Men in Blazers: Early Kick Off

This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 to 15 minutes.

On today's episode: The USWNT have announced that Chelsea boss Emma Hayes will officially take over the Stars & Stripes in the summer of 2024 after this season has ended, Napoli look to the past as they bring back former manager Walter Mazzarri to replace the sacked Rudi Garcia, Premier League referee chief Howard Webb speaks out about wanting more conviction from his VAR officials, the third season of Welcome to Wrexham is announced, Luis Diaz is reunited with his family after their traumatic ordeal, Dani Alves is to stand trial for sexual assault and why a non-league English club are turning to a video game to appoint their next member of staff.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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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: The Premier League is back after the international break, and we preview the big clashes of the weekend, including Liverpool v Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday; Lyndsey Horan was on the scoresheet as Lyon beat Wolfsburg in the Women’s Champions League; Howard Webb explains how VAR has improved significantly this season; Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami could break the points record this weekend; and... do you want to win a trip to Burnley?

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 and Sammy James

Assistant producer: Elizabeth Barnard

Researcher: Jack Collins

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This is Early Kick Off from the Men in Blazers Media Network, all your global football stories straight from the back pages of Europe's newspapers in around 10 minutes.

On today's episode: Arsenal will be top at Christmas after drawing 1-1 against Liverpool at Anfield, Manchester United lose for the 13th time this season, Inter maintain their lead in Serie A, Luis Suarez joins Inter Miami, Harry Kane bids his VERY expensive hotel goodbye and we have a festive ode to V.A.R.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

This episode was produced in the UK for Men In Blazers by...

Host/Editor: Sammy James

Producer: George Cooper

Researcher: Jack Collins

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Happy New Year!

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.

•⁠ Ipswich Town register their first top-flight league victory since 2002.

•⁠ ⁠⁠Ruben Amorim’s baptism of fire gets a little hotter afterManchester United lose 2-0 at home to Newcastle

•⁠ ⁠⁠Aston Villa and Brighton play out a thrilling 2-2 draw

•⁠ Trent Alexander-Arnold flutters his eyelashes at Real Madrid

•⁠ ⁠⁠Kevin De Bruyne could be spending his last season at Real Madrid

•⁠ ⁠⁠A look ahead to the upcoming Premier League fixtures

•⁠ ⁠⁠Find out which team Timothee Chalamet holds dear to his heart

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 and Mikey Watson

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.

• ⁠Liverpool thrashed West Ham 5-0, with five different players scoring and Mo Salah reaching 20 goals for the season.
• ⁠⁠Nottingham Forest moved to second place after a 2-0 victory over Everton, marking their fifth consecutive win.
• ⁠⁠Wolves drew 2-2 with Spurs, with Jørgen Strand Larsen scoring a late equalizer, highlighting Wolves' revival under Vitor Pereira.
• ⁠⁠⁠Manchester City defeated Leicester City 2-0, with Erling Haaland ending his goal drought.
• ⁠⁠Bournemouth and Fulham both extended their unbeaten runs to seven games with a 2-2 draw.
• ⁠⁠Crystal Palace came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1, leaving the Saints with only six points at the halfway stage of the season.
• ⁠⁠AC Milan sacked head coach Paolo Fonseca, affecting USMNT players Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah.
• ⁠⁠Transfer rumors: Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid and Alphonso Davies potentially to Liverpool.
• ⁠⁠Bukayo Saka's injury is worse than initially feared, possibly sidelining him for two months.

Football don't sleep, and neither do we.

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

Host: Betty Glover

Producer: Sammy James and Mikey Watson

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.