the Ruben Amorim era begins at Manchester United; the NWSL Championship final takes place on Saturday in Kansas, Orlando Pride v Washington Spirit; Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension which will see him stay at Manchester City until 2027; Chelsea’s Reece James has suffered yet another injury setback; and Ed Sheeran makes his mark in the transfer window.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

Host: Sammy James

Producer: George Cooper

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

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This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today’s episode: Chelsea breeze past Celtic in the Women’s Champions League with a 3-0 win; Real Madrid and Lyon also book their spots in the quarter finals; the USWNT learn their schedule for defending the SheBelieves Cup in February 2025; Tottenham Hotspur plan to appeal Rodrigo Bentancur’s seven-game ban for alleged racist comments; Juan Mata joins the ownership team of San Diego FC in the MLS; Columbus Crew’s Wilfried Nancy is awarded the 2024 MLS Coach of the Year; and we tell you about the shortest press conference ever.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

Host: Betty Glover

Producer: George Cooper

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers media network and presented by our great friends of the pod STōK Cold Brew Coffee, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today’s episode: Mexico overturn a two goal deficit against Honduras to progress to the CONCACAF Nations League semi-final; their opponents will be Canada, who overcame Suriname 4-0 on aggregate; according to reports, Pep Guardiola has agreed a new contract at Manchester City; we catch you up on the drama from the World Cup qualifiers in South America as Brazil draw with Uruguay and Argentina beat Paraguay; Christian Pulisic is turning heads in the Premier League; and we tell you the unusual reason Michail Antonio couldn’t play for Jamaica this week.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

This episode was made in the UK for Men In Blazers by…

Host: Betty Glover

Producer: George Cooper

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.