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: Manchester United play out a frustrating draw with Porto in the Europa League; in-form Brennan Johnson fires Tottenham to a victory against Ferencvaros; Chelsea got their Conference League underway with a victory against Gent; we preview...

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: Aston Villa beat Bayern Munich in the Champions League with a stunning shot from Jhon Duran; the Champions League is back at Anfield and Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0; in France, Lille beat holders Real Madrid 1-0; Benfica demolish Atletico...

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: Arsenal win their game against PSG in the Champions League with goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka; Borussia Dortmund humiliate Celtic 7-1; Bayer Leverkusen overcome AC Milan and Manchester City defeat Slovan Bratislava; in the Carabao...

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: Bournemouth dispatch Southampton 3-1 and the traveling Saints fans’ train is cancelled; we preview matchday two in the Champions League, including Arsenal v PSG and Borussia Dortmund v Celtic; Antoine Griezmann and Alexandra Popp announce...

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: A hapless Manchester United side hosted Tottenham on Sunday, and Spurs came away with a 3-0 win; Arsenal survive a scare against Leicester; Liverpool won at Wolves with a Mo Salah penalty; Cole Palmer bagged four against Brighton, within...

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: Tottenham faced Qarabag in a delayed kick-off as they began their Europa League campaign, and came out 3-0 winners despite going down to ten men early; AS Roma and Athletic Club play out a 1-1 draw; we preview the Premier League weekend,...

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 Europa League group stage got underway on Wednesday night, and Manchester United fell to a 1-1 draw against Erik Ten Hag’s old side, FC Twente, at Old Trafford; in the Carabao Cup, Liverpool put five past West Ham, and Arsenal do the...

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 Carabao Cup third round features goals galore, including Chelsea beating Barrow 5-0 and some penalty heroics from Leicester’s Danny Ward; Kylian Mbappe is being assessed after being forced off during Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory over...

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 round up the USMNT stars which shone over the weekend, including Christian Pulisic becoming the first American to score in the Milan derby, and Folarin Balogun registering his first goal for Monaco this season; the Friedkin group reach...

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: Manchester City vs Arsenal ends as a 2-2 draw in a drama-filled game; Liverpool put their defeat to Nottingham Forest behind them and turn Bournemouth over 3-0; Nicholas Jackson fires Chelsea to a 0-3 win at the London Stadium against West...

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 round up Thursday’s Champions League fixtures, which included an incredible double save from David Raya and Monaco inflicting Barcelona’s first defeat of the season; Pochettino shares his target for the USMNT in the 2026 World Cup;...

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 Champions League fixtures see Inter Milan draw 0-0 with Manchester City at the Etihad and PSG beat Girona, through the goalkeeper’s legs; England starlet Jamie Gittens scores for Borussia Dortmund; Celtic put five past Slovan...

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 Champions League begins with its first six games, as Liverpool and Aston Villa secure important wins, and Weston McKennie nets for Juventus; the third round of the Carabao Cup sees a big win for Manchester United; Rodri says that...

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...

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: A Gabriel header clinches Arsenal’s victory in the North London derby; Hudson-Odoi’s rocket rocks Anfield; updates from the other weekend results as the Premier League returns; Poch highlights his ambitions for the USMNT; a preview of the...

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 hearing over Manchester City’s 115 charges will start on Monday; the Premier League is back this weekend, including the North London Derby, Tottenham vs Arsenal, at 9am ET on Sunday; and John Textor, owner of Crystal Palace, is...

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: Mikel Arteta commits his future to Arsenal, signing a contract which will last until 2027; in an interview with Rio Ferdinand, Cristiano Ronaldo takes a pop at Erik Ten Hag; the world continues to react to the appointment of Mauricio...

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: Mauricio Pochettino is announced as the new manager of the USMNT; the USMNT draw 1-1 with New Zealand in a friendly, conceding a last minute equalizer; we round up the other international action, including Harry Kane scoring twice as he...

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: USMNT are yet to appoint Mauricio Pochettino as manager, and they face off against New Zealand on Tuesday night; chaos at Chelsea as it is revealed that owners disagreed about the sacking of Pochettino; Martin Ødegaard limps off in...

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: On Saturday, Canada beat the USMNT 2-1 on US soil for the first time in 67 years; Alex Morgan played her final game on Sunday; Declan Rice scores against Ireland, the country he used to represent, in England’s 2-0 win in Dublin; Cristiano...

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: USWNT legend, forward Alex Morgan announces her retirement from football; on Saturday night, the USMNT face off against Jesse Marsch’s Canada; we preview the international matches happening this weekend, including a tasty friendly between...

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 Ballon d’Or shortlist has been announced - the favorite for the men’s award is Vinicius Jr, and the women’s shortlist features five players in the gold-medal-winning USWNT team; Vinicius Jr has suggested Spain should be removed as a...

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: Pochettino is set to be confirmed as USMNT coach this week; Leicester successfully appeal their PSR breach, meaning they will avoid any punishment; Diego Gomez is set to join Brighton from Inter Miami in January; Netherlands manager Ronald...

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 round up the USMNT star players’ summers, which included Weston McKennie staying at Juventus, Tanner Tessman moving from Venezia to Lyon, and Auston Trusty joining the Scottish champions Celtic; Erik Ten Hag receives public backing from...

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: Arne Slot’s Liverpool maintain their perfect record as they demolish Manchester United at Old Trafford; Declan Rice receives a controversial second yellow card, as Arsenal drop their first points of the season; Erling Haaland scores yet...