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: An updated Champions League returns; Birmingham City’s Jay Stansfield seals win over Wrexham in front of a star-studded crowd; Alisson contests a congested calendar; James Rodriguez’s debut for Rayo Vallecano; Bonmati signs a new Barcelona contract; a preview of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup matches; and Jay-Z seeks to find his 100th problem at Everton. 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: Yasmin Mills 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.